6AXIS 243Q Blade - Product descriptionProduct descriptionOverviewThe AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server is a fully featured video server intended for securitysurveillance and remote monitoring needs. It is designed for mounting in the AXIS 291Video Server Rack, which provides power and network connectivity.Control buttonLED IndicatorsVideo inputs 1-4DIP switchesThe AXIS 243Q Blade video server is a 4-in-1 solution, which means that each physicalblade unit contains 4 separate video servers, one for each video input. The individual videoservers display as AXIS 243Q(1) Blade, AXIS 243Q(2) Blade, AXIS 243Q(3) Blade and AXIS243Q(4) Blade. The descriptions that follow apply to all 4 video servers, except whereotherwise indicated.The 4 BNC inputs on AXIS 243Q Blade are for connecting analog video devices. The videoserver digitizes up to 4 analog video sources and makes them available on the network asreal-time, full frame rate MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG video streams.Each video input provides 1 alarm input and 1 alarm output that can be used to connectvarious third party devices, e.g. door sensors and alarm bells. The AXIS 243Q(1) Bladeprovides an RS-485 port for connecting e.g. third-party PTZ systems. PTZ devices can alsobe used on AXIS 243Q(2) Blade, AXIS 243Q(3) Blade and AXIS 243Q(4) Blade, by creatingan internal connection to these from AXIS 243Q(1) Blade.