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Executive *******
** ******** ****** ****
******* **** ** * significant *********** **** ******'* existing **** / *********** software, ** ***** ** features *** ********* (*.*.,**** flexible ****** *******, ***** monitoring, ********* *********, ***., as **** ** ***** access). However, **** ******** ****** ********* and **** ********, **** expensive **** *** ***-**** NVR / ** ****** licensing ** ******'* ******** NVRs
***** **** ****** ****
**** *** ********* **** Hanwha's ******** **** *** doing ** *** * notable ***********:
- ****** ***** ***: ***** *** ******** *** limited ** ***** ****** and ********/******** ********, ***** ******** smart ***** ****** ** thumbnails (****** "*******" ** Wave) *** **** ***** options ********. *** ***** users, *** *********** ** likely **********.
- ****** *****: *** ** *** **** of **********, *** ******** may ** ********* ** use *** ***** **** many ****** *****, ** Internet ********* *** ** insufficient *** ****** ***** **** remote *******.
- *******: ****** ******* ** 1/4 *** **** **** it ** *** *******, Wave ***** ******** ********* for *********** **** (******** ~$400 ****** ***** *** a ** ******* *** license).
** ***** *** ********* NVRs
**** ******** ** ******* manufacturer-specific *** ********, **** as*********'* ****-****** ***** *** [**** no ****** *********], ***** used ** **** ******** NVRs/DVRs, ******* **** ** at * ******* ************, as ***** ******** *** most ***** ****. ************, Wave's *********** ** * central ****** **** ********* cost *** ********* **** using ***** ***/****, ********* Hanwha's ***.
*******, ***** *** ****** to **** **** ******* to *** **** **** of ***** ********, ** they **** ** ** fairly ******* *** ********* to *****, *** ***** with********* ******. ************, **** ******** several ********** *** ***** in ******* *** *********, such ** ****** *********, more ******** *******, ***** enhancement, ******* *********, ***.
** *****
****, **** *********, **** between ***** ***** *** enterprise *****:
- **. ***** *****: ******** to *** **** ***** such ** *********** ***** or ******** ******* ****** Core, **** ****** ******* advantages **** ** *****-****** support, **** ***** ******, screen *********, ********* ******* dewarping, ***., *** ***** in **** ***** *********. However, ** ** ****** significantly ****** **** ***** options, ********* ~$** **** per *******.
- **. ********** ***: ******** to ********** *** (*******, Milestone), **** ** ************* less *********, *** ***** advanced ******** **** ** integrations ** ***** ***** access, *********, ***, ********* detection, ***. ***** ***** systems *** ** ********** using ****'* **** ***/**** events, ***** ***** ******** numerous ************ ** ***** party ********.
Pricing **********
******* **** *** ** MSRP ** $*** *** per ****** *******, **** Hanwha ******** **** ****** discounts *** ** **** list *****. ******** **** and ******** *** ******** license *****, */* *** cost ** ** *******, sold ** ***** ** four ($***/**** *******, $***/******* channels, ***.). **** **** Hanwha ** ********* ******* embedded *** ******** *** new *** ******** *** customers ******* ***** ****.
******* ******* ** ******* to ************ ********* **** other ***-**** *****, **** as *********** ************, ********* XProtect ************+, ***., ****** Wave ******** **** ******** features ** ***** **** licensing ***** ***** ***-**** options ** ***, **** as ******** *** ********* support.
Wisenet ******** ******* ** ******
**** ********* ******'* ****** trend ** ***** ******* branding ******* ** ***** own. *** ******** ** simply ****** ******* **** on *** *******, ** well ** *** *** login ****** *** **********.

