SPRING 2008 ENGINEER AND CONSULTANT IP VIDEO BRIEFING BOOK Leading the Security Industry Since 1967 A & E SUPPORT SERVICES World Headquarters 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: 800-645-9116 Richard Koharik, Manager Email: A&E@vicon-cctv.com
The one minute overview: DIGITAL VIDEO MANAGEMENT FOR IP, DVR OR HYBRID SYSTEMS Fully scalable networked video surveillance solution based upon ViconNet software Allows for complete interoperability between all devices connected to the network Operates using the standard Windows XP platform on standard P 4 computers. ViconNet, the premier IP based video management system, is an open platform enabling you to command and control your entire security enterprise from a single standard PC from anywhere in the world. With the introduction of version 5.0, the evolution of ViconNet continues. ViconNet enables you to create a video on demand environment that leverages conventional matrix keypads to simulate true crosspoint matrix functionality. ViconNet 5.0 Features Include: Keypad or GUI Control: ViconNet works the way you work. Take control from either your PC s intuitive graphical interface or your CCTV keypad. Logical Camera Groupings: Assemble groups of cameras from any device for easy location and camera callup, even if they are attached to different DVRs or other devices. ViconNet assembles them all together, right where you want them. Your view is no longer limited to the physical arrangement of devices. Alarm Alerts via Email or Text: ViconNet 4.0 offers new and improved alarm reports. Receive them on your console, via email or text message. When something goes down, you ll know right away. Flexible Viewing and Recording Settings: ViconNet allows you to view a live feed at one FPS rate and record at another, taking less storage space. And, you can set expiration limits, purging video archives automatically at any timed interval. It ensures the perfect fit. Open Platform: Now, along with Vicon s made for security cameras, use cameras from, AXIS, Panasonic, and Sony including Mega pixel cameras. Record More Cameras: Record up to 90 cameras on a single, low cost NVR, depending on resolution, quality and frames per second. Integration Video Intelligence: ViconNet VI Access Control: Lenel, Hirsch, DSX, RS2, ProWatch, And Software House
KRX 3 Rear Panel 24VAC SPD PoE IN ALARM AUDIO TX+ RX+ Vicon Industries, Inc. 89 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, New York 11788 800-645-9116 631-952-2288 Fax 631-951-2288 TITLE DESCRIPTION Virtual Matrix Control in a total system CREATED LAST EDITED DRAWN BY FILENAME 7/22/07 7/22/07 Dick Koharik VMC Typical.vsd This drawing and the contents are Copyright VICON INDUSTRIES INC. 2007. VICON makes no representations as to the operability of any described systems or its interconnections unless this drawings is marked for "Construction". As such, Vicon expressly catagorizes associated documents as "subject to change" until a formal sales order contract has been signed.
10 Things to Know About Video Analytics 1. Standards-based Video Analytics is not standalone technology. Compatibility with network and video equipment is essential for optimum performance. Open, standards-based systems are mandatory 2. Real-time operation This seems like a no-brainer, but real-time monitoring and real-time alerts are crucial capabilities. Facing a crucial security threat is no time to go to the videotape. You want your video analytics to detect the threat as it is unfolding, issuing an immediate alert so that proper action can be taken to avert the event 3. Site - specific rules Due to cost constraints, most video analytics systems offer a limited number of detections usually just one, maybe two per camera, and the same one or two detections for all cameras in the system. While you can select which one or two detections are installed, this doesn t allow for a flexible system. And just one or two types of detection just don t cut it in today s world. Most enterprise-grade organizations, both public and private, need to detect several different types of security threats in some locations and an entirely different set of threats at others. 4. Environmental conditions Environmental conditions are another critical factor in successfully deploying video analytics. The system should be fully operable in both indoor and outdoor locations, in full daylight and in deepening shadows, under artificial lighting or glaring sunlight, under adverse and varying weather conditions. The software should compensate for background interference such as moving trees, and it should also include filters for shadows cast by moving or stationary objects, variable light levels, and random weather factors like clouds, rain, snow, ice, and wind. 5. Reliability Beware. While current video analytics systems are far more accurate than their predecessors, accuracy claims bear close scrutiny. Virtually every video analytics provider claims that their system has the highest accuracy in he industry with a 95+% accuracy rate in probability of detection (POD) and extremely low false alarm and nuisance alarm rates (FAR/NAR). Sound familiar? The question to ask is under what conditions the measurements were taken? Tested in an ideal indoor set-up, with controlled lighting and no weather to mention? Or was it tested outdoors, at twilight on a windy, rainy day?
10 Things to Know About Video Analytics (continued) 6. Scalability Similarly, every provider claims that their system is scalable, allowing you to add new cameras, one at a time, expanding your system from ten to ten thousand cameras. It s true. But at what cost? In this claim, the video analytics software is far more accommodating than the supporting hardware. In the typical system configuration, each surveillance camera transmits video to a central video server where the analytics software analyzes the incoming video for security breaches and suspicious activity. What they don t tell you is that the typical server can only support a maximum of 16 cameras. So when you add the 17th camera, you need to add a whole new server for just that one camera. It can be a budget-breaker when added to the other costs for a new camera, new video encoder, and supporting network equipment. So most organizations have a cost-effective threshold: they add the 17th camera along with 4 5 others that will cost justify a new server. Financially, it makes good business sense. Security-wise, it s risky operating with compromised security until you reach that threshold. 7. Affordability Given that all video analytics systems are scalable, the issue is really whether the scalability is affordable. If adding just one camera is cost-prohibitive at varying stages of your expansion needs, then the system can hardly be described as scalable. The ratio of cameras per server is a major budget and expansion consideration. 8. Cameras Selecting the right cameras is as critical as selecting the right video analytics. Certainly you want a system that supports the full range of camera technologies, analog, digital, IP, IFR/Thermal so that it can be integrated with in existing surveillance system. But even as you introduce new highend capabilities, you don t need the highest-end cameras in all locations. Match camera type to the specific circumstances of each location and the corresponding environmental conditions. By optimizing camera costs you can afford more coverage. Besides, video analytics will carry the heavy load. 9. User-friendliness This is not a trivial point. Training time and costs can be a backbreaker in the security sector, where the annual personnel turnover rate easily runs 200% or higher. Look for a system that is intuitive to operate so that it is easily and quickly learned. 10. Security needs Understanding your specific security needs is fundamental in determining the right video analytics package for your organization. Look for a system that best matches your needs. Video analytics covers a lot of territory, perimeter security, intrusion detection, graffiti and vandalism, people security, building security, moved or stolen object detection, unattended package or baggage detection, stopped vehicles, tailgating, crowd dynamics, and the list is growing. Review Security policy and identify existing surveillance equipment. Physically inspect the facility where you will be using video analytics. Walk the property and discover the weak points. Copywright 2008 Agent VI, Used by permission.