#XEOMA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVIEW MAC OS X#
#XEOMA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVIEW MANUAL#
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This results in nested child pop-ups, which are annoying, some area tooltips will disappear once shown 3 times, others will always remain.

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Passwords are in clear view in UI, both in password fields and URL of cameras connected to via VMS (security issue)Įnd user manual is built into the software via hyperlinks and pop-ups. No ability to TAB between entry fields, frustrating for avid keyboard users and is apparent when configuring settings via UI. No digital zoom via software, has to be a PTZ capable camera with optical zoom to use.

#XEOMA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVIEW ARCHIVE#

No archive search: no date/time, calender feature or the ability to search across multiple cameras.Moreover, ONVIF support, though claimed, did not work with any of the 3 ONVIF cameras we tried plus the manufacturer confirms that they have not run the official ONVIF conformance test.īeyond those big structural ones, a number of features are missing and or weak, including: For those looking for potential issues / limitations, here's an excerpt of the downsides we noted:įundamentally, this is a borderline professional VMS, at best, lacking many critical enterprise functionalities: access control integration, alarm management, video analytics, network video distribution. There are a number of strengths, especially for the price. I still have more testing to go through with this software.

#XEOMA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVIEW MAC OS X#

I just wanted others in my situation to have yet another option to turn to good software on Mac OS X is somewhat limited.

#XEOMA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE REVIEW FULL#

This was not meant to be a full blown detailed review of the software I did not want to end up writing a technical paper on Xeoma. I am still in the process of testing and yet have to contact support (it will make or break the deal I’m very support oriented). I recommend you you give it a try if you are in the market for a surveillance solution with lot of great options and features. Maybe I overlooked it in the past, but I’m glad I have yet another option to consider. I have just found this software, I am surprised that through all my searches for months I finally found it. Again, that’s just touching the surface of how capable this software is (easy to sort through emails). Example setup I have been playing around with is a simple flow Camera - Scheduler - Motion detection (for apartment entrances) with output to email. Or you can add several motion detection modules monitoring different areas and connect other modules to them with with specific outputs. For example, say you add the motion detection module you can connect several other modules to it (email, preview, preview and record, webserver, etc.). For any with a programming background or understanding, it reminds me of functions. I have to say the idea of modules is brilliant not only is it easy to set your flow chart of actions, but it’s also fun D in my opinion. For about (pricy :-[) 2400.00 you can have enough licenses for 1024 cameras probably far more than most would need. Xeoma, licenses start out cheap, but there is no unlimited license price (at least I did not see any listed). Zoneminder, well it’s free, but suffers from the same issues as most Open Source software, lack of support. I was impressed how Ben responded to me fairly quickly when I had issues with the software and he followed up even when I had forgotten to try his recommendations to report back. Lots of great features and more importantly, their support is great.

Securityspy license prices are a bit high, but Max out at about 800.00 for unlimited camera license. You are forced to spend the extra money if your needs are above 2 cameras (may it be 3 or 100 cameras).

Pricewise, Vitamin D is the most affordable (well zoneminder is) though I am not crazy > about the options (1 camera license, 2 camera license, or unlimited) one may not want to spend 199.00 and only willing to pay for 4 cameras even tough it’s a good deal at 199. Before I go into more details, I have tested many and found the following be the at the top of the list: Vitamin D Video, Securityspy, Zoneminder (though I am still having problems getting zoneminder to work, I like the features and I’m a big fan of Open Source).

I have been looking for a security solution for my apartment complexes (on Mac) and I think I may have finally found the solution.

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I am, however, a bit disappointed that all the settings I have put time into were deleted when I rebooted my system apparently the trial version looses its settings when you exit out of the program (minor setback). I have been testing the trial version of Xeoma for the past twenty four hours and I have to say I am extremely impressed with what I have seen so far. I read through this site a lot but have not seen much on Xeoma not sure anyone has a lot of experience with it, but here's my experience in a short time testing.

Xeoma video surveillance review