IP Network Hardware for Surveillance Guide

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jan 15, 2015

Video surveillance systems depend on running over IP networking equipment.

In this guide, we explain the key pieces of equipment and features, explaining where and why they are typically used. The topics covered include:

  • Fast / Gigabit / 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet Switches
  • PoE vs non-PoE Switches
  • Managed vs. Unmanaged Switches
  • Switches vs Hubs
  • Routers
  • Default Gateways
  • Media Converters - Fiber and Coax
  • Ethernet Network Distance
  • Ethernet over UTP Extenders
  • Network Interface Cards
  • Multiple NICs
  • Customer Premise Equipment

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*** **** ******** ** ******* **** ** ***** *** ****** 100 **/* (**** ********) ** **** **/* (******* ********/***). ***** ratings ******** ********** ********, *.*., *** **** **** **** **** may ******. ***** ********, **** ** ** ** ** ******* Ethernet, *** ********* ****** ********* *** **** ** ************.

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**** ******** (*** **/***) ** **** *** *********** ** ***** devices, **** ** *******, ********, *** */* *******. ****** ** these ******* ******* ******* ******. ******* *****-********* *** ** ******* becoming ****** (**** **** ********* ******* *****), ****** ******* *** typically ** **/* *** *****, ****** *** ***** ****** ** warrant *** *** ** ******* ******** *** *** **** ** the *******.

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** ********, *** ******* *** ***** ** ****** *** **** data *** ****** **** **** ******** *******.  *** ******* *** generally ********** **** ********* (**-**%) **** ***** ********** **** ******** ************. In ************, *** ** ********* **** ** ******* ******** ********, as **** ******** ** ********* *** **** ****** *** ***** backbones. ************, ** *** ** **** ** ******* ******* ** storage ******* (***/***).

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****** **********

***** ****** ********** ******** ** *** ** ***** ******* **** ** less **** *** ******** *******, ** ***** ******* ********* *** the ****** ****** ****** ****** * ******* ** ********* ** overhead. *********, ***** **-**% ** ***** ***** *** ** ******** for ****** **********, ******* **-** **/* ** * **** ******** link, ***-*** ** ***, ***.

Ethernet ********

*** ****** ** * ******* ********** ****** ** ** ************ networks. *** ******* ******** ** * ****** ** ** ******* distribution *** **** ****** * *******, **** * ******* **** in * ************ ****** ** ********** ******* ** ********* *** recorders ** ******* *******. 

**** ********** *** ********* ******** *** ******, ******* ******* ** **** from * ** * *****, ** ** ***** ** **** more ** * ****** ***. ** *** ****-*** ********** *****, multiple ******** *** ** ****** ******** **** * ****** ******* unit *********** ********* ** ********* ** *****.

**** ******** ****** *** ** ********* **** *** ** **** GbE *****, ***** *** ************ ************ ** ****** *** ********** multiple ******** ******** ******* ** * ******* ********* ******. *************, a ****** *** **** ******** **** *****/+ **** ********** *** ********** *** ****** ** ***** ***** ****** ** another **** ********* ******* ******.

PoE ** ***-*** ********

*************,**** ** ****** *********** *** *** ********. ***** *** ******** ******** **** **** ***** ** ******* connected ** ****. *** *** ****** *** *** ******** ** how **** ***** ***** **** ******* (**** ** *** ******* enough ** *** ***** *** ******** ** *******) *** *** many ***** *** *** *******. *** ****, *** *** *** ***** *** ** ***** ************.

Managed **. ********* ********

******** *** ** ****** ******* (******** ***** ** ******* *** change ********) ** ********* (**** *** ****, **** ** ************* possible).

********* ********

********* ******** ***** ** ************* ** ********** ************, ****** ********** devices ** * ****** ******** ***. ***** ******** *** ********* the ******-**** ****** *********, *** ****** ** **** **** ** very ***** *******, ********* * ******* *** *****, ***** ********** and ******** ************* *** *** ********.

******* ********

******* ******** ***** *** **** ** *******, **** ******** *** web *********, ** ******* ********** *** ***** *****. ********* ****** of ********** *** *********, ******** ******** ** ** "***** ********" versus "***** *******", ****** *** ******** ********* ** **** **** by ************.

