1. A method for implementing a security system for a set of IP-enabled security devices connected by an Ethernet network to a set of local Ethernet ports on a network video recorder having a set of Ethernet controllers attached between the set of local Ethernet ports and a processor, the network video recorder including a memory and a storage device also connected to the processor, the method comprising the steps of: downloading a hybrid client program from the network video recorder to an IP client station; receiving a set of configuration preferences from the hybrid client program; the network video recorder searching the network for a set of IP-enabled security devices connected at the local Ethernet ports; the Ethernet controllers reporting device data on the set of IP-enabled security devices connected to the set of local Ethernet ports; the network video recorder automatically provisioning each device in the set of IP-enabled security devices with a device-specific configuration; the network video recorder receiving a set of video streams, a set of event transactions, and a set of alarm transactions with a scheduler service; the network video recorder storing the set of video streams in a media database; and, the network video recorder storing the set of event transactions and set of alarm transactions in the relational database; displaying a slider panel to track multiple video streams from the set of video streams; providing a set of playback controls on the slider panel; exporting a video stream to a local storage device on the IP client station from the slider panel; and, synchronizing the set of video streams using the slider panel.