******'* **** ** **** shown (*** *******) ** copyright ******* *** "*****" screens ** ********.

Network ***** ***
**** **** *** *** most ****, ******* **** is *********** * ******* of ******* *****'* ** Witness ***, ******* ** Digital ********'* ********. **** features, **** ** **** view (******** *******, ***** enhancement, ***.), ********/****** (********* and ***** ******), *****-****** export, *** ****** ****** *** same ** ** *******.
** **** ****** *** specific ***** ***** **** differs ** *** **** improved ***** ***** *****, but ******* ****** *** our ************* *****/******* ******** *** Test*** **** ******* ** basic ******** *** *********.
Tighter ****** ***********
**** **** ******* ********** Hanwha ******* **** *********, allowing ***** ** ****** **** settings ** *** ******, including ***** *****, ********* levels, ***, *****, *** exposure/low ***** ********, ***** here:
**** *********** ** ****** to **** **** **** when ********* ********, ******* of ******* ** **** several ******* *******. *******, note **** ***** *******, notably ****** *** ******** setup, ******* *** ******'* web ********* ** ** used *** ************* (****** says **** **** ** add **** ** ****** versions).
Hanwha ********* ***********
** ******** ** ************* options, **** ********** ****** camera/NVR ********* **** *******, including ********* *********, **** crossing, *********, *** ***** ********* (analytics ********* **** ** camera/NVR ******, **** ******* X ******** ********** ******* **** Wisenet *** ** *).
***** ********* ****** ** the ****** ***** ******** and *** ** **** to ******* ******* ******* in ****, ********* *********, pushing ** ***** *******, bookmarking, ***. *** ******* below ***** * **** crossing ******** ********** ** alarm ****** ** **** and ********** ****** ** the **** ** *** right.

**** **** **** ****** analytics *** *********, *** third ******* (*.*. **** VMD/Perimeter ********, ********* ***** Events, ***.).
Hanwha *** *************
**** ********** ******'* ******** NVRs, ******** ***** ** view **** ***** *** playback ******** **** *** NVR, ***** ****:

**** **** **** *********** still ******** * **** server ** ** *****, as **** ** ********** licensing *** **** *******. The **** ****** ******** to *** ******** *** the ****** ******** ** the ****** ** **** live/playback. *** ****** **** not ****** ******* ******** to *** ******** ***.
Embedded *** *********** **. ****
***** ****** ** ***** there *** *** ******* limitations **** ***** ******** NVRs ** ****, ******** in **** ********'* *************. *** ******* ********* include:
- ** **********:**** *** ******* ****** of *** ******** *** be ****** ** ****, with ** ********* ********* to ********** ***** ** tile **** ** *** load (****** ******* ****** Switching ** ****).

**** **** ****** *** users *** ****** **** full ********** ** ********** lower *********** (***** *****), but **** ** *** available ** ******* ****** clients.

- ** ***** ****** ** thumbnails:***** *** **** *** timeline *** ***** ****** with ******** *** ********, with ** ****** *** smart ****** (************ *****) or **********. ***** ******* are ****** ****** *** in ***** **** ***** NVR ********.


Wave **** **** ***** ******
**** ******** **** ***** access, ****** **** ****. To *** ****, ******* are ****** ********** **** an ******* (** ****** Administration), *** *** **** accessible *** *** ***** in **** ****** *** desktop ****, ** **** as *** *** **** website.

***** ********* ******* (*******, Mac, *** *****) ****** essentially *** **** ** local ** **** ********* clients, **** *** *************, live, *** ****** ********** available. ***** ****** *** in ** *** ****** using ***** **** **** login *** *** ******* to ***** ****** ******(*) with ** **** ********** or ***** ****** *****. ****** app ********** ** *********** the ****, ***** ****** download *** *** **** the ***.

Wave **** ******
****** *** *******, **** Sync ****** ****, **** few ******. *******, ***** should ****** **** **** substreams ********** (****** ********** allowing **** ** ************* adjust ****** ********), ** pulling **** * *** full ********** ******* *** overload *** ******** ********* of **** ******** ***********.
*** *******, ******* ******** cameras ******** ******* **********, the ********** ** *** server ******* ***** *** to ********* ************:

Mobile *** ***********
****'* ****** *** *** several *********** ******** ** other *************:
- ** ***** ****** ****:**** * ****** ****** may ** ****** ** a **** ** **** and ******** **** ** option *** ***, ***, or ***** ***** ******* common ** ***** ****** apps. *** ****** **** shows ** ** *** cameras ** *** ******, but ***** *** *** updated ** **** ****.
- ** ******/******:*** ****** *** **** not ***** *** ************* on ****** ****** (******, analytics, ***.), ****** ** other *************.
- ** *********/**********:***** ** ** ****** for ********* ***** **** those ***** **** *** mobile ******'* **, *** ways ** ******** *********, either ***** ** *** device ** ** *** Wave ****** ******.
Mobile *** ***** *** **** ******* *** ********
***** **** *** ***** limitations, *** **** ****** app ** *****, **** live ***** ****** ******* and ******** ********* ******, both ******** *** ****** in ***/*** ****** ****. Additionally, ** *********** ** issues **** ******* ******* to **** **** ** playback *****, *** *******, or ***** ******** ***** are ******** ****** ** many ****** ****.

