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VR-N100U USERS MANUAL
Page 7 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb. 2004 Rev 1.0
1. INTRODUCTION
Since the terrorist attack on the United States back on September 11
th
of 2001, security has been placed as the most
important topic for most individuals and organizations. Companies that did not have any security systems implemented are
now actively looking for the latest digital security solution. Others that currently have one in place are actively looking to
upgrade to a more advanced digital security solution.
The VR-N100U security appliance solution is an all-inclusive “black box” security appliance that delivers all of the components
necessary to easily and securely implement an IP-based security solution. All of the networking, security, storage, and
management functionalities are included and preconfigured on each VR-N100U appliance. It is completely scalable and can
be implemented into any LAN or WAN environment. VR-N100U is the only solution that allows any security administrator to
monitor and manage one or more facilities from anywhere in the world in real-time. The VR-N100U is engineered to offer new
levels of flexibility, reliability, scalability and performance to the security market.
In the following chapters you will see how the VR-N100U allows any individual or company to easily incorporate and manage
the latest networked digital security technology without the need for “expert” personnel in the fields of networking, security and
storage. The VR-N100U security appliances fit easily into any existing distributed computing environment of intelligent
networks. They are low profile, self-contained units that are easy to setup, install and administer. The appliances support
multiple protocols, including SMB, ADS, FTP, NFS, AFT, DHCP, and HTTP and can serve clients using most network
operating systems. They will connect to either 10BaseT or 100BaseTX networks with appropriate performance scaling. Their
ability to function as servers independently of a file server means that they do not strain the file server resources, they
minimize the overall network congestion, and, even if the file server goes down, the VR-N100U security appliance remains
online.
The VR-N100U uses a comprehensive set of tools in a web browser interface to administer storage and security devices,
users and groups, and interact with a wide variety of network operating systems. The integration of NT Domain and ADS
services provides convenient, user-friendly authentication, and a single-point user/group management. An additional
standalone enterprise tool, VDRView, makes viewing, managing all of the VR-N100Us on the network a breeze. Easily
monitor and manage anywhere from one up to hundreds of thousands of VR-N100Us and cameras. The unlimited VDRView
user license that is included with the VR-N100U appliance eliminates those “unexpected” additional cost of ownership that is
common with most security products. With VR-N100U’s unique architecture, you can now install thousands of cameras without
impacting the performance on your main network. In addition to the nearly unlimited number of cameras that can be
supported, VR-N100U offers the unique auto-discovery of network cameras to eliminate the cumbersome and time consuming
issues surrounding setting up any manufacturer’s IP-based digital network cameras. From a single software interface of
VDRView, the security administrator can now easily monitor, manage, and control an unlimited number of locations from
anywhere in the world.