px4-300d 4-Bay Server Class Network Video Recorder

The Iomega® px4-300d 4-Bay Server Class Network Video Recorder 2TB is an affordable and reliable video surveillance storage and management solution built for small-to medium-sized businesses and distributed enterprises. As a combined solution, the Iomega px4-300d Network Attached Storage (NAS) and the already included SecureMind Surveillance Manager is the best option for businesses that want to manage their own video surveillance system on-site, at the lowest possible cost. With easy set up and simplicity, and 8 camera licenses included, the Iomega px4-300d with MindTree’s SecureMind Surveillance Manager makes for a complete Integrated Video Management System (IVMS) solution.

MindTree’s SecureMind Surveillance Manager offers:

• Stand-alone solution: no need for a server/host for running the Video Management Software, as it is included in the Iomega Network Storage device. No need for a client software running on a separate host for setting up the recordings and configuring the device
• Highly Scalable: Simply add cameras and/or storage to increase camera-count and retention (comes with 8 camera licenses)
• Email alerts
• Simple installation and implementation: All you need is a Web browser
• Motion detection recording
• iOS and Android Client applications for remote viewing and control

Features and Benefits

The SecureMind Surveillance Manager software expands the Iomega px4-300d Network Storage device into a feature rich video surveillance appliance. The Iomega Network Storage powered by MindTree’s SecureMind software delivers multi-channel live monitoring, video recording, and easy, fast video playback from multiple IP cameras. With built-in storage capacity, the archiving and retention capabilities are exceptional for surveillance video. This solution is scalable as other Iomega Network Storage units can be easily added to an infrastructure.

Key Features

• Simple Installation and Configuration
• Securely view live Video from anywhere using a web browser
• Support for a large number of H.264, MPEG4 and MJPEG IP and USB connected Cameras
• ONVIF 2.0 Ready
• Activity Based Recording
• Timeline Mode for easy viewing of recorded videos
• Video Loss and Tamper Alert Detections
• Activity Alerts and “Alert-Me” reporting of alerts through email
• Control, View and Configure Cameras remotely

Standard NAS Features:

• Capacity
  • Set-up with 2 x 1TB 3.5’’ Server Class hard disk and 2 empty bays enabling easy capacity extension. The empty bays are already fitted with driver carriers
  • Server Class hard drives are used to ensure higher reliability and performance.  These drives are designed to better handle rotational vibration and continuous operation (often called 24/7) for mission critical applications.  Ideal for video surveillance applications
• Other Video Surveillance Camera Features:
  • Built in support for up to16 UPnP (universal plug and play) network cameras by major IP camera vendors such as Axis, Bosch, Sony, Panasonic, etc.to capture and store video without the need of a dedicated PC.  Support for high-definition and configurable resolution and frame rate settings
  • Embedded Axis Video Hosting System solution (AVHS) for local to hosted cloud video storage and management
• RAID Support: RAID 1, 10 and 5, with hot spare, automatic RAID rebuild and hot swap. RAID 0 and JBOD mode also available.
• Network File Protocols Supported: CIFS/SMB/Rally (Microsoft), NFS (Linux/UNIX), AFP/Bonjour (Apple), FTP, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, Windows DFS, SNMP.
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
• iSCSI target provides block-level access,. It can be used in parallel with file-level storage access via CIFS/NFS. Includes support for SCSI-3 persistent reservations
• High-Performance:
  • Server Class Hard Drives
  • Solid state drives (optional)
  • Dual Core Intel Atom Processor
  • 2GB memory
  • Two GbE Network Interface Controller (NICs)
• Flexible Configurations:
  • Storage pools with RAID expansion, migration and hot spares
  • Advanced RAID levels including Hot Spare
• Server-class Pedigree: Server class drives certified for Citrix® XenServer™, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. EMC E-Lab tested
• Business-Class Features:Windows Active Directory Trusted Domains, Microsoft Cluster Server and Hyper-V Live Migration support
  • Advanced Networking Capabilities:
    • NIC bonding for failover and load balancing including 802.3ad link aggregation.
    • Jumbo frame support for 4000 and 9000 byte payloads.
    • VLAN Tagging capability to IEEE 802.1Q standard.
    • iSCSI persistent reservations for clustered Microsoft environments.
    • Data Replication/Device to Device Data Copy Jobs:
      • One touch copying via the QuikTransfer button. Easily copy files to and from attached USB drives or any network share - including Iomega Personal Cloud locations - using the rsync or CIFS protocol
      • Define your Copy Job to copy/synchronize files to and from connected drives and/or any other shared storage on your network.
      • Schedule jobs to run on a predetermined schedule.
    • Expandability: Add storage capacity by connecting external USB hard disk drives. Supports read/ write on Fat32, NTFS, ext2/ext3, or HFS+ formatted drives.
    • Application Manager: Third party applications can be installed using the embedded application manager.
    • Data Organization and Access:Windows DFS organizes folders and files on a network, such that they appear to be all in one directory tree on a single Iomega StorCenter system, even if the folders reside on many devices in many different locations. WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) enables viewing, adding, or deleting files on a StorCenter from the web, via HTTP or HTTPS for added security.
      • Power Savings:
        • Automatic hard drive spin-down assures the most efficient (minimal) power consumption
        • Scheduled Power: Automatically power on or turn off your Iomega StorCenter at a pre-selected time schedule
        • Wake-On-LAN: Powers on your Iomega StorCenter when a "magic-packet" wake-up signal is sent over the network.(Wake-On-LAN magic packet application not included)
      • Print Server: Intelligent print sharing capability for up to 3 USB printers connected to the StorCenter px4-300d.
      • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Support: Enables unattended system shutdown via the USB port without data loss in the case of power failure.
      • Configuration Backup and Restore: Allows you to back up and restore system configuration information. Backing up a configuration saves various system properties, including users, groups, device identification, and Share names and permissions.
      • System Status: Consolidated resource on space utilization, device information, and status. In addition, you can manage controls such as device restart from here.
      • SMART Hard Drive Monitor: Continually monitors and reports on the health of all drives in the Iomega StorCenter system.
      • Reporting: Email alerts and Event Logging provide up-to-the minute updates on the status of your device even when you are away from your computer. SNMP agent monitoring helps administrators centrally manage the StorCenter px4-300d.
      • Data Protection Software: Iomega's QuikProtect™ backup software is available for download
      • Iomega® Personal Cloud: Iomega Personal Cloud is a patent-pending, web-based computing architecture that connects your Iomega StorCenter™ Network Storage Array devices to other individuals and/or devices via the Internet
      • Software Compatibility: Compatible with today's most common backup software, web browsers, media devices and computers.
      • Virtualization:Iomega StorCenter devices are certified for Citrix® XenServer™ 5.6, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware® vSphere 5.0 which makes them the most cost-effective solution for server virtualization.
        • Powerful Backup Functionality:
          • Backup all the computers on your network simply by downloading and installing the available client backup software. Also compatible with today’s most common backup software applications.
          • Symantec Backup: Iomega StorCenter network storage products are identified as compatible disk targets for Backup Exec software.
          • Iomega Personal Cloud Backup: Synchronize data between personal cloud member systems and the px4-300d.
          • Public Cloud Backup: Use one of the integrated 3rd party cloud-based storage services such as Amazon S3 or MozyConnect™ to replicate data from your px4-300d to your public cloud account.
          • Cloud Disaster Recovery: Utilize two px4-300d devices in different locations and the Iomega Personal Cloud function to create your own disaster recovery scheme.
          • +Atmos Cloud Folder Mirroring: With Atmos enabled by a service provider, single folders on your Iomega StorCenter device can be mirrored to Atmos.
          • Deduplicating Backup with EMC Avamar: With Avamar support users have the industry's first storage product that natively supports EMC's industry-leading Avamar sub-file deduplication for remote office/branch office (ROBO) backup.
          • Apple® Time Machine™ Backup: Compatible backup target
          • Total Data Protection:
          • Native Security Support with robust username and password authorized access. Create additional users and secure their content with password protection.
          • Encrypted Volume: Allows you to create an encrypted volume with an assigned password; thus securing the data on the encrypted volume.
          • User Quotas: Easily manage capacity by setting maximum limits per user
          • RSA® BSAFE® technology protects installs and upgrades.
          • Data Protection Software: Iomega's QuikProtect™ backup software is available for download.