** ************, ******* ******** *** **** ******** ****, ** **** PoE ****** (******* ** **** *****, *** **** *-* **** options) ******* **** **** ** ********** **********. ************ ***** *** *** the ********** ********* ** ****** ******* ** ******* *** *****, set ** ******* ********** *** ****, **** ********* *** ***************, ******* ************ ******* *** *****, ** ********* *********, *** ********* *** ***** ** ********* models.

**** *********** **** ***** ** **** ******* ***** ** ****** ** ***** surveillance **************, ***** ******** ** * ******** ** **** * third ** ***** ********.  **** *********** ************ ******* *** ***** business *** ****** ********.

*******

***** ******** *** **** ** ******* ******* ******** ** * local *******, ******* *** **** ** ******* ******** ********. *** router ******** ******* *******, ******* **** ******* ********* ******* *** local ******* ******* *** *** **** ** * ***** (********* to *** ********). ***** ******* ** **** ********.

***** **** ******* *** ****** **** ** ***** ******* *******, more ******** **** ******* ******** ********. **** ****** **** ******** traffic **** ******** ******* ******* *** ******, ***** ** ***** set ** *****.

** ************, ******* *** **** ***** **** ** ******* *** surveillance ******* ** ***** ********, ****** ** * ******** ********. This ****** *** ************ ******* ** ****** ************ ****** ** those ***** ***** ************** ******. 

********* ** ******* *** *** ********* ******** ** *******, **** are ********* ** ******** *** **** *** ******** *** ********* to *** ******.

******/****** '***********'

**** ******* *** ******* ****** *****, ********** ****** ******** *** ****** sites ** ******** ***. **** ********** *** **** *** * separate ****** ** ***** ********. *******, ***** ***** *** ****** PoE, ** ****** ****** ****** *********** ******** * *********** *******.

****, **** ******** **** ***** ** ******* ******* *********. *******, these ******* *** ********* **** ** ***** **** ******** ** more *********** ******* ******** ***** **** *********** *******, ***** ******* are ***** **** *** ****** ******** ************, **** ** ********** to *** ********.

 

Media ********** - ***** *** ****

***** ********** ***** ******** **** ******/*** ****** ** ***** ******.  Fiber ***** ****** ******* ****** *********, ****** *********, *** *** immune ** ****** ***** ** ************ ***** ****** ****** ******** cables. 

** ************, ***** ***** ********** *** **** ******** **** ** connect ******* **** **** **** **** **** * ****** ** a ******** *******, **** ** ****-******* ******* ** ******* ****. For ****, *** ***** ******* ***** ********* .

******* **** ** ***** ********* ****** ** ************ ** *** Ethernet **** **** *******. *** *********** ***** ********** ***** ***** to ***** ******** ******* ****** ********* *** ****** ****** ******* to ******* *** ** *******. ** ***** ***** ** ****** in *** ******* ******** **** ********.

Ethernet ******* *********

******* *** ******* **** ******* ********, ********** ** *****, ** distance ******* *** *******. *** ******** **** **** ***** ** *** cable, *** ******** ****** *** ****** **** (***') *** *** guidelines *** *********.*.  ****** ** ******* *** ******** ****** ***** ** **** reliability ********, ******* ******* ***** ******* *** ************* ****** ******* cameras, ********, *** *******.

Ethernet **** ***

** ** **** ******** ** ****** ******** *********** ** ******* *** cabling *** ****** *** **** ***. ** *******, *** ******* an extender reaches, *** ***** **** ********** ** ********. ******* *** ********* (used ** **** **** ** * **** ******* ***) *** increase *** ******* ******* **** ****** ** * ** * times ***** ***** ********** '**** ********'.

***** *** *** ******** ******** ***** **** ~$*** - $*** per ****, **** ****** **** ******* ***** **** ****** ** surveillance.

Network ********* ****

*** ******* ********* **** (***) ******** *** ********* ******** ** connecting * ******** ** * *******.  * "********" ***** ** a ****** ** ***********, *** ***** **** ******** ** ** camera ** ***. ** *******, *** ****** **** ********** ** ******* on * ******* ******** * ***.

