IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.
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JCI / Napco Integration Battle

JCI and Napco are firing salvos at each other over integration issues which both sides blame on the other. The bigger problem is that central...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 13 Comments Info plus reports label

ADT Techs Switched From Project To Hourly Pay

In the past year, ADT has switched a significant number of its technicians from being paid on a project basis to an hourly basis, IPVM has...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

IP Camera Cabling Installation Guide

This guide teaches how to install network cabling for IP cameras, including: Estimating cable run length (with video tutorial) Accounting for...

By John Scanlan - over 5 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Panasonic USA Dumps Dahua

'Effective immediately', Panasonic USA has unceremoniously dumped Dahua, just 2 weeks after the US government banned Chinese manufacturers...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 2 Comments Info plus reports label

Ligowave Wireless Profile - Ubiquiti Competitor

Ubiquiti has become the most common choice for wireless in video surveillance (see Favorite Wireless Manufacturers) but not without controversy and...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 22 Comments Info plus reports label

Inputs/Outputs For Video Surveillance Guide

While many cameras have Input/Output (I/O) ports, few are actually used and most designers do not even consider them. However, a good understanding...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 5 Comments Info plus reports label

Luxriot VMS Profile

Luxriot is more popular than Hikvision and Milestone products according to ASMAG which was probably even surprising to Luxriot. The company has...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 9 Comments Info plus reports label

Opposing the Hikvision / Dahua Ban

Here is a case against the US government ban of Dahua and Hikvision. IPVM collected 160+ responses from integrators, dozens of which opposed the...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 112 Comments

SNMP / Network Monitoring For Surveillance

Surveillance systems typically rely on the the VMS to report issues, but this most often just means knowing a camera is "down" with no warning or...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 17 Comments Info plus reports label

First US City Bans Hikvision

Just days after a ban of Hikvision was signed into law for the US federal government, the first US city has followed, banning Hikvision as...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 43 Comments

Axis Strong Q2 2018 Results

Axis reported strong Q2 2018 financial results and, for the first time in many years, Axis grew faster than Hikvision. However, the company's...

By John Honovich - over 5 years ago | 3 Comments Info plus reports label

ISS VMS / Video Analytics Company Profile

Who is ISS? In the past few months, they had one of the craziest ISC West promo items in years. Then, they hired industry veteran and ex-Dahua...

By Sean Patton - over 5 years ago | 16 Comments Info plus reports label

Chinese OEM Avycon Gets ADI Push

Who is Avycon? An American company? A Korean company? A couple of guys relabelling Chinese products? The latter is the best explanation. While...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 29 Comments Info plus reports label

Backboxes for Video Surveillance Tutorial

Backboxes are a necessity in surveillance, whether for managing cable whips, recessing cameras, adding wireless radios. But it can be confusing to...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago | 20 Comments Info plus reports label


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