*** ****** ********* **** ******* ****** about *-** ************ ***, ********** ** region, *******, ** ****** ****:
- *** **** ********* ********** ********* *** schools *** ******* *****/*****. ** *******, the ******* ********* ** *** ******** is * ********, **** ******** '****** areas' **** *********, **********, *** ******** next.
- ******* *** '****** ** *****' ********* in **********. ******* ******* *** ******* unions *** ***** ** *** **** common ********** ** *** ********.
- ********** ******* ****** *** *** ****** were ****** ******. **** **** ***** budgets, ******* ********* ***** ***** '**-****' brands, *** ******** ******* *** ******* is ****** ****** * ***********.
- **** ** ***** ** *** *********, the ****** ** ************ **********. *** most ****-***** ********* **** ***** ******* half *** ****, *** ******-**** ********* still **** ********** ******** *** ******** the ***** **** ** *********.
- **** ******* *** ****** **********, ***** price ** ****** * *** ******. However, **** ******* **** *** * premium ** ***** ****, **** ** it ***** ******* ***** **** ************ favor **********, ****-********* ****-*** ******.
- ******* ********* ** ******* * ***** decision, **** ***** ******** ** * school *****. ***** *** ******* ** the ********* ***** ****, ** *********** are ****** ****** ******** ** *** decision-making *******.
- ************ ****** *********** **** ***** ******* happens '******' ** '*****'. *** ******** of ********* ********* *** **** *** complexity ** ********* *** ***** *** the *******.
- *********** ****** ****** ** ****** ******, but ** ********* ******* ** ****** employees. ****** ****** ** ****** ** other ******* ******** ******* *** ** atypical.
- *** ******* ******* **** ******* **** with ***** ************ ******* *******: '****** *******', 'setting ******* *********** ************', *** '*** many ************ ** *********'.
*** **** ****** ********* *** ******** in ***** *****:
Camera *********
********: ***** *** *** **** ********* locations ** ****** *******? *** ** **** ****** ** any, **** ******* ******* ** ****** schools ** **** *******?
*******: *** **** ********* ********** ********* *** schools *** ******* *****/*****. ** *******, the ******* ********* ** *** ******** is * ********, **** ******** '****** areas' **** *********, **********, *** ******** next.
** *******, *** **** ******** ***** schools *** **** *******. **** ******* typically **** ****** ****** ****** **** elementary *******. **** ** *** ** part ** ********** ***** **** ******* lots, ******** **********, *** '*********' ********* causing ********* ******** *****.
************ '*******-**-******* ********' ** * ********** factor *** ************ ** ****** ******, while ****** ************** *** ************** ************** of ******** ** *** ******* **** *** lower ******.
*******
- "*** ***/****-******** ********, ******* ********* *** top-priority ** *** ********. **** *** the ***** ****** **** >**% ** people **** **** *******."
- "*** **** ********* ****** *** *** primary ******* *** ***** ***** *** all ******/***** ** *** ********. "
- "** *** **** ******* ******* **** coverage ****** ** ********/***** ***** *** middle *** **** ******* **** ***** hallways ** ****."
- "*** ********* *** *** **** ********* at *** ******."
****** *****/***********
- "** ****** *** **** ****** **** library *** *****/*****/*****. **** ********** ** the **** ***** **** *********** *** then **** ***** ******* *** ******* spots *** ****** *******."
- "**** ********* ****** ** ** ** common ***** *** ******** **** **** we *** ****."
- " ** *** *-** ****** *** ***** locations *** ******* *** *** ********** as **** ** *** ********* ***** students ** ******* *** ******."
- "**********, ** ** *** ********* ********."
********
- "********. **** ********* ***** ** ******* hallways ** ****** ***** *******."
- "*********, ******* ******* ** ******/***** ****** is * *** ************ ****."
******* ****
- "**** ******* *** ****** ********* ***** parking *** ********. "
- "****** * *** **: **** ******* focus ** ******* ****. **** ** one ***** ***** ** ***** *** a *** ** ****."
- "**** ******* - *** ******* **** to *** ****"
- "******* ******* ***** *** ***** **** crimes *** ******** *****."
Classroom *******
********: *** ***** ** *** ****** cameras ****** ** **********? *** ** why ***?
*******: ********** ******* ****** ****** ******* happens '******' ** '*****', **** **** citing ******* ******* ***** ****** *** tight ******* ** *** **** *******:
*******/***********/******
- "** ***** ****** ******* ****** **********. Privacy!"
- "****** *****. ** **** *********** ******* it."
- "**** ******. **** ******* ****** **** not ***** **.
