Access Control Life Safety 101
Life safety codes dictate the design and function of access control systems to preserve life. Complying with life safety requirements can be...
By Aiden Gonzalez - over 1 year ago
Standards (230)
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H.265 / HEVC Codec Tutorial
H.265 support has improved significantly since its introduction several years ago, with most cameras now supporting the codec. However, there are...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Technician Personal Protective Equipment Guide
Technicians encounter multiple hazards when running wires and installing security devices. Wearing personal protective equipment, or PPE, helps...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Service Loops Tested
Many installers leave significant service loops, but some are concerned that this will create performance issues. We tested various service loops...
By John Scanlan - about 2 years ago
ANSI Denies ASIS Petition Against BEPP Executive Protection Accreditation
Security management association ASIS petitioned standard-setting body ANSI to block a new security organization, BEPP, but lost. BEPP called...
By Isabella Cheng - about 2 years ago
ONVIF Hides Dahua And Hikvision Test Tool Blockage
While Dahua and Hikvision have been blocked from obtaining ONVIF conformance for nearly 2 years, ONVIF is hiding this on its own website, causing...
By John Honovich - over 2 years ago
Velcro vs Zip Ties for Network Cable Tested
Zip ties have long been used for cable management. However, over the last decade, the use of Velcro, as an alternative, has expanded but Velcro is...
By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
PoE For Video Surveillance Guide
This guide provides comprehensive explanations of the elements in selecting and using Power Over Ethernet (PoE) with IP cameras. Inside this...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
Axis Launches Open Source Video Authentication Framework
Axis has released an open source video authentication framework, aiming to "ensure the integrity of surveillance video" and standardize the often...
By Ethan Ace - over 2 years ago
Punishing Journalists PRC Province's Latest Mass Surveillance Project, Won by Neusoft Powered By Huawei
A PRC province awarded a surveillance project that specifies tracking foreign journalists, foreign students, and migrant women, as well as tracking...
By Conor Healy and Donald Maye - over 2 years ago
Cable Testing Guide (Certifiers, Qualifiers, Verifiers, Wiremappers)
Proper cable installation is critical to trouble-free surveillance systems, but testing is often an afterthought. Typically, problems are only...
By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
Vandal Resistance/IK Rating Guide
"Vandal-proof" is a term often used by manufacturers to market their products, but the reality is that these specifications are mostly...
By Ethan Ace and Ilya Ignatenko - over 2 years ago
Facial Recognition's Controversial Rise in Brazil
Brazilian media, academics, and NGOs are voicing alarm at facial recognition's growing popularity in the country, where its use has gone beyond...
By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago
How the PRC Blocked Out Foreign Tech Products Claiming Security Risks
Today, PRC manufacturers like Hikvision and Huawei regularly denounce Western efforts at restricting their technology for national security risks...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
Axis Rise And Fall Inside PRC China
Today, Axis' PRC China sales are tiny, but for years Axis considered the PRC the "market with the greatest potential" due to its strong growth and...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
Access Control Labor Estimation Standards - 2021
IPVM surveyed more than 150 integrators for estimates on five common access control installations. The standards focus on 5 scenarios where...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago
Open Access Controller Guide (Axis, HID VertX & Aero, Isonas, Mercury)
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 2 years ago
PRC Minority Ethnicity Recognition Research Targeted Uyghurs, Breached Ethical Standards
A research paper analyzing "Chinese ethnical groups" focused on "Korean, Tibetan, and Uyghur" ethnicities has been found by an Australian...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
FBI Warns PRC Targeting US-based Uyghurs
US-based Uyghurs face threats and harassment from PRC authorities, according to a recently unclassified August 2021 FBI counterterrorism bulletin...
By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago
100 Hikvision Partners Ask US FCC Not To Ban Hikvision
100 Hikvision partners have submitted comments to the US government, urging the FCC not to ban the PRC China government-controlled...
By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
Paige Not A "GameChanger" Cable Tested
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By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
Contactless Access Credentials Guide
Contactless credentials are the most commonly used for access control systems, but while they look alike externally, important differences...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago
UK Surveillance Camera Code of Practice Examined
Most countries have no governmental codes for video surveillance. However, the UK has had one for almost a decade and it is about to be...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
FDA-Violating Eagle Eye Fever Screening Endangers Schools
Eagle Eye is flagrantly and knowingly violating FDA guidelines with fever screening at a US school district, plus running a marketing campaign for...
By Robert Wren Gordon and Gurami Jamaspishvili - almost 3 years ago
Lux Rating / Minimum Illumination Guide
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 - almost 3 years ago
