What are IP cameras?
An Internet Protocol (IP) camera is a high-definition digital camera with its own IP address. Instead of transmitting video over a video cable to a monitor or MDR, the IP camera transmits digital video to the MDR over a data connection (ethernet cable) where the images are saved to the HDD memory.
Benefit: Connecting IP cameras increases the number of channels available on the MDR:
- MDR-504 - 4 x Analogue channels plus 1 x IP channel = 5 channels
- MDR-504 and a PON switch - 4 x Analogue channels plus 2 x IP channel = 6 channels
- MDR-508 - 8 x Analogue channels plus 1 x IP channel = 9 channels
- MDR-508 and a PON switch - 8 x Analogue channels plus up to 8 x IP channel = 16 channels