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46: Hot stuff Flir Systems has released the FC-Series S thermal camera, a beautifully engineered solution whose wide dynamic range and digital detail enhancement capabilities give thermal images of striking contrast.
18: Geutebruck shops around Australian retailer Harvey Norman has upgraded its video security systems with Geutebruck IP technology. During the last year the franchisees at around a third of its stores in Australia and NZ have installed Geutebruck IP video solutions.
56: FSH RF15 Keyless Entry FSH has released the RF15, a smart power management wireless keypad and keyfobdriven locking solution. The RF15 coupled with a surface mounted deadlock allows for a complete standalone access control point with absolutely no running of cables. The system is simple, affordable, and attractive for small commercial and domestic applications.
22: Security 2013 The electronic security business has been changing for many years and I think Security 2013 Exhibition in Sydney last month gave us the clearest picture of the future we’ve had yet.
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32: Queen of Brisbane Blake Systems has installed an integrated electronic security system at Brisbane’s City Hall, comprising a Genetec VMS
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52: monitoring The national broadband network is going to alter the nature of monitoring in unexpected ways and installers, manufacturers and monitoring companies need to stay on top of shifting challenges.
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Change in the weather
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The concept of cloudbased security solutions is an interesting one for end users and manufacturers. I venture to guess that the current crop of weathermakers are focusing on SMEs and advanced domestic applications.
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LOUD. We’ve talked about it in SEN for a couple years now but Security 2013 clearly showed a change in the weather. When a technology starts to really build in the market, the obvious identifier is that it pushes into multiple market segments simultaneously. We saw that in Sydney last month. Salto Clay was my product of the show. It’s a cloud-based solution that carries Salto’s wireless access control system online via browser-based portals and mobile apps. Salto is no newcomer. Nor is it a shoe-string team of Guarana-fuelled code writers. Instead, Salto’s cloud technology is ancillary to its core business - making high quality locksets. Perhaps, given the company created its Salto Virtual Network literally out of thin air, we should not be surprised it’s at the forefront of cloud. Salto wasn’t the only access control company pushing cloud at the show. Perth-based H5Controls has developed a solution of its own that uses PCSC controllers (among others) with all system management handled via browser. Also in access control there was Risco with axesplus – a multi-site access control solution that’s scalable and customisable, with no local servers required. We first talked seriously about cloud-based CCTV solutions mid-2011 when we wrote up iOmega’s StorCenter which had been souped up with the Axis Video Hosting System. It’s pretty obvious now that iOmega and Axis were the pioneers in an area that is going to keep growing. The LenovoEMC (formerly iOmega) and Axis solution was on the Axis stand at the show. Not far away, innovative software company Genetec was showing its new Stratocast solution, which allows end users to monitor cameras remotely, store and share video clips and to get alerts on motion detection. Genetec is emphatic in its belief that cloud is a legitimate model for video surveillance. Leveraging event-driven motion detection for video verification was BENS Monitoring, which has developed its catchClip cloud solution in-house. The system employs Vivotek HD cameras, existing or new alarm panels with stored events accessible remotely via the
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catchClip browser. And again, with Risco. The company’s Agility 3 and LightSys alarm panels include a video verification capability that employs a cloud model, with events stored on the company’s own secure server for access and transmission. Then there’s VV pioneer, Videofied, which has a cloud integration with Immix in the U.S. and a product spread perfect for its application. Other recent developments include Panasonic’s purchase of Cameramanager. com, while Stanley Security has just launched its eVideo cloud-based video service into 14 European countries. The concept of cloud-based security solutions is an interesting one for end users and manufacturers. I venture to guess that the current crop of weather-makers are focusing on SMEs and advanced domestic applications. These are users without the budget or economies of scale to justify installing the latest full-spec digital surveillance or access control solutions. Such users still want strong performance and mobile accessibility but they can do without the investment in infrastructure that’s required in larger systems that might include hundreds of cameras, thousands of entry points and tens of thousands of alarm inputs. To my mind it’s here that cloud-based systems will cement their validity. Their greatest strengths are low entry threshold and flexibility of function. If the developers of these solutions pay particular attention to security – that means ensuring they are across optimum security settings for relevant mobile devices – then success looks assured. Something that is going to be interesting moving forward is price. Providers will have to juggle their own RMR-based business models, while taking into account the low and falling cost of NVRs and hybrid DVRs. My sense of cloud costs at the moment is that they are close to the mark while still retaining some necessary room for competition. Could cloud pervade into every part of the electronic security market in the near future? Yes, it most certainly could. zzz
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Watpac, Secom STS, SAAB Win $A146 Million Contract For ADF Bases
l AUSTRALIA’S Base Security Infrastructure Project known as (BSIP) was awarded to head contractor, Watpac, with SAAB systems and Secom Technical Services (STS) working closely to deliver the $A146m winning bid. Secom Australia in association with SAAB Systems will be delivering the entire security solution for the contract which includes the construction of building and infrastructure upgrades to 16 defence sites located on the eastern seaboard of Australia. According to Secom Australia this is one of the largest electronic security contracts ever to be awarded by the Australian Government. Secom Australia’s Managing Director, Takuya Yamashita says the awarding of the contract (BSIP) is in line with the Secom Group’s strategic business plan for the Australasian region and he says the company is proud to be partnering with Watpac and SAAB Systems in the delivery of the contract.
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Meanwhile, Saab is responsible to Watpac for the integrated security solution based on own and third party products. “Saab is a leading provider of security systems and our solutions for managing security in complex locations and situations are well proven. We have already completed security management contracts in prisons and Australian Government facilities,” says Gunilla Fransson, head of Saab’s business area Security and Defence Solutions. “We have proven our readiness and reliability to meet the most stringent security requirements and are looking forward to working with Watpac to meet Defence’s base protection needs,” says Dean Rosenfield, managing director, Saab Systems in Australia. The Saab side of the project will be carried out by engineering staff already working at Saab’s systems integration facility at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide, Australia.
Elkosta M50 Bollard Wins Product of the Year l EZI Security System’s moveable Elkosta M50 Bollard was named Security 2013 Exhibition’s Product of the Year, with Salto Clay and Cognitec Systems’ FaceVACSVideoScan named runners-up. Australianowned and operated, Ezi Security Systems’ Ezi Elkosta M50 Bollard can withstand the impact of a 6.8 tonne vehicle travelling at 80 km/h and features an integrated hydraulic drive unit complete with EFO-facility. It also boosts a strong and robust construction, as well as a base frame with beam structure for shallow mounted installation. SALTO was recognised as runner up in the Product of the Year Award for its new cloudbased access control solution, Clay. Clay is an easy-to-use, secure locking solution designed specifically for SME’s. The FaceVACS-VideoScan facial recognition technology by Cognitec was named second runner-up. The application detects and identifies persons of interest while computing demographic and behavioural data, supporting security staff, marketing departments and operations management in one application. “The quality of entries was once again outstanding and highlighted the innovative nature of the security industry and how quickly it has evolved over the last 12 months,” said exhibition manager Kylie McRorie. “We saw a diverse range of security products such as thermal cameras, bollards, biometric identification systems and CCTV, that all solve real-world security challenges in innovative, efficient and effective ways.”
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ONSSI Appoints Brassets Manufacturer’s Rep For Australia, NZ l VMS maker, ONSSI has appointed Brassets as manufacturer’s representatives for Australia and New Zealand, saying the move will meet growth in demand for its CCTV management platform. “With many large scale upgrades selecting ONSSI’s Ocularis Video Management System it becomes necessary to grow our representation to a higher level of local support and expertise,” said an ONSSI spokesperson. “Brassets provides this national level of technical expertise.” Brassets technical support team is headed by Scott Dunemann, whose networking and IT expertise includes IP
solutions in the Pacific Region, as well as large system design and support for sites including universities, mines, and oil and gas installations. Steve Brass heads up the sales and marketing side of the Brassets business. Brass has more than 30 years experience in CCTV and electronic security system design and implementation. “ONSSI fits perfectly with our high-end technology solutions offering, which includes including IECEx equipment from R.Stahl, along with products from leading CCTV camera manufacturers,” Brass said. Brassets will also be handling ONSSI training. “As the industry moves to IP it is important for integrators to have a solid understanding of networks and IP platforms,” Duneman said. “Our ONSSI certification training is aimed at those integrators that are already technically competent with IP based CCTV systems. “We will also be running IP CCTV training beginning Nov 2013 for those integrators that wish to up-skill to enable them to move to the higher end IP technology solutions.”
SIA pushes for Device Network Protocols l THE Security Industry Association (SIA) Standards Committee based in the U.S. will begin work on a security industry-specific set of attributes relating to simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) structure. SIA’s decision to define the security-specific information bases stems from the surge of security devices hosted on enterprise networks. SNMP allows monitoring and supervision of network devices and the move could apply to any network connected electronic security device. Functionally, SNMP commands operate through MIBs embedded in an IP device. Currently, there are no standard MIBs defined by the security industry, leaving individual manufacturers to define custom MIBs in their products. Characterizing a set of industry-wide MIBs, could essentially be used to provide a uniform means of monitoring security devices within the widely-used SNMP structure, according to SIA.
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DVTel Quasar HD Another standout product at the show was with IR Videofied’s XTIP710, a hybrid alarm system with video verification that now reports alarm events and status using GPRS and IP. We’ve like Videofied’s products for a while now and think they offer you installers a great up-sell or panel replacement option. Using reliable spread spectrum wireless l PANASONIC has announced the acquisition of Cameramanager.com, a leading provider of Video devices, the company has a real track record of Surveillance as-a-Service (VSaaS) in Europe. visible success. The acquisition of the cloud-based video solutions company reinforces Panasonic’s existing security ONE massive Texas school district recently due to the number of employees that tend to Sending alarm events alongbusiness with video as itfootage looks to extend its cloud-based solutions to the business and consumer markets. As part of upgraded its video surveillance system in an move from campus to campus in such a large is pretty much Rolls Royce the performance and acquisition, the team will join Panasonic Europe. school system. Russell says prior to the Video effort toCameramanager.com keep up with advancements in Web Videofied has 450-odd arrests under its beltmanagement thanks It’s an interesting move in the verticalAustin plane from one of theInsight world’s leading manufacturers of video implementation his VMS administrator platforms. Independent cameras, though exactly how Panasonic’s cloud-based CCTV solution will be presented to its ability to identify burglars.surveillance When you consider School District – the America’s 38th largest spent a considerable amount of time with userto the is notschool yet clear. most alarm systems are blindmarket and cannot assist system – has replaced its existing maintenance. “With this number of users a “This acquisition is an importantsystem strategic towards our smart connected services reliable Web client and is more economical than video management withstep Video Insight enhancing operators by doing more than reporting multiple offering in the European and CIS market”, said Laurent chairman and CEO, Panasonic Europe. installing (and uninstalling) thick VMS clients on software. Encompassing 230-square miles,Abadie, adjacent alarm events, Videofied’s capabilities There was plenty more to see at the show and in Austin ISD has 86,000 students, 11,000 each PC, which also overburdens our already stick out even more. this and subsequent issues we’ll be reviewing many
Panasonic Acquires Cloud-Based Video Surveillance Company 3000-camera school system deploys web-based solution
employees, 124 campuses and more than 3,000 taxed VMS administrators,” he says. ofThe the switch stand-out solutions. forresulted the editor’s to Video InsightAs has in pick for video surveillance cameras. an improved video management “We were unhappy with the platform that we SE&N’s Best Product at Securitysystem 2012 –for I chose the Austinsolution ISD in many including: had invested in and we needed a more practical Snap fromrespects, Network VideoLittle Surveillance to no trainingbyforPacific employees; increased video For its solution – something that was easy to use,” says distributed Communications. Austin ISD Police Department Representative camera image quality; more efficient storage; ability to automatically wrangle the power of system performance; cameraeVideo Wayne Russell. “We needed something that faster l STANLEY Security Europe has announced the launchvariety of theinStanley of existing cameras challenging real choice and LDAP integration. The in 3,000-plus didn’t require an incredible amount of countries CPU thousands Cloud solution to 14 across Europe. Stanley eVideo Cloud provides a l MONITRONICS, which is owned by Ascent Media, will have world environments, it has beAISD my pick for SE&N’s camera system is monitored bytothe policesystem processor power that could also serveand as ahigh fully-performance, secure, reliable video security and monitoring more than 600 installers and one million monitored lines Web client.” Best in and Show. dispatch 24-hours a day,recording seven days a week, to functioning over the cloud, without the hassle cost of local equipment when it completes a $US487 million acquisition ofAfter superparticular during peak times144 alarm an exhaustiveinstall bid process, Russell found paying Up there with attention it is the Bosch Solution and maintain. regional U.S. security company Security Networks. to camera feeds intechnology the panel bus drop off and pickfeatures up the solution in VideoThe Insight. and access control with neat like Stanley eVideo Cloud solution is built on from Axis The deal, which is expected to close Aug. 16, includes $487.5 areas, cafeterias during (AVHS) breakfastserver and lunch “Video Insight wasCommunications, the only software solution using Axis Video Hosting System software pre-built garage door control and a succession of million of cash, and 253,333 newly issued shares of Ascent that worked seamlessly with our existing time, playgrounds and in hallways during class and IP video surveillance cameras. readers and expanders. The Solution 144 is just Series A common stock with an agreed value of $20 million, cameras and it offered a very dependable Web changes. Administrators monitor cameras at Stanley eVideo Cloud can be usedafor securityThought surveillance as well as beginning We’vetospent a bit of The timepurchase lookingprice, at Videofied that solution. from according the statement. which each– school campus, but they through report incident to client,”isRussel says. supporting a customer’s business operations. The solutionwith offersBosch a simple, alarm footage. Imageisstreams are Security currently to end, I think it will resonate subject toevent agreement at closing, based upon A fully functional Web client application was the AISD police who have the sole authority to installers cost effective video recording solutions that can be viewed from anywhere black and whiteRMR for of low light performance and clip and to export important to Austin ISD, says Russell, looking Networks delivering $8.8 million. Securityvery Networks givevideo. their customers more capability in
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hadoptioned 2012 revenues of $78.5 million andbut adjusted EBITDA2 for low bandwidth they’re still of ACCESS control solutions provider ASSA $46.5 million.for what they are. excellent ABLOY has purchased assets of Greensteel Now the product under Industries Ltd., word a metaliscommercial door anddevelopment will maker. incorporate the latest advances in video frame The Greensteel products now be better marketedidentification compression givingwilleven and manufactured under Baron and Fleming ability day and night. brands, ASSA ABLOY Executive Vice President As far as I’m concerned all alarm systems Thanasis Molokotos says. should work the way Videofied’s does and I can’t “This acquisition will enhance our ability out non-residential why more alarm have towork provide door manufacturers opening not seized this customers,” combination of technologies solutions to ouron Canadian he says. Established in 1932, Greensteel Industries for their own solutions. Giving the same great operates in Winnipeg, Canada. catch performance with the combination of GPRS It’s anonboard interestingIPlateral move from ASSA and connectivity in its latest XTIP710 ABLOY, which is a significant player in the solution is just icing on what was already a very Australia domestic locking and commercial tempting Videofied access control markets. cake.
there is an internet connection; from a PC to a tablet or smartphone. large domestic and small commercial applications. eVideo Cloud is a subscription-based video surveillance solution utilising Twin SIMs and an NBN-proof network comms Axis IP cameras, allowing customers port built into a medium-sized alarm panel with to extend their video surveillance doors of biometric, prox and keypad access through lower cost hosted 16 cloud control? Yes, architecture without compromising on please. video quality. Special mentions go to the Axis 5544 for The solution uses the latestconceptual in data awesomeness, the Axis 1604 WDR for encryption to provide a secure solution its total obliteration of backlight, the Takex PXBthat doesn ’t require firewall ports towhich takes affordable perimeter security 100ATC be open to view video off site. eVideo to a new level, FSH FEW3800 for being greenest, Cloud is powered by Stanley Assure and C.R. Kennedy’s Dallmeier Panomera, which giving full support to customers and looked the furthest and saw the mostest. Finally, a cost effective monthly payment, the most improved product range honours are including installation, service, shared by Vivotek and Merit LiLin. Nice work, folks. hardware and hosting. zzz
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security hardware and specialist security support. Until relatively recently, all stores were using surveillance systems with analogue cameras and DVRs, but as system reliability and image quality issues mounted it became imperative to find a new long term replacement. Top of the list of requirements was good image quality but important too, was 90-day storage capacity, hybrid operation with existing analogue cameras, and easy-to-use client software. In this environment, where systems are operated by store managers without specialist skills or knowledge, this last criterion is particularly significant, so intuitive design is key. Besides meeting these requirements, Geutebruck also enjoys a reputation for offering the most costeffective IP systems. According to Bill Elkass, Harvey Norman’s general manager of loss prevention, Geutebruck technology is user friendly. “Its client software is very easy to navigate through and it was particularly useful to us that there are Geutebruck staff here in Australia who could provide answers and help in devising a good solution,” Elkass explains
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For the stores with upgraded systems the frustration of poor images is now a thing of the past. “Now we find that when we are looking at an incident of theft, we can see exactly what is going on: what a suspect picks up and where they conceal it,” he says. “And our new systems provide image clarity that enables the police to take action.” Installations vary depending on the size of a store and on the existing kit which has been incorporated. Small stores have 40 to 50 cameras, large ones around 110, and the average is 60 to 70. While some stores have pure IP systems using super micro servers with 30 cameras per server, others are hybrid. Hybrid solutions use Geutebruck re_porter hardware and combine existing analogue cameras with new IP cameras sited to monitor critical areas. These critical areas include cameras over cash registers for instance, to provide a detailed record of transactions and spot discrepancies. “Running Geutebruck software on super micro servers is a good solution for us,” explains Elkass, “It gives us the storage duration we wanted. We find we need 90 days because it takes time for the police to put a case together, and it can be some weeks after an incident that they request video evidence. In the past we had usually overwritten the relevant
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recording. Now, 9 times out of 10 we still have it.” The overall plan is to upgrade the majority of sites over the next 5 years. New or refurbished stores will get pure IP systems, as may some of the larger stores. Systems in the remaining stores will be replaced with hybrid systems as these require attention. How has the new technology gone down with the non-technical store-managers? “The image quality is excellent and is providing the information they need: for example allowing them to recognise known offenders. I have to say, they are absolutely loving it. The franchisees talk among themselves and they all want Geutebruck technology.” zzz
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The electronic security business has been changing for many years and I think Security 2013 Exhibition in Sydney last month gave us the clearest picture of the future we’ve had yet. By John Adams.
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to build secure cloud services and how to apply cloud to our product ranges, our customer services and our bottom lines. We need to comprehend its possibilities and its weaknesses. I think this new business model was the key building trend at Security 2013. It was not just a single player flaunting hopeful vapourware in a dark corner of the second hall. There were quality manufacturers in a range of market segments offering what felt to me to be mature and considered solutions. Importantly, these offerings did not bite off more than they could chew. They were tight, low bandwidth and simplicity-focused. Most importantly, some were silly affordable. There are a couple more observations to make. We are in the IT industry now. Yes, I know you all knew it. I looked long and hard for analogue gear at Security 2013 before I found it and most of what I found with BNC ports was analogue-to-digital encoders. As part of this melding, IP’s influence is starting to turn up in all sorts of interesting places. IP is going to change the market more and more thanks to its ability to provide highly accessible multi-functionality. There are opportunities and there are challenges. And there are also security risks. We’ve all poked around on the internet looking
The future is also going to have a new RMR-based business model and that business model is cloud. Security people shouldn’t shy away from the concept.
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at bot-cracked IP security cameras. Making smart devices part of networks is only going to increase our challenges. Something else I noticed was more wireless options – not just the 433MHz or 866MHz frequencies of typical alarm systems, but wireless mesh and microwave links for larger networked solutions. It’s nice to see wireless getting a look-in, given it’s always the least expensive way to move data around a challenging site. Someone thoughtful commented to me – it was either Independent’s Ryan McGovern or Daniel Lewkovitz from Calamity – that the stand out feature of the show was quality. This was correct. There was a lack of cheap imports on the floor. Instead we saw the survivors - products that deliver installers and end users the best performance in the simplest way at the least cost. se&n 23
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Honeywell was showing Tuxedo in a purpose built mini-house at the rear of the hall, with all the security and automation capabilities set up. Back on its stand there was more cool stuff including a couple of new LCD control screens for a huge intercom system. This system can support 9000 units per tower and features multiple messaging. Honeywell was also showing new Infinity, a 16 zone alarm panel with 16 wireless zones, it does plenty of automation. ProWatch now integrates with wireless locks and there’s web-browser interface, too. In access control ProWatch and WinPak are now coming out with PoE controllers. ProWatch has a single door unit supporting 2 readers and 30,000 cardholders. But it was the WinPak unit, NetAxs 123, that really caught my attention. It can be installed as a web-based access control solution that supports up to 3 doors. It also has an add-on pack called NetAxs Video. This is a little USB that plugs onto the board and supports 4 cameras for use with video verification.
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I also loved Briefcam Video Synopsis on the OPS stand. I don’t know what they are putting into the water in Israel but it seems to generate legions of outstanding propeller heads. NetAxs also has 4 alarm inputs and 2 outputs. I got a look at the management browser and it allows you to do monitoring of alarm events, it’s very simple and easy to use. You can also connect multiple panels together and add them into WinPak. It’s ideal for entry level. Videofied had its video verification gear on display. This stuff is the pioneer. It’s proven, it’s rugged and it works. The stand was busy much of the time. The veracity of the Videofied solution is borne out in the fact there are emulators. FSH was showing its Eco range. The Ecomag 5700, the V1260, the FE90MP ecostrike all of which cut lock power consumption by about 5x in access control solutions, FSH also has the RF15 standalone system that I rather like. It’s a simple and very affordable way to bring access control to a wider market. C.R. Kennedy was displaying the mid-sized Dallmeier Panomera product which I had not seen before and this is a very tidy morsel. I got a look at imagery, perhaps from Eden Park in Auckland, and the performance of this solution in the application is outstanding. I viewed this on the latest SemSy VMS – it’s a very polished management solution. C.R.Kennedy was 24 se&n
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also displaying a range of LG and Ganz cameras – the latter of which were very nice looking units. Dallmeier domes are smart as well. Perimeter Systems Australia was showing MicroPoint, a cable perimeter detection system that detects attempts to climb or cut a fence, while ignoring distributed fence disturbances caused by rain, wind or vehicle traffic. Power, system communications and alarm signals are all transmitted using the MicroPoint cable. The system can be divided into as many zones as you need, and the zones linked with cameras. I’d not seen this solution before and was impressed with it. Synology was at the show and its presence was telling. We know that Synology makes reliable network area storage solutions. What we did not know was that these can be optioned with the company’s CMS 6 to create extremely affordable IP-based surveillance systems. The company was showing Axis cameras on its stand but the Synology team told me the system was compatible with all ONVIF cameras. HID was showing Aperio, its excellent Fargo range of card printers, as well as all those HID readers, including the multi-application iClass Seos credentials – which are part of the iClass SE range. This use of authenticated smart devices as credentials is pioneering, in my opinion. HID went off-script going down this path but the company’s investment is going to pay off, nothing surer. More and more, it seems to me that HID has cornered the future through the inevitable ubiquity of smart devices. We all carry smart phones and tablets and with the development of smart wristwatches and genuinely secure mutual
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at Security 2013. It was showing exacqVision, HikVision, Mobotix, Avigilon, Paradox, Inner Range, IIS intercoms. Standouts were the excellent Integriti panel, which is fully optioned with a wide range of expanders and new cameras and NVRs from HikVision. The combined ranges of these manufacturers is extensive. I especially liked the Paradox PDX-NV780, an external sensor that combines 4 separate dual pyro sensors with 12m curtain detection in 2 directions into a single robust (steel cased). This is a neat sensor. For less than $100 installers are getting 24m of perimeter detection – that’s ideal for verandas or balconies. Axis focused on its Lightfinder technology as well as its ability to handle backlight. To demonstrate these capabilities the company had built a couple of ingenious display units that really showed a visitor how capable the company’s technology is. I checked out both displays and was impressed. Other treats on the Axis stand included a new thermal camera, a fixed dome with 15m of IR, the company’s new lipstick camera and a huge dual sensor thermal camera. On the Axis stand Geutebruck was showing its new VMS – it’s typically beautiful Geutebruck, seamless, intuitive and functional. Axis also showed some storage solutions. Alongside was BENS, which was showing its new catchClip HD video verification solution. This is cloud-based and very well done. Meanwhile, Micromax was showing rugged mobile solutions for military and industry. OPS was showing Genetec Stratocast, a cloudbased video surveillance solution it says will change the way video is managed in the future. The way the
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authentication-based mobile credentials like Seos, I think it’s fair to say a watershed is being reached. HID also showed its Edge Evo and Vertx Evo IPbased access control solutions. The fact I saw these products on a number of other stands, including that of Open Platform Systems, was telling. HID’s IPbased access control solutions are gaining traction. Over at Mobotix the big new development was the fact the company has applied its removable P3 camera platform to its M15 Series cameras. There are a number of benefits to this flexible solution. An M15 Dual View camera can have dual camera sensors, one optioned for day and one for night. Or one sensor could be hemispheric. Or it might be thermal. Capping all this off, the entire M15 range is tough as old boots, IP65-rated and has analytics. Thanks to the changes in design, something else you can now do with the M15 is replace camera sensors over time – retaining an existing housing and upgrading the core components to get improvements in performance. The unit I found myself spending most time staring at was Mobotix’s new M15 Thermal camera. This unit has a day camera in one sensor aperture and a thermal camera in the other. Performance of both is extremely good. Perth’s Security Distributors Australia was carrying Paxton access control, as well as the Dahua range of CCTV cameras. We’ve not reviewed Dahua cameras yet but we’ll be doing it soon. They are attractive and affordable solutions with solid specifications. SDA also has Texecomm panels, including the Premier Elite 640 control panel. This unit is expandable to 640 zones, has 64 areas and supports 500 user codes and a 5000 event log. Beaut keypads, too. CSD really flexed some of its growing muscle
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system works is that cameras hop onto networks at remote sites and image streams and event recordings are stored remotely and accessed over an extremely simple browser. The cost is around $200 a year per camera. Benefits include no upfront cost, no hardware maintenance and full data centre redundancy. I also loved Briefcam Video Synopsis on the OPS stand. I don’t know what they are putting into the water in Israel but it seems to generate legions of outstanding propeller heads. Simply put, Briefcam is a solution that lets you review hours of video recordings in seconds. The way it works is that all events and their times are displayed on screen virtually simultaneously. You click on an image to call up the relevant video. It’s simple and very clever. An entire day’s recording gets condensed into a couple of minutes. Briefcam integrates into Genetec or it stands alone – take your pick. DAS was showing a solution called Zero Wire. Developed locally by Hills’ technical swami,
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Over at Mobotix the big new development was the fact the company has applied its removable P3 camera platform to its M-15 Series cameras. There are a number of benefits to this flexible solution.
