Mitsubishi DVR Health Check Software

Jun 25, 2008 9:41 AM

Monitoring a DVR’s health status and keeping it current so that it functions properly is central to the effectiveness of any video surveillance system. Yet for organizations that employ numerous DVRs to capture and record video – such as large retail stores and financial institutions – the task can be daunting. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of digital video recorders, cameras and video accessories, has now simplified the process with its DVR Health Check software.

DVR Health Check software monitors the status of all digital video recorders operating in a given security system and routinely tests the connectivity and recording status of all networked DVR units while synchronizing with an organization’s existing network time protocol. If an issue arises or a loss of video signal occurs at any point, the Health Check software immediately alerts operators at the central station, thus enabling them to investigate and repair system issues immediately. According to Mitsubishi representatives, DVR downtime can result in the loss of key video surveillance footage. This risk is especially pertinent to retail and financial establishments.

“We developed DVR Health Check to take the guesswork out of DVR maintenance,” says Jeff Kiuchi, a product specialist in the Imaging Products Division of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Irvine, Calif. “For organizations using multiple DVRs for their security video, it is a huge challenge to check all the units individually. Our system eliminates the need for constant monitoring and greatly reduces the amount of time between failure and fix.” The software enables an entire system to become a fully controlled network with features for programming and changing settings on each DVR remotely. IT crews will no longer need to be on-site to manage DVR units. Visit mitsubishi-imaging.com/security.

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