** ****** ***, *** ********* **** *** ***** ** * separate **** ********* **** * ******'* *********** ** ******'* ***. Instead, *** *** ** ***** ********** ********** **** *** ******** it ** ******* ****, *** **** ********* ******* ********* ***** are ********* **** ***** ** *******:

Multiple ****** **** ***** 

*******, ******* **** ******* **** * ****** ******* *********, *** * server *** **** *** ** ****. * ****** '**** ********' in ***** ** ******** *********** *** ******** ** ** ********** segregate ******* *********** ** * ********* ***.  * ****** ***** have *** ****, ***** *** ** ********* ** *** ******* of ******* *** *** ***** ** ********* ** * ****** LAN ******** ** ************ ********* *****.

***** ****** ******* ******** **'* *** ***. ** ***** ******* environments ********* **** ***** *** ******** ********, ********* **** **** separate **** *** ****. **** *** *** ** ***** *** IP ******* **** ******** *** ******** *** ******** ** * network.

Customer ******* *********

***, ** ******** ******* *********, ********* ****** ** ********* *** customer *** ******* ********* ** **** ** ***** ******** *******. CPE ********* ********* ******** * ********/******/**** ** * ****************** *******. Today, *** **** ****** ***** ******* ***** *** *** ****** that ***** ********** **-**** *******, **** *** *** ** ******* to *** ****** ********.

*** *******, ** ** ***** ************ ****** ********* ***** ******* CPE ********* ** *** ****** ** ***** ** ** ******** accessed. *** **** ********* ************** ** **** ** *** ******** bandwidth ******** ** *** ********* / *******. ***** **** * single ***** ****** *** ******* ******** **/* ** *********, ***** need ** ** **** *** *** *** ******* **** *********. In **********, **** ***************** ******** ******* **** ******** ********* (**** the **** ** *** ********) **** **********, ***** *** ** a *********** ******* *** ** ***** ********.

** ** ******** ********* ***** *** ** ********, ** **** explore **** ** **** *****.

**** **** *********

**** **** ** ******** ****  ***

Comments (38)

Undisclosed #1

01/15/15 04:39pm

**** ***** **!

* ****** ***** **** *** ****, ***** *** ** ********* to *** ******* ** ******* *** *** ***** ** ********* to * ****** *** ******** ** ************ ********* *****.

** **** ****, **** *** ****** *** ** * ****** between *** *******? ** **, *** ***** *** *********** ** security ************* ** ** ***** **?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/15/15 05:43pm

* ***** *** **** *** ** ***** ***** *** **** NIC ** *** ****** ** **** ** *** ******** ** once. ***** * ******'* ******* **** ** ** ****** *******, a ****** ** ** ******** ** ***********/******.

** *** ** ********, * ***** **** ****** '********' ***** place ** *** *********** *****. *'** ***** ** ***** ** John's ********* ** **** ***, *******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/15/15 05:55pm

* **** ** **** ******* **** *** ** *** **** the **** *** *****. ** ** *********** ****** *** ****** to ******** ** * ******, ***** ** ** *** ******** for. ** ***** *** *** **** ******* **'* ****** * non-issue, ** ******* ** ********** *****. ** ***** ******* *'* told ** *** ****** ******* ***********. * **** ***** ****** this ****** ** * ******* ****** ** * ***'* **** you *** **** ** **** *******.

** *** ** ********, ******* ****** ***** ****** **** ***** setup, ** ** **'* * *** *******, * ******** ****** should ** ****. *****, *'* *** ** ****** ** ***** differences, **** ** ***** ** *********** **** ****** *** ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/15/15 06:33pm

******** **** ** ** ***********, * ***** *** **** ****-***'* COTS ******* **** ******** ** ******* ** **** *** ****** or ******* ****** ******* **** ** '*******', ****. *** *** reason **** *** ****, *** *** ****** * ****** ** perform ** * ******, ** **** ** *********** ****** ** desktop ** ******** **** ** ****. ***-*******.

*** * ****-***'* *** ***** ** * ****** ****, ***** you *****'* ****** *** ****** **** *** ****** ** *** other, ** ***** ** *** ** *****.

*******, ** ***** **** ****** ****, *** ****** *** *** seperate ********, *** ******* ** *** '*******' ****** ***** *** IP *****, **'* ******taking ***** ** *** *********** *****, by the VMS, when it reads a stream in from the one interface and then outputs it (either with or without some modification) to a client on the other interface.

