Anyone who has seen images from conventional surveillance systems will agree that the image quality captured by these systems is often very poor. Thankfully, a much higher level of image quality is now available thanks to recent advances in digital imaging, computers, and networking hardware. To achieve this new level of performance, a surveillance system must have been architected as a complete system that leverages the latest technologies available in each of its components. The Avigilon High Definition Surveillance System is such a system and has been designed with an underlying philosophy to: