School Surveillance Maintenance Problems Revealed

Ben Wood

•Published Nov 04, 2013 05:00 AM

What are the biggest problems when it comes to school districts and their surveillance systems? School districts are often reluctant to release security system maintenance records so unless you are the one doing maintenance, it is hard to find out. However, maintenance logs recently released by two Colorado school districts provide a glimpse into the every day problems of school surveillance systems.

Background

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Comments (4)

J. A. 'Cal' Calcaterra

•Mar 18, 2014

Ari, Thanks for asking. :-) First "Cal, I think you're focusing on the trees so hard you didn't notice the forest." As we are coming from different disciplines I might say the same thing. But I won't. Oh I just did. :-) > How? This is a Bosch DVR and analog camera we're talking about here, I doubt there's an available SDK. I guess I was 'seeing' IP cameras. Which I can access via any networked PC. Are/is this a closed system? If so where is there a diagram to look at? Solutions may still be possible. An 'outside' eye might see things others overlook.

Ari Erenthal

•Mar 18, 2014

Chesapeake & Midlantic

In reply to J. A. 'Cal' Calcaterra

Oh, yeah, if these were IP cameras, there's be more options.

J. A. 'Cal' Calcaterra

•Mar 20, 2014

In reply to Ari Erenthal

Ari, Do you know the Bosch system name? So I can see the options you see? Thanks, ...Cal

Tedor Gligorich

•Mar 21, 2014

In reply to J. A. 'Cal' Calcaterra

Cal, dont know how you got here but everybody else over here. ;)