**** **** ** '*******' ***** ***** ** *** *** ******* there ** *** *** **** ** *** ** *** ******, anyway, **why *** **** ** ***** *** ****** ** *** ****** *** ******* ** *** **** **** ** ***** ******** ****? As opposed to a single NIC that would have to output all the flow for destined for both segments to a router to seperate them.

** ****** **** ******-**** ******** *** *********, **** ******* ** get ** *** ******* ******** **** *** **** ***, *** would **** ** ****** ******* **** *** *** *** ******* from *****. ***** ***** ** * **** *****, *********.

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/17/15 05:51am

** * ****** *** *** **** *** ** ** ********* by *** ***, *** ***** *** **** ** *** **** aggregation. * **** ** ** ******* *** **** ***. * haven't ***** *** *** ** *** ******* ** * ****** local ******* ** * ******* ****** *******. ** * **** to ***** ******* **** *** **** ** *** *******, ***** will ** **** **** *** *********** ***** ***. * ** think **** ** **** ** ******* ***** ******** ******* ** does ******* ** **** ** ****** *** ** ********* **** is ****** ******** **** *** **** *** **** ****** *****.

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/19/15 01:46pm

*****,

** ** *** * ** **** **** ********** ******* ** see **** ****** **** ** * ******* **** ** ** when ** ******* * *** ****** ****** ** *** *** market.

**** * ***** ** **** ******* **** *** **** ****** more **** ***-******** ***** ** * ****** ***. ** *** past **** * ***** ***** **** ** **** **** *** 500M *** ** ****** ******* ** * ****** ***... *********** suffered.

**** * ***** *** ** *** *** *****...***** ** ******** recommended ** **** ** *** **** * **** ****...* ***** easily ******* *** *********** * ******.

*** '*****' ** ** *** ******** *******/***** ** *** ******. I ********* **** *** ******** ******-* *** ******* *** ******-* for ******/**********. ** * **** ********** **** *** *********** *******...**** will ** ** ******-*.

*******... **.***.***.* *** **.***.***.*

** **** ***, **** *** ** **** ** ******* ** its ****** ******** ***** ** ****** ***** ****** ** ******* OS ** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Mike Dotson | 01/19/15 05:00pm

*** ***** ***** ** ** **** **** **** *** ******** are *** ******* ** *** ***, *.*. *** ********(*) **** says "***** **** ******* **********" **** ** *********. ***** *'* sure *** **** ****, *** ***** **** ******* **** *************** multi-homed **'* ** ****** *** ** **.

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/19/15 05:04pm

**** ** **** ****. ** ** ***** ******* **** ******* and ******* ** *******...* *** ***** ************ ** *** *** NICs *** ****.

*** ** ********** **** *** ******* **** ***.

***...* **** ****** ** **** **** ***** ****** ****** **** in * **** ********* *******.

* **** *** ****** **** ******* ** ****** ****/** *** to *** *** ** *******.

Jeremiah Boughton

01/15/15 05:41pm

"***** ****" ****** ******** ** ******* ** - ***** *** a ***.

*'* **** ******* **** **** **** *** *****..."**** **** **** avoid *** *** "***** ***/***'* ***”.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jeremiah Boughton | 01/15/15 05:51pm

*****
[**-****]

**** (**** **** ******)
*. ** **** **** ****; **** ***** **; ****:

** ******* ***'* *** *** ******* ****, *** **** **** saying "*****" ** ***** ** ****.

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Aaron Saks

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/11/15 10:18pm

* **** *** **** * **** * *** *** ****** as * **** ** **** - *** ***************. ** *** don't ****/****** ** **** *********, *** *** *** * *** to ***** *** ******** ******* ** **** ** ******* ***************, and **** **** ******** ** * *** ***** **** *** years ***** **** *** *******. ** ******, ***** ******* ******** and **** ********* ** ****** *** **** *** ** ***** and ******* *******....

