Tag: IP CCTV communicator

CCTV and Emizon

Dual path broadband monitoring for CCTV.

CCTV monitoring using a DVR as the main recording device and transmitting medium is becoming ever more popular. It seems like the ideal solution and it is in many ways but one thing is often omitted from the spec and installers neglect the most important security feature . This is the broadband connection to the central station.

Emizon , the broadband monitoring solution.

Emizon have found a niche that caters for this weakness. Monitoring a CCTV communication path is part of BS8148 but many installers steer away from these regs and leave the line unmonitored. Often the customer will only find out about the weakness if his broadband line fails and they suffer a break in. That is why an IP CCTV communicator for monitoring the line is so crucial.

Other features.

In addition Emizon can also talk back to the unit to carry out resets on the DVR remotely, a great facility to help installers reduce site visits. Broadband lines are now pretty much standard across the UK  and we will not be moving onto any other technology any time soon. Most other companies who provide monitoring solutions are modifying their products to suit broadband unlike Emizon which has been specifically designed FOR broadband and so has an obvious edge.

Software.

Because the Emizon has been designed around a software platform rather than hardware it is easily adaptable to any subtle changes in communications of the future. Firmware upgrades are easily uploaded to the TCD at the touch of a button.

Dual path broadband monitoring investment.

Emizon expect as their customer base grows to be able to increase investment  in order to remain at no 1 in the IP monitoring market place. This means improvements get passed back to the end user. Keeping more competitive enables Emizon to invest in the latest technology and keeps the product totally in line with the latest changes that effect an ever expanding broadband market.

Legacy equipment.

One thing that we all take for granted but have failed to mention is that Broadband is a very fast transmission medium it means pictures reach the central station faster. There is a great deal of equipment out there that currently uses old ISDN technology the upgrades to broadband will be thick and fast but these lines must be monitored . With this in mind there is a large marketplace for Emizon to fill and based on the professionalism of the staff and the feature rich product they have. The future is looking very bright

Emizon IP communicator. Secure broadband monitoring

IP CCTV monitoring communicator.

Over the last 15 years one of the biggest growth areas in CCTV and

security has been remote CCTV monitoring. A fantastic concept it has

been an easy sale once a customer is convinced a third party will be

looking after his site for him for a fraction of the cost of a

security guard. Over many years the ISDN telephone line was the only

way to carry enough data over the network to give a presentable

picture to the operator viewing images at the central station. The one

weak point never addressed however by either installers or the end

users was what If the line was cut? This effectively rendered the

system useless.

CCTV images transmitted over broadband.

As time has moved forward we have had the broadband revolution.

Manufacturers have continued to  strive to improve picture quality to

central stations using clever compression techniques and the ever

expanding bandwidth available means operators sitting in the central

station are now given some brilliant images to work with. It seems the

criminals now have no chance? However we need to go back to an earlier

point. What happens if the line is cut or simply goes faulty?  The

intruder quite simply has all the time in the world to effectively

empty the customer’s premises at his leisure …well not quite.

Emizon IP

There is now a simple cheap and effective solution. Emizon IP have

bought out their IP broadband communicator that can notify the central

station of a broadband line failure. Using the Emizon managed network a

signal is sent to the central station informing them that

immediate action is required to restore the broadband link. When the

Emizon is also connected to the premises intruder alarm all the signals

will be received giving the central station enough information to call

the police should this course of action be required.

Emizon the way forward.

The Emizon comes in the form of a TCD and also has relay outputs to

re-initialize remote DVRs if required. It is always on and is also

8148 compliant, however thousands of legacy monitored systems would

dramatically benefit by upgrading their signalling and using  Emizon.

Conclusion.

More on this product soon. And why we see it being the leading dual

path broadband monitoring solution for the future.