The Right NAS For A 14 Camera MP Project?
Brian, Axis responded with some useful feedback. Let me recap: On the AXIS Camera Companion compatibility page we have listed 3 different NAS drives that are used as reference products.
They are:
Axis noted that "These three models have been extensively tested with 16 cameras recording frequent motion detection with 720p resolution at 30fps. They also passed the test with simultaneous read/write (playback/recording)." Interestingly, all the models listed are higher end SMB / professional units, NOT the entry level consumer ones. They are not a huge difference in price but more in the $400 rather than $200 range. Axis also had these recommendations: * Make sure the NAS is updated to the latest available firmware * Use hard drives recommended by the NAS manufacturer * Split up the cameras between the hard drives to decrease the load on each drive * Set up quotas for each camera on the NAS to make sure every single camera has its dedicated space on the hard drive I though the splitting up cameras between hard drives was interesting. It requires some more configuration and I am not sure how much benefit it will provide but something to think about.
Iomega NASes appear to top out at 36TB (see product lineup) which would be quite constraining for a 300 camera project. You would likely need numerous boxes with this approach. If all the cameras are being recorded in the same place, you might be better off looking for hardware that supports more drive bays in a given unit.
Hi John,
More or less for 300 cameras, each one at 1Mbps (H.264) and continous recording for 15 days, it takes around 53TB. So it will be necessary 2 Iomega NAS.
So, this will work? which software will manage acces to video in this boxes?
For 300 cameras, you likely need a VMS anyway. Outside of using Bosch or Mobotix, there are not many VMS serverless offerings for that many cameras.
OK. Thank you John
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