Winning Points QNAP NVR

1. Qnap CMS Comparison
v.s. Otros
2013/May/08

2. System Installation
Event Management
Device Management
Central Monitoring

3. Turnkey CMS Server
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• turnkey solution,
easy to start up
NAS based PC based • flexible
• complicated to
start up
CMS Client SW in PC
CMS Server
SQL Database + CMS Alarm Server
= CMS Server
CMS Client SW in PC

4. Easily Finding CMS Server
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• easy and quick
to start up
• flexible for
language
selection
• auto find CMS
server IP
• language
selection upon
turning on CMS
Client each time
• manually key in
CMS server IP
• language
selection during
setup
• takes more time
to start up
• uninstall/reinstall
if different
language requires

5. System Installation
Event Management
Device Management
Central Monitoring

6. Multi-directional E-map Link
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
Flexible and easy
to manage
Multi-directional
e-map link
Uni-directional (tree
structure) e-map
Not easy to switch
between overall &
detailed view

7. Event Source & Event Type
[internal use]
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• suitable for
large sized
projects
• from NVR:
Camera
• from 3rd party:
Access Control
• from NVR:
- Camera
- I/O
- system
- POS
- Access Control
- LPR
- IVS
• event source &
event type
recognized by NVR
• CMS only
receives the events
• standard:
• customized:
pre-define event
by text/amount

8. 3rd Party Application
[internal use]
• Overlay the 3rd Party info on live view / playback
• Event Notification
• Smart Search in Playback
• Generate report
Access
Denied

9. Search Criteria
Quick view result
Muiti POS systems search
3rd Party Application
[internal use]

10. Event Response
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• event based
record:
• good solution if
guard is away
and back
• snapshot/event log
based:
1. Live view
2. Playback
3. Go to e-map
4. Go to live view
layout
• e-map based:
1. Live view
2. Playback
• camera CH based
record:
• good solution
when guard is on
station
• not useful solution
if guard is away and
back

11. Event Notification
[internal use]
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• only when
triggered by 3rd
party devices
• send e-mail
• send SMS
• PTZ camera
• send e-mail
• send SMS
• go to e-map
• pop-up live
view
• play sound
• send to matrix
• triggered by all
types of events

12. Exporting Instant Playback Video
[internal use]
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
taking longer
time to get the
event video
file
1. go to playback
2. select the CH
3. search and select
the right time
4. play
5. export
1. query the instant
playback of last
alarm on e-map
2. export
quicker to get
the event video
file

13. Bookmark for Unexpected Event
Management
• Available in both live view & playback
• Customized and flexible event management

14. Event management
[internal use]
Otros Comment
• Alarm Management Guide:
1. before alarm: define the SOP
2. during alarm: pop up the SOP,
take note of the handling
3. after alarm: alarm report

15. System Installation
Event Management
Device Management
Central Monitoring

16. Dashboard

17. Central Management (Recorder/Camera)

18. Content Management
[internal use]
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
have to go back
and forth
between “live
view mode” &
“configuration
mode”, not
intuitive to
configure
separate the
“configuration
mode” and the
“view/e-
map/NVR/camera
list”
enable/disable
“edit mode”
easy to manage “e-
map/NVR/camera
list”

19. System Installation
Event Management
Device Management
Central Monitoring

20. Quad CMS Client Mode
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• one app for all
functions
Quad monitors:
• Configuration
• E-map
• Live View
• Playback
Triple monitors:
• Configuration
• E-map
• extra app needed
to display live view
matrix
• no (central)
playback matrix

21. Qnap CMS Client Configuration
Mode
•
configuration
Overview chart / License / Server /
Camera / Event Management / View /
E-map / User management / Server
Log / CMS server configuration

22. Qnap CMS Client E-map Mode

23. Live
View
Qnap CMS Client Live View Mode
Enable
alarm
mode
Hide tool bars

24. Qnap CMS Client Playback Mode
Playback
Hide tool bars

25. Otros CMS Client Mode
• Only configuration and E-map mode
• Extra app needed to display live view matrix
• no (central) playback

26. Intuitive CPU Check
Comment Qnap Otros Comment
• easy and quick
to manage/adjust
display
• CPU loading bar • N/A • not intuitive for CPU
management

27. E-map/View Layout Shortcut
• Drag E-map or View Layout of priority area of interest
onto the toolbar, and click to instant access.