CCTV EQUIPMENT FAQs & TOPICS

Quick Guides

• 3 Reasons to Perform Semi-Annual System Maintenance
• Ensuring Network Security for your Surveillance System
• Optiview Quick Start How To Guides
• CCTV Acronyms and Abbreviations
• CCTV Glossary
• CCTV Video Broadcast Standards (NTSC, PAL, SECAM)
• CCTV Video Resolutions (CIF, QCIF, Megapixel, etc.)
• ^New! How to Become a CCTV Dealer with Optiview
• IP and NEMA Ratings
• Power Surge & Lightning Protection
• Security Camera Cable and Wiring (basic details and installation info)
• Security Camera Lens
• Smart Search – How To Perform Smart Search on Optiview HD-over-Coax & Tribrid DVRs & NVRs
• Video Compression and Transmission Glossary

Single or Multi-Site Remote Monitoring

• Overview: Multi-Site Remote Monitoring
• Overview: Optiview VMS / VMX / VMX+
• Compare Optiview VMS to VMX – Product Specifications

Embedded DVRs / NVRs

• Calculating How Much Storage You Need for your DVR ^New!
• How to set your DVR or NVR for Daylight Savings Time
• How to Perform Smart Search
• How to turn on or change Motion Detection settings ^New!
• How to set Motion Detect Zones ^New!
• How to find or change my IP address (embedded DVR / NVR) ^{Coming Soon!}
• How to turn off the Event Buzzer ^New!
• Troubleshooting a Hard Drive Error ^New!
• How to Format a Hard Drive (HDD) ^{Coming Soon!}
• Digital Video Recorders (info about embedded and pc-based DVRs)

FAQs about and our PC-Based DVRs

• Hybrid DVRs and Systems – Describes Hybrid DVRs and their advantages
• ^New!Windows 10 Incompatible with Optiview PC Based DVRs
• Remote Video Surveillance (how to access your DVR remotely)

• How to find your IP Camera’s IP Address ^New!
• How to set your camera resolutions (Encoding) ^New!
• Infrared Cameras
• PTZ Security Cameras
• License Plate Camera (how to set up the KCIB602VSN camera to capture license plates)
• Wireless Security Cameras

• Compare Analog to HD-over-Coax
• Analog vs IP Technology
• HD-over-Coax ^New! – Describes HD-over-Coax High Definition video over coax