Gabrielle Daher, this solution was both at the show, yet very hush-hush. It’s designed to simplify alarm installation in the extreme. There’s a beaut new keypad and very tidy sensors, including PIRs, CO2 sensors, smokies and reeds. Something else this product has is the ability to manage existing alarm panels, through a module ominously labelled ‘Take Over’, which is very interesting. The full release of Zero Wire is coming up and it’s something for you installers to be aware of. I’d like to say more but I’ve already typed one sentence too many. DAS also had lovely new bticino intercoms, some excellent Optex sensors, as well as that Tecom Challenger v10 we wrote up a while ago. The amount of effort that goes into engineering a system like Challenger v10 transcends the brief labour of ex-gamers who make shiny new software-based products between skateboard rides. Sylo was right at the entrance to the show. This company has been around a long time, formerly trading as Avigilon Australia, until a recent restructure saw Canada-based Avigilon open its own local office. Sylo remains a full distributor and still carries all the brilliant Avigilon products we’ve come to love. Now there are a couple of new Sylo-branded solutions, too. There’s a teeny full-featured NVR the size of a packet of cheese slices, as well as a larger rack mount unit and a rugged MIL-spec solution with onboard UPS and acres of ports. Another product worth noting on the Sylo stand was more conceptual – a commitment to fiercely service its customers. Pacific Communications has Freespace optics from Lightpointe, DragonWave – high performance licensed packet microwave – there’s Fluidmesh Fluidity, which takes a large system’s wireless links mobile and is ideal for ferries, trains and buses. Also on the stand was the latest DVTel VMS, into which Snap has been integrated. Pacific Communications has an excellent range of optical and thermal surveillance cameras. They have Flir thermal, the EvoNet range of NVRs and cameras (EvoNet is a big new range I liked the look of), Pelco’s Sarix cameras, Arecont Vision cameras, DVTel Quasar cameras. There’s also the Panasonic range. The latest and most awesome of the Panasonic cameras is the WV-SW598 1080p PTZ with Rainwash. Kieron McDonough set up a wee test jig to demonstrate Rainwash and it worked a treat. The difference between standard and Rainwash housings is striking. Other Panasonic cameras included a new internal 1080p internal PTZ, the WVSC588. There’s also the very compact WV-SW158 1080p camera. Pacific Communications was also showing Raytec’s IP-addressable LED lighting solution. I’d not seen this in the flesh and it’s a very clever bit
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and providing real-time management, monitoring and control. H5Controls has developed web-based solutions to manage and monitor security, safety and energy systems over the net. The idea is that an entire building or facility can be controlled over the internet via any Internet-connected device. Down in the back corner I saw Hualin cameras, George Peng Industrial Systems with GSM door phone systems and surveillance cameras. Micron was showing broadband alarms, including the Meridian 32 with Android, Kratos was showing protective laminate on glass. Nearby was Shenzhen Quick Zoom Technology, which was displaying a large range of wireless cameras with integrated IR. Also new at the show was Etrovision. This is a company I’ve never heard of but its product was well built and had great specifications at multiple levels. Etrovision was showing a strong group of cameras, including a big rugged metal dome the 3MP N2IQIR PTZ, 18x optical zoom, 80m IR range with a beam spread of 3.2 to 50 degrees. This camera is IP66-rated and it’s a big, heavy unit - very rugged. Vivotek was showing a number of sweet new things, including a brand new 10MP full body camera, a new 720p HD retail camera solution called the CC8130. There was also the ND8401 NVR as well as some unreleased new cameras and peripherals including the 8371E bullet camera featuring 3.1MP, P-iris, 60ips, 30m IR and Smart Stream – the ability to drop resolution in parts of the scene with no movement. Vivotek will also soon release the smallest analogue to IP converter I’ve ever seen. Vivotek also exhibited a solution that combined the capabilities of the company’s 5MP hemispheric camera and a PTZ dome installed together and managed by its software. The solution gives a complete overview of a scene via the hemispheric while offer deep views through the PTZ. The management of this application was seamless and displayed on a virtual 4K monitor. I also spent time on the Salto stand and thought Salto Clay was really bloody good. It’s clever at multiple levels – conceptually, physically (the hardware and the interface), and as an actualisation of an infant business model. That business model is cloud. What starts my engine about cloud applications like Clay is that they really are at the cutting edge of IT, as well as electronic security technology. I’m going to do a full review of Clay in an upcoming edition so I won’t say too much about it other than pointing out that the system takes Salto’s proven wire-free access control solution and liberates all its functionality via the simplest browser and app interfaces, giving full control of access systems from any web-connected device. This control is virtually instantaneous, despite the fact transmissions are routed via Amsterdam. If Salto-philes are worried Clay means there’s blue cable and hard-to-configure network switches
to contend with, be at peace. Salto’s boffins have developed a device that facilitates local wireless comms between itself and assigned locking devices, as well as GPRS comms between itself and the internet. What were my favourites at the show? At the getgo I have to confess to not seeing everything and I have a bias towards solutions that surprise me. Special mentions go to DAS’ locally-built Zero Wire, Panasonic’s WV-SW-598 Rainwash, Bosch’s Starlight HD, FSH for its EcoRange of locking solutions, Raytec for Vario IP, Inner Range for its epic Integriti solution, as well as Risco’s wireless WatchOUT (and its axesPlus cloud access solution). I also rated the Paradox PDX-NV780 external 12m curtain PIR, the Mobotix M15 thermal camera, Pacific Communications’ Fluidmesh Fluidity, Honeywell’s NetAxs 123, Interlogix’s Tecom Challenger v10, BENS’ catchClip HD video verification system and the Vivotek Hemispheric/PTZ combination. I didn’t see Flir’s FC-Series S thermal camera at the show but if it was there it deserves a special mention. Salto Clay was the editor’s choice for best new product at Security 2013 Exhibition. It melds hardware and software in a simple and beautiful way. Runner up goes to Briefcam Video Synopsis for its awesome ability to make sense of the mindbending volumes of data gushing from our galaxies of cameras. zzz
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Queen of Brisbane Blake Systems has installed an integrated electronic security system at Brisbane’s City Hall, comprising a Genetec VMS handling 200 Axis cameras and AgentVi video analytics supported by enterprisegrade EMC storage. There’s also an Ekahau real time location system (RTLS), Morse Electronic Key cabinet storage, Jacques Intercoms and a Gallagher access control and alarm system. 32 se&n
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RISBANE City Hall, presiding over bustling King George Square with entrances at King George Square and on Ann and Adelaide Sts, is listed by the Register of the National Estate and is one of Australia’s most stately public buildings. But City Hall, opened in 1930, was built on wet ground and over decades this led to subsidence, concrete cancer and problems with corrosion in aging wiring. A ground-up restoration was needed so the site closed at the end of December 2009, was completely gutted and rebuilt as closely as possible to Hall & Prentice’s original specifications. The $A215 million restoration project was thorough in the extreme. Floorboards were taken up and re-milled; doors
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Brisbane City Hall had to be open to the people… we needed to be able to keep the site open or lock it down to the last door…and we needed to be able to track people throughout the building.
were removed, taken back to bare timber, repaired then re-hung; the Auditorium’s dome was structurally strengthened and its 4300-pipe organ was removed and fully restored. While this was going on, extensive excavation and construction works took place underneath, adjacent to, and within City Hall that significantly increased and maximised floor space in the original 3-storey, single basement structure. The results are stunning. City Hall ‘known as the Peoples Place’ re-opened to the public in April 2013 with an expanded role as Queen of Brisbane’s tourist attractions, able to cater to a range of functions and public gatherings in multiple function/ reception rooms, or the striking 1600-seat Auditorium.
The Museum of Brisbane was relocated into a purpose-built facility on the rooftop of City Hall, managing exhibitions, as well as building and clock tower tours. There are 2 privately-operated cafes in City Hall, the Red Cross Cafe and the iconic Shingle Inn, the period fittings of latter were stored during the renovation and then rebuilt. As well as direct access to an adjoining Council-owned multi-level carpark, an industrial kitchen was installed in the basement during the renovations to handle catering. The demands on this building are heavy – it’s operational 20 hours a day. There are 400 staff back of house and front of house is open to the public with around 2800 visiting daily. Some of the site’s uses include a coffee club, an over-50s club, and a weekly concert in the Auditorium. And while most Council staff are located in the 28-storey Brisbane Administrative Centre just up the road, Brisbane City Hall retains the offices of the Lord Mayor of Brisbane and Council Chambers, with all its myriad period details now painstakingly restored. What’s interesting to the visitor isn’t just the preservation of period features but the time-travel invisibility of modern building services. This is deliberate. The building services work undertaken during the renovation included the replacement of all City Hall’s electrical, mechanical, IT, fire, hydraulic, security and communications systems. As part of this process, a $A3 million integrated electronic security system was installed, monitored from an in-house control room. This system has a combination of standout features I’ve not seen elsewhere. There’s people (and asset) tracking. There’s video analytics for movement and object detection, day and night. And there’s people counting. It’s an impressive building. As I arrive to take a look at the site with Paul Rishman, corporate security manager of Brisbane City Council and Blake Systems’
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Anthony Brown, I can half imagine the challenges. The battle to respect the fabric of this towering building, with its glowing stone facades, thick internal walls, giddy ceilings, dark corners, innumerable corridors, hundreds of internal doors and multiple public entry points. When we head into the main entrance my expectations are realised. The building is a compilation of layer upon layer of detail. Looking up, the ceiling scrapes the sky. Just getting up to install cameras on the decorated plaster would have been a production - finding a spot to locate a camera would be impossible. Or would it? What’s that I can see in the middle of the ceiling’s organic moulding? Is it...an Axis PTZ camera? And turning I see above the lintel, tiny as a Christmas beetle, an Axis people counting camera, peering down at the crowd.
Planning the system
According to Rishman, whose role in the project was to oversight the security function, there was a surprisingly simple list of operational requirements. “First of all, Brisbane City Hall had to be open to the people, it had to be a place for the people,” he says. “Next, we needed to be able to keep the site open or lock it down to the last door. And finally, we needed to be able to track people throughout the building. That really was the essence of this solution, operationally. From these basic needs we moved on to the systems we should use and how should we integrate them to achieve our goals.” Keeping the site open was a key aspect of the system, agrees Blake Systems’ Anthony Brown. “Management kept saying to us over and over, ‘It’s the people’s place, don’t affect the people’. It was repeated like a mantra. That really had an impact on everything we did, from system design to product choice,” he says. Given the complexity of the project, there was an extended period of planning stretching all the way back to 2008. 34 se&n
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“The project planning was a lot longer than normal,” explains Brown. “It’s an important site and there were many interest groups. When it came to planning the system it was very much what can we do with the technology that we have today, while leaving the system open to be upgraded, or to be moved to a new control centre – just by unplugging it from one data outlet and plugging it into another. “This meant that from the outset we embraced the IT world and I want to emphasise this,” Brown says. “Everything possible in this Brisbane City Hall solution is commercial or enterprise grade IT infrastructure.” According to Rishman, another key operational element of the site is that it’s large, complex and busy, yet it only has 2 security officers 24/7. Running at this level of efficiency, it’s vital that these officers be empowered by technology to work as effectively as possible. “We have an operator and a protection officer onsite 24/7 who share the roles of managing the control room and patrolling the site,” Rishman explains. “This system is very much designed so that the entire building can be managed by this very small team and that meant we needed an intelligent solution with proactive detection and reporting capabilities.” Rishman says the security planning team drew on its long experience managing security at Brisbane City Hall to establish requirements for the new system. “We took into account our highest risk points when designing the new surveillance and access control system and we also knew the ways in which our risk profile changed throughout a 24-hour period,” he explains. “With this in mind we worked towards a system that allowed us to have the building open and under surveillance during the day, and totally locked down at night using a combination of access control and physical locks. During the day and after hours, the video surveillance system’s ability to detect and report movement comes into play.” Rishman says a key proactive capability of the solution involved the installation of Ekahau, giving the ability to track the movements of key personnel (and assets) across the site. Ekahau is also used to track the movements of contractors in back of house, who need to be restricted in terms of movement in an area not fully governed by access control. The original system at City Hall was modest. It included a Gallagher access control and alarm system supporting about 60 doors and alarm inputs. There were also multiple DVRs supporting around 25 cameras focused on external entrances. It offered
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basic record and playback with no integration capability. And now we get to the fun part – the combination of sub systems that comprise the overall Brisbane City Hall solution. At the heart of the CCTV solution is a Genetec VMS which also manages 120 channels of AgentVi video analytics in real time. There’s a selection of around 200 Axis 720p HD cameras. The cameras include fixed domes, mini domes, 9 of those teeny people counting cameras and many flexible 5534 720p PTZ domes. Rishman points out something interesting here. The choice of the Axis 5534 PTZ cameras was based on their ability to give fixed views on multiple timebased presets, while retaining the capacity to adjust these presets without the need for maintenance callouts. There are also Axis cameras in all the lifts, except the heritage-listed lift to the clock tower. “We went big with analytics,” Rishman tells me. “Our security officers can’t be everywhere and when you walk around the site and understand its complexity you can see why we needed every camera to be a security officer.” Taking care of network requirements is Juniper Networks gear, while storage solutions are from EMC. The access control solution is from Kiwi tech house Gallagher and it was expanded to 198 doors (all prox), mostly in the front of house. Gallagher’s GMS is integrated into the video wall to allow operators to synthesise events with camera views on the fly. It’s not seamless integration but it works. Full seamless integration is planned for September. While the Gallagher system handles access control front of house, in the back many locks are mechanical, in part to preserve the fabric of old doors, in part because some doors defy electronic solutions. To give the best possible management of mechanical locks, City Hall installed a Morse Keywatcher managed by the Gallagher system, which allows the security team to secure and track its hundreds of mechanical keys. Finally, there’s Ekahau, an RFID-over-Wi-Fi real time location system that is used in conjunction with tags that can be carried by staff or attached to assets. Ekahau doesn’t make commercial security products. Instead its systems are designed for use in hospitals but the core functionality is the same. According to Brown, the attraction of Ekahau was the fact it uses Wi-Fi and there are 60 dedicated Wi-Fi points spread around the site solely for this purpose. This system can also sit transparently on any commercial Wi-Fi network.
