March 2011 - Integrated CCTV

Panasonic WJ-ND400 network video recorder

The WJ-ND400 is a network video recorder that will allow up to 64 IP cameras to be connected to the unit. In addition Panasonic’s WJ-ND400 will allow both images and audio to be recorded at the same time giving a high level of flexibility. As standard Panasonic have equipped the WJ-ND400 with 8 HDD slots. This allows expansion from the standard 500gig hard drive that comes out of the factory. In fact, in total the WJ-ND400 can be expanded up to an impressive 27TB, ideal for large scale IP installations making it a real candidate for consideration when installing large data generating megapixel IP camera systems. A hot swap facility means that harddrives can be replaced without any interruption in the recording process.

panasonic WJ-ND400

The WJ-ND400 is oozing with features and benefits such as filtered searches, FTP transfer, alarm recording and e-mail notification to name but a few. Avanced search facilities mean movement within specified areas can be searched on as well as time and date and event searches. The WJ-ND400 is primarily an H.264 recorder but can accommodate MPEG-4 and JPEG.

Two NICs mean the recorder allows the client network to be separated from the camera network. This clever idea means the camera network performance is not affected by users monitoring the system. This is also an additional security measure. Cameras placed within a separate network means access can only be obtained through the NVR.

i-Pro network cameras are auto-sensed by the WJ-ND400, meaning their IP addresses are easily detected. This really helps the engineer save time in setting up and configuring a large IP surveillance system.

The new Panasonic WJ-ND400 is a great example of an NVR that boasts both usability and reliability and caters for both users and engineers when looking at large scale IP CCTV surveillance systems.

CCTV in recycling centres

CCTV in recycling centres.

Where there is muck there is money or so the saying goes. Many would say not a truer word spoken! Recycling is now more popular than ever, with commodity prices rising and a more aware public about the importance of recycling, nothing that can be recycled is now thrown away.

cctv recycling centre

However this can bring problems to recycling centres, copper is much sought after and often the yards used for recycling are open and difficult to protect. Many an operator has seen damage to his fleet and plant from thieves and vandals who seem to have no respect for the fact that the goods, once deposited on the site, belong to the owner. Its not a help yourself centre for anything you find!!!

Its no surprise then that CCTV is being deployed in more and more recycling centres to increase security and keep an eye on the whole operation. Robust camera solutions such as the 360 predator camera are ideal for such a scenario.

It does not stop there however. CCTV can be used now to prevent fire as well as theft. A recent blaze at a recycling centre in Hertfordshire highlighted how rotting waste can heat up to high temperature deep inside the pile of rubbish. When conditions a right this waste can self combust causing untold damage to plant and machinery sometimes totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds.

So how can CCTV help here? Well with the new Thermal cameras out there hotspots can be seen and dealt with long before they become dangerous, although the camera can be expensive, prevention can save the operator vast amounts of money , even their business.

So CCTV and recycling centres seem very nicely matched, where there is muck there is money but where there are CCTV cameras there are definitely some big savings to be made.

CCTV servicing UK

Many people have become dissatisfied with their CCTV service provider especially over the last two years, cut backs within security organisations has meant quite simply they cannot physically provide the sort of service that companies have come to expect.

We look at what you should look for in a CCTV service agreement and some of the golden rules you should follow. click here

CCTV Exhibition organisers – sort your act out

CCTV exhibitions UK.

Hundreds of companies, queuing up with trucks to unload, all fighting for grid position 1 so they can get the head start with their pallet trolleys.

Inside the exhibition halls, idiot companies (who are at the front of said grid position/pallet race) block aisles so that the guys behind spend 15 minutes extra rerouting their already precariousy piled high trolleys

Oh, and jobs worth ‘event staff’ – ‘no, you can’t go there, you cant park here, that will be removed unless you move it’

And when your stand is RIGHT next door to one of the numerous doors leading to perfectly placed back entrances with ample room for parking a truck and reducing unloading time by an hour do you think they’ll let you…. No way, road is closed off to vehicles.

CCTV

Do event organisers have a sick sense of humour? Do they delight in watching a show materialise before their eyes in at least triple the time it needs to?

What THEY don’t know is that security companies weigh lots of things up before deciding to return……and if visitor count is down then logistics of setting up and breaking down scores pretty high in the minds of a disgruntled company when deciding whether to return or not!

CCTV shows

So, event organisers, take note, it’s all about the logistics…..

Honeywell CCTV systems

Honeywell are one of the big players when it comes to CCTV and access control, over the last weeks and months we have looked into many of their products. Below we list a few of the blogs that have been well received to help with your CCTV reviews together with some of the products that allow iPhone access.

Honeywell HRDP iPhone