The IRIS DVS-FX can be configured as a desktop or rack-mount system (flanges are included). The chassis is industrial-grade with extra cooling fans, and includes key-lockable panels hiding main power/reset controls and DVD drive. Its base configuration supports 16 video channels, but can be ordered with 32 or expanded after installation. Mirrored RAID is optional. Hard disk storage on these systems can be expanded beyond 2TB.

DVS-FX is designed to be a stand-alone system, or used as part of a network with potentially unlimited systems. Images may be retrieved from any PC or other IRIS system on a customer's network – no additional software is required.