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When protecting one's home with an alarm system, deciding between professionally installed and DIY offerings is a fundamental choice. DIY options...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Our Security Monitoring Station Guide is an introduction to selecting the right surveillance monitoring console furniture. In it, a number of...
By John Grocke - over 12 years ago
Camera installation is fundamental to the security industry, but in many cases, little thought is given to planning and installation, leading to...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
How much an integrator marks up a product when they sell it to a customer has a big impact on both the total end user cost and the profitability of...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
How long should video surveillance be stored? 1 week, 1 month, 1 year? This is a fundamental question for security systems. Store for too short a...
Unsuccessful people often wonder why they are so, developing silly theories about what is holding them back. The Women's Security Council is an...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
The smart home automation segment has exploded. Now with Axis releasing a camera integrated with Z-Wave, the technology is taking on a new wrinkle...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
While new innovation in surveillance is sorely lacking, a startup is championing an amitious idea - surveillance robots - using very non...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Motion sensors are a frequent source of 'false alarm' headaches in many intrusion systems. 'PIR', or 'Passive Infrared' technology have been widely...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Console furniture optimized for security command centers is typically required for surveillance systems installations of 50+ cameras. Those sites...
By John Grocke - over 12 years ago
Here is what's new in video surveillance and for the ISC West 2012 show. We have aggregated all of our reviews in this directory to make it easy to...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Axis's VMS elimination solution uses SD cards to store video on the camera. This makes SD card selection and specification a key part of a...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Free Storage? Reusing an organization's existing Storage Area Network (SAN) for video surveillance can eliminate the need for buying a new storage...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
In this report, we aggregate and present numerous statistics about how surveillance is being used in the real world. Recently, we conducted an in...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Reports of video surveillance cameras being stolen are surprisingly common. While the crime is ironic, the theft of camera equipment can be costly....
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Often users will be shocked to find video is being stored only for as half as long as they expected. The #1 problem is typically unoptimized motion...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
The uproar over Milestone's unprecedented new support charges has motivated many to replace existing VMS software with new ones. However, how can...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Picking between electric strikes, magnetic locks, electronic bolts and locksets can be a complex decision. A number of factors determine what the...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Showing that video surveillance is in use can be a powerful crime deterrent as criminals seek out environments where their illegal activity cannot...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Installing surveillance headend equipment in the wrong location can lead to increased failure rates or tampering. Often little thought is given to...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
This guide is intended to help users decide when to use 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet vs 1 Gbps Ethernet in surveillance deployements. It covers: The...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
If your surveillance equipment is not UL listed, it can be ripped out. Often this feels completely random. Understanding UL listings can avoid...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
One of the most desired high end security system features is integrating video surveillance and electronic access control systems. In this report,...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Whether to use PoE switches or midspans is a fundamental decision with strong opinions on both sides. Some insist that midspans are completely...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
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