- "********* ** ** *** ****** ******* in ********** ******* ** ******."
- "**** ******. **** ** ** ******** of ******* ** *** ********."
- "***** **** ***** **** *** ********* deployments ** **** *****. ** ** more ** * ******* *********** ***** then * ******* ******* *****. ** a ****** *******, * ***** ******* the ****** ** *** *********, *** unions *** *****-********** ******** ******* ****."
- "******* ********* **** ********* ** *******, but **** *** ******* ** *** a ******* ******, *** ********** ********** are *** ** *** **** ** funded *******."
- "*** ******* ** *** **** *** money *** ******* ** *** *******."
*******, ***** **** ** ****** ********** classroom ******* *** ** ** ***** that ***** ****-***** ****** **** ******** labs ** ****-******* ****** *****. ******** of *** ******* ******** *******:
- "*** **** ********** *** ******** **** and *********. "
- "*****, *** ****, ***********, ********** *** Media ******* ***** *** **** ** flex ****** *** ***** ** ****** as ********** ** *****."
- "** *** *** ******** ***** * district ****** **** ****** *** ******** lab, *** ** ******* **********."
- "***** ****** **'* * ******** ********* or ** **** ******** **** (***)."
Camera *************
********: **** ****** ************* ** *** use **** ***** ** *-**? ****, if *** ****** *************, ** ******* tend ** *****?
*******: ******* ****** ****** *** ****** common. ********* ** *** ****** ***** 'budget *****' ************ ***** *********. ******* the ********* ********* *** ******:
- "** ******* ****** ** **** ***** in ***** *******, ***** ******* * more ********* ******. *******, *** *** names ***** **** ** *****-********** ****."
** *** ******, **** *** ********* most ***** (***** **% ** *** answers ********* ****), *** ***** **** Avigilon, *********, *** ******* **** ****** too:
****
- "** **** ** ***** ****. *** white ****** *** ******** ****** ****** sell ****."
- "**** ** *** ****** *** ** far, **** ** **** ** **** to *******."
- "** ********* *** **** *** ******* flexibility *** ************* *** *** ******."
- "**** **************. ********* *** *-** *********** is ******* *** *** ******* ******** warranty ** ***** *******."
- "**** ** *** ****** *** ** far, **** ** **** ** **** to *******"
- "** ********* *** **** *** ******* flexibility *** ************* *** *** ******"
********
- "******** *** ********* *** ********."
- "**** ***** ** *** *** ***** on ********."
- "**'** *** ** ******** *******, ** that's **** **'** **** *****"
- "********, *** [****] ********"
*********
- "**** *** ****** ********** ** * Panasonic ****** ** **** **** *** greatest *********.
- "********* **** ***** ********."
- "*********, **** *** *** **** ****** for **."
*******
- "******* ******* *** ** * ****** and **** ** *** *********** *** to ** *** ***, ** **** been ****** ******* **** *******."
- "** **** ** *** **** *** Samsung ** ** **** **** ** these ********* ** ********* ** **** a *** **** *** **** ** used."
- "**** *** ****** **** *** ****** of ****** **** *******, *** ** are ******** ** ******* ** ******* for ******* *******."
******** ******
*******, **** ********* ********* **** ********* have ******* ******* **** ********* ***. Those ********** ******** ****** ********:
- "*******, *********, *****. ** **** ** sell *********."
- "*******, *****, ****, *** **** *** the **** **** ***** ****."
- "** ********* *** ********* *** **** used ***** ************* **** ** ********* if *** ******** ** ******* ** pay *** **."
- "**** *** *******: **% ****, **% Samsung"
- "*****, ****, *** *******"
- "*****, ******* *** *******."
- "** **** ******** ****, ***** *** Axis. *** ******* ** *** **** to **** *** ********* *****."
- "*** **** *** *** ** **** one. ** *** ** *** *** best ****** *** *** ***. ********* the ******* ************ ** *** ***********."
VMSes ****
********: **** *** / ******** ** you *** **** ***** ** *-**? What, ** *** *** ** ********* platforms do ******* **** ** *****?
*******: *******, ********* ******** ********* ** more ******* **** ****** ******. ********** brands **** *********, *****, *******, ******** are ***, *** ** ********** ********** for ***. ************, '******-*******' ****** **** Video ******* **** ** ********** **** other *********.
- "*** ******* ** **** **** **** to **** *********. ********* *** ******* up ***** **** **** *** **** couple *****."
- "** ****** *** ******* *** *** schools **** ** ***** *******. ********** if **** ** ****** *******, *** idea ** ****** *** *** ******* into *** ***** ** ******** ** what ***** **."
