There are many things to consider in securing any network system and the posted comments reflect good network policies. IPSec must be on for the software client or web client to function on the DX8000 recorders. A Linux video recording device is not necessarily a better box, it depends on the robust nature of the software, hardware and network infrastructure and policies set along side it.
Your issue is to provide video recording at numerous locations in a secure and reliable manner, hopefully something you can install and forget until you want to look at the live or recorded video. Home brewing a solution using open source is an option if you have the time to admin the system and the typical user can figure out how to use it, if not, get one that is already designed for that purpose. Understand how the system will be used and network security required to prevent unauthorized access and prevention of the millions of nasties that are waiting for vunerablities.
Oh yes, Pelco has a Linux based recording system called Endura.
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There are many things to consider in securing any network system and the posted comments reflect good network policies. IPSec must be on for the software client or web client to function on the DX8000 recorders. A Linux video recording device is not necessarily a better box, it depends on the robust nature of the software, hardware and network infrastructure and policies set along side it. Your issue is to provide video recording at numerous locations in a secure and reliable manner, hopefully something you can install and forget until you want to look at the live or recorded video. Home brewing a solution using open source is an option if you have the time to admin the system and the typical user can figure out how to use it, if not, get one that is already designed for that purpose. Understand how the system will be used and network security required to prevent unauthorized access and prevention of the millions of nasties that are waiting for vunerablities. Oh yes, Pelco has a Linux based recording system called Endura.