The EverFocus ERS-4 four channel video server offers a complete network local recording and viewing operation on an internal hard disk. Equipped with the latest H.264 compression technology, the ERS-4 provides high quality video recordings with efficient hard disk usage plus network streaming with low bandwidth. With local recording and live playback over the network with event alarm reporting to a central server, the ERS-4 is an ideal network node for operation with the PowerCon remote network management system.