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Days of Storage Needed:	Total number of Cameras:	Bitrate in k/s of each camera:	Number of hours recording per day:

Click Below to Calculate		Results


Size of current HDD (in GB):	Total number of Cameras:	Bitrate in k/s of each camera:	Number of hours recording per day:


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Set up Motion	Set up a Schedule
Setting up motion recording only can save up to 50% of the storeage normally used	Setting up a schedule to record only when people are not on location this can also save up to 25% of storage normally used.
Lower Bit Rates	Enable Smart Codecs

Lower bit rates can save up to 50% of storage needed or more. Using VBR instead of CBR can automaticly save storage when no motion is occuring.	Enabling Smart Codecs can save up to 80% of storage space needed by compressing the storage footage better and running at a lower bit rate.

The following chart is a collection of recommended bit rates based on testing in a controlled environment. Considering each network has unique features, these settings may not be ideal for every network. Please analyze the traffic and hardware present on a network before setting bit rates for each camera.

Additionally, recommended settings are based on viewing all cameras at once. Less cameras would require less upload speed. Live viewing of cameras is also dependent on the processing power of the computer viewing it.

Note: Systems containing 16 or more cameras should be based on local networks with 1000 Mbps. Anything less may create throughput issues resulting in lost footage. This may show in the form and skipping/lagging video images.

# of Cameras	Local Network Speeds	Remote Network Upload Speeds (Main Stream)	Remote Network Upload Speeds (Sub Stream)	U-Code (Uniview Only)	Compression	Bit Rate (Main Stream)	Bit Rate (Sub Stream)
4 Cameras	100 Mbps	8 Mbps	4 Mbps	Basic	H.264	3072 Kbps	1024 Kbps
4 Cameras	1000 Mbps	8 Mbps	4 Mbps	Basic	H.264	4096 Kbps	1024 Kbps
8 Cameras	100 Mbps	15 Mbps	8 Mbps	Basic	H.264	2048 Kbps	1024 Kbps
8 Cameras	1000 Mbps	15 Mbps	8 Mbps	Basic	H.264	3072 Kbps	1024 Kbps
16 Cameras	100 Mbps	25 Mbps	15 Mbps	Advanced	H.264	1792 Kbps	768 Kbps
16 Cameras	1000 Mbps	25 Mbps	15 Mbps	Basic	H.265	2048 Kbps	768 Kbps
32 Cameras	1000 Mbps	40 Mbps	30 Mbps	Advanced	H.265	1536 Kbps	512 Kbps
32 Cameras	1000 Mbps	50 Mbps	30 Mbps	Advanced	H.265	1792 Kbps	512 Kbps
64 + Cameras	1000 Mbps	150 Mbps	75 Mbps	Advanced	H.265	1536 Kbps	512 Kbps