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Symphony Server
The Symphony Server includes functionality to manage devices, security, rules, sites, and settings.
Devices
Symphony supports cameras, digital input/output devices, and access control devices.
Cameras
Symphony is compatible with analog and IP cameras from a wide variety of manufacturers.
Multicasting
Multicasting allows numerous Symphony Client instances to connect directly to cameras without requiring dedicated video streams for each Symphony Client.

Multicasting

Multicasting allows numerous Symphony Client instances to connect directly to cameras without requiring dedicated video streams for each Symphony Client.

Multicasting can reduce the load on both the Symphony Server and camera when a large number of Symphony Client instances need to display video from a camera. To use multicasting, both the cameras and the network switches must support multicasting. To check if a camera supports multicasting, check the Supported Video Devices list.

To configure multicasting, complete the following workflow:

Configure multicasting on the network switch.
Configure multicasting on the camera.
In the Symphony Server configuration interface, add the camera and select Multicast as the transport for the camera.
In the Symphony Client interface, set the camera connection mode to Connect directly, if the camera supports it.