There are two ways to record and view camera streams with WAVE: WAVE Server and Embedded NVR.
Since some of these difference in the performance can be critical decision factors, we recommended reviewing the differences thoroughly.
Differences | WAVE Server | Embedded NVR |
Search methods |
Smart Motion Search |
Calendar Search Keyword Search |
Viewing Grid Sync | Tile can be Un-Sync'ed (Tiles can playback different times) | All views always view the same time |
Maximum playback access | Unlimited |
3 (KB article) |
Maximum backup access | Unlimited |
1 (KB article) |
Camera settings | Available from "Advanced" tab |
* Available from "Advanced" tab |
PTZ |
- Advanced PTZ feature (area zoom) - Virtual joystick |
- Virtual joystick |
Timeline population | No restrictions | Only timelines with the latest overlap ID is read |
Dynamic resolution scaling | Appropriate resolution is displayed depending on the situation (i.e. If CPU resource reaches ~80%, tile resolution switches to Secondary resolution) |
** Supported |
* Supported from 3.2
** Supported from v3.2 and NVR FW v2.10