        Certifications

        The Iomega® ™ px4-300d Network Storage has received the following certifications:
        
        
        • VMware vSphere™ 5.0, iSCSI
        • Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, and 2008 R2 including Microsoft® Cluster Server and Hyper-V Live Migration
        • XenServer™ 5.6 (w/ MPIO), iSCSI & NFS.

        What You Get

        • Iomega® px4-300d Server Class Network Video Recorder
        • MindTree SecureMind Surveillance Manager Flyer with registration code for 8 camera licenses
        • Ethernet Cable
        • Power Supply
        • Printed Quick Install Guide
        • Solution CD with:
          • Iomega Storage Manager software
          • User Help Documentation
        • Downloadable items:
          • QuikProtect backup software
          • Iomega Link iOS app
          • SecureMind Client App for iOS & Android

• Desktop form factor
• Intel Atom Dual Core CPU at 1.8GHz with 2GB RAM
• 4 x 3.5” Hot swap SATA-II Server Class hard disk drives
  • Reliability MTBF: 1,200,000 hours
  • Latency/seek time:  4.17 msec
  • Rotational Vibration Sensor: Yes
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
• RAID Levels: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, and 5+hot spare (Note: all disks within a single RAID/storage pool should be the same capacity, speed, and manufacturer. Mixing different types of drives may result in unpredictable behavior)
• 2 x RJ45 10/100/1000Mbps (GbE) Ethernet ports
• LAN standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
• 1 x USB 3.0 and 2 x USB 2.0 ports (to connect external HDD, printers, UPS, Bluetooth dongle)
• iSCSI LUNs - up to 256 LUNs
• Client computers for file system access
• Windows PC, Mac OS, Linux
• AC Voltage 100-240 VAC
• Acoustic noise – 31 dBA maximum
• User interface localized for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Swedish, and Polish

Certifications

The Iomega® StorCenter™ px4-300d Network Storage has received the following certifications:

• VMware vSphere™ 5.0, iSCSI
• Windows® Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, and 2008 R2 including Microsoft® Cluster Server and Hyper-V Live Migration.
• XenServer™, 5.6 (w/ MPIO), iSCSI & NFS

Contents

• Iomega® StorCenter™ px4-300d Network Storage
• MindTree SecureMind Surveillance Manager Flyer with registration code for 8 camera licenses
• Ethernet cable
• Power supply
• Printed Quick Start Guide
• Solutions CD with:
• Iomega Storage Manager software
• User Help Documentation

System Requirements

• Available 10/100/1000 Mbps network Ethernet port (required).
• Internet Explorer 7, Firefox® 3.x, Safari 3 or later browser.
• CD or DVD drive to install software.
• Personal cloud and remote access specific requirements:
• Internet connection
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) compatible router, or administrative rights to port forward.
• To implement Personal Cloud, the user must have the ability to expose a specific port to the internet
• Recommended minimum sustained connection speeds for a good Personal Cloud experience.
• Download: 2.5 Mbit/s
• Upload: 500Kbit/s
• Personal Cloud is not compatible with Active Directory
• Personal Cloud is not compatible with XP 64 bit

PC Users:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (all versions -exclusive of XP 64 bit for Personal Cloud)

Mac® Users:

• Mac OS X 10.5 – 10.7

Linux® Users

• Redhat Enterprise Linux 4/5 Desktop/Workstation, Ubuntu 7.10 – 10.10, Fedora 7/8, Fedora Core 5/6, OpenSUSE 10.3- 11.3, Debian 4

Weight and Dimensions

• 5.26 kg with 2 x HDDs
• 257mm x 176mm x 222mm (All dimensions LxWxH and are approximations)