What is the difference between a site, server and client?

Question
What is the difference between a site, server and client?


Answer
Site- A geographical location that may be served by multiple VMS units.

Server- Refers to the unit on which the CathexisVision Server software is running, and encompasses all CathexisVision Server software processes such as recording, archiving, databasing, video analytics, etc.

Client- Any CathexisVision platform which can connect to and view the server. This includes CathexisVision desktop Client, CathexisVision mobile client (CatMobile), and CathexisVision web interface client.

To help with understanding the terms Cathexis has a full glossary that is available below :

https://cathexisvideo.com/support/help/

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Updated on: 12/10/2022