The control room
Our first port of call is the control room. It’s a long space with high ceilings and barred windows at one end giving good natural light. This is a nice control room, if a little tight-waisted – nothing like some of the dungeons I’ve seen in the past. There’s a pair of workstations complete with desk top monitors along one wall and hanging before them is a very
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Paul Rishman (l) with Tony Brown
The biggest challenge was designing and installing a capable yet discrete security system inside a heritage building. comprehensive video (and management) wall. Video walls are getting more substantial as organisations look to maximise the abilities of smaller teams of security officers supported by greater sub system integration and expanded camera numbers. This one is especially rich I think to myself, as Rishman walks me through. “What we have here are 4 large monitors variously giving fixed and sequential views across layers of the building,” he explains. “This allows our operators to view geographically related cameras and to follow events more easily. And on this next monitor you can see we’ve changed from a typical 16 x 9 configuration to show all the corridor views in a 9x16 configuration throughout the building.” I pay close attention to these vertical camera views. It’s the first time I’ve seen Axis Corridor View running live and it suddenly makes a lot of sense. Field of view is exemplary. “This next monitor we have pre-loaded with preset tabs so during specific events, our operators can hit the tab and the Genetec system will populate the screen with pre-selected camera views,” Rishman says. “And finally, we have another monitor that allows our security operators to select the views they consider most important, depending on events of the day. As you can see, it’s set to the entry at the moment but it might be any group of camera views our security team decides will help. It’s drag and drop – very easy to use.” Also part of the video wall is a Gallagher alarm viewer showing access and alarm events and there’s
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a CCTV alarm viewer supporting those 120-channels of AgentVi analytics. According to Rishman, the security team uses analytics for object-abandoned and object-moved alarms. The video wall also includes an Ekahau screen. “The Ekahau allows us to protect our internal staff and ensure contractors don’t end up in areas they should not be,” Rishman says. “This is important because the site is open except for the Lord Mayor’s area/s.” Finally, there’s data from the people counting cameras at the main entrance, the lifts and other key points that help with management of visitors. This data is integrated into the Genetec VMS. Looking at the banks of monitors, I can’t help asking how deep the integration of all these clever sub systems goes, or could go in the future. “The way the system is currently configured, Genetec is handling CCTV and manages the AgentVi video analytics and people counting,” Brown tells me. “The Ekahau system is not integrated with Genetec today but that’s the next step – the APIs are there. We are just waiting for the IT team to sign off on it. “Additionally, Genetec has a Map Manager interface and the next-gen will be 3D so we’ll be able to put the Ekahau into it and literally the camera will alert us to an intrusion, show an image and show a 3D representation of the room. “We can also do a lot with the Gallagher GMS,” says Brown. “Sometimes we use the GMS as the pull and feed it to Genetec and sometimes we use the Genetec as pull and feed it to Gallagher, it depends whether it’s a CCTV-heavy or an access control and alarm-heavy application.” The control room is the perfect location to get an idea of CCTV system performance in the wild. This is a busy site – there are people everywhere in front of house. The internal shots from the Axis cameras are strong. They’re doing a good job with low light and backlight. I’m surprised that so many of the cameras have extensive light fittings in the foreground thanks to the low-hanging period pendant/chandelier-style lights and the high ceilings. It’s a tough gig to handle 38 se&n
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but not beyond these Axis cameras. As I expected, there are a number of locations in corridors away from external walls and close to doors that are quite dark. I didn’t bring my light meter on this trip but I estimate most these dark patches are around 10-15 lux. Thanks to enormous windows, there’s a surprising amount of natural light inside City Hall during the day. “Yes, it was a bit of a challenge in some of those scenes – the lifts and those low light areas,” agrees Rishman, as we look at the monitors. “We do have our lights on all the time so light levels are fairly consistent across the site but you can see there are some darker areas where the Axis cameras are performing very well.” It’s worth pointing out again that thanks to the long lead time on this project some of the best new camera releases could not be considered because they were not available. That’s simply one of the challenges of vast public applications like this one – processes are naturally tectonic. “All the technology was purchased 18 months ago so the models of cameras that were available to be specified at that time are now last generation,” Brown explains. “As you can see they’re still very good but obviously an Axis Lightfinder changes everything. “And there are challenging scenes on this site. There’s backlight, low light and in the museum there’s low light combined with flashing lights as part of the displays. The Axis cameras are acquitting themselves well throughout.” An interesting aspect of this site relates to the nature of Brisbane City Council, one of the largest local government organisations on the planet. Because Council is homogeneous, it gives the team a lot of scope for integration of other Council buildings and surveillance systems in the future, as well as allowing redundancy of operations between multiple sites. “This control room has the ability to be used as a backup for our operations centre which is 5-6km down the road should this be required,” Rishman explains. “We have a number of control rooms monitoring around 900 cameras at buildings across the city and the plan is to integrate them. “Our choice of a networked solution that could be switched using a single data point certainly relates to keeping this potential open into the future.”
The installation
The heart of the Brisbane City Hall application is fibre and Brown says the installation team tried to use fibre at every turn, to the point of driving control room monitors on glass. It’s clever thinking. Fibre has a long, long life and capacious bandwidth. The fact Brisbane Council has its own fibre highways running across the city also means a fibre-based system is attuned to the city’s broader solution. Blake Systems handled everything to do with security, including identifying solutions that would meet the council’s requirements, system configuration and installation.
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“We worked alongside other contractors at City Hall – there were 11 people from Blake Systems here on-site during the installation, including a supervisor/ onsite system engineer who was here practically 24/7 for 18 months,” says Brown. “This was a construction site, so there was work going on everywhere. It meant there were hurdles that were totally unexpected. A team was excavating in one area and they discovered an original section of gutter from old Brisbane town. The entire job had to stop and a decision had to be made about the gutter’s archaeological significance and the best way of preserving it.” According to Brown, a large part of what is the new City Hall is a result of the new excavations. “The site was significantly extended and all those new areas had to be completed and incorporated into the security system, so it really was a greenfield site, as far as we were concerned. Original sections were gutted and rebuilt or new sections were built and new systems were integrated into them.” Brown says the installation had to be undertaken in such a way that it did not degrade the heritage of City Hall. While this is an easy sentence to read, it’s always more difficult in the field. This heritage rule applied to everything - ceilings, locks in original doors, external awnings, external fascias, every aspect of the original fabric of the site had to be untouched. “For instance, in the internal doors we had to use V-locks, not mortise locks,” Brown says. “The way it worked during the process was that all the doors were taken off and taken back to original bare wood, repaired, then varnished or stained. The doors were then re-hung, then we had to install mechanisms that would most entirely preserve their fabric.” According to Rishman, one of the challenges of the installation was that the scope of works for the security solution went to tender at about 90 per cent design completion for a number of inescapable reasons relating to variables of construction. Getting around this meant there needed to be a lot of coherent communication. “As we worked through the process there was a lot of stakeholder engagement and that’s probably
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Operator workstations
Interestingly, at City Hall all the cameras are running on Council’s data network on a VLAN – not on a subnet as is so often the case. Almost everything is on this fibre and it’s handled by a core switch that runs the whole building.
The video and management wall
why there was not a cost blow-out. I ran a couple of dozen meetings myself and that was just the tip of the iceberg,” he says. A further challenge was that a lot of security system decisions needed to be made without reference back to the project team and this required firm control to ensure optimum security function. Yet another challenge was the number of parties actively involved in a particular area of work. “A job might be handled by a contractor who might breach the design parameters of originality,” he explains. “The builder then had to come back and restore the fabric of the building, then the installer had to return and re-do the work, then it had to be checked. All this takes time and these little postoccupancy processes reflect the nature of the entire installation.” Importantly for the future, system designers planned ahead so in new sections under construction the team took the opportunity to cable in advance. “Cable was pulled and terminated into all areas that may need cameras in the future – areas like the function rooms,” Rishman says. “What this means for us in the future is that you install a camera on a ceiling, plug in a cable, activate a port and away you go.” Interestingly, at City Hall all the cameras are running on Council’s data network on a VLAN – not on a subnet as is so often the case. Almost everything is on this fibre and it’s handled by a core switch that runs the whole building. Brown can’t talk about the installation without tacking towards IT and as we chat he points out again
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excellent accuracy down to a couple of metres. And we use less than .1 of a per cent of the bandwidth of the Wi-Fi network for our application so there’s room for expansion or sharing of this network within the security system in the future.” According to Rishman, the installation process was made easier by the good relationship with integrator, Blake Systems. “We are happy with the system and with the standard of work Blake Systems has provided. They’ve been really good – they’ve met all the targets. The company is extremely customer-focused and that was really important to us.”
Touring the site
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that all the fundamentals of the system are based on enterprise IT infrastructure. “In the network room we have the Genetec solution with all the backups,” Brown says. “And next to it is the EMC VNX– it’s one of the best storage solutions you can buy, in my opinion. “We used enterprise quality EMC storage that will be supported for the next 5-6 years,” Brown continues, with an aggrieved note creeping into his voice. “EMC is not like a proprietary manufacturer who will say ‘sorry, we don’t make those HDDs anymore, you’ll need to buy a whole new array’. “This EMC gear works out of the box and will be supported by EMC throughout its life. Dell servers too, work out of the box for 5-7 years.” A particularly interesting aspect of the installation was the Ekahau, which sits on its own private Wi-Fi network. According to Brown, using Wi-Fi in a heavily constructed building like City Hall came with its own challenges. “The walls here are thick and that impacts on the ability of wireless signals to propagate. Obviously, with location systems like Ekahau, accuracy is governed not only by the nature of the site but by the number of access points. “The large number we installed at City Hall gives us
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We walk the site. It’s a behemoth, built on a grand scale to impress visiting dignitaries, including past Royal visitors. Ceilings are high and of moulded plaster or pressed metal. At all times, the least obtrusive security hardware seems to have been used. Looking up at the ceilings I can see that access to cameras and all other devices is from behind. There are tiny access ports that allow installers with rubberised arms to reach in and cable up the systems. Looking at the ports I don’t know how the techs managed their cable fishing. Space is tight. One of the most impressive spaces is the foyer at the main entrance we came in through and now visit again. It includes a grand marble staircase. Cameras here are installed in as discrete a manner as possible, set into the mouldings in the ceiling in the coolest way. Unless you knew where to look you’d miss them completely. Now we go out the front under the covered entrance. Here there are 2 fixed cameras looked at entrance ramps and 3 PTZ cameras and all entrances are similarly configured. While this is a large number of PTZs for the space, it gives operators the ability to get maximum coverage from layers of preset positions, as well as allowing them to drive cameras from the control room control room. “During the day these PTZs look to the front of the entrance across the square and during the night they can swing around and focus on the doors themselves,” Rishman explains. “Later this year we plan to interlink with the CitySafe camera system.” This makes sense given that King George Square busway station links the Queen Street bus station with the Roma Street Station and the northern suburbs. On busy nights these PTZs will give CitySafe and City Hall
We did not want the system to stand out and I think we’ve succeeded. I believe there’s a lot of security in this building that’s not seen by most people.
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operators the ability to monitor situations that may develop in the large open square. Next we walk around the bicentennial display in the museum area – there are a lot of PTZs used in this area, too. “Again in this location we used PTZs so we would not need to get ladders and techs in to adjust the cameras when exhibits change – it can all be done from the control room,” Rishman explains. “Once a new preset is locked in, security officers in the control room can then redefine analytics for the area.” As we walk through parts of this area its challenges are obvious. Same as any area with lit displays, ambient light is low and there are flashing lights, flickering displays and sections opening into full sun. One area in particular is practically pitch dark but for a display of flashing lights. I estimate the light level at 2-4 lux – very difficult conditions for non-specialised camera hardware. Our next port of call is the main network communications room and in this space you really get a feel for some of the benefits of networked solutions. The tiny footprint of the rack space is a key
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We did not want the system to stand out and I think we’ve succeeded. I believe there’s a lot of security in this building that’s not seen by most people. aspect of this system. Given the size and capability of this system, there’s not lot in here. If this is node zero it’s very compact, I say. Yes,” says Brown. “And the next generation of Genetec VMS will allow the video wall servers to utilise video card GPUs which will only need half this rack space.” No visit to Brisbane City Hall is complete without a peek inside the 1600-seat Auditorium. The space is based on the Pantheon in Rome and having seen both, there’s a definite resemblance. One thing the Pantheon does not have, however, is the towering 4300-pipe organ which was built for the Brisbane Exhibition Centre in 1897 and relocated during construction of City Hall in the late ‘20s.
