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...consumer market, but can the company's new smart lock get similar attention?
In this test, we share an IPVM member's field report to see how well Wyze lock installs and performs compared to...
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Mega distributor Anixter is going to be acquired but by whom?
Initially, Anixter planned to go...
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As examples of how much bandwidth can vary, the measurements below are taken from various IPVM tests. These are actual bandwidth figures from our testing in real scenes.
720P 30FPS...
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Qumulex told IPVM they are initial beta testing and are delaying 1.0 General Availability from Q2 2020 until Q3...
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IPVM recently found an integrator contract with an end-user that guaranteed the end user could buy...
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IPVM has not tested Ipsotek, but we remain skeptical of the capability to track accurately across...
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"The Defenders" has the dubious distinction of being ADT's largest partner and a long history of...
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BriefCam, acquired by Canon in 2018, is one of the most commonly used video analytics offerings...
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Each year, IPVM explains the main advances and changes for video surveillance cameras, based on our...
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There are a few options when it comes to professionally installing horizontal cabling for video...
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... This IPVM course solves this.
Through a series of 10 1-hour live webinar classes, including participants...
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Verkada management acknowledged the error to IPVM.
Inside this note, we examine what the Verkada salesman did, the problems this created for the...
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Wyze has exposed millions of user's data, as reported by Twelve Security, and confirmed by IPVM, who has spoken with Twelve Security and reviewed the records.
Update 12/27/2019: Wyze has...
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Avigilon has released 'Appearance Alerts' in ACC 7.4, which adds real-time facial...
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In this note, we examine the statement, his follow up remarks to IPVM and the challenges within.
Going To Lose
Bryan Viau, COO of Minnesota-based security...
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ADT's CEO is not worried about DIY, characterizing DIY and ADT's DIFY as "2 discrete markets" at...
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Honeywell has infamously OEMed Dahua and Hikvision for years, but now they have introduced an...
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Most major manufacturers have been acquired over the last decade. But which have been good deals...
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...becoming an increasingly common application for AI video analytics, and many larger video monitoring firms IPVM have profiled are building their own analytics into their monitoring systems.
AI Training With...
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Wyze Claims Not Tested
IPVM has not tested Wyze Lock, so we cannot evaluate how well and reliable the product performs....
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...Ireland, has chosen an all-Hikvision surveillance system including specialized facial recognition cameras, IPVM has found.
Privacy experts and an Irish politician raised serious concerns about this to...
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Taiwanese manufacturer Avtech is taking direct aim at low cost leaders Dahua and Hikvision with...
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IPVM has not tested Ultinous, so we cannot determine potential issues with their analytics.
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...CEO has retracted a false claim about his organization being a "fully compliant GDPR company" after IPVM reporting (Arcules CEO Threatens Over "Security Breach") raised this concern.
False GDPR...
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The freebies are growing.
Verkada started this (see The Fastest Growing Video Surveillance...
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...and Intel chips to power their Uyghur-detecting analytics, according to procurement documents found by IPVM.
Intel promptly condemned the usage while NVIDIA remains silent to IPVM inquiries. Intel...
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Surveillance users do not need to be photography experts but understanding the basics of shutter...
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...Gallagher
HID Global (division of Assa Abloy)
Hikvision
Hundure Technology Company Ltd
Idemia (IPVM Note: Idemia only offers card readers in multi-factor biometrics)
Identiv...
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Related, see IPVM's SNMP / Network Monitoring Guide.
Geographically Dispersed Enterprises / Compliance...
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When we originally tested Wyze's free person detection deep learning analytics in July 2019, they...
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...a recent 'security breach', however, Arcules CEO disputed this as 'inaccurate' and threatened to sue IPVM.
Inside this note, we examine:
What the Arcules employee claimed was a 'security...
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IPVM has finished in New York City covering both days of the ISC East 2019 show.
Here is a 6+...
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...strike integration works
Integrated IR LED operation
Optional lock relay examined
This test expands IPVM's intercom test series including Aiphone IX Series 2, Commend ID5 Intercom, Zenitel's...
