Typically, analog cameras are connected via analog recorders. Each recorder has a number of channels that indicates the number of analog cameras it can handle. If a recorder is plugged into the network, it can either be discovered automatically or added manually.

The following types of analog cameras are supported:

•Analog cameras plugged into an encoder. These cameras behave like any other camera in the System. It is possible to have a Recording Schedule and Motion Detection configured for Encoder analog cameras.

•Analog cameras plugged into a recorder (DVR). These cameras are recorded somewhere else so DW Spectrum only pulls the desired stream from the recorder. It is not possible to configure a recording schedule or motion detection for recorder analog cameras.