Surveillance

Video surveillance has been a popular tool of security for decades. For most of these years bulky analog camera were the norm and were seen only in banks and large stores. These systems were very complex, expensive, and only offered marginal video quality. With great strides in technology however, security cameras have come a long way in a short time. New cameras are smaller, less expensive, less complicated, and more effective than ever before; and with expanded installation options hard to monitor areas can now be covered.

With the advent of IP-based transmission, you now can view a camera's video and listen to audio from any location* and video and audio can be recorded onto computer hard drives instead of bulky tape-based systems. IP-based transmission allows you to transmit video surveillance over your existing data network, which eliminates the need to pull cables from each camera to a central location. With proper configuration this data stream can be restricted from access by unauthorized individuals within your organization.

Computer-based video and audio recording also has played a part in the revolution of video surveillance. Tapes and VCRs have been replaced by dedicated servers and large capacity hard drives. Gone are the days of switching tapes, archiving filled tapes, and purchasing new tapes. With hard drive capacity exceeding 1TB per drive, capacity is increasing and cost for storage is decreasing steadily. Many dedicated video recording servers can accomodate several of these drives or you could connect the server to a dedicated storage system with even greater capacity. The other feature that makes this appealing is crucial footage can be burned to a CD or DVD for further review and that hard drive space can be released to further recording.

One of the more recent advances in camera technology is PoE, or Power over Ethernet, which simplifies the job of cabling for each camera by reducing the number of cables required by transmitting power on the camera's network cable. This also cuts equipment costs by eliminating separate power supplies. All that is required for these cameras is a PoE switch or PoE injector remotely located at your facility. If you select a PTZ camera, the control commands can also be sent over the same cable.

NetWork Center Communications offers products from world leaders in video surveillance including Axis, Panasonic and Pelco. We have experience designing and deploying systems with more than 500 cameras to installations with one to five cameras. We can tailor a solution that suits your needs.

Visit our Contact Us page to request information on how NetWork Center Communications can help you with your video surveillance needs.

Digital Video Recording

• Pelco
• Panasonic

Network Video Recording (IP)

• Exacqvision
• Integral by Pelco
• Panasonic i-Pro

IP Cameras

• Axis
• Pelco IP
• Panasonic i-Pro

Analog Cameras

• Pelco
• Panasonic

Hosted Video as a Service (HVaaS)

• byRemote

* Requires access to your surveillance equipment from the Internet.