The HIKVISION 256CH NVR is a high-end 256-channel Ultra Series 4K network video recorder (NVR) designed for large-scale, enterprise CCTV systems. Manufactured by Hikvision, it supports up to 256 IP camera inputs with extremely high incoming bandwidth (up to 768 Mbps), making it suitable for dense multi-camera deployments across large sites. It features support for up to 16 hard drives, advanced RAID configurations (0, 1, 5, 6, 10), and hot spare options, ensuring maximum data redundancy and storage reliability for critical surveillance applications. The unit also supports dual HDMI outputs (independent displays) plus VGA, allowing flexible multi-monitor control rooms and high-resolution local viewing.
From an installer’s perspective, this NVR is built for centralised management of very large IP systems, such as campuses, airports, industrial complexes, or city-wide surveillance networks. It supports specialist analytics cameras (including ANPR, people counting, and fisheye), and uses advanced streaming technology to maintain smooth live viewing even under heavy network load. With extensive RAID protection, high channel capacity, and scalable storage, it is designed for mission-critical environments where uptime, recording integrity, and multi-operator monitoring are essential.
- Professional and Reliable
- New logical and visualized GUI design.
- Adopts professional embedded hardware and software, and pioneering dual-OS design to ensure the reliability of system running.
- Supports redundant power supply to improve the system stability.
- Supports HDD hot swap with RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 6, and RAID10 storage scheme configurable.
- Either normal or hot spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.
