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Surveillance Video Wall Guide

Relic, Eye Candy, or Critical? All three labels may describe surveillance videowalls - vast arrays of monitors used to display hundreds of camera...

By Brian Rhodes - almost 11 years ago

5 Ways to Maximize Integrator Profits

Declining margins are one of the biggest problems for integrators. Nadim Sawaya [link no longer available], the creator of the Certified Security...

By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago

Top 5 IP Camera Mistakes

IPVM trains professionals from all over the world. We have found 5 particular mistakes that are common and critically important. To help, we have...

By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago

Super Mini IR Illuminator Reviewed

External IR illuminators tend to be bulky and heavy. Now, a company is releasing 'nano' IR illuminators that claim to deliver up to 43 meters of IR...

By Derek Ward - almost 11 years ago

Powering Cameras over Long Distances

In the age of Power over Ethernet, specifying external camera power is becoming a lost art. Increasingly what was once a common skill - estimating...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago

Network Guide for Video Surveillance

We have compiled this Network Guide that will be helpful for everyone in video surveillance, from novice to professional covering the basics,...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago

Office Surveillance Guide

Ask five integrators how an office should be covered with surveillance, and you'll get five different answers. Though it is one of the most common...

By Ethan Ace - about 11 years ago

Disability Laws, ADA and Access Control

Designing safe Access Control is paramount for everyone, especially those working with disabilities. In the USA, a specific set of codes, the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago

10 Top Discussions This Summer

This year, IPVM launched its own discussions, with over 10,000 comments so far. Now, we have improved it with 12 new features. Here are 10 Top...

By John Honovich - about 11 years ago

Design-Build - A Better RFP Process?

Almost everybody in the security industry has a horror story of a "low bid" system installation that has gone terribly wrong. Many city, county and...

By Ben Wood - about 11 years ago

Magic Cable Box Debunked

In a recent security magazine 'article', ICE claims a superior cable box that will "save integrators time and money". Is this marketing hype or is...

By John Grocke - about 11 years ago

Specifying Door Locks

Mechanical door locks regularly remain even after electronic access control is added. Indeed, most are designed to work with what is already hung...

By Brian Rhodes - about 11 years ago

City Surveillance Enclosures Compared

In a recent discussion, an IPVM member asked us to source a camera enclosure similar to the ones used by the NYPD. These enclosures are key to...

By John Grocke - about 11 years ago

Portable Camera Mounts

When doing temporary deployments or testing out cameras, using portable mounts can make setup easier and quicker, especially when trying different...

By Derek Ward - about 11 years ago

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