| Automatic unit discovery |
Yes, on units that support it. |
No. |
| Command and control of |
Yes. |
No. It relies on the Archiver role. |
| Command encryption via secure protocols (such as HTTPS and SSL) |
Yes, on units that support it. |
Not applicable. |
| Recorded cameras |
A camera can only be associated to one Archiver role. |
A camera can be associated to multiple Auxiliary Archivers. |
| Can only record cameras with which it has a direct connection, usually on the
same LAN. |
Can record any camera on the system, including federated cameras, but only from
Security
Center systems. |
| Recording settings |
Each camera has the option to follow the default role settings or its own
custom settings. |
Each camera has the option to follow the default role settings or its own
custom settings. |
| Recorded video stream |
Can only record the stream designated for
Recording. |
Can record any video stream. |
| Manual recording |
Yes, when Manual recording schedules are in effect. |
No, although Manual recording schedules can be configured. |
| Event logging in database |
Yes. The events can be searched and viewed with the Archiver
events video maintenance task. |
Yes. The events can be searched and viewed with the Archiver
events video maintenance task. |
| Event logging to a flat file |
Yes. Found in ArchiverLogs folder. |
No. |
| Database backup and restore |
Yes. Video files are not
included. |
Yes. Video files are not included. |
| Failover support |
Yes. One secondary server can be
added to the Archiver role. |
Not applicable. |
| Multiple copies of the video archive |
Yes, through redundant
archiving, but the master and redundant copies are identical because they
use the same recording settings. |
Yes. Each Auxiliary Archiver produces a different set of video archives that
follow recording settings. |
| Video file protection |
Yes. |
Yes. |
| Video watermarking |
Yes. |
Yes. |