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

01/15/15 07:19pm
** **** ** * ***** ******* *** ******* ** ** years *** ******* ******** **** *********** ****** ******* ** ********. I **** ******** ** * ****** ** ******* ** * LAN *******'* ****** *** *******. **** ******* ** ** *** HUB ******* *** ****** **** *** *** **** **** *** had *** ** *** ******* *** ** *** ******* ******* with **** ******* ********* ***** * ***'* ** ****. *** outbound *** ******* ******* ***** *** **** ***** ******* *** to *** *** ************. ** ****.

Jack Sink

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 01/15/15 09:11pm

*********** *: **** ** ** *********** ******* ***** * **** you ***'* ****** ** ************* ** ** ********! * **** spent ** ******** ****** ** ********* ** ***** *** *** regional ***** ********** ******** *** ** ************ ****** ***** *** get ***** **** *** *** ** ******* ** *** *******. That **, ***** * ******* ** *** "** ** ********* to *** ***'* ******* ***?"

Undisclosed Distributor #4

01/16/15 03:45pm

**** **** *** *** *** ***** **** * ********** ******** depending ** *** ****** ** ******* *** *** ****.

***** *** *** ** *** ***** *** (*** *******) *** problem *** ****** *** ** **** *** ****** ********.

*** ****** ***:

  • *** ********* *********
  • *** ********* ******
  • *** ****

**** * ***** (*******) ****** **** ******** ****** (***) *** could *** * ****** ***

Undisclosed #1

01/16/15 09:37pm

*********:

Undisclosed Distributor #4

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/17/15 01:31pm

* ***** **** ** ****** ******** ********* ******** *** ******* kind ** ****** (** *** *** ******, *** *** *******, ecc)

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | 01/17/15 05:59am

"************, ******* ***** ** *** ******* ****** ********* **** ** VLANs, ***** *** ** ********* ** ************."

**** *** ** **** ** ******** *******, *** **** ** the *********** ******* **** *** ******** ****** ******* ***** *** trunk *****. * **** ***** **** ** ** **** ** Sonicwalls *** ******** ******** ***** ***** *********(******** ****** **** *** been ********* ****** ** **** ***** ******** ********). ****** * used *** **** ****** ****, * ***** ** ***** **** a ********** **** ******* ****** ******** ******* ** **.

Undisclosed #5

01/23/15 12:08pm

***** *******. **** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

03/18/15 05:30pm

* ** *** ********** **** *********** *** *** ********* ******** in *** ***** **** : "***** ** *** ********* ******* options ***** ***** *** ** ***,***,*** */*"

** *** *********** ** ** ******* *** ** *** ***** answer ******** *** *** ******** **** **/* (=****,*** */*) *** not ****,***,*** */* ***** ** ***,***,*** */*.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 03/18/15 09:06pm

** ******** **********, ******* ******** (*** ** * ****) ** a **** ********** ******* ************ *** ************ ******** ****** ** a **** ** * ******* *** ****** (*,***,***,******* *** ******), ** ******* ** *** **** ***.*-**** ********. -*********

Jim Daly

03/20/15 06:32am

"*** ******* ******* ** ****** *** ********* ******* ********** ****** *** ** ***** ************ *********."

** *** ******* ******* *** ******** ** * ***** **** / ****** ******* ***** *** ******* *** *** *** ********* through *** *** ******?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jim Daly | 03/20/15 08:59am

*** ******* ******* ******* ** ******** ** ***** ******* ** recorders **** **** ** ** ******** ******** **** *** ********.

***** *** ********, **** ******** **** ******* *** ******* ******* address, (******** *** ** *** ** ** *** *** ******), making ** *** **** ****** ******** ********** **** *** ********.

*** ******** ** **** ******** ** **** ** **** ** NVR/DVR/VMS *******, *** ***'* ** **** ** *** *** ******* remotely, **** ****** **** *** ** ******* ****.

Jim Daly

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/20/15 10:15am

***** *** *** **** *****. * ********** ******* **** ******* the ****** *** *** ******* ********** ***** **** *** ******* needed *** ******* ******* ** ** ******* ** ** *** nvr.

** * ****** ** ******** *** * ****:

*** * ***.***.*.** ********* ** *** * ***.***.*.** ***

*** * ***.***.*.** ******** ** *** * ***.***.* ** ******* through *** **** ****** **** *** ******* ***.***.*.* ?

******** * ** *** **** ******** ****** ** *** * and *** *.

*******,

***

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jim Daly | 03/20/15 03:22pm

** *** ***'* **** ** ***** * ******** *****(****), *** for ****** ******* *** *** *** *** ******* (** * built-in ******)?

