Arming School Staff - Pros and Cons
This may be one of the most controversial security propositions ever. Many experts argue that arming school staff is vital in responding and...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
This may be one of the most controversial security propositions ever. Many experts argue that arming school staff is vital in responding and...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Access control hardware cannot defeat a gunman, but it can slow them down and buy precious minutes for responders to arrive. Locking classroom...
How do you stop your school from being the next tragedy? What improvements are needed for school security systems to deliver this? While national...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
One of the most misleading myths is that higher resolution cameras need more light than lower resolution ones to provide quality night time video....
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Keeping cameras clean can be a major pain. Outdoor camera image quality can be significantly reduced by domes or housings covered with dirt,...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
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A global panel of video surveillance end users cited these four problems as the most common and painful ones they face: Too Hard to Use Network...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
Selecting video analytics can be difficult because many factors impact the choice. In this report, we examine 8 important questions that should be...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
While wireless can solve challenging problems, it is far riskier to deploy and use than wired networks. As such, it is critical to understand when...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
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Combination alarm panels sell the promise of doing more with less. Instead of multiple systems, a combo panel does everything in one box -...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
Water destroys countless surveillance cameras each year. As big as the problem is, water remains a huge issue for surveillance systems year after...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
When preparing a security project, one of the first questions is: "How much will this cost?" Tighter budgets restrict organizations all the time....
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Axton Technologies claims its ZOOM IR Illuminators are "revolutionary" and are "a concept never before seen in infrared lighting." In this note, we...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
Getting into fiber optics can be costly. Many security integrators simply lack sufficient fiber runs to justify the special tools, training, and...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
Genuine security blogs, by real people, not marketing minions, are incredibly rare. And forget about personality or strong opinions. Unlike the...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Ports and harbors are good candidates for video surveillance systems, but they have tough requirements. The atmosphere is corrosive, there are...
By Roger Finger - almost 12 years ago
Today, we had an excellent live Q&A sessions with over 50 IPVM PRO Members on "Selecting IP Cameras and VMSes". It was fantastic to speak live...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
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We are excited to release our Surveillance Operational Handbook, a 50 page guide featuring 40+ charts/tables capturing what is being sold, used and...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Compression settings, choosing between CBR and VBR, analyzing video quality, and selecting motion vs continous recording are critical issues for...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Here are 3 very valuable surveillance improvements you can do simply with existing equipment. While they are less known, we have validated them in...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
In this tutorial, we cover the fundamentals of connecting IP cameras to VMS systems, including: Analog vs IP RTSP Direct...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Are they a symbol of Big Brother, a good design practice or something in between? Here's a real world example of clustering multiple surveillance...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
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