- "*********.... ** **** **** * *** of ******* *** ***** ** ****."
- "*****, *********, ********. * *** ** the ******* *******."
*****-******* ************ **** **** * ******, which ***** ** ***** *****:
- "*****. *** ****** ****** *** ***** MAC ** **** * ***** ***."
- "**** ** *** *********** **** **** Exacq. *** ******* ****** **** ** most ** *** ****** ************ *** Apple/MAC *****."
- "***** *** **** ****, **'* ***** compatibility *** ******."
- "**** ******* **** ******* **** *** run ** ***** ** *******. ***** is **** *** ****."
*******, ** ** ***** **** *** education ******** ** **********, *** **** offerings **** **** ******* ***** *******:
- "** **** * *** ** *********** in *******."
- "*** ******* *** ***** ****** *** Axis ****** ******* ******."
- "********* *****-*** ***"
- "********* ********* *.*"
- "******* ***, **** ****** ** ** old."
- "******* **** ** **** ***."
- "**** **** *** *********. ******* ***** look ** ** *** ********."
Cost **************
********: *** ********* ** *** **** for *** ******* *** **** ****? Please ***** *** ******** ** ***** pricing *** ******* (*.*., ** *******, $50,000 ***** ****).
*******: **** ******* *** ****** **********, where ***** ** ****** * *** factor. *******, **** ******* ********** ***** is *** ****** '****'. ********** ******** is ****** ****** ***** ** *********** and *********** *****-**** ******* *** *********** contracts.
- "***** **** ** ********* * *******, it ** *** ****** *** ******* concern. * **** ****-*** ******** ***** at ********** "*******" ***** ************ **** a ****** ** **** ** * viable ***** ********."
- "*** **** ******** ** *** **** has *** ** ***** ***** *** first **** ****** *** ***** *** that ** *****'* **** ** *** picture ******* ** ****. **** **** start ** ** **** ** ***** and *******. **** *** ********* **** long ******** ********* **** *** **** service. *** **** ** ** ******** to *** ** ***** * *****-**** roll *** **** *** **** ********."
- "** ** *** **** ** *****. If **** **** *** *** **** get ** **** ******* ****. ** see **% ** *** **** ** lose ****** **** ** ** ** fix *** ******* ***** **** *** put **. ********: ***** ******** ** IL **** ****+ *******. ** **** beat *** ** ****** ****. **** have *** **** ** ****** **** to **** **** * *********** ******. "
*******, **** ****** **** ******* ******* trumps *** *****, *** ******** ******. In ****, **** ******* *** ***** is *** **** ****** **** *** matter:
- "**** ********* *** *** *** ** the **** ******** **+% ** *** time."
- "******* **** ** ***** ** **** is *** #* ******, **** *** exception ** * ***** ***** ****** which ** ***** ***** **** ***** sources (** ******* **** ** ******* the ****)."
- "*** **** ** ********."
- "*'** **** ******* *** **** ***** awful ********* ******* *** ************ **** bid ** **** ***."
- "**** ******* **** ** ****** *** this."
- "***** **'* ***** ****** ***********, ***** is ****** **% ***** "******" ******. Don't **** ** **** ***** ***** per ****** *****, ******* ******* *** cabling ***** *** ******* **** ** this ***** ** *****."
Decision ******
********: *** ********* ***** *** ********** decision ** *-**? **? ********? **********? Other?
*******: ******* ********* ** ******* * joint ********, **** ***** ******** ** a ****** *****. ***** *** ******* of *** ********* ***** ****, ** almost ****** ** ***** ** ** a **** ** *** ********* *****.
********** *** ******
**** ********* ***** **** ****** ********* are **** ** * ******** ***** of ************, ********* ************ **** *********** facets ** *** ******:
- "********** *** **********. ****** ******** ******** and ********** *** ******** ****** *********."
- "** *** ** * ********** ********, IT ********, ******** ******** ** ******** manager ********* **** *** ********."
- "** ********** ** **** *** ******** is **** ** * **** ********** of ********** ******** *** **."
- "********** *** ** *** *** ****** group. ** ** *** ** ******* they ********* **** ***** ** ** the *********/******* *****."
***** ********* *** *****
****** ******* ****** **** **** ******* the ****** ***** ** **** *** on *** **** ********, *** *** major ******* ****** *** ******** ***** or ****** *** ******* ******* **********:
- "**** *** ****** *** ** *** school *****."
- "******* *** ***** ** ********* *** a *** ** ***** ** **** is *********. **** ****** **** ******* cameras **** *** ****** *** ******** through *** *****."
