VIDEO ON THE FRONT LINES
by Joan Engebreston
Installation Planning
Vince Nussbaumer, security division manager for Houston-based security integrator BL Technology, estimates that about half of his company’s perimeter protection installations involve upgrades to existing security systems, while about half are installed where there previously was no such system. BL Technology originally focused on wastewater facilities, but since has branched out into other types of clients.
If a site already has analog cameras, it may be possible to minimize the cost of the upgrade by adding analytics to those cameras. Nussbaumer says BL Technology has had success using ADPRO equipment from Norwell, Mass.-based manufacturer Xtralis to add analytics to analog cameras. For brand new installations, the company uses SightLogix cameras which have built-in analytics. Another option that some integrators may use for converting analog cameras is to add analytics along with an encoder that converts the video stream to IP. To read more click here.
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