Improved **** **********
**** ******** ************ ** user ********** **** ** recent ******** ** ** Witness. ** ******** ********, user ********** *** *******, with ****** ****** *********** granted ** ******* *******, making ********** ********** ** large ******* **** ********* than **** *********** ***** include ******** ***********. ***, user ********** ** ********, allowing ************** ** ****** permissions ** ******** ***** or *******, *****:
*******, **** *** ******** of ***** ******, ***** users *** *** ** configured ** ****** ***** or *****. ******** ** account ** ***** **** the ****** ** **** user's **** ** ********* servers **** ******* ** via **** ****, **** an ***** ********** **** to ****** *** ******.
Versions ****
*** ********* ********/******** ******** were **** ** **** test:
- ******* ****: *.*.*.*****
- ****** ***-****: **.*********
- ****** ***-*****: **.*********
ISC **** **** ******
** *** **** **** (**** **** ******) ****** ****** *** a **** ******* ** their **** *** *.* release, *********** ************* ** 100 *******, ******* ************ panel *** ****** ******-***** video ********* ******, ****** SSL *** ********* ***** traffic, ******* *** ****** X-series ******* ****** ***** analytics, *** ******** ********* video *******. **** **** they *** ******** * summer **** *******, *** noted ***** *** ** licensing ******* ** *.* compared ** *.*.

Comments (19)
John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 01/22/18 03:43pm
Wave is priced too high right now. I spoke to my rep about it. Hopefully, they can come down on dealer pricing a little. At this point they’re about 40% higher than what I’m paying right now for Spectrum.
Integrating analytics and DVR/NVRs is a big advantages over Spectrum. Not sure why DW hasn’t integrated all of their DVRs yet.
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Troy Stone
Looks like an incomplete statement* regarding enterprise management though it seems like a pretty straightforward deduction where Mr. Ace was going with the comment. Thank you for the research and shared observations.
*Wave includes improvements to user management made in recent versions of Nx Witness. In previous versions, user management was limited, with camera rights essentially granted by sharing layouts, making enterprise management of large [systems .]
As far as Wave, so far I'm very impressed with the UI in terms of ease of use and flexibility. The dewarping and search tool, etc. are really impressive. Looking forward to doing our own in-house testing. The cloud access and getting users connected without port forwarding are great features. Nicely done.
Regards.
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Alexander Pats
They should be for most cameras. For some cameras there is even live video with good fps, others should update screenshot every few seconds.
Thanks for the review.
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Blake Murphy
NX, spreading themselves thin, while watering down their great offering.
As a competing VMS we found it very hard to fault, but the branded versions are just overcomplicated for support features.
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John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 01/23/18 01:41pm
This is a response I received on LinkedIn regrading me question about why Wave is 40% more expensive than Spectrum.
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Undisclosed #2
It would be cool to see Wave aggregate business analytics from the X-Series like people counting and heat mapping.
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Ethan Ace
Update: Hanwha has released an update to address NVR integration issues seen in our tests, version 3.1.1.17641. Previously, the timeline could fail to load in NVRs if time jumped backwards for any reason, such as the wrong timezone being used. This is now fixed.
Hanwha is also working on a fix for cloud connectivity issues seen in our test. We'll update when that's available.
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Sean Patton
Report updated with details about Wave 4.0 from ISC West 2019:
ISC West 2019 Update
At ISC West 2019 (IPVM Full Report) Hanwha showed off a beta version of their Wave VMS 4.0 release, highighting expandability to 100 servers, updated Notification panel for Hanwha camera-based video analytics events, Secure SSL and encrypted video traffic, support for Hanwha X-series cameras retail video analytics, and password protected video exports. They said they are planning a summer 2019 release, and noted there are no licensing changes in 4.0 compared to 3.2.
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