Tutorials (205)

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Access Credential Form Factor Tutorial

Deciding which type, or form factor, of access control credential to use and distribute can be a difficult task. Knowing the limitations and...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Fixed Camera Housing Guide

This guide will help you pick the best fixed camera housing for your outdoor surveillance applications. We cover: Enclosure size...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Sole Source Justification Tutorial

The sole source justification is a very powerful yet controversial way of specifying products. Vendors love them because it eliminates competition...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Door Intercom Tutorial

Door entry systems are an often overlooked subsystem of facility security. Typically, entry systems are installed on doors with little thought of...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Solar Surveillance Guide

Off-grid solar power is gaining attention for video surveillance. In this article, we examine what video surveillance applications are typically...

By John Grocke - about 12 years ago

Sharing Surveillance Video with the Police

Sharing surveillance video with the police is a regular and important aspect of having a surveillance system. This can be crucial in prosecuting...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Private Surveillance of Public Spaces

While public surveillance systems get most of the attention, private surveillance cameras surely solve far more crimes than public ones. This is...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

How to Handle Hard Drive Failures

No matter how well maintained a surveillance system is, hard drives eventually fail. Indeed, A recent member's poll [link no longer available]...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Reusing Existing Coax Cabling (EoC) Tutorial

The coaxial cables which transmit most analog CCTV video can be reused when migrating to IP cameras. The technology to do so, most often referred...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Cat 5e vs. Cat 6 for IP Cameras?

What cabling should you use for IP cameras? Cat 5e or Cat6? Spend any time talking to cabling professionals these days, and they'll tell you that...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Estimating IP Camera Cabling Costs

Cabling is a fundamental, yet often overlooked, component of any surveillance project. Indeed, often estimating cabling costs can be more difficult...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Cooling Surveillance Systems

An IPVM survey and discussion addressed the topic of “How often, if ever, do you add additional cooling measures to rack/ equipment rooms?” The...

By Ben Wood - over 12 years ago

How to Design a Video Surveillance Solution

Designing a video surveillance solution requires decisions on 8 fundamental questions. This in-depth tutorial helps beginners understand the...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Portable Power for Video Surveillance

Sometimes you need power for your video surveillance equipment but do not have convenient access to mains electricity. Common examples of this...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Using Fiber Optics for Surveillance

In using fiber for surveillance applications, there are typically two scenarios that users must address: backbone between two switches and directly...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Resolving IP Camera / VMS Time Sync Problems

One issue which IP surveillance systems must address is syncing of time between cameras and the VMS in a surveillance network. In our experience,...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Average Frame Rate Video Surveillance 2011

UPDATE: NEW VERSION - Average Frame Rate Video Surveillance 2016 People are used to watching TV at about 30 frames per second, often called 'full'...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Audio for Surveillance Systems Tutorial

One topic on which we regularly receive questions is the use of audio in surveillance systems, and what products and installation standards should...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Top 10 Surveillance Myths Debunked

Aggressive marketing creates dangerous myths. Vendors transform their product's highest aspirations into concrete claims. Unfortunately, these...

By John Honovich - almost 13 years ago

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