The recorder decides whether footage is there when you need it. VOWTECH supplies and installs network video recorders for IP camera systems, sized for the number of cameras and the recording period you require, with remote viewing set up securely and hard drives monitored for failure.
A network video recorder receives video from IP cameras over the network, writes it to hard drives and lets you search and play it back. Unlike an older DVR, which digitises analogue signals arriving on coaxial cable, an NVR records streams that the cameras have already encoded. That allows higher resolutions, a single network cable per camera and cameras placed wherever the network reaches.
Most disappointments with CCTV trace back to the recorder: footage overwritten sooner than expected, a hard drive that failed months ago, or a time setting so wrong that clips cannot be matched to an incident. VOWTECH sizes and configures the NVR as carefully as the cameras when carrying out CCTV installation in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and across the UAE.
Recorders run without rest and their drives are wearing parts. Keeping them healthy is routine work, best handled through a CCTV AMC in Abu Dhabi with scheduled checks of recording, storage and time sync. For a recorder that has already stopped recording or lost channels, our CCTV maintenance and repair team can attend.
Camera count, how long footage must be kept and whether there is more than one location are what separate these options.
A recorder with built-in powered network ports, so cameras plug straight into the back of it. Tidy and economical for shops, clinics, villas and small offices with a modest number of cameras.
A larger recorder with several drive bays that sits in the comms rack and records cameras arriving through PoE switches around the building. Suited to offices, warehouses, schools and hotels.
Each branch keeps its own recorder, and management software brings them together so security or operations staff can view and search every location from one screen.
The configuration work that makes recorded video dependable and easy to find.
Camera count, resolution, frame rate, compression and recording mode are used to calculate the drive capacity needed to hold footage for the period you or the relevant authority require.
The recorder is installed in a secure, ventilated location, cameras are added and named sensibly, and each stream is checked for stable recording at the intended quality.
Continuous, scheduled and motion-triggered recording are set per camera, with detection zones tuned so events are flagged without being buried in false alarms.
Live view and playback on phones and PCs are set up with individual user accounts and strong passwords, without leaving the recorder openly exposed to the internet.
Surveillance-rated drives are fitted, drive health alerts are enabled and failing disks are replaced before recording is lost. Existing recorders can be upgraded for longer retention.
Default passwords are changed, firmware is brought up to date, clocks are synchronised to a time server and operator accounts are limited to what each person needs.
We finish by playing footage back, because a live picture proves nothing about recording.
We note camera numbers and types, the network, the recorder location and retention needs.
Channel count, storage, drive layout and network requirements are calculated and quoted.
The NVR, drives and any PoE switching are installed and connected to the camera network.
Cameras, recording modes, users, time sync and remote access are set up.
Playback and export are tested for every camera, and your staff are shown how to find footage.
Good recording is unremarkable: the footage is simply there, clear and correctly timed, on the day somebody asks for it.
Storage is calculated, not estimated, so recordings are not overwritten before they are needed.
Event markers, clear camera names and accurate time make it fast to find the right clip.
Named accounts and permissions show who viewed or exported footage and keep others out.
VOWTECH is based in Abu Dhabi and supports the recorder, the cameras and the network behind them, 24/7.
Complete CCTV systems designed, supplied and installed for businesses.
Learn moreScheduled checks of cameras, recorders and storage under an annual contract.
Learn moreRepair and servicing for recorders, cameras, cabling and power supplies.
Learn moreNetwork cameras in dome, bullet and specialist formats to pair with an NVR.
Learn moreRecorders for analogue and HD-over-coax camera systems.
Learn moreA plain explanation of CCTV annual maintenance contracts and why they matter.
Learn moreTell us how many cameras you have and how long recordings must be kept. We will size the NVR and storage, install it and show your team how to retrieve video.
