Access Control Cabling / Wiring Tutorial
Cabling is a fundamental element of access control systems and ensuring one has the appropriate cabling is key. In this note, we...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Cabling is a fundamental element of access control systems and ensuring one has the appropriate cabling is key. In this note, we...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
There are dozens of software platforms in the access control market, but few companies make non-proprietary door controllers. We examine four of...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
This 11-page guide explains the fundamentals and challenges of VMS/VSaaS integration with access and intrusion systems. In this report, we...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Hikvision has admitted a 9.8 vulnerability that is "the highest level of critical vulnerability—a zero-click unauthenticated remote code execution"...
By John Honovich - over 1 year ago
This 16-page guide explains the fundamentals and challenges of integrating cameras with VMS/VSaaSes. In this report, we examine the factors...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Biometrics are growing in popularity for access control as a replacement for cards but one developer Sentry Enterprises has embedded biometrics...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Understanding video surveillance resolution can be surprisingly difficult and complex. While the word 'resolution' seems self-explanatory, its use...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Despite being one of the most common access control components, specifying the right electric strike can be deceptively complex. Understanding...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Contactless credentials are the most commonly used for access control systems, but while they look alike externally, important differences...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
While VMS and NVRs are the most common choice for new surveillance projects, VSaaSes are growing. Understanding their architecture and related...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago (Info+)
This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 90 common video surveillance industry terms, including links to related IPVM...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Fences, while low-tech, are often the first layer of defense to keep threats away from sensitive areas or people, playing a part in keeping...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
HID, one of the world's largest access companies, said at the IPVM Access Control Show that more than 90% of the cards used are potentially...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Turnstiles control pedestrian access to secured areas, essentially becoming moving portions of fences, walls, or barricades for physically stopping...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Some of the trickiest access control problems are caused by bad door hinges. From doors not closing right, to locks not locking, worn or...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
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By Ilya Ignatenko - over 1 year ago (Research)
Lux ratings are often used by manufacturers to market their cameras' low light abilities, but in reality, these specs cannot be trusted. In...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)
This 30-page guide provides an in-depth explanation of managing VMS and VSaaS systems. This is part 3 of our upcoming VMS / VSaaS Course,...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago (Info+)
For a year Dahua marketed and deployed fever screening on buses. Now, after IPVM inquired about recent Dahua promotions of this, Dahua admits this...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Access show panelists say that while BLE is the most common method of mobile access, NFC is a better-performing option. Inside this report, we...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Installers good at both access and video are mythical 'unicorns' according to an industry executive. Indeed, those experienced with installing both...
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
The arrival of the GDPR three years ago raised fears in European video surveillance of stringent enforcement and high fines, but an IPVM review...
By Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago (Info+)
Visitor management systems are becoming more commonplace, driven by increased SaaS offerings and challenges of managing visitors amidst COVID-19....
By Brian Rhodes - over 1 year ago (Info+)
With the US NDAA ban impacting China's #1 Hikvision and #2 Dahua, has Uniview's integrator favorability improved? Inside, we examine...
By Ethan Ace - over 1 year ago (Info+)
This 25-page guide provides a reference for video surveillance analytic performance. Video surveillance has a wide range of hardware and software...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago (Info+)
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