September 7, 2007
The Lighthouse upgrades CCTV system with Axis video servers
With improved digital technology now flooding the video surveillance market, many users are looking for ways to upgrade their security camera systems without having to throw away their existing analog cameras. One of the best ways to bridge the past with the future is to incorporate video servers that convert analog images to digital. Recently, The Lighthouse, Scotland’s national center for architecture and design, did just that with help from the network video wizards at Axis Communications.
The Lighthouse contains a dazzling assortment of Scottish design treasures, and protecting this priceless collection is a large and important task. The six-story building was already outfitted with 16 analog CCTV cameras, but that system got a big upgrade with the incorporation of four Axis 241Q video servers. The Axis servers convert the analog video streams to digital so they can be stored, monitored, and managed on a local area network (LAN). Video footage is now stored for 26 days so it can be accessed if needed for investigations. Images can be searched by date and time, and users can even zoom in and out and sharpen recorded material.
The servers also provide scalability. The Lighthouse can seamlessly integrate new, more sophisticated IP network cameras, making the move to a completely IP-based surveillance solution an easily attainable goal. Other options, such as remote viewing via PDAs, are also easy to implement.
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Posted by Dan on September 7, 2007 10:20 PM | Comments (0)
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