- "****/ ****** ***** ******"
- "****** ******** *** ***** ********** ****** which *******, ****** ********** *** ******** decide ***** ** ****** **** **** to ** ******.
- "********* ** ** ************** **** ** superintendent."
*** ** ********** ** ****** *****
** *** ****, *** ***** ** clear: *** *********** ********** ********** ** almost ****** * ***** ** *** buying *******:
- "** *** *** *****."
- "********* *** **** ***** **** ** whether **** **** ** ** ***."
- "******** *** ** *** ******* ******** in *** ********."
- "**********, *** ** ********** ******* ******** and **** **** *** ***** ********."
*******, ******* ********* *** ******** **** some ************ ********* **** **** ** the ******** ** * ****** ******, generally ** ******* ** ****** *******:
- "*** ********** ***** *** *********."
- "*** ********** ******** ** *** ********."
- "**********, ******** **** *** ***** ****."
- "********* ****** *************** **** *** ***** call."
***********
********: *** ***** ** *** ****** surveillance ****** ********** **** ******, ********* or ****? *** ** *** *** do ******* ****** ** ** ****?
*******: ************ *********** **** ***** ******* happens '******' ** '*****'. ************* *** cost *** *** ******* ********.
- "******. ******* **** ****** ********** ****** control *** **** ***** ******* *** put **, ****'** ******* ******** *** in ********* ********."
- "** **** ***** **** ****. * would *** **** *** **** ****** is *** **** **** ****** *** intrusion *** ** **** ****** (** not *****) ***** ** * ****** environment. **** **** ******* *** ** basic **** **** ** *********** ***** not ** ****** *********."
- "** **** *** ** ******** *** video *********** **** ***** *******. **** of *** ******* **** * *** match ** ********* ******* ** ********* buildings ** ** ***** *** ** easy ******* * ***** ******* ** the ***** *******."
- "******. *******, ********* **** ****** **** intrusion ****** *** ** **** *****, though ********* **** *** ****** ****. Fire ** ******* *** **** ** manage ** ** ** ***** *****. Sometimes ** ** ********* **** ****** control *** ** ** **** ****."
**** *********** **** ******, ** **** often ******** ****** ******* ** ********* alarm *******:
- "**** ***** **** ****** *******, *** not ***** ****** ** ** *******."
- "* ***** *** ******* **% ** the **** *** ************ ****** ** integrated **** *** ****** ****** ***/** intrusion *******."
- "** *** **** ****** ******. **** schools **** ** ** **** ** know **** ***** *** ******* **** and ****** **** ******* **** ** better ****** ****** ** ***** *********."
- "**** ***** ** **** **** *** intrusion, *** *** ****** **** ****** access ******* ***********. ** ******* *** biggest ******* ** *********** ** ****** control ** *** **** ** ********* responsibility *** ************* *** ******."
Remote ******
********: *** ***** ** ****** ****** provided *** ****** ********* ** *** the ******? *** ** **** ********* done?
*******: *********** ****** ****** ** ****** common, *** ** ********* ******* ** school *********. ****** ****** ** ****** or ***** ******* ******** ** *** typical. *** ****** ** ********* *** method ****.
******* *** *****
- "****** (*** ****) ****** ** ********** to * ****** ***. ****** ************** and ******** **************."
- "****** ****** *** ****** ** *** requested *****, *** ** ** *** staff."
- "***** ** ***% ** *** **** remote ****** ** *********.
****** *** ******
- "*********, ***** *** *** ******! ** aren't ** ******* ** ***** ********* get ******, *** **** ** *** like *** ** ** *** *** cameras."
- "***** *** ** ***** ********* ** place *** ****** ****** ******."
- "****** *** *** ********* ** * general ****"
- "*'** **** ***** ** (*) ********* giving ****** ****** ** *** ****** and **** **** ****** * "********** of *************" **** ******** ********** ** which *** ****** *** **** *****."
- "**** ******* ******* *** ****** ** give ****** ******, *** **** **** happens ***** **% ** *** **** due ** *** **** ** ***** the ****** ** *** ** ******, the ******* *******/******** ********, *** *** means ** ****** (****** ** ** VPN)."
**** *** ******
** *** ******* ****** ****** ******* available, **** ****** **** *** **** to **** ***** ***** **** ******* networks:
- "********* ***** ** ****** ****** *** school ************** *** ***."
- "****** ****** *** ********* ** ******* often *** *** ** ******* * mobile ******."
- "****** ****** *** ***** ** ****** VPN ** *** ******* ***** * thick ******, **** ***** * *******."
- "******* ***** **** ** ****** *** other ***** ********** ** ********* **** via * *** ***********."
