Digital Watchdog offers rack-mountable NAS solutions

Digital Watchdog (DW), provider in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, announces the launch of 8- and 16-bay rack mountable network attached storage (NAS) solutions. The DW-BJ8NAS and DW-BJ16NAS models, the latest additions to the new Blackjack NAS series, are additional storage solutions for any Blackjack NVR. The NAS devices provide additional video storage for more recording days and more cameras to an existing system, while being controlled from a unified DW Spectrum IPVMS interface.

“Digital Watchdog Blackjack servers are extremely popular, offering flexible solutions to match the needs of any application, all powered by our versatile and easy-to-use video management software, DW Spectrum,” said Mark Espenschied, Director of Marketing, Digital Watchdog. “The addition of network attached storage devices to the product family makes it easy to add additional storage to a system without the need or expense to upgrade the server.”

Blackjack NAS rack mount models are high-reliability network attached storage devices for Blackjack E-Rack Servers. The 8- and 16-bay rack mount models act as primary or backup recording for existing DW Spectrum IPVMS systems. Models offer 80TB and 160TB storage with RAID5. Additional hardware features include dual or quad network ports, hot swappable HDDs and dual power supply for the 16-bay model.

Blackjack NAS devices integrate easily into a Blackjack E-Rack system with a total of up to 600Mbps throughput, allowing you to record and backup more days of video without the need for additional video recorders. The Blackjack NAS integrates seamlessly into a DW Spectrum IPVMS system, allowing for an instant search and data management and is backed by Digital Watchdog's unbeatable 5 year limited warranty.

Features include:

• Centralize your file storage and backup with excellent performance
• Expands recording capacity of any Blackjack E-Rack NVR system
• Add and manage recording for your NAS station directly from the DW Spectrum IPVMS client software
• Seamless search via the DW Spectrum IPVMS client, including smart motion search, spyglass and calendar search options.
• Add a NAS station to a Blackjack E-Rack server with up to 128 cameras to quickly expand local storage and backup capacity at up to 600Mbps throughput.
• Storage options 80TB, 160TB (16-bay models) internal storage
• RAID 5
• Proprietary Linux embedded OS
• Redundant power supply (16-bay models)
• Hot swappable drives
• Rail kit included
• 5 year limited warranty