Jim Daly

03/20/15 03:42pm

*****, * ****** **** ***** *** ******** ***********.

*** * **** *** ********* ***’* ***** ******* *** **** (unmanaged) ******?

******* *: ***.***.*.**

******* *: ***.***.*.**

****** ** ***.***.*.*

******* * **** *** ******* ****** ******.

*******

***

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jim Daly | 03/20/15 04:09pm

****, *** *** *** ******* * ** *** ** *** LAN *****, *** ******* * ** *** *** **** (** vice *****).

******* ****** **** (** *****)***** **********, **** **** ** ********** *******. ** **** **** you ***** ********* *** *** ** *** .* *** *** WAN ** .*, *** *** ****** ***** ******* ******* ******** from *** ** *** ***** ** ******.

*** **** *** ***** **** * *** ** *** ** the ********, *** ******* *. **, * ***'* ***** **** is **** *** *****.

** *** *** ****** ***** **** ******* * *** *** viewing ******* *** * *** *** ******* ** **, **** the ***** *** ** ******** ** ** ** *** * dual ***** ** (*** **** *** ****), ** * ****-***** NVR.

****'* *** ***** ********?

Jim Daly

03/20/15 04:25pm

***** *** *** *** **** *****.

*'* *** ******* ** * ********** ************ ** **** ****** that ******** **** *** ** *** **** ****** ** ****** understand *** ***'* ****, *** *** **** ** *** ** give **** *** *** ******* *******.

****** *****,

***

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jim Daly | 03/20/15 04:54pm

** ** *****, **** ******* ******* *** ****** ** *** and **** *** *** (******) *** ***** *** *** ********* per ******. **** ********** ** ** ** *** **** ****** as *** *** ** ********, ********* ******* ***** ***** **.

**** ******* *** **** ***** * **** ****** ** * mentioned ***** ** *********** ********, *** *** ***********, ***** **** are ******** ** ****** ******** ***** ********, *** ********* ***** be ****.

**** ****!

Ian Smith

IPVMU Certified | 05/19/15 12:24am

****** * ***** **** ***** ****, * **** ** ** the **** *** *** **** ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Ian Smith | 05/19/15 07:24pm

**** *** ***.*** ******-* **** **** ****?

Randy Major

05/19/15 02:27pm

*********** *********** ******* ************. ******** ******** ****** *** **** ******* to **** * * **** *** ****. ***** ********* *** card ** *** * ** * ***** *** *********** ** how ***********'* **** **** ************ ***********.

john wood

IPVMU Certified | 05/19/15 04:44pm

**** ****** **** ** ** * "*******" ****** ** *** perfect"fools **********" *** ********* ***** ** **** *** *****? ** that * ****, * ***** ********* ********* ******* ** ********* vintage *** ************'* ********* **** ******* ***** ** *********** ** be *** *****'* **********.

Casey White

02/16/16 03:38pm

**** **** *** ****. *** *********** ***** *** *** ****** opened ** **** ** *** ********* ****** **** ******** *** own ************. *********** ** ******* * *** ***** ** *** my **** **.

-******

Christopher Shrader

IPVMU Certified | 02/17/16 03:14pm

* *** *** * ***** **** *** ****** * *** for *** ******** ** *** ** *** ********. *** ***** something *** ********. ** *** **** *** **** * **** informative *****.

Guy Esswein

IPVMU Certified | 07/24/16 03:13pm

***** *** *** **** ***********. ** * *****. *********** * am ******** * *** ** * **** *** ****** ** this **** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed End User #7

05/11/17 02:38pm

**** ** *** ********** ******* ******** *** ***?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed End User #7 | 05/11/17 02:43pm

******** ** ****

*** ***** ** **** *** **** ****** ***** **** ** computer **********. ****** ********, *** **** ****** **** ********** ********, can *** *** ******. ******* **** ******* ** ***** **** in **** ******** *** ***** *** ****** ****** *********** ******* of *** ********** ***** ***** ******** ** ******* ***** *** coaxial *****.