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... Convincing more people - If IPVM bans testing Dahua and Hikvision products and only criticizes them, we are much less likely to...
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Fake Manufacturing Ally
Last year, SIA refused to answer IPVM's simple question about fake manufacturing:
In SIA's expert opinion, if a product is produced...
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Hikvision's Dual Lens Facial Recognition camera, claims that it "adopts advanced deep learning...
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How would it impact their usage amongst integrators?
This is the 6th year IPVM has tracked manufacturers gaining and losing:
Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2014
Top...
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IPVM purchased 2 of the top sold Amazon hidden camera detectors as well as downloaded a number of...
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Appropriate lenses may be selected using the IPVM Design Calculator. Our Calculator allows users to upload images from real scenes and adjust FoV...
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Minimum Illumination Specs Do Not Reflect Actual Performance
As IPVM has pointed out for some time, minimum illumination specifications should not be trusted as an...
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For some access openings, running wires can add thousands in cost, and wireless alternatives that...
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...camera that automatically identifies Uyghurs, on its China website, only covering it up days ago after IPVM questioned them on it.
This AI technology allows the PRC to automatically track Uyghur...
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...in the majority of cameras, and specs of 40m / ~131' or beyond are common (see 2,400+ cameras in the IPVM Camera Finder), in our tests, few models actually reach this range, and those that do are...
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...Aventura's head Cabasso calling out Hikvision's government ownership and cybersecurity concerns:
IPVM broke the news in 2016 about The US Embassy in Afghanistan using Hikvision. Hikvision was...
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For access, there is one basic maxim: Life safety above all else. But how do you know if all...
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...Rhombus boasts they have created "the new standard in Enterprise, cloud-managed video security" and told IPVM in January 2019 they offer twice the features of Verkada at half of the price.
We purchased...
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The residential security / 'alarm' market is getting worse, at least for traditional players....
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While IPVM covers the largest companies in the industry regularly (like Axis, Dahua, Hikvision, etc.), IPVM...
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Device pricing compared to competitors
How door strike integration works
This test expands IPVM's intercom test series including Commend ID5 Intercom, Zenitel's Vingtor-Stentofon, Axis access,...
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...LTS has been dropped as an authorized Hikvision USA distributor, confirmed by various LTS employees to IPVM phone calls.
LTS can still try switching Hikvision branded customers to LTS (and for example...
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Dahua: China
Hanwha: China
Hikvision: China
Vivotek: Taiwan
More Installation Reporting from IPVM
For those interested in learning about installing cameras check out our upcoming Video...
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...provide a list of their OEM partners, however, Alcatraz AI (face-as-a-credential access control) told IPVM they OEM Paravision face recognition.
Critical Application Focus
Paravision emphasized they...
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Nearly all access control systems are vulnerable to an easy exploit called 'tailgating'. Indeed,...
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...and badge reader, with the camera matching students to the biometric information on their badge:
IPVM interviewed Cisco France about this project prior to the CNIL's decision, and they gave us the...
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Milestone has had problems over the last few years releasing significant new software. Now, in...
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Avigilon Appearance Search claims that it "sorts through hours of video with ease, to quickly...
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IPVM obtained an audio recording of a Hikvision USA employee conference call where Senator Vitter...
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... IPVM found that:
A single Dahua project in Yarkant County is worth $686 million, a fifth of...
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IPVM was unable to locate the original WeChat message found by Caixin though private announcements...
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The horrible year for the ADI / Honeywell Home spinout, Resideo, just got worse, with their stock...
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Door controllers are at the center of physical access control systems connecting software,...
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Alarm.com is targeting commercial expansion and now they have a commercial cloud VMS with the...
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IPVM has released a new version of our Design Calculator, V3.1, with significant user experience...
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The physical security of access control components is critical to ensuring that a facility is...
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However, Altronix clarified with more conservative language when IPVM asked 'How much electrician labor does Tango eliminate?':
What is being eliminated on the...
