On 07/31/2013 08:39 PM, Marios Zindilis wrote: > On 07/31/2013 08:19 PM, James Pifer wrote: >>> Ok, I *must* not have made clear what I was asking for. Let me try one >>> more time.... >>> >>> We want an appliance, such as >>> <http://www.zmodo.com/4ch-h-264-full-d1-dvr-500gb-hdd-with-4-cmos-480tvl-ir-outdoor-security-cameras-with-11-leds.html>, >>> >>> that we can put on our network, and manage, and d/l videos for long-term >>> storage, onto a server. We have exactly, um, two? boxes running Windows, >>> and we normally do *nothing* with them. We've over 100 servers running >>> Linux, and that's where we live. >>> >>> Currently, the USB cameras are connected to ->CENTOS SERVERS<-, no >>> WinCrap >>> at all. We use the standard package motion to record for surveillance. >>> We're looking for an "appliance", like the link I give above, that we >>> can >>> manage the same way that we manage an HP printer, which does *NOT* >>> require >>> IE, and we can do with firefox, or probably even konqueror. At the very >>> least, we want to use, say, wget, to d/l the videos. >>> >>> NOTHING RUNNING WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> Now, if I can calm myself down, have I made it clear what it is we're >>> looking for? If so, can anyone recommend a source for such an appliance? >>> >>> mark >>> >> >> Not knowing if / how much you're willing to spend, take a look at a >> Synology NAS, which has Surveillance Station. You get one camera license >> with each one and then you have to buy additional camera licenses for >> about $55 each. >> >> Of course you'd be getting a lot more than just a surveillance DVR, so >> may or may not fit your needs. They are great devices. >> >> Good luck, >> James >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > Hello. We are using Kmotion, which as far as I have seen in our setup > stores static images (JPEG) every couple of seconds. I don't know many > details about it though, as our Physical Infrastructure team set it up > and manages it, but they are happy with it. > > I think saving images as opposed to video was decided based on the cost > of the storage (over 60 cameras, too much data). > I forgot to add that it fulfills some of your requirements: runs on Linux servers, ssh access available of course, is free. -- Marios Zindilis