Conclusion
From a visitor’s perspective it’s impossible not to be impressed with the renovations and the new security solution but does it give Brisbane City Council everything it wanted at City Hall? “Absolutely,” says Rishman. “This system does exactly what we hoped it would do and it’s futureproof, so we can build on it and integrate multiple sub systems.” Rishman says many parts of the job were challenging, particularly working out how to get all the systems needed into the small control room space. “But probably the biggest challenge related to meeting the original scope of works – trying to design and install a capable yet discrete security system inside a heritage building. “We did not want the system to stand out and I think we’ve succeeded. I believe there’s a lot of security in this building that’s not seen by most people. Council is very pleased we can lock some areas down and yet still be open where required and our security officers are greatly empowered by the new technology. “From here, the challenge is going to be taking this model and expanding it into the rest of our portfolio of sites, while integrating all these sites into our full ITC infrastructure. “All in all, everyone is very happy with the outcome,” Rishman says. “I’ve done a few big projects in my time. This is one of the bigger ones and from the point of view of system capability, it’s definitely the best.” zzz 44 se&n
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E’VE mentioned the Flir FC-Series S camera before in SEN but we’ve not test driven it and I’m very keen to see the camera in action when Peter De Ieso knocks on the office door. Flir products have an enviable reputation and holding the camera in my hands I can feel why. In the past I’ve only rubbed shoulders with the company’s mounted units and they’re too big to hold in my hands. Touch gives a good sense of build quality, I think, and this aluminium-bodied camera with its close fitting cable boot really is at an elevated level. Before we get into testing the camera, let’s look at the specifications. For a start, this unit is 282 x 129 x 115mm in size with its sunshade on and it weighs around 2kg. Flir makes thermal gear for defence and law enforcement agencies and this quality spills over into the FC-Series S. There’s an IP66 rating against dust and water. The camera has an operating
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range of -50 to 70C; it’s MIL-spec for shock, de-icing and anti-icing; has an IEC spec for vibration, can handle a 10g shock pulse with an 11ms half-sine and it has passed the FedEx free-fall drop test. There’s a sun and rain shade as well as a 3-year warranty on the camera and a 10-year warranty on the detector. In terms of thermal performance, there are 2 resolutions – 640 x 480-pixel, and 320 x 240-pixel, as well as a range of lenses to suit a range of applications – wider angle or narrow to handle applications like fence lines. There are 11 models in the range, each with different lens parameters ranging from the FC690 with a focal length of 7.5 mm and a field of view of 90x69 degrees to the FC-309, with a 35mm focal length and a 9x6-degree field of view. Thermal detection is handled by an uncooled VOx Microbolometer with an effective resolution of 76,800 (320 x 240) or 307,200 (640 x 280) and a thermal frame rate in PAL of 25 Hz or 8.33
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Thermal images are outstanding. RTA Building at 250m.
Hz. Spectral range is 7.5 μm to 13.5 μm, there’s 4x continuous e-zoom, and the camera’s focus range is athermalized, focus-free. Streaming resolution options include D1, 4CIF, native, Q-native, CIF, and QCIF. There’s thermal AGC modes, auto AGC, manual AGC, plateau equalization AGC, linear AGC, auto dynamic detail enhancement (DDE) and max gain setting. The thermal AGC and region of interest (ROI) have settings including default, presets and userdefinable. Image uniformity optimization includes automatic flat field correction (FFC), as well as thermal and temporal triggers. The FC-Series S is a PoE+ camera with communication and power through a network cable, so it tucks easily into a network. There’s ONVIF 2.0 compliance for broad VMS support and there are multiple channels of streaming digital video in H.264, MPEG-4, or M-JPEG formats. Simultaneous digital and composite video output is also possible using the network and analogue connections. “The first thing you notice holding the camera is that cable management is out of the back here, which means it’s shipped ready to go,” says De Ieso. “I just have to plug a PoE plus switch into that blue cable and the camera will power up.” “Alternatively, if you take the sunshield off, there are mounting points on top of the camera so it could be directly mounted to a pole from the top, bottom or back – there’s lots of flexibility. “The FC-Series S camera is MIL-spec against shock and vibration – just think of this as a commerciallypriced product but still with a lot of the MIL-specs
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that Flir puts into its defence products,” De Ieso says. “The same factory that makes our defence product makes our commercial gear and they use the same testing procedures, test beds and environmental chambers. The idea is to build a commercial product to defence standards at a lower cost. “For instance, the camera body has excellent protective coatings. Our experience in defence has given us plenty of experience with the metal coatings that last longest. We’ve got some magical stuff,” he says. Something else that has De Ieso excited is fields of view. “With the FC-Series S we have a 90-degree field of view, compared to the F Series, which has a 45 degree field of view,” he explains. “While we do have 9-degree fields of view for fence-line applications,
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Flir has learnt how to process a thermal image to make it look as good as it possibly can look. This is done by optimising the image through a browser-based screen.
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also gives you an image of what a person will look like at a particular distance. It’s a useful feature – you can really establish what it is the camera will offer in an application. It looks to me as if this goes almost to the pixel level.
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the new wider fields of view mean that for the first time we are able to sell Flir cameras into applications we haven’t been able to before – embassies, smaller commercial premises and large homes.” According to De Ieso, the FC-Series S camera is ideal for applications which demand a 90-degree field of view, yet have a depth of field suitable for short range. That depth of field suits best because as lenses get wider angle, the thermal signal of people gets smaller and more difficult for effective video analysis. If this sounds a bit confusing, one of Flir’s biggest assets is Raven, a web-based site planning tool that uses Google Maps to design a camera layout for any facility. Raven can handle 50 cameras at a time and it shows range and location for each camera. Especially neat, you can see detection coverage in advance and this lets you spot potential thermal dead zones and plan necessary overlaps. Raven makes all the calculations for the technician. De Ieso runs through the process and it works very easily. You pop in an image of the site, plug in the planned camera specification and Raven knows that camera’s resolution and field of view and simply goes to work on creating a solution. As part of helping installers plan a system, Raven
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For single camera installations the FC-Series S is delivered with a single copy of Flir Sensors Manager. The software allows users to manage and control an FC-Series S camera in a TCP/IP network and we use it to drive the camera in our test. De Ieso sets to work setting the camera up in the SEN office. As he’s plugging cables in and booting up, De Ieso points out the simplicity of the setup process. “If we give installers too many knobs and adjustments it’s easy to get lost – there are too many scene variables,” he explains. “Instead we have presets that make things easier and, depending on what installers are seeing in a field of view, they can simply make a preset selection. “Something else we have added to the FC-Series S is Digital Detail Enhancement - a range of settings that allow users to get more detail out of an image. Flir has learnt how to process a thermal image to make it look as good as it possibly can look. This is done by optimising the image through a browserbased screen.” De Ieso powers up and we look at the camera views on his laptop. The first thing that hits me as he swings the camera across the darkened office is that the Flir is picking up heat in the trio of dimmer light switches near the front door. The second thing I notice is gritty contrast. We’ve had the air conditioning set to 23 degrees all morning so surfaces in the office are uniformly warm but this camera is still discerning different temperatures and offering them to us as distinct variations of gray scale. When I point this out, De Ieso starts talking temperature resolution and it’s interesting stuff. “What you are talking about relates to NETD,” he explains. “In optical CCTV we talk about resolution and it’s the same principal in thermal - but you need to think of it as temperature resolution. This is how small a difference in temperature a thermal camera can see. Temperature resolution for a thermal camera is as important as pixel resolution for an optical camera. “Our cameras are sensitive down to .05 degrees
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C, so if a wall is 30.00C and you place something in front of that wall, there’s 0.05C of a degree different then that will be a different shade of the 256-shade grey scale,” he says. “This finer resolution allows the FC-Series S to see more detail – we can see ripples on waves or folds of a dinner jacket.” Having taken in the limited horizons of the SEN office, it’s time to point the FC-Series S outside. But before we do it’s worth mentioning WDR, something we are more familiar with as a characteristic of optical cameras. Flir’s thermal WDR is driven by a proprietary plateau histogram equalization image processing algorithm. Simply put, typical thermal AGC corrections apply gray shades across the temperature range in a scene evenly. But in doing so, they lose image detail by applying grey shades to areas of no thermal interest. Conversely, Flir’s plateau histogram equalization concentrates available gray shades only on targets of interest. The result is better imaging across a wider dynamic range. According to De Ieso, this WDR capability is so effective it allows Flir cameras to see people even if the sun is in the scene. To check out this amazing WDR we take the camera out to the back of the SEN office and point it into full sun across the roof tops of Surry Hills. It’s about 1.45pm and the sun is still above the skyline. While De Ieso holds the camera, I peer at the screen of the laptop. Performance is impressive. We are getting good detail at serious distances. Even in daylight and with the sun right in the scene the foreground contrast of these images is unusually high. The images are a bit like the oversaturated monochrome Kodak prints I have of myself as a kid, sitting on the stone lions in Cornwall Park in 1972. I’ve never seen a thermal camera deliver images that look like these. They are quite amazing and in
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hindsight I think they represent the beginning of a new phase of development with thermal cameras, a development that will see thermal resolution increase while becoming more and more correctly rendered on display screens. It’s very discerning isn’t it, I say. The depth of field in those images and their detail is so high. “There are a couple of good reasons for that,” says De Ieso. “Ordinarily when you have the sun in the image details get washed out but Flir is able to handle this – this is our strength. We can still have high contrast images even with the sun actually in the image.” I take another look at the laptop. The depth of field too, is most impressive. Thermal can feel 2-D, flat, blocky. Not with this Flir camera. It’s even getting the shine off the windows of the RTA building down the hill on Elizabeth St – and while it may not look it in the photos here, that building is easily 250m away. Next, De Ieso selects an even more challenging view. The back of the SEN office faces North West, allowing him to point the camera around to the North and directly into the sun, which is just above the World Square Building on Goulburn St, at least 1000m away. In the foreground, the first row of houses is 25-30m away and the trees on the other side of Belmore St are easily 50m away. For a thermal camera, the combination of depth of field and level of detail is extraordinarily good. We are getting the subtle contrast between surfaces - waves in corrugated iron, twigs on trees, colour differences between painted and brick surfaces, decoration on chimney pots, windows and window frames, TV antenna. Well, it couldn’t get more demanding than that, I tell De Ieso, blinking in the blazing sun. “No, it couldn’t and you can see the sun above the buildings is not effecting the image underneath it – that’s what we mean when we talk about WDR,” he says. So there you have it – the Flir FC-Series S. Cost is $3000 – very competitive for a camera with this spec. As for the performance, it’s the best thermal image I’ve seen. zzz
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Shape shifters The national broadband network is going to alter the nature of monitoring in unexpected ways and installers, manufacturers and monitoring stations need to stay on top of shifting challenges. 52 se&n
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O my mind, one of the key changes the NBN will bring to monitored security solutions is third party components not necessarily designed to handle their newly assigned tasks. The issues are not insurmountable but they’ll need to be considered carefully. A key issue is the insertion of hardware between an alarm system and its monitoring station. In the past, alarm panels communicated with receivers using Contact ID DTMF dial tones, after making a direct physical connection. With the NBN things will be different. Alarm panels will be connected to NBN Co’s network termination device via one
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of a pair of ports – UNI-V or UNI-D. If it’s the UNI-V (Voice) that’s used, installers will need to ensure the NTD is optioned with an active UNI-V port, as well as a backup battery that meets or exceeds the ability of the alarm panel to keep paddling without mains power. I think using the UNI-D (Data) port is the more interesting challenge still, given that instead of a direct 2-pair link between the alarm panel and the NTD, there will be a third-party router or switch astride the link. How this router is supported when power is lost is going to be something for retail service providers, installers and manufacturers to nut out between themselves. It seems to me that we may see a number of RSP’s specialising in handling alarm systems, offering higher security comms options, as well as local support for selected routers or switches. If installers plan to deploy existing third
party routers in the comms path then there will be fun and games. Busy routers on shared data networks love nothing better than a life-affirming crash and an invigorating re-boot. Such behaviour is fine in a domestic environment but it’s going to be thorny for the electronic security industry. We’re not just going to have to try to design our way around these challenges but to include them in our disclaimers. As a relevant aside, in a recent legal case in the US monitoring company Monitronics was successfully sued for nearly $US9 million after a home invasion led to a woman’s rape. In this case, the initial and subsequent intrusion alarm events were detected, and police were called but the keyholder could not be contacted until she returned home and tripped the alarm on entering the house.
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The chances any RSP with an offshore service component and a hands-off business model will perform with the dedication of one of our smallmedium graded monitoring stations is…absolute zero. of their duty of care. You folks will need to beat RSPs around the head with that duty of care. And you won’t need a sales team’s promises, you’ll need legallybinding service level agreements that meet your standards. The survival of your business might just depend on it. Faced with these challenges, there are some installers who are heading to GSM and GPRS wireless links. I can understand why they are doing this – the technology is very well proven and there are multiple quality suppliers to select from who understand alarm monitoring. But I generally think that
an IP primary in domestic and small commercial applications is appropriate when supported by wireless. Something else to take into account is that the whole idea of the NBN is broadband – a galumphing comms path down which innovative technological navigators can steer the courses of the future. We won’t get all the capability, all the benefit of NBN if we don’t use it, nor will we resolve the challenges of the NBN if we don’t get stuck in and fix them – and sooner, not later. For instance, we’re seeing more video verification and in the future we might see remote multi-camera guard tours in HD, too. But this fun stuff can’t be properly managed by say, GSM wireless links. I know that more than a few high tech security companies are hanging on for the NBN in support of new technologies. Another benefit of widespread use of the NBN might be to finally knock Contact-ID on the head. Sure, it works but the 16 digits of DTMF code that comprise Contact-ID impose a great burden of suffering on monitoring stations looking to support multiple alarm panels from different manufacturers, all with different priorities and design configurations. Consider that Ademco’s Contact-ID event code classification runs from 100 to 999 and covers everything from duress, to wrong code entry, from irregular access to swinger stay. Juggling 800 Contact-ID codes is a challenge that could arguably be resolved by a consistent IP standard. This said, it’s obvious from the surveillance market that ONVIF has its own moments of interpretative dance. The most important development in all this talk is empirical evidence – a process that allows security system manufacturers to bench test their solutions in an NBN simulation that mirrors the products of 45 or so retail service providers. Installers and monitoring stations will need to stay on top of this testing to ensure the systems they support are compatible with the future. zzz
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FSH has released the RF15, a smart power management wireless keypad and keyfobdriven locking solution. The RF15 coupled with a surface-mounted deadlock allows for a complete standalone access control point with absolutely no cables. The system is simple, affordable and attractive for small commercial and domestic applications.
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EW from FSH is the RF15, an access control solution that’s cleverly designed to offer the convenience of keyfob and wireless keypad control using existing or new mechanical dead latches. According to FSH’s Trevor Mackle, the R15 solution is extremely simple to install, and would present no challenges to any installer. “Our new RF15 wireless locking solution is a completely wireless solution – it’s the first of its kind,” Mackle explains. “It incorporates a wireless surface mounted door strike, wireless keypad and a keyfob. You buy the RF15 as a kit and you get a batterypowered strike, a wireless keypad and 2 wireless key fobs. Additional key fobs can be programmed by the end users.” 56 se&n
The white, battery-powered keypad is backlit and has a trio of LEDs that indicate its functions including low battery warnings. Meanwhile, the wireless strike is silver and matches typical mechanical door hardware. In this case it’s a Lockwood 001 and the combination is a handsome one. The wireless strike is powered by 4 AA batteries and surface mounts in the same way a bolt keeper is installed in a mechanical deadlock installation using 4 screws. The stainless steel body of the strike is longer and somewhat wider than a mechanical keeper in order to accommodate the electronics, as well as the integrated battery box. Once the existing mechanical strike has been removed and the wireless strike installed, you simply screw the battery-powered keypad onto the door frame or a nearby wall and it will communicate with the strike and allow access using a 4-digit security PIN number. When you enter the correct PIN on the keypad it sends a wireless signal to release the strike. Key fobs also communicate directly with the strike. Press the fob and the strike will release momentarily, allowing the door to open. This allows for convenient access without the use of keys. Importantly, as the RF15 works in conjunction with standard deadlocks, it allows for emergency key over-ride in cases of forgotten pin codes or failure to replace batteries. “Testing shows standard AA batteries give around 9000 opens and higher duty batteries last longer still,” says Mackle. “9000 opens would give about 5 opens per day for a 5-year period – that’s plenty.” There’s no event recording but Mackle says the system is not designed for that level of sophistication. Instead the focus of this unit is eliminating the use of keys and creating a user friendly, key-less entry device. In terms of installation, the RF15 is designed for internal or undercover, rather than external use. Cost is very low – Mackle says the R15 will sell for around $200, making it unquestionably one of the least expensive forms of access control available on the market today. For simple applications, it’s a clever idea. zzz
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Cloud control BENS has released its new catchClip cloud facility, a solution that converges alarm monitoring with HD video verification of events. Depending on client needs there’s basic video event reporting or a full video verification monitoring service. 58 se&n
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EN Security’s Grade A1 monitoring centre in Sydney is dedicated to supporting the bureau clients of 220 installers. Now its monitoring services have expanded with the development of the catchClip cloud facility, a system developed using a range of 1080p HD and 720p HD cameras from Vivotek. This is an important release that reflects a significant new development in alarm monitoring – the integration of HD video verification with new and existing alarm panels. A key feature of catchClip is that it uses push technology to transmit a video clip of an alarm event to a secure server where it is then made available for access by authorised users. Many video verification systems maintain an open port at the protected site so cameras can be viewed
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With event-driven video clips driven by alarm sensors or switches, video verification has become a viable solution for all users. remotely. That’s a nice feature but it allows cameras, NVRs or DVRs to be hacked from outside and it represents a configuration generally considered to be less secure by IT security people. Pushing video annuls that weakness. There are 2 strands to the catchClip cloud facility service. The first is video reporting of alarm events with alerts emailed to clients of BENS bureau customers. Event reporting can be carried out via any IP communication system – an existing router, using GPRS, or via the NBN when it arrives. Users access a dedicated catchClip server via any browser. The second offering is BENS’ catchClip cloud facility, a full monitored service. Both these services reach the market through BENS’ installers. In terms of its development, catchClip is the brain child of BENS’ ebullient MD Lee Chua and his son, Ki-Ren Chua’s Mod2 Technologies. Lee developed the engine (catchClip Push Server and AMS integration) while Ki-Ren developed the user interfaces. As developer, Mod2 has licensed BENS to use catchClip. According to Lee Chua, the company has held back from video monitoring for many years, waiting for the technology to reach a point that made it reliable and viable. “We long considered video monitoring to be a real can of worms,” Chua says. “Before cameras that could send clips were developed, you would have had to log onto an NVR at a remote site. In our opinion, this is too difficult and time consuming. Assuming responsibility for judging events on a remote site is challenging, too. “But now with video clips driven by alarm sensors or switches, video verification has become a viable solution for all users. Depending on the system deployed, catchClip can simply advise clients there has been an alarm event so they can view footage on our server. Or, in other cases, clients will have full video verification of alarms and clips of events will be integrated into our alarm management software for actioning by operators.” It’s not going to come as a surprise to regular readers that we like video verification. In fact, it’s hard for me to understand why it’s not automatically part of modern alarm solutions, given the affordability and capability of latest-gen camera technology and IP comms. No doubt the options will be greater still as the
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NBN is implemented between now and June 2021 but even today Internet performance is more than capable of handling transmissions of small HD video clips and it’s these capabilities that BENS has cleverly leveraged with its new solution. As we chat, we’re sitting in the BENS’ demo room and there is a range of Vivotek cameras on the wall beside me. They cover all the typical applications. There’s a low-cost cube camera designed for standalone applications. Costing a measly $200, it comes with an integrated PIR for camera activation on motion detection and a white LED light for night work. The range of this light is sufficient to handle a small room or foyer. Other cameras in the range include a fixed fullbody camera, a fixed IP66-rated external camera with IR and a fixed dome camera. The cube camera is 720p while all the others transmit at 1080p. Looking at the images over the network I can clearly see that the fact catchClip uses HD cameras makes a big difference to image quality. There’s no bandwidth-driven compromise here. It’s glitzy performance and, as we’ve come to expect from one of the IP CCTV industry’s earliest pioneers, the Vivotek chipset handles backlight and colour rendition really well, making it ideal for a range of typical applications. Whether similar performance is achievable in the wild on less stable links is going to be a matter for objective testing. There are a number of ways catchClip can be deployed. Depending on requirements, a single catchClip camera can be used, which reports directly to a monitoring station. Alternatively, cameras can be integrated with alarm input
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I like catchClip. The concept is simple. It uses a collection of proven technologies. It works with existing alarm systems. And cost is very competitive. For a monitored package with 3 cameras, Whittaker says customers will pay just $7 per week.
devices like movement sensors, door sensors and hold-up buttons as part of new or existing alarm systems. When integrated with an alarm panel, the HD cameras are triggered by an alarm event driven by an alarm sensor. Only the event itself is captured and stored, so you save on storage and search by event. Recording is 3 seconds before an event and 10 seconds after. That’s brief enough to keep file sizes usefully large but not so large as to choke a comms path. At this point BENS’ Ki-Ren Chua runs me through the catchClip system options. “The first system is fully integrated to an alarm panel – in this case a Bosch Solution 16,” he explains. “With this particular system there are 2 cameras driven by the dry contacts inside alarm sensors linked to the panel. These sensors could be PIRs, reed switches or panic buttons. “Another option uses a Device Camera Interface (DCI), which is a simple relay logic box that allows users to enable (secure) or disable (unsecure) the camera. With the DCI options, pressing the relay activates up to 2 cameras to record clips. It’s perfect for customers who have no alarm system. “Our smallest solution is that PIR-activated cube camera we met earlier that reports straight to the control room. This version is completely standalone and it’s event-driven, thanks to the camera’s integrated PIR.” Next, we take a look at the browser-based catchClip website. According to Ki-Ren, this site is for a customer that wants video only and prefers to check events themselves.
“You can get catchClip with or without active monitoring – some people may want to just look at the video themselves – users are advised of new clips via email but in September notifications will come via our app,” he explains. “When these users log in they are presented with a list of all the video clips that have come in. They simply click on clips to view events.” As part of our demo, Ki-Ren activates the little cube camera in the demo room so an alarm event will travel to the server and appear on the browser. The camera is set to record and transmit 10 seconds of footage and the image stream takes about 10 secs to arrive – pretty quick, I think. The footage is very good for such a simple camera – it’s doing very well in this large-ish (7 x 4m) demo room. There’s good colour rendition and great resolution. Albert Fung goes out and stands in the hall near glazed windows and this level of backlight poses no problem either. Next, we look at the full BENS catchClip cloud facility. This service is part of the BENS’ website that bureau clients (installation companies with group of lines monitored by BENS) use to view their end user customers’ events, as well as to run reports for their customers. “This event feed is integrated with the alarm system – it’s a live feed of events,” Ki-Ren tells me. “There you can see the comments where our operators are actioning events in real time. Installers can also view clients’ catchClip feeds. And all catchClip clients run on the same live feed so there’s no need to load cameras one at a time – that makes actioning alarm events faster.” After the demo we visit the BENS’ monitoring centre, which I’ve not seen before. It’s a nice space, roomy and well set-up. There’s a video monitor, alarm event screens and each of the operators is working on BENS’ proprietary browser-based alarm reporting software, AMS2g, which includes support for catchClip. After we’ve poked around the management solution, Lee points out that what really differentiates BENS’ video verification solution is the fact it uses true push technology to move images from camera to secure server – that means there’s no vulnerable open port. “Others say they use push technology but when you examine the system configurations you can see that on the protected site they maintain an open port which can be exploited as a back door to the system,” Chua explains. “Once there’s an open port, you know a solution is not really pushing video. “With catchClip, we don’t open any ports so cameras can be in an office, in a house and no one can hack into them and watch users and their families. There’s no doubt that when it comes to video verification of alarm events, pushing a short clip offers highest security and is the least
demanding on bandwidth.” I like catchClip. The concept is simple. It uses a collection of proven technologies. It works with existing alarm systems. And cost is very competitive. For a monitored package, Whittaker says customers will pay just $10 per week. A little more than a dollar a day for video verification is extremely affordable – so affordable everyone should have it. Able to integrate with any new or existing alarm panel, catchClip is a clever and empowering solution that bodes well for the future of monitoring in Australia. zzz
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Features of catchClip include: l Uses HD IP cameras l Notifications and viewing on computer or smart device l Uses push technology – not open to external attack l catchClip can be integrated with existing alarm, DVR/NVR l Monitoring at Grade 1A monitoring centre.
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Radar inside a cable Intrepid MicroPoint, distributed locally by Perimeter Systems Australia, is a perimeter detection system that combines simplicity, affordability, reliability and excellent detection performance.
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ERIMETER security solutions are a site’s first line of defence and properly implemented they can have a huge impact on security. Pushing detection out to the fence line increases the potential time responders have to reach a site before a breach in higher value areas. What’s so sweet about South West Microwave’s Intrepid MicroPoint II solution is that it offers this vital early warning and it does so in a package that ticks every box. Cost, ease of installation, performance, reliability – MicroPointII hits them all. Supporting the technology locally is Charlie Michael’s Perimeter Systems Australia and I meet MicroPoint ll processing module him on his stand at Security 2013 in Sydney. Michael, – note the cable underneath
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formerly of Alarmcom, is passionate about his product as the best distributors always are. According to Michael, MicroPoint technology is 15 years old and this latest MicroPoint II version serves to bring the solution into networked environments. Central to the technology, operating power, system communications and alarm signals are all transmitted using a single, patented MicroPoint cable, simplifying installation. MicroPoint cable is a copper conductor with a protective sheath. Michael says the best way to describe the system is like a form of radar inside a cable, and there’s something appealing about that concept – the ability to accurately detect disturbance in the cable with radar accuracy to +/- 3M. “The way it works is that a pulse is transmitted down the cable between center conductor and braid. Any mechanical deflection of the sense wires causes a portion of the pulse to be reflected back to the receiver at 80 per cent the velocity of light. The time delay between the onset of the transmitted pulse and the receipt of the pulse reflected from the deflected sense wires is a measure of the distance that the signal has propagated in the cable that can establish how far away it is from the processing module within about 3 metres,” says Michael. “This pinpoint accuracy of detection allows us to ensure the system ignores rain, hail and wind because these impact on the whole fence line. Such a widespread event can’t be an intruder. But if an intruder tries to breach the fence they will be detected.” According to South West Microwave, Patented MicroPoint detection technology enables MicroPoint II to locate a disturbance along the length of the sensor cable to within 10 feet (3m). Location information is used to create detection zones that are totally independent of processors or electronics in a process called Free Format Zoning. Location information is used during calibration to automatically adjust the system sensitivity to account for variations in fence fabric in a process called Sensitivity Leveling. When it comes to set up, installers can use any PC to calibrate the MicroPoint cable sensor and assign zones using Windows-based installation software which provides guidance as well as recording details of a configured system for later maintenance or diagnostics.
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There’s a single detection cable on the fence – with multiple free formatting zones on single processor module.
This free format zoning allows the number and location of zones to be easily altered to meet changing site conditions. The most common use of MicroPoint II is installation on a chain link, weld mesh or expanded metal fences, a feature called Sensitivity Levelling accommodates variations in these type of fences and in the fence fabric tension. During calibration, the sensitivity of each metre of cable is set to provide uniform sensitivity along the cable. If there are greater threats of false alarms at any point on the fence for whatever reason you can make that section of fence only more or less sensitive. Additional management options (Controllers) include Graphic Control Module (GCM II), The INTREPID Graphic Control Module II (GCM II) is a dedicated, Linux-based graphic system controller designed to provide large or multi-site facilities with local GUI-based alarm monitoring and control of new-generation INTREPID devices, contact-closure auxiliary security devices and CCTV equipment. The GCM II is supplied as a self-contained module, including system hardware and application software with graphic mapping capabilities for robust system configuration and management. Michael says an INTREPID Polling Protocol II (IPP II) SDK is available free of charge to third-party developers for high level integration of the newgeneration INTREPID devices into custom control
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applications to CCTV systems such as Genetec, Geutebruck or whichever management system is being used on a site. Size potential is significant and larger sites are not more complicated. If the perimeter is longer than 400m a link Unit joins multiple processing modules together into a single larger system and this can be expanded multiple times. “It’s possible to have a 3-4km site with a single or redundant communication lines form the first and last processor modules with two 48VDC power supplies configured with any number of zones to suite the site and customers requirements – nothing more,” says Michael. As part of our demo, we look at a 4km fence line protected by 10 MicroPoint II processing modules supporting a single loop of MicroPoint cable. What’s so nice for installers is that MicroPoint cable transmits all alarm signals and provides power to all modules and auxiliary sensors along the perimeter. The single sensing, power and data cable is simply cable tied to a fence during installation and it then detects all attempts to climb or cut that fence as well as precisely locating the point of attempted intrusion. Processing modules also have external inputs allowing you to run PIRs, reed switches. While I’m taking some photos of the controller, an end user comes up to the stand and praises the system – saying it’s great, reliable, bullet-proof. Importantly, it seems he’s a relatively new convert to the technology. “People certainly like MicroPoint,” says Michael. “Most our customers having used MicroPoint once will continue to use it. All the gear is SCEC-endorsed and 100 per cent designed and made in the US. Everything at South West Microwave is in-house, with tight quality control based on pride in its 35year history.” zzz
Features of MicroPoint II include: l Intrusion location to 3 m l Integrated power, data and detection l Solves environmental nuisance alarm problems l Sensitivity levelling for varying fence conditions l Uniform detection along fenceline l Software controlled zoning.
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best in show Security 2013 Exhibition gave end users and installers a chance to get up close and personal with the latest electronic and networked security solutions.
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CSD’s John Nowacki
Meet and greet at Pacific Communications
Brad Ballesty of Infratherm
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OPS’ Kobi Ben-Shabat welcomes guests to Sydney Harbour
Door entry hardware from Electro-com
While there were not a lot of jaw dropping new technologies, there was strong evolution in CCTV, access control and alarm systems.
Miles of smiles
Bosch tees off the NBN
Etrovision had rugged cameras
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FSH’s economy drive
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Mobotix goes thermal
OPS and Genetec
BENS’ video verification
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One of the biggest upcoming developments in technology in the Australian market is the rollout of the NBN. It’s a change that’s going to impact on installers and end users, according to Bosch Security Systems.
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ANY end users and integrators have expressed concern over the communications implications of the NBN, mainly with regard to devices that utilise tone modulation (DTMF) to transmit data via conventional voice-based copper PSTN technologies, particularly monitored alarm panels. Voice over IP (VoIP) has become a major technology within the communications space, though its use for DTMF applications is complicated as the nature of compression applied to a call by VoIP products can often disrupt data communication. With many of the telecommunications options being offered by the NBN using VoIP based technology,
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Bosch Security Systems has recognised the need to develop solutions for the market. But just what is the current situation regarding monitored alarms and the NBN? NBN Co has created 3 ways that Retail Service Providers (RSPs) can deliver telecommunications to premises connected with the NBN: 1. Having a conventional PSTN phone connected to a “Uni-V” port on the Network Termination Device (NTD) installed in the premises 2. Connecting a conventional PSTN phone to a VoIP port on a router connected to the NTD 3. Connecting a VoIP phone to a router connected to the NTD.
By James layton * DTMF-based devices such as alarm panels will rarely work well with conventional VoIP based technologies that apply compression to the call, which effectively eliminates some portions of the sound being sent down the line. In the case of a conventional phone call, the slight loses in frequencies due to compression can easily be compensated for by the human ear, but with databased communications like DTMF, the loss of frequencies can irrevocably distort the data being sent. NBN Co has specified 4 specific requirements of a VoIP service in order to accurately and reliably convey DTMF based communications. A full explanation is available on the NBNCo website, but in short: 1. The VoIP service should use NBN Co’s Traffic Class 1 (TC1) 2. The VoIP service should use the G.711 sound CODEC 3. The VoIP service should provide reliable transmission of tones 4. The VoIP service should have battery backup. The Uni-V ports on the NTD listed in the RSP telecommunications options above meet these 4 requirements. Monitored alarms (like the Bosch Security Systems products available in Australia) should therefore work when connected to the Uni-V port of the NTD. But what happens when a Uni-V port is not available? Several RSPs have opted not to offer a service on the Uni-V ports of the NTD at the current time, though many are currently reviewing their options and may provide services on these ports at some point in the future. In some cases, VoIP based routers or phones connected to the Uni-D ports of the NTD may meet 3 of the 4 requirements, but currently the Uni-D ports of the NTD are not battery backed-up. Generally speaking, where the Uni-V port is not available for use, there will be no way to connect the PSTN port of an alarm panel to the NTD for functional alarm monitoring. What is the solution to this situation? Bosch Security Systems has carefully watched the Australian security market to determine the best available solutions to provide ongoing monitoring services to end-users that connect to the NBN. In many cases, distributors of other panels have offered customers a migration path to GSM or GPRS based monitoring through add-on devices to their panel products. The response has effectively been that “the NBN presents a problem, and this is a way to get around it”. These migrations do not utilise the NBN infrastructure at all – they require the end user to purchase and maintain a mobile plan, and in many cases, monitoring of these devices becomes more expensive than the original pre-NBN PSTN-based monitoring charges. The challenge that Bosch Security Systems has set itself is to produce a solution that utilises
We have identified an open-source technology called CSV-IP that allows alarm communications to be sent quickly and securely through the NBN to a central monitoring station.
the core infrastructure of the NBN to provide a service of at least an equivalent level to PSTN-based monitoring, while not requiring the end user to take on additional ongoing costs to maintain the service. In order to accomplish this, Bosch Security Systems has examined its worldwide market, and adapted a solution that has seen extensive use in New Zealand, where fibre-to-the-premises systems similar to the NBN have been in rollout for several years. We have identified an open-source technology called CSV-IP that allows alarm communications to be sent quickly and securely through the NBN to a central monitoring station. New Bosch Security Systems alarm panels will soon have CSV-IP incorporated into the product and for existing legacy sites, we will provide a low-cost add-on card known as a dialler capture card that collects data coming out of the panel and converts it in to CSV-IP in order to transmit it through the NBN, or in fact any IP style network – including current ADSL technologies. This dialler capture card will also be available from Bosch Security Systems to allow other non-Bosch alarm panel products to communicate with a central monitoring station using the same methodology.
How will this service be monitored?
The panel will send CSV-IP data to the NBN NTD, which will then send it through the public Internet to the central monitoring station. The monitoring company will have automation software that allows the CSV-IP data to be converted back in to the standard Contact-ID format that alarm panels normally talk in. Central monitoring stations will not require any specialised receiver equipment to handle CSV-IP and most monitoring centre automation software packages already include this capability. Bosch Security Systems is working with other software manufacturers to ensure that this technology is globally supported and for systems where implementation of the protocol becomes an issue, we can source simple and free conversion
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software to handle the CSV-IP data outside of the automation software. Will there be risks if the data is being sent through the public Internet? Several people have raised concerns about the nature of data passed through the Internet. Unprotected data can be intercepted, modified and reproduced – any of which could compromise the security of the transmission. Bosch Security Systems will combat this by providing options within our products to protect the CSV-IP data by adding encryption to the transmission. This encryption effectively disguises the data and prevents someone from making any use of the data, even if they could gain access to it. There is still a risk that a person’s connection to the public internet could be virtually attacked through something known as a denial-of-service attack, effectively preventing their panel from reporting. However, the process to perform this sort of attack against an Internet user is difficult and time-consuming. For the average residential user, the risk posed of this sort of attack being perpetrated by a potential intruder is extremely small – smaller likely than the risk of an individual cutting a phone line – which would be just as effective in interrupting PSTN based communications using the current technology. Additionally, because the communication methodology is based on conventional IP technology – the connection between the panel and the central monitoring station is polled. This means that the monitoring centre could know in as few as a few seconds, if the panel is no longer able to communicate. With conventional PSTN based services, panels will normally only routinely report back to the monitoring station once or twice a day to avoid excessive phone call costs. With CSV-IP there are no phone calls, regardless of how often the panel polls. In short, Bosch Security Systems CSV-IP solution is about providing a service level equal to, or better
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Unprotected data can be intercepted, modified and reproduced – any of which could compromise the security of the transmission.
than PSTN based communications, while not creating a higher cost of service. For customers that are in high-risk environments where digital attacks against their premises are likely, Bosch Security Systems also carries a range of GSM and GPRS based communications options recognised as Class 3 under AS2201. These higher security options, however, would come at a higher cost of monitoring, and may not be required in a residential application. So, will the entire service be battery backed-up? Currently, the power supply unit included with the NBN Co NTD only provides power protection for the Uni-V ports (if they are used). Once again, if the Uni-V ports are available, the panel’s PSTN dialler can simply be connected to one of these ports for monitoring. If CSV-IP based communication is being used, the panel will either plug in to a Uni-D port on the NTD, or in to a port on a router that is plugged in to a Uni-D port. With the current hardware, this would mean that the connection is not power-protected. NBN Co has stated that it is currently reworking the way it offers NTD hardware through its RSPs. NBN Co has indicated an intent to provide a power backup service for the Uni-D ports as well as the Uni-V ports in hardware offered as soon as Q4 2013. For NTD hardware that has already been installed, NBN Co is currently evaluating 3rd party UPS devices to provide continuous power for all ports on the NTD. What is the next step? NBN Co is currently establishing a plug bench testing centre in Melbourne which is expected to open in August 2013. This centre will allow manufacturers to test their hardware in a simulated NBN environment using infrastructure created to replicate the product offering of all 40+ RSPs. Bosch Security Systems has been liaising with NBN Co and is booked in to test its full range of panel products once the centre opens. This testing will allow us to determine which RSP offerings include VoIP services capable of sustaining panel communications, and which may require conversion to IP based communication. Results of these tests will be published once complete. In conclusion, while some manufacturers may view the NBN as a difficulty that needs to be overcome, we see it as an opportunity to be embraced by our customers and our end-users. The NBN is rolling out quickly in Australia, going into more premises each day. We believe we have created a solution that utilises the strength of the NBN to provide a valued service for the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses that currently have monitoring services via PSTN and will soon be passed by the NBN. Additional updates will be posted at www. boschsecurity.com.au and you can also contact our office on 1300-1BOSCH. NBN Co have also established an information site at nbnco.com.au/ alarms *James Layton is Bosch’s product manager - Intrusion & Access and the company’s resident expert on NBN
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VIVOTEK FD8166 2MP ultra-mini fixed dome
Hikvision releases new network domes
VIVOTEK has launched the 2-Megapixel ultra-mini, fixed dome network camera FD8166. With built-in IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE, quick and easy installation, and only 90mm diameter, FD8166 is designed to meet a wide variety of needs for indoor surveillance. Featuring a 2-Megapixel CMOS sensor, the camera has a viewing resolution of 1920x1080 at 15 fps or 1280x800 at 30 fps. By supporting real-time H.264 and MJPEG compression dual codec, video streams can be transmitted in any of these formats for diversified applications, facilitating the reduction of file sizes and the conservation of valuable bandwidth. With options for 2.8/3.6/6 mm lenses, FD8166 can be mounted on a wall or ceiling, providing outstanding flexibility for a variety of installation spots and viewing angles. The package also includes built-in MicroSD/SDHC card slot for on-board storage and VIVOTEK’s 32-channel recording software.
HIKVISION has released its new DS-2DF7286 2MP network IR speed dome, along with the DS-2DF7276 Network IR speed dome offering 1.3MP resolution. Both cameras feature 30x optical zoom capability, as well as smart features to make surveillance easier. These 2 models offer users an excellent surveillance option for high-resolution and clear video monitoring as both provide long range visibility, 24 hours a day, in all lighting conditions. The DS-2DF7286 and DS-2DF7276 speed domes offer a 30x optical zoom capability as well as a smart tracking function allowing them to detect any progressively moving object and follow it. Facial detection ensures that a face is always present. A smart de-fog feature improves clarity of images captured in poor weather; and smart IR technology is added to address the problem of over-exposure of IR LEDs. ROI (Region of Interest) encoding allows the capture high resolution images of key information such as license plates and facial detection.
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Mobotix new M15
Geutebruck’s new G-SIM
MOBOTIX AG has launched its new M15 camera, which is based on the new MOBOTIX 5 Megapixel Technology. It offers 2 exchangeable sensor modules and further builds on the MOBOTIX innovative camera platform concept. The M15 is naturally developed around the MOBOTIX decentralised system technology which saves costs, management and network resources for the end-user. By using 5 Megapixel sensors for the M15 camera platform, the users will gain more than 4 times better light sensitivity in all conditions. The new sensor technology offers a frame rate of up to 30 frames per second and the zoom capabilities are increased by 27 per cent in colour and by more than 200 per cent in black-and-white. The new M15 camera platform is IP66 certified and is successfully tested at a temperature range from -30C to +60C. The new M15 includes MxActivitySensor technology for intelligent motion detection.
GEUTEBRUCK’S new security information management system, G-SIM is the ultimate reliable assistant for managing, filtering and processing the vast quantities of information generated by large networked video security systems. It provides the best in video event handling and intuitive user operation for extensive complex systems with dozens of sites, thousands of cameras and numerous other alarm systems. G-SIM uses graphical representations which are quick and easy to understand, combined with drag-and-drop functions which only allow actions relevant to the prevailing situation. Customisation provides each operator with the ideal information mix in their own individually preferred format, quickly, intuitively and reliably.
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Sony releases SNC-ER585H 1080p PTZ SONY’S new full HD 1080p PTZ camera offers a 30x optical zoom capability while operating in extreme temperatures ranging from 0-65C. The 360-degree endless rotation, combined with 210-degree tilt angle and 15-degree abovethe-horizon tilt provides an extensive range of vision. The Exmor CMOS sensor is a proven performer delivering full HD at 30fps. DynaView dynamic range expansion technology deals with backlight. The new image stabiliser minimises the effect of camera shake or vibration, avoiding blurry images. Image stabilisation keeps images sharp even when zooming in at 30x. The camera comes standard with True Day/ Night function which switches to Day or Night mode depending on the light level. The SNC-ER585H is rated IP66 (water resistant) and IK10 (impact resistant) allowing it to handle tough outdoor environments. The camera operates down to 0.3lx in black and white (50 IRE by IP) and supports 3 compression formats, JPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264.
Dallmeier DVS 2500, 24-channel IP DVS 2500 from Dallmeier records and manages up to 24 IPbased channels. The DVS 2500 is a Self-Learning Event Detector (SEDOR) appliance for the analysis of up to 24 video streams. Whether it’s the automatic alarm registering unauthorised access, the protection of artwork or people counting, the DVS 2500 is the ideal solution for a variety of applications. For recording of video streams SMAVIA Recording Server is already integrated. With the SMAVIA Viewing Client software the recordings can be viewed and evaluated conveniently via Ethernet. SEDOR’s high-performance video analysis system provides outstanding analytical results due to state-of-the-art image analysis algorithms and the constant adjustment of the system parameters to the current surrounding conditions (auto-adaptation). In combination with the different analysis applications it can serve a variety of surveillance and counting purposes. SEDOR applications include the detection of intrusion, the protection of artworks and object counting. n Distributor: C.R. Kennedy n Contact: +61 2 9552 8350
n Distributor: Sony n Contact: +61 2 8873 9204
Milestone Systems MILESTONE has released XProtect Expert and a new system concept, Milestone Interconnect. The new XProtect Expert 2013 gives instant feedback on system performance, enabling proactive system administration. Configuration reports enable system integrators to document the system and provide detailed listing of all configuration settings, too. Highly efficient 64-bit recording servers help save money on total system costs because customers can run more cameras with fewer servers. Edge storage can provide a level of reliability for installations with unstable network connections: the software can use camera-integrated storage as a safeguard function for uninterrupted audio and video recording in the event of network or server failure. Milestone Interconnect is a unique system concept that allows XProtect video management software (VMS) to be interconnected with Milestone’s premium software XProtect Corporate 2013 to create one cohesive and powerful security solution. Milestone Interconnect provides a cost-efficient and flexible way to gain central surveillance operation across geographically dispersed sites n Distributor: Milestone Systems n Contact: +61 3 9016 7877
AXIS Q1931-E Thermal Network Camera AXIS Communications has released the AXIS Q1931-E thermal network camera, an affordable, bullet-style IP camera that comes out-of-the-box ready for outdoor installation in harsh environments and tough climates. AXIS Q1931-E is ideal for monitoring of areas where early detection of an intrusion attempt is critical – specifically in complete darkness and challenging conditions – including at industrial facilities, fence lines or railroad tracks. AXIS Q1931-E offers high contrast 384x288 resolution thermal images with 4 available lens options to provide maximum flexibility for different detection ranges and fields of view, extending from 220 m / 240 yd. (50 degrees) to 1800 m / 1970 yd. (6 degrees). AXIS Q1931-E is also the first thermal camera to support Axis’ unique Corridor Format, which allows the camera to deliver a vertically-oriented, 9:16 portrait field of view, perfect for situations such as monitoring long fences, shorelines and tunnels. n Distributor: Axis Communications n Contact: +61 3 9982 1111
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Q: What’s the right way to pull fibre optic cable without damaging with the fibres on bends? We have a job coming up that looks like fibre will be required but the ceiling cable trays and the bends into the risers look very tight. A: Fibre pulls are a job for at least 2 people – don’t bother trying to do the job alone or damage to fibres is assured. And if you’re putting in a long run, don’t turn up with too little manpower. It’s not called cable tugging for nothing. More importantly you may need a tech on every one of a number of corners just to ease friction and get the pull moving. If there’s a lot of tension in the pull, make sure you’re using a messenger cable to take the strain. The messenger can either piggy back the fibre or be woven into a Figure 8. Always pay careful attention to the maximum tension that can be applied to cable type – if you’re a sophisticated installer the use of break away swivels that will fail at a preset tension is a great idea. And think about lubricating the pull. You want to use something that’s low friction and that remains slippery when dry. Select a quality pulling grip and apply it to the part of the cable designed to handle the pull – but before doing this seal the front end of the cable. Also, make sure the space you’re pulling through is clean and
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free of grit. A metal shaving, a nick in a tray, or a sharp stone can scar an entire length of fibre. A series of small losses caused by tiny abrasions to the entire cable can add up to a big bite out of that cable’s signal budget. You should be careful not to over-tighten cable ties. Don’t hesitate to cut off and replace cable ties that are putting too much pressure on a bundle of fire optic cables. On big sites with busy cable trays it can be well worth installing an inner duct in order to prevent future damage from later cable pulls. As you mention, cable runs are not always horizontal but often go vertical – usually in places where they’re least accessible – putting intolerable strain on the bend at the top of the drop. What you need to do is ensure the cables are tied at regular intervals along the drop. It’s a great idea to get yourself invited to a quality installation after it’s finished and take a look at the network room, the comms room and the risers. Imitating very good installers is an excellent idea.
the conductors. Step one is buying a capable stripping tool – don’t make the mistake of using a pair of scissors or sidecut pliers. Quality tools well looked after should last you a working lifetime. Correct technique is simply a matter of placing the cable between the blades and applying only enough pressure to cut the insulation all the way around the cable. Next, ease the pressure on the stripper and slide it off the end of the wire. If there’s a proper cut around the insulation, the end section of sheath will slide off leaving a clean length of copper conductor. If you’re going to be putting this wire under a terminal screw, put the exposed conductor into the hole in one of the cutter blades, twist the cutters downwards and then pull off the end of the wire. You’ll end up with a little hook on the wire end that will fit nicely under a terminal screw.
Q: I’m a new installer and am having trouble getting cable stripping right. I often end up taking half the copper strands with the cable sheath. Is there a fool-proof technique I can use so I never get it wrong?
A: The best paint for plastics is Acrylic Lacquer and when it’s being applied to acrylic or polycarbonate a half-strength thinner is generally required. Materials such as ABS and HIPS usually need a special plastic primer to be applied first but they’ll also need a half strength thinner. You first clean all surfaces to remove
A: After practice you get a feel for just how much pressure you must apply to a PVC conductor to cut it cleanly without harming
Q:I noticed at Axis there was a camera that could be painted without voiding its warranty. What sort of paint would Help Desk use in that sort of application?
it. When you’re done and the paint is dry, rebuild the camera and recommission it as a new camera. Q: A client wants to use keypads for their small access control installation – they don’t want to pay for proximity cards. Can keypads be made more secure?
dust and ensure paint has the correct adherence. Since most plastics are sensitive to solvents like aromatic hydrocarbons, concentrated alcohol, and ketones, use care in cleaning. For smaller jobs you can employ techniques like wiping the camera with a damp, lint-free cloth or you can use 25 per cent solution of denatured alcohol and distilled water. You should avoid anti-static cleaners since they may leave a residue and cause paint adhesion problems. To neutralize electric or static charges that accumulate on the surfaces of plastic when masking tape is removed after painting or preparing, use an ionizing air gun. Before painting, practice on a few old test devices to be sure that paint viscosity is correct. Too much paint will cause paint sag. It may also cause crazing due to too much solvent. Too little paint will result in a matte surface caused by dusting. If you need to remove paint from the surface of a plastic device, take it off immediately with the paint manufacturer’s recommended cleaner. Apply the remover using a cloth; wipe off paint using a different clean cloth. Because paint removers contain organic solvents, minimize the time the remover is in contact with the plastic to reduce the chance of crazing. If you’re painting a device housing, remove or mask the camera chassis, the lens, the housing and any connection ports. Try to remove the lens rather than masking
A: Keypads are cheap, simple to install, need little maintenance and are available in a range of designs, from a lightweight, inexpensive unit designed to handle internal access duties, to a stainless, backlit keypad that’s weather and vandal resistant. The best external keypads won’t cost much more than $100 and will last forever. You’ll never need to get cards printed - there are no ongoing costs at all. But it’s worth pointing out that there are some downsides to keypads. If the same PIN is in use by all staff the keys on the pad will tend to wear unevenly in a way that makes it possible for a potential intruder to discover. The secret is to regularly change the code – once a month is a realistic time span. This fact should be impressed on end users vigorously by installation and commissioning teams. Perhaps the key problem with keypads is the fact that PIN numbers are much easier to pass on than cards. One person could inform dozens of people of a PIN number whereas a card can only be used by one individual at a time. This makes it all the more important to ensure that PIN numbers are changed regularly.
The best external keypads won’t cost much more than $100 and will last forever. You’ll never need to get cards printed - there are no ongoing costs at all. Q: I have no choice but to share a cable tray with power cables for part of an analogue camera installation. Can I minimise EMI interference? A: If you’re forced to run coax with mains wiring, bear in mind that the amount of interference induced into your coax is going to depend on how long the cables remain in each other’s company. If the contact is maintained for 20 or 30 metres, you may get away with a shared tray. Even if there’s a really strong mains signal running in the tray it can take a shared run up to 50 metres to distort a video signal significantly. A trick in a shared environment is to pull the mains cable to one side of the bottom of the cable tray and to use cable ties to clamp your coax to the upper lip of the other side. The Hall Effect around power cables decreases exponentially with distance. To get this right you’d need access to the tray along most its length. Keep a monitor handy when working around mains power and regularly check the health of the video signal. Look out for wide horizontal bars either at rest or moving up or down the screen. Mains signals induce frequency into coax runs at no more than 1 hertz - that’s why the induced signal will appear relatively stable on the monitor. If you’re forced to compromise the integrity of the signal to get a camera in, be sure to highlight the vulnerability in your commissioning report. You should also clearly note areas of concern in the site drawings that show the surveillance installation. This will make the job of maintenance crews easier, especially if third-party work in the cable tray moves mains and coax cable plants closer together at some time in the future. zzz
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ASIS 2013 Date: September 24-27, 2013 Venue: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA Contact: 703-519-6200 Website: www.asis2012.org From forward-thinking education to an expansive show floor to networking opportunities with peers from around the globe, ASIS 2013 gives you the knowledge, cutting-edge innovations, and resources you need to mitigate risk and succeed in today’s complex threat environment.
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