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... IPVM has uploaded the video to YouTube:
The video shows a group of unnamed Dahua employees singing...
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Network Optix released Nx Witness 4.0, proclaiming new features like a deep learning analytics...
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... [Emphasis IPVM]
Notice the characteristic 'blue flash' of the optical sensor during reads:
Summary:...
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...and Hikvision
The announcement calls out 'human rights violations and abuses' as shown below:
IPVM led the way in exposing Dahua and Hikvision's participation including:
Our April 2018 Dahua...
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Avigilon has released its H5A analytic cameras, claiming to "detect more objects with greater...
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... IPVM last covered the firm when its subsidiary in Xinjiang suffered a massive data leak in February,...
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For the first half of 2019, US government records show that Knightscope has sold just 1 net new...
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...than distance claims made by Z-Wave, Zigbee (usually ~450 feet) and even WiFi connected devices:
IPVM has not verified or tested Sure-Fi's distance claims.
However, since field conditions are...
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Cable whips are one of integrator's least favorite camera features but seem to be unavoidable,...
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And this summer, Milestone announced obtaining a 'GDPR-Ready' certification, only for IPVM to find that much of their software was not included and the certification itself was 'not...
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WDR Mega Shootout Results
IPVM tested 24 cameras from eight manufacturers in our WDR Camera Mega Shootout and ranked them based...
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In emergencies, determining where employees are located can be critical for knowing whether they...
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Vivotek's highest-end S-series camera claims "Supreme Night Visibility", "Smart IR II", "Smart...
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...implementation of rules, as demonstrated by 2 recent examples of major PRC surveillance companies that IPVM found.
This is in stark contrast to the US and EU, where foreign companies including PRC...
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One of access's primary goals is keeping people out of places they should not be, but slipping...
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AI analytics are hitting the mainstream in the consumer camera market, with entrants Wyze and Yi...
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... But what impact do these lasers have?
IPVM bought and tested lasers on surveillance cameras to determine what impact they have:
Can...
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...ai is the technology behind the $20 Wyze AI that beat Axis and Hikvision video analytics in IPVM testing.
Inside this note, we examine XNOR.ai's technology, go-to-market approach, how they...
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... In a statement the researchers provided to IPVM they confirmed that this vulnerability "allows an attacker to execute malicious code on the...
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Interlogix is shutting down, as UTC has confirmed to IPVM in a statement about their "plans to wind down" the once leading brand.
Inside this note, we...
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While Axis Perimeter Defender analytics improved from our 2018 testing, the market has improved...
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While security robots have largely become a joke over the last few years, one organization,...
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IPVM went to Chicago for ASIS GSX 2019, with many exhibitors disappointed about traffic and the...
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...Grandstream VoIP phone and SIP software integration
Milestone VMS integration
This test expands IPVM's intercom test series including Zenitel's Vingtor-Stentofon, Axis access, Axis mullion door...
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Yi Technology is claiming "new AI features" in its $50 Home Camera 3 "eliminates 'false...
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In the first rise in maximum megapixel resolution in 5 years, Hanwha has announced a 32MP / 8K...
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Users can lose badges, but they never misplace a finger, right?
The most common biometric used...
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...potential US sanctions, according to US government records, financial filings and partner documentation IPVM has found.
In this report, we examine what Hikvision has done and how it is positioning...
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...is their certification obtained? What does it consist of? And what, if anything, does this guarantee? IPVM spoke with Mobotix and examined several issues, including:
Certificate Overview
Mobotix's...
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Assa Abloy is acquiring LifeSafety Power, adding to their growing collection of access control...
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While video surveillance analytics has been promoted, hyped and lamented for nearly 20 years,...
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... IPVM routinely tears down cameras as part of our tests so you can ask for input before doing...
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Megvii has already received more than a billion dollars in investment. Now, the company, a top...
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...from a private sector lawyer it hired, rather than a government or independent GDPR authority
Experts IPVM spoke with questioned whether catching shoplifters actually is Substantial Public Interest and...
