IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.
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IP Camera Cable Termination Guide

Terminating cables properly is critical to network performance, but it can be a tricky task with multiple steps. Fortunately, this task is easy to...

By John Scanlan - over 5 years ago | 44 Comments Info plus reports label

Dell Launches IoT for Surveillance

Historically, Dell has been a PC and server provider (e.g., "Dude, you're getting a Dell") and widely used for surveillance storage. However, in...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 7 Comments Info plus reports label

ADT CEO Is Out

ADT's CEO Tim Whall is out, 'retiring' in less than 3 months, ADT announced. This comes amidst financial challenges, with the company's stock...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Why Vivint / Best Buy Failed

DIY has bested Vivint. In 2017, Best Buy and Vivint partnered with Vivint employees on the floor of 400+ Best Buy stores, helping customers with...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 11 Comments Info plus reports label

JCI / Napco Integration Battle

JCI and Napco are firing salvos at each other over integration issues which both sides blame on the other. The bigger problem is that central...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

ADT Techs Switched From Project To Hourly Pay

In the past year, ADT has switched a significant number of its technicians from being paid on a project basis to an hourly basis, IPVM has...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

IP Camera Cabling Installation Guide

This guide teaches how to install network cabling for IP cameras, including: Estimating cable run length (with video tutorial) Accounting for...

By John Scanlan - over 5 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Panasonic USA Dumps Dahua

'Effective immediately', Panasonic USA has unceremoniously dumped Dahua, just 2 weeks after the US government banned Chinese manufacturers...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Ligowave Wireless Profile - Ubiquiti Competitor

Ubiquiti has become the most common choice for wireless in video surveillance (see Favorite Wireless Manufacturers) but not without controversy and...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 22 Comments Info plus reports label

Inputs/Outputs For Video Surveillance Guide

While many cameras have Input/Output (I/O) ports, few are actually used and most designers do not even consider them. However, a good understanding...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

Luxriot VMS Profile

Luxriot is more popular than Hikvision and Milestone products according to ASMAG which was probably even surprising to Luxriot. The company has...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Opposing the Hikvision / Dahua Ban

Here is a case against the US government ban of Dahua and Hikvision. IPVM collected 160+ responses from integrators, dozens of which opposed the...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 112 Comments


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