*** ** **** ******* ********** *** ** ***** ************, ********* in ******** *******. **** ******* ******* * *** ****** **** screw *********; *** ***** ********* *** ******** ** ***** *** baseband ** ********** *******. ** *** ** * ******** ************ line, * ***** ** ****** ** ******* ** ********** *********, for ******* *** ***** *** ********** *** ******** *** ******* cable.

********** ******* **** ***** ******* ******** * ********* **** **** through *** * ** ****** ************ ******** ** **** ******** data.

Mike Dotson

Seneca | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #7 | 05/11/17 02:47pm

**** ********** *** **** **** **** *********:

********-**-*** *****

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Cat 5e? Cat 6? Cat 6a? What do integrators use in practice, today? 140+ integrators told IPVM. Here are the results: For those who want to...
Vulnerability Directory For Access Control Cards on Aug 14, 2017
Knowing which access credentials are insecure can be unclear, especially because most look and feel the same. Even the most insecure 125 kHz types...
IP Camera Specification / RFP Guide 2017 on Aug 14, 2017
RFPs are hard. Do them 'right' and it takes a lot of knowledge and time. Do them 'wrong' and you can be (a) unwittingly locked into a specific...
Rebooting IP Camera Statistics And Practices on Aug 10, 2017
Dahua cameras automatically reboot weekly, by default. Is this an innovation by the Chinese mega-manufacturer or a sign of a problems? 125...
Most Common Network Termination Usage Statistics on Aug 09, 2017
How do integrators decide which brand of patch panel or keystone jack to buy?  140+ integrators told IPVM which manufacturers they trust and what...
Hikvision Releases Network Cabling on Aug 04, 2017
Hikvision's expansion continues. From cameras to analytics to thermal to intrusion to access to... network cabling. Hikvision explained: A...
Access Control Commissioning / Install Checklist on Aug 03, 2017
This 80+ point checklist helps end users, integrators and consultants verify that access control installation is complete. It covers the following...
Most Commonly Used Network Cable Brands on Aug 03, 2017
Every IP camera project uses network cabling. And integrators typically buy such cabling in bulk. But what are the top selling or favorite bulk...

Most Recent Industry Reports

Avigilon CEO Attacks Asian Companies Cyber Insecurity on Aug 18, 2017
Avigilon CEO is taking aim at their Asian competitors. And he is going directly after these company's cyber security issues. In this note, we...
Sony Next Gen HD Dome Camera Tested (SNC-EM642R) on Aug 18, 2017
Sony has released their latest generation, claiming improved WDR and low light, increased IR range, and more. We tested the SNC-EM642R outdoor IR...
IP Networking Course September 2017 on Aug 17, 2017
This is the only networking course designed specifically for video surveillance professionals plus it includes live training, personal help and...
Knightscope Raises $10 Million With $3,320 Average Per Investor on Aug 17, 2017
Congrats to Knightscope. And condolences to their legion of little investors. Knightscope has disclosed they have raised $10+ million from their...
Axis and Arecont Legal Conflict Over Multi-Imager Cameras on Aug 17, 2017
Arecont threatened Axis. Axis has responded by moving to invalidate an Arecont patent. It is an important contest. Multi-imagers are Arecont's...
Directory Of Consumer Security Cameras on Aug 16, 2017
The consumer camera segment continues to grow, with new startups and models from existing players released seemingly every month. In this report we...
Cat 5e vs Cat 6 vs Cat 6a Network Cable Usage Statistics on Aug 16, 2017
Cat 5e? Cat 6? Cat 6a? What do integrators use in practice, today? 140+ integrators told IPVM. Here are the results: For those who want to...
Hikvision Responds To Cracked Security Codes on Aug 15, 2017
Hikvision has responded to IPVM's report on Hikvision's security code being cracked, both with a 2 page update to dealers and communication...
Stolen Video NVR / DVR Statistics on Aug 15, 2017
"But what happens if someone steals my recorder?" Anyone who has done more than a handful of jobs has probably heard this question several times....
Hikvision Europe Cutting Out Unauthorized End User Sales on Aug 15, 2017
The days of anyone buying Hikvision from anywhere off the Internet are numbered, at least in Europe, if Hikvision's plan comes to fruition. In...

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