Biggest *******
********: **** ** *** ******* ******* you **** ** **** ****** ************ projects?
*******: ******* *******, *** '****** *******', 'setting ******* ************', *** '*** **** stakeholders ** *********' **** *** ***** most ******.
******
***** ****** *******. ******* *** ***** secured *** * ******, ** *********** a ****** **** **** *** ****** is *** ******* *******:
- "**** ** *** ******* *****. ***** school ***** *** ***** **** **** cameras *** ****** ** ****** ** issue."
- "******* ** **** * ***** ****** between *** ****** ** ******* "******" and *** ****** ** ****** "******."
- "*-** ************ ********* **** * ******** with *** ******* ** ******** * Chevrolet."
*** **** ************
****** ************ ** * *** ********, and ** *** **** ********* *****. However, *** **** ** ***** ***** given * **** ** *** ********** table, *** **** ********* ** ** to ****** ********:
- "*** ****** ** ********* *** ** many ****** ******* ** ** ******** and *** ****** ***** *****- ***** is ***** *********. ***** ******** ***** they **** **** ***** ************ **** we **. **** *** ****** ****** a ********* *** * ****."
- "*** **** ********* *** ******* *****. When ** ** **** **, ***** and ****** ** ** ****. *******, it ******* ***** **** *** ******** 3 ** ** **** *********, **************, academics, ******* ******** (*********, **** *****, vending)and **** ****."
- "****** **** *** ******** ****** *** satisfied **** ****** ********** *** *****."
*********** ************
*******, *** ********, *********, *** ******* cost ** *** ************ ****** ***** is *************. **** ***** ******** *************** are * ***** **** ** ******, and ******* ******** *** ********* ** key:
- "************* ********** ***********, *** ****** ********* who ****** *** **** *******."
- "*** ******* ***'* *** * ***** amount ** ****** *** **** ******** zooming."
- "********* **** ******* * ***** ** install *** ****** *** ** *** budget *** ***** ** ****** ***** to **** *** ****** ** *** running. **** * *** ***** ***** they *** ***** **** * ****** is ******* *** ****'* ***** ***** of * *****/*****."
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Undisclosed #1
Were there any questions about audio recording?
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Matt Transue
Hi 'Al'If recording audio is recommended/required for an installation (assuming all legal issues are handled), it is recommended to look at sourcing a third party microphone for use when possible (again, assuming the camera has a mic input).
If recording audio is recommended/required for an installation (assuming all legal issues are handled), it may be recommended to look at sourcing a third party microphone for use when possible (again, assuming the camera has a mic input).
My experience tells me that many cameras with built-in microphones have relatively poor audio performance; or at least poorer than an external microphone.
Sometimes this is due to camera positioning (camera to too far away from the subject to pick up audio clearly), or poor hardware...or both.
Using a powered external microphone may add flexibility and increase audio performance. Some areas may even benefit from some type of noise cancellation.
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Cameron Javdani
05/26/15 08:28pm
Hi, Louroe guy here.
All of the above is good advice with audio, both from a performance side and also privacy considerations.
We've seen audio be used in schools not just for a security purpose, but also as a learning tool. Think of the audio/video recording of a lecture being used as a study aid. There's also increased interest in audio as a tool for identifying or verifying bullying claims amongst students or when a student claims that a teacher is being inappropriate or abusive.
With regards to integrator liability when steps are taken to document proper installation and configuration, I'm not aware of integrators getting into legal trouble. If there are documented cases I'd very much like to see them. Much more common is that the liability falls on the end user for using equipment in an inappropriate way, same as if someone moved a camera into a restroom.
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Luke Maslen
Hi Brian, for Apple-centric schools, did any integrators mention using Ben Software SecuritySpy? I'm aware that Exacq has had a good Mac client for years but am intrigued that there was no mention of running the VMS on a Mac using SecuritySpy.
For those who answered Exacq, was their any indication of whether the school was using an Exacq NVR or whether it was running the Exacq VMS on their own computer? Thank you for another insightful article.
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Chuck Janzer
Different take on audio.... Two-way Intercom..... Currently working on a project that has been traditional analog video, Pelco switcher, outboard high power open voice intercom system. The "spot" monitor controls a relay bank that connects the intercom to speakers in the view of the camera. Has been working since 2000ish. The customer is now moving to IP. They insist on the same capability. Security uses this two-way intercom all the time. (no recording.... just live two way talk.) Looking for suggestions on how to accomplish this in the IP world. They really want this to be automatic, no "selector" buttons on the intercom. Must be bi-directional, not just inbound or outbound. Speaker/Microphone will be located in the view of the camera, not at the camera. They want to reuse the existing speakers if possible.
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