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IP surveillance can be defined as the transmission of video utilizing open internet protocols and standards for the purpose of recording and monitoring.
Some of the advantages of IP-based video surveillance include:
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Reduced system cost and added functionality due to general-purpose IP networking equipment infrastructure. |
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Choice of open-platform video recording hardware and software. |
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Ability to select specific frame rates and resolution for each camera in a system. |
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Greatly reduced system cost due to low-cost cabling in large installations (CAT5e instead of RG-59 coaxial cable). |
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Ability to use Power over Ethernet allowing for one cable to handle power and data. |
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Flexible and seamless support for a variety of standard and multimedia image resolutions way beyond NTSC, PAL and SECAM. |
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Transmission of commands for PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras via the same cable. |
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On-camera automated alerting via email or file transfer in response to video motion detection or dry-contact alarms. |
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Support for different streaming media and compression formats to relieve transmission bandwidth and data storage requirements. |
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Support for new embedded intelligent video motion detection with shape recognition/counting applied to objects, people, and vehicles. |
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Integration of video surveillance with other systems and functions such as access control, alarm systems, building management, traffic management, etc. |
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Future-proof installations with field-upgradeable products due to the ability to upgrade camera firmware over the network. |
For the past 20 years, monitoring and surveillance applications have been served by analog technology. CCTV has traditionally been recorded to VCRs (video cassette recorders), and because of its perceived ease of use and manageable price point, analog was probably the right choice at the time of purchase. However, the rise of digital has laid bare analog’s many shortcomings. Analog CCTV systems are generally maintenance intensive, offer no remote accessibility, and are notoriously difficult to integrate with other systems.
Digital’s many benefits. With the spread of digital recording technology, its many advantages have become apparent: ease of use, advanced search capabilities, simultaneous record and playback, no image degradation, improved compression and storage, integration potential, and so on. But with digital technology as its core, IP-Surveillance provides all these advantages and many more:
Remote accessibility. The main benefit from connecting those cameras to a network is that the user can now see surveillance images from any computer on the network—without the need and expense of additional hardware or software.
If you have a port to Internet, you can securely connect from anywhere in the world to view a chosen facility or even a single camera from your surveillance system. By using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or the company intranet, you can manage password-protected access to images from the surveillance system. Similar to secure payment over the Internet, a user’s images and information are kept secure and viewed only by approved personnel. |
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