One of the ways to protect your private property is to set up security cameras. Having them on your property will discourage potential intruders from breaking in, and if they were not too prudent, you would have video proof of their crime. But the mere presence of video cameras is not enough — you need high-quality software to work with them. An example of such software is Dahua SmartPSS for Windows, which we will tell you about.

What is this program?

The Dahua company is a well-known manufacturer of video surveillance equipment and software in this area. Smart PSS (Pro Surveillance System) product allows you to monitor objects in real-time, access archived records, and remotely manage cameras and video recorders. The Windows version of the program has high quality, good performance, and some other advantages.

Program features

Smart PSS allows you to remotely monitor the situation at one or more objects where a video surveillance system was set up. After installing the software, the following functions become available for the user:

• control over the current situation on the protected territory or indoors;

• simultaneous display of 64 cameras on the monitors;

• viewing the archived data from the screen for 16 cameras;

• access to the stored information of device memory cards;

• adding new IP cameras or video recorders to the workgroup;

• setting up the system according to the scripts of responding to specific objects recorded on it;

• collecting analytical information about people visiting the thing, recording their actions;

• software configuration through P2P cloud technology, saving personal settings for multiple users;

• the ability to integrate the video surveillance system with PACS operation.

The program interface includes 34 available languages.

Why is this program so good?

The Smart Pro Surveillance System program allows you to configure a video surveillance system on the object and use its many helpful functions:

• forming groups of cameras (for example, by selected territories, floors of rooms), establishing their names;

• configuring the system for working with alarms, determining their importance and follow-up actions;

• adjusting the image in the object patrol mode;

• the ability to integrate video recording systems and PACS;

• creating an archive of event records at the object.

Dahua SmartPSS for Windows is a free product, and it also has detailed instructions for installing, configuring, and using the application. Due to this, beginners will not have problems understanding the nuances of its work.