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By John Adams

ANALYTICS AND PRIVACY: A BALANCING ACT

HERE’S no doubt video analytics and privacy constitute a balancing act so intimate they should be considered a singularity, with every video analytics application taking privacy into account throughout the process of planning, design, installation and management.

From the point of view of video surveillance people, privacy is nothing new – IP cameras have included managed privacy masks almost since their inception.

From the point of view of public surveillance solutions in Australia, community privacy concerns have impacted on camera siting, as well as helping define open protocols that govern who can view footage (typically police during an active investigation) and how long footage is retained before being written over (usually 30 days unless the clip includes a criminal act).

But the increasing power of video analytics is driving public discourse in a way that may make many nice-to-have privacy features central to the way cameras and video management solutions are designed in the future.

A key issue with analytics like face recognition is that they demand huge datasets to achieve accurate performance – this means databases of millions of faces. Is this the best way to do face recognition? Or is it possible to undertake

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A key issue with analytics like face recognition is that they demand huge datasets to achieve accurate performance – this means databases of millions of faces. the process locally using deep convolutional neural networks that don’t retain the same sort of data, can manage with a smaller database, or that retain a portion of data and re-learn faces regularly? Accuracy and speed of recognition are the key operational targets, so there’s no need for the process to be undertaken in any particular way for these targets to be met.

What I’m talking about here is de-naturing – the content-based modification of frames. Achieving this with live video streams demands that algorithms identify faces in around 30ms per frame – that’s much faster than humans can manage – and the task is more complex when there are multiple faces in a scene. Could denaturing act as a workaround to privacy fears, or does the underlying issue revolve around any capacity for face recognition?

When you go to a deeper level, the question arises whether or not video analytics and privacy are mutually exclusive – whether a broader culture of data analytics in government and business might be wound back.

This is a big concern, given modern security operations are thoroughly data-driven - a trend that is only going to grow. There’s an argument to be made that security people should whole-heartedly embrace privacy regulations and concerns and build best practise around them but achieving this won’t just be a process, it may mean re-shaping an entire ecosystem.

System developers will need to build solutions with privacy in mind and ensure the highest levels of security are applied to data chains – this applies equally to integrators and security managers, who would need to ensure their teams were highly motivated and properly trained to ensure privacy procedures were met.

When you look at broader video analytics; line crossing, direction of movement, speed of movement, LPR, object detection, crowd detection, gun detection, along with the entire suite of retail and process control analytics; privacy issues are far less of a concern and the capacity to polish operational outcomes is high. Video analytics solutions are highly evolved, often drive through the camera at the edge for improved economy and are well integrated into leading management solutions.

In a very real sense, video analytics’ capacity to inform security and management teams of unfolding threats in real time makes it one of the biggest games in town.

At Security & Government Expo in Canberra November 14 you’ll get a chance to see a cross section of video analytics solutions from leading suppliers, including Bosch, NiroVision, AnyVision, Briefcam and Avigilon. The 2-hour session will give SAGE attendees a chance to get a broad understanding of the latest analytics solutions, including their functionalities and methods of application and it’s not to be missed. n

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PELCO APPOINTS KURT TAKAHASHI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER n PELCO has appointed Kurt Takahashi as chief executive officer.

Previously, Takahashi held the position of president of AMAG Technology, a global end-to-end security management platform.

Takahashi’s leadership transformed AMAG from an access controlfocused business into an open, innovative security management solution specializing in access control, video surveillance, visitor management, identity management, incident and case management, and a fully

integrated command and control software suite.

“During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Pelco than Kurt Takahashi,” said Russ Roenick, Pelco’s chairman of the board and managing partner of Transom Capital. “He is a proven leader with deep connections to Pelco and the industry.

“With over 20 years in the physical security sector, his reputation with customers, dealers, consultants, and technology partners is invaluable. We know Kurt’s business and technology

vision, executive experience, and ability to bring people together to achieve success will propel Pelco into a leading position in the security industry.”

Takahashi said he was honoured to have the opportunity to lead Pelco.

“We have a strong brand with talented and motivated people,” Takahashi said. “I’m looking forward to accelerating our ability to deliver innovative, distinctive video solutions and world-class experiences back to our customers.”

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NEW HIGH SECURITY PRISON PLANNED FOR VICTORIA, EOIS SOUGHT n THE Victorian Government is building a new 1248-bed maximumsecurity prison in the vicinity of an existing prison precinct, which includes Barwon Prison and Marngoneet Correctional Centre. Known as the Chisholm Road Prison Project, the delivery of the new maximum-security prison is a part of ongoing planning to ensure the prison system is safe, secure and well-equipped to meet demand.

The project is being led

n AL-NOOR Mosque in Christchurch, NZ, where 50 were murdered and 50 wounded by an antiMuslim extremist, has upgraded its existing CCTV system with Athena Security’s gun detection technology. Athena Security’s Gun Detection Artificial Intelligence technology will identify a gun when seen by security cameras and can provide an alert for quick response and evidence within 3 seconds.

The system detects and active shooter (an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people), shooting or threatening violence with a gun, armed robbery (gun used – in progress), hostage taking/kidnapping (gun used), possession of a gun – unknown person.

Athena set out to create a computer vision algorithm that monitors cameras without reporting too many false positives, a weakness of past attempts at AI

by the Community Safety Building Authority (CSBA), with John Holland as the managing contractor. CSBA provide end-to-end project management and delivery of Victoria’s new prisons, youth justice centres, court and custody facilities, emergency services facilities and public safety features such as pedestrian walkways bollards and CCTV networks.

Construction is set to start in late 2019 with the facility expected to be operational in 2022.

gun detection technology.

Athena’s system is powered by the NVIDIA 2080 RTX graphics card and can be integrated into current camera security networks.

The Security Industry Association (SIA), a leading trade organization for global security solution providers, named Athena the 2019 winner of the best product for its ‘Threat Detection and Safety Platform’ at the SIA New Product Showcase Awards.

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UL ‘SEES NO IMMINENT HAZARD’: ALARM PANEL INVESTIGATION n UNDERWRITER’S Laboratories is continuing to investigate claims many hardwired alarm panels have dangerous vulnerabilies.

“Thus far, no safety issues have been identified,” a UL spokesperson said. “UL sees no imminent hazard despite the assertions currently in the market. The current standards address reasonably foreseeable hazards, faults or misuse not intentional disablement of a life safety device.

“Those making claims have their own commercial interest in driving concern.

The requirements being suggested around attack by fire and/or malicious intrusion inside the protected area are currently not mandated by the applicable standards or code. New suggested requirements could be brought to the attention of the Standard Technical Panel. Those making claims are part of the STP and have not brought suggested revisions to the STP’s attention to-date.”

The UL statement comes after claims made by alarm and security forensic expert Jeffrey Zwirn, who

said noncompliance of UL and NFPA 72 codes should result in the recall of tens of millions of alarm panels.

Zwirn’s 43-page analysis details noncompliance dangers and vulnerabilities within single data-bus connected control units commonplace to hardwired residential and commercial alarm panels. He alleges that under a single fault condition, such as the introduction of a short circuit to the data-bus circuit, fire and intrusion alarm panels can be rendered partially or fully non-functional.

MICHAEL PAZARCEVIC JOINS HANWHA TECHWIN AS BDM, ANZ

SAAB AUSTRALIA TEAM WINS MISSING PERSONS CHALLENGE

n MICHAEL Pazarcevic has been appointed business development manager for Hanwha Techwin Australia and New Zealand.

Pazarcevic comes to Hanwha after almost a decade at Axis Communications, where he was successful in enterprise sales and new business development.

“I’m really excited to join Hanwha Techwin in the region and to be part of a company which manufactures high quality surveillance products with world-class optical design and image processing technologies,” Pazarcevic said.

“Our focus locally will be on delivering value of flexible and future proof video surveillance systems. Our commitment will be on enabling, educating and supporting local end-users, integrators and partners and growing the business in Australia and New Zealand,” he said.

Hanwha Techwin is currently growing globally and has enjoyed significant sales success in Australia and New Zealand in recent years. The company is committed to the region and is expanding local presence

n A SAAB Australia team from Adelaide has taken out first place in the Australian National Missing Persons Hackathon.

to provide local knowledge and support.

JM Kim, sales director for Asia, welcomed Michael to Hanwha Techwin Australia.

“We are very excited about this new appointment,” Kim said.

“Michael has a strong background in developing relationships with customers from all sectors, including transport, critical infrastructure, retail and government.

“Michael’s background and experience will help Hanwha Techwin to grow the security market in Australia and New Zealand and we look forward to providing the best solutions and support to both new and existing customers.”

Michael Pazarcevic

354 participants in the inaugural event were tasked with researching open-source platforms and material to gather

information on 12 missing persons.

Information found and submitted throughout the 6-hour long challenge will be provided to the Australian Federal Police to hopefully find new leads that may potentially solve missing persons cases.

The SaabAU team of Andrew Bailey, Ben Cornish, Adam McHugh and Luke Smith placed first out of 96 teams and won by 2000 points.

INTERLOGIX APPOINTS SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES WA PARTNER n INTERLOGIX Australia has announced a new partnership with Source Technologies, a Western Australia-based distributor specializing in commercial products for the security and audio/visual industries.

“Interlogix Australia is excited about this new partnership with Source Technologies”, says Philip Brown, general manager Interlogix Australia.

According to Brown, Source Technologies prides itself on superior customer service, advice and the ability to provide expert advice.

“The team at Source

not only provides its local customer base with the level of service we expect from a distributor but has also shown its commitment to the Interlogix suite of solutions with a growing customer base that’s going from strength to strength.

“This new partnership is a perfect fit for the Interlogix business, providing customers in Western Australia with leading solutions in the consumer and commercial smart home arena, in-house training and technical expertise.”

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BATHURST CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CCTV REACHES STAGE 2 n BATHURST Regional Council has released a tender for installation of infrastructure to support its new public CCTV solution being installed throughout the

Bathurst CBD. Overall works include the supply and installation of 13 cameras (pole and building mounted); approximately 400m of fibre network, including conduits and

pits; 500m wireless link, video monitoring systems/ software, power supply and associated networking works.

According to Councillor Alex Christian, Bathurst

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SEEKING NEW CCTV STORAGE SOLUTION n SYDNEY Opera House has released a tender seeking a storage solution for the Sydney Opera House CCTV footage archive and other data, as well as a new solution for backing up data to the cloud. Sydney Opera House is in the process of replacing its existing electronic security solution with a new physical security information system (PSIM) platform.

While information about

the solution is thin on the ground, apparently the SOH team is leaving no stone unturned in its bid for the best possible operational outcomes.

In its original tender, Sydney Opera House invited security system integrators of PSIM, video management system (VMS), electronic access control system (EACS), and other key sub-system integrations, to submit an expression of

Regional Council has committed to funding the project, which will see ’15 to 20’ CCTV cameras installed throughout the CBD, after missing out on NSW Government funding.

Cr Christian said it was good to see council appreciate the value the project by committing its own funds in the 2018-19 budget, but disappointing there was no support from a higher level of government.

The cameras are likely to be installed in William Street, Russell Street, Howick Street, George Street and Machattie Park, with council intending to have both fixed and PTZ cameras – the solution is

also likely to be monitored by police and council staff with strict protocols governing use of video footage.

Stage 1 of the solution is already operational. In July, Bathurst Mayor Graeme Hanger said 9 cameras were monitoring parts of William and Keppel streets at a cost of around $A270,000.

“We’re happy to announce that these cameras are now operational and will be helping with antisocial behaviour and checking up on antisocial behaviour, and we’re happy to be working with the NSW Police,” Cr Hanger said at the time.

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n PATRIOT Systems SIA DC09 IP Modules allows monitoring of Hikvision’s AX-Series Axiom wireless security and home automation hub. Installers set the panel to signal the Patriot server and set up the SIA DC09 task in Patriot software – no receiver is required. It’s also possible to take advantage of SIA DC09 encryption for secure signal communication with CID format. Patriot also offers virtual polling of the AX-Series.

Hikvision’s AX-Series features 32 wireless inputs

and outputs, 8 key fobs and 2 sirens, support for dual-path communication of alarm events and other signals over LAN, Wi-Fi, GPRS, and 3G/4G utilising a main and a backup channel. Video verification (5 seconds pre-alarm and 2 seconds post-alarm) allows users to quickly and efficiently confirm an alarm event on the system. It’s possible to manage configuration via web client, mobile client, or client software Wi-Fi Smart configuration and longdistance communication.

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CITY OF STONNINGTON SEEKS CCTV, ACCESS CONTROL SERVICES n CITY of Stonnington has invited tenders for the provision of CCTV and access control services for an initial contract term of 3 years. City of Stonnington is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne comprising the inner south-eastern suburbs.

Council recently implemented a mobile camera trailer to its complement existing CCTV coverage. At the time, Stonnington Mayor

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Cr Steve Stefanopoulos said the camera trailer will be deployed by Victoria Police for both active and passive monitoring.

“By its very nature, trailer-mounted CCTV is more flexible than the fixed operation (the trailer can be moved to where it is most needed at the time) and this greater mobility will lead to greater responsiveness,” Cr Stefanopoulos.

The Mayor said Stonnington was ever vigilant in staying ahead of the game when it came to the safety and wellbeing of residents.

“Nothing is more important to us than the people we are here to serve,” Cr Stefanopoulos said. “They need to be able to walk the streets and go about their business with confidence that they are being looked after.”

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FACE RECOGNITION It’s easy to bang on about privacy when you are not responsible for protecting the lives of thousands of people in public spaces. But for the managers of big electronic security solutions protecting teeming public precincts, the stakes are much higher.

ACE recognition is a technology that offers security managers and law enforcement professionals the ability to streamline searches as well as generate alerts when persons of interest are detected. A key question for security managers is whether or not the public are comfortable with the technology, and whether corporate and government organisations are considering deploying it.

According to Pelco’s Brannon Painter, private and government users are interested in face recognition.

“I think they are very interested in facial recognition,” Painter says. “It allows security professionals to focus on responding to suspicious person alerts rather than continuously monitoring screens, which can increase the risk of overlooking potentially dangerous incidents, especially if there are hundreds or thousands of people in or around the premises.

Further, balancing security strategy with privacy measures is a great way to ensure ethical use.”

Are we at a point with this technology where we need to consider whether face recognition can be managed in a way that leverages its power for

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investigations without fuelling privacy concerns? Or should industry push ahead with purely operational goals – identifying and reporting threats? Should the industry create transparent standards/protocols for itself, or is this something for legislators to manage at a wider level?

According to Painter, it is up to each business to navigate the balance between security and privacy in a responsible manner.

“For example, putting in place cybersecurity measures and following local regulations are ways businesses can take action to prevent attacks where sensitive information from captured faces are leaked into the public,” Painter says.

According to Florian Matusek, product group director - video analytics at Genetec, face recognition technology needs to be balanced with privacy concerns.

“Privacy is of high concern in face recognition, particularly when used for monitoring open areas for public safety,” Matusek explains. “To this end, we are working on combining our Privacy Protector with our facial recognition framework, to protect privacy in public spaces while checking against lists for persons of interest. Alerts would be raised only when persons of interest are detected, at which point the situation could be escalated and authorized operators would be able to review the unredacted footage. This lets officials balance real-time monitoring with the privacy concerns of innocent by-standers.

Matusek argues the best way to use face recognition in a privacy-conscious way is to follow strict processes about who can access which data.

“There should be standards and protocols, introduced by legislators to guarantee independent oversight,” he explains. “However, it should be done in such a way that this technology can still be leveraged to provide the security it promises and not limit it up to a point where it becomes useless. Initiatives like GDPR are revolutionary in defining standards like these. And for face recognition, our industry could take the initiative and propose standards that make sense before legislation is introduced without considering domain knowledge.”

Importantly, Matusek says private and government users are eager to learn more about face recognition technology.

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applications are different, some are more common,” he says.

“Typically, the private industry is looking to identify VIPs, verify that personnel are authorized to be in a given area, screen for persons of interest (e.g. ex-employees) returning on site, or correlating which individuals were repeatedly seen in multi-site fraud/ theft investigations.

“Governments, including schools and public safety agencies, are looking to monitor for persons of interest on watchlists (e.g. schools looking to keep known drug dealers, parolees or sex offenders away from schools when they are mandated to, police looking for known persons of interest around major events), as well as search for suspects forensically.”

Over at Axis Communications, Sargon Yousif argues some level of government stipulation would clear the air around video analytics like face recognition.

“I think if the industry came together and created its own standards and protocols around how such technologies are used, they would still be seen as only of benefit to the industry,” Yousif says. “This is where the government needs to step in and decide what they can and can’t be used for and outline clear guidelines. Our surveillance laws are outdated, especially around privacy and audio. For example, audio recording is prohibited in some states, yet people can record on their phone freely what they like in public areas”

According to Yousif, there’s plenty of interest in video analytics, including face recognition.

“Corporate and government users have an interest in face recognition software, obviously for different reasons,” he explains. “There seems to be growing demand to also identify VIPs in private use, where in years gone by it was to identify people of interest based on criminal activity.”

Milestone’s Mike Mecalfe says his company’s experience is the same – there’s plenty of interest.

And he agrees with Yousif that some clarity from government would help.

“Facial recognition is always asked about and legislators should obviously manage the issues around privacy, no doubt,” he explains. “However, as providers of this technology we also have an obligation to handle data in a responsible manner and with respect to the existing legislation.”

Interestingly, Metcalfe says much of the interest he sees around face recognition is not around video surveillance.

“We are seeing face recognition being used to speed up admission into buildings as part of the access control system, as well as for recording people count in a building or area,” he explains.

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ADELAIDE BOTANIC HIGH SCHOOL Access Datacom, with support from Gallagher, has integrated an access control, intrusion detection and automation solution for the new Adelaide Botanic High School. Incorporating Salto wireless and Bosch video surveillance, the 205-door Gallagher system is built around a virtual environment that may become a standard for South Australian schools in the future.

ECURING schools is challenging.

They combine complex facilities, with significant staff and student populations and operational contradictions demanding sites be accessible yet secure. At Adelaide Botanic High School, these challenges are exaggerated by the fact the site is located within public space, making defence in depth impossible. The answer was lengthy planning and a willingness to stretch existing technologies to their limits. The result is a cleverly integrated solution unlike anything we’ve seen before.

Adelaide Botanic High School is a rebuild and expansion of the old Reid Building, formerly part of the University of South Australia, purchased to provide a second city high school. The completed site comprises the 6 levels of the former Reid Building and 7 levels of the new building with these 2 towers connected by a 6-level atrium. High rise schools are unusual and during the planning

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stages it was decided that Adelaide Botanic High School should be unlike any other school in South Australia, with a strong focus on contemporary, interdisciplinary learning and teaching.

The school’s limited footprint means the grounds barely extend past the buildings, so managing and securing the site meant bringing layers of defence inside the structure. It’s here that the brilliance of the school’s security and automation concept really starts to shine, because to make an open school closed, designers need to empower staff and students to manage operational elements of the security system in real time.

You approach Adelaide Botanic High through open space – I’ve arrived with Gallagher’s Karl Harris and Samantha Gibbons and we cross the park from the zoo and walk up Frome Street. The school building emerges out of green space, the design elements of glass and fluted sunshades contrive to lighten what might have been a heavy structure.

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Climbing the stairs into the foyer, the atrium draws your eyes upwards into open space illuminated from all directions by natural light and reflections from timber.

According to Gallagher’s Karl Harris, Adelaide Botanic High School is a unique facility.

“Part of the vision for Adelaide Botanic High School is to prepare secondary school students for university and other vocational pathways - it’s very open, very similar to a tertiary campus,” he explains.

“There are about 350 students currently and this will scale up to 1200 in 2022 through a staged process over a number of years.

“We’ve been involved with the Department for Education from the beginning in the design, the planning, what the look and feel of the system would be, planning the safe zones and how they could lock down – getting all this right was a process that required teamwork, with George Dunleavy, strategic manager – security and emergency management

and agency security advisor for the Department for Education heavily involved.

“George looked very carefully at what was available on the market so as to provide safe spaces, to deliver notifications to students on site, possibly even notify parents with automated or customised messages,” Harris says. “Access Datacom was selected as the integrator and they were also involved from the planning stages.

Harris says the importance of the level of control stems from the fact the school is located right on the parklands and has no closed boundary.

“The Department for Education was very concerned about people being able to walk in – the potential for active incident issues can be high with fluid boundaries, so plenty of thought needed to go into designing the facility and its security solution to facilitate staged lockdowns,” he explains.

“To achieve this, they wanted an integrated system that could do a combination of wired and wireless

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doors (Salto) for internal doors. Operationally, they wanted to be able to lock down areas of the school in real time by swiping a reader or using a mobile app to create a safe zone in real time.”

OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS Building a new school has a timeline – in this case, the planning stretched back to 2015 and ramped up after the purchase of the Reid Building. A unique facility imposes conceptual demands on the planners, and these are made more intense when the site is greenfield.

“The challenge for us security-wise was how to create a security solution for a new type of school that doesn’t yet have a principal, or a student cohort,” Dunleavy explains. “You are working on how you think the school is going to operate. We decided what we thought the school should look like in terms of the operation – we assumed certain doors would be open all the time and worked towards making the school secure while allowing free movement. A positive was that we designed the school to operational requirements – this was ultimately shown to be the right approach. The school can be open, it can be locked down in zones, or it can be completely secured.”

According to Dunleavy, the security system at Adelaide Botanic High School evolved from the ground up.

“We asked ourselves: How will students use this door? How will staff use this door? We then designed each access point around that expected functionality,” Dunleavy says. “The planning process took about 18 months – the overall plan of the site, the door schedules, dividing the school into physical safe zones, working out what door hardware was required for each access point and how we would achieve that – all this was time consuming.

“We said from the start we wanted this to be a Gallagher site with the capacity to integrate to wireless locksets. Given we did not know how the school would be used, including wireless locksets into the overall solution allowed us the flexibility to replace standard door hardware during an evolving process. Salto has been the department’s preferred wireless access control solution for a number of years and the fact that Salto integrates into the Gallagher access control solution was vital.”

The site presented its own constraints and pressures throughout the planning stages.

“In terms of the original design concept, the open atrium was always going to be a security problem for us,” Dunleavy says. “Then there’s the school’s proximity to parklands and the fact it’s not immediately identifiable as a school from all sides if you’re not familiar with it. Tourists approaching from the zoo or Botanic Gardens might think it’s a gallery or a museum. There’s also an area that looks like a café. Most things in schools are designed to be open with security around the perimeter, but

we could not do that here without a perimeter – all these contradictions required a system that could be managed in real time.”

According to Dunleavy, once a principal and leadership team were appointed, the faculty inevitably started to design operational elements of the school around how they wanted things to work – this included placing a permanent receptionist on the ground floor. These sorts of changes to operational practice meant the school began to evolve away from the original plan for the functional security design.

“Typically, the operational requirements of a school govern the security system, but every school is different,” he explains. “For instance, we only have Years 8 and 9 on the campus – we need to allow those students access to everywhere they need to be but nowhere else. There are large areas of the school that are not being used and these areas are all currently locked down. Then there are areas like the science labs and the library where students need to be escorted - that operational side will naturally evolve as student and staff numbers expand.”

Dunleavy acknowledges the team was lucky when it came to the confluence of operational requirements and developments in technology.

“We have been fortunate with the way the integration between Salto and Gallagher has evolved since the day we decided we would use them together on this site,” he explains. “We actually decided to commit to Salto’s Gateway 3 hardware before its integration with Gallagher was complete – this decision revolved around the architects and the builders needing to know what we planned to install

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well in advance and we wanted the most aesthetic door hardware available, so we had to take a bit of a gamble. But everything has come together well.”

THE GALLAGHER SOLUTION At the heart of the Adelaide Botanic High School integration is Gallagher Command Centre, which allows management, reporting and event notifications at workstations or via the Gallagher mobile app. Command Centre is a highly polished and powerful solution that handles events, alarms, cardholders, resources and more. There’s detailed alarm reporting with filters, as well as situational awareness reporting on evacuations and contextual reporting.

Given the nature of the school, notifications are an important feature of the system and cover alarms and events, card expiries, broadcast notifications and automatically configured cardholder location lists. Notifications can be sent via email, SMS or through mobile notifications, and the system allows lockdown of areas in the event of threats or emergencies – these are key features of this application.

The structure of access privileges is complex with Command Centre. While there’s less in the way of required competencies in a school application, these inherent capabilities give the system plenty of potential to support staff certifications where applicable. Importantly, all changes to cardholder details and access privileges propagate to field controllers automatically.

For staff, Gallagher’s Bluetooth app is their interface with the system, and it has plenty of power, including the ability to manage alarms, undertake overrides, remotely monitor system-wide access points and alarm zones. Then there’s the allimportant triggering of pre-configured macros to undertake zone or area lockdowns. The app also allows a mobile device to be configured as a fully functioning mobile access reader.

Cleverly, and thanks to the recent upgrade to Gallagher 8.10, Mobile Connect can be used by staff to gain access to Gallagher doors and Salto doors.

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It’s safe, secure and no personal information is shared without permission.

Command Centre can also manage visitor access, including undertaking pre-registration and visitor management. Visitor management is important in a school environment, where admin staff, support teachers and maintenance contractors need to be empowered to carry out tasks while appropriate security levels and granular audit trails are maintained. With contractors who might need access to locations deep in the facility, this is more complex than you’d think.

Another defining feature of the Gallagher system here is support for DESFire EV2 credentials, which are in use by all staff and will be phased in to replace the current DESFire EV1 student ID cards as the school’s card supplier ramps up its manufacturing capabilities. Importantly, Adelaide Botanic High School developed its own card template and during the planning process and this template was applied to the high security DESFire credentials and integrated with the Adelaide Metro pass, which allows travel on trains and buses. Pretty neat.

Gallagher was involved during the integration, assisting wherever required. There’s no doubt Gallagher’s development of the last couple of years created an almost perfect synergy with the operational demands of the school. It seems tailormade for the job. According to Harris, this comes down to the fact Gallagher has supported schools and universities for decades.

“Importantly for the school, the Gallagher system can do escalated lockdowns as well as managing notifications via an app, so the principal can lock the school down or just lock down parts of it and teachers can also lock down the areas they are in,” Harris explains. “These are functionalities the system already has.

“The latest version of Gallagher also allows the use of the Gallagher Bluetooth app to open Salto doors – we’ve found teachers are very comfortable using their own smart devices to manage the access control and security system.”

“As well as trialling the app, teachers may also use NFC for authentication – these additional functionalities are part of a service level agreement and Gallagher continues to deliver new functionality as required,” Harris explains.

“Adelaide Botanic High School has also done unique things with students using DESFire credentials. The high security cards resist card cloning and copying and to make the cards more useful for the students they have integrated the Metro bus pass into their access credentials.

“And the system also does cool things with visitor management. As well as managing contractors coming to the site via a kiosk, we are doing some work around integrating a clearance database of those staff certified to work with students, which is

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something that could be integrated to all schools in the future.”

WALKING THE SITE We start our tour of the site in the basement bike storage area. Like the rest of Adelaide Botanic High School – including the staff bathrooms - this area is access controlled. After looking around, we head upstairs to the ground floor. As we go along, Dunleavy points out challenging areas and as often as not these hinged on uncertainties about the way parts of the site would be used before it was occupied.

“We wanted to try and keep the safe zones on the Gallagher system and the general access areas on the Salto system and this was one of the most difficult challenges for us during planning and implementation,” he explains. “For instance, we didn’t know what this space was going to be used for (the breakout and teaching space outside the library).

“We knew it was a teaching space but that was all we knew. At the same time, we could see it was a teaching space that was so accessible you could walk into it off the street if the reception team was not in a position to challenge you. Doors might be chocked open during the school day and older students are operating under broad supervision so there’s not going to be a teacher up the front of a classroom and rows of desks like you might have found 10 years ago.

“The way we managed this was that instead of staff being the only ones able to lock this area down, there’s a privacy setting – an electronic snib - that allows students to lock the classroom if they are the closest person when an incident occurs, without the need for teachers or other staff to run to every door or activate an emergency process,” Dunleavy explains.

“While students are empowered to look after their own safety, staff can override that electronic snib via their own devices or credentials to deal with accidental lock-ins, with snib events able to be sent to staff as notifications so that they are aware the door has been locked and can respond accordingly.

“We also needed to manage hiring out the gym – in this case, people need access to the gym and nowhere else, so we needed to block off adjacent zones, as well as providing toilet facilities nearby.

And something else we needed to manage was door setup of fire doors which would be controlled by the fire system but are part of the lock-down zones. To create and manage lockdown zones, we needed fire doors to be part of the security system. This meant there needed to be additional integration. Further, these doors close and lock at a set time of day and we could not manage that from the fire system – they are all controlled by timer from the access control system.”

We walk outside onto a park-facing terrace and it’s out here you get the first sense of the school’s tiny footprint. There are some students out here having a break but aside from an integrated and partially covered breakout area with tables and benches, there’s nowhere else to be but the park. And that’s the issue the security team and system designers wrestled with – building a secure site when you have no room for forward defence.

“The footprint of the building you can see is our area – everything beyond our facility is outside our control – that includes things like security patrols around the perimeter, which are outside the school grounds – and being parkland, that footpath right there is a public thoroughfare,” says Dunleavy.

“The way the system is designed, if a person comes onto the school property who should not be there, then students can be moved into secure areas through gates like that one – he points - and the area or the entire site can be locked down while a staff or police response is actioned.”

Every application expresses tension between different operational demands and Adelaide Botanic High School is no different.

“From the point of view of security management there’s always a conflict between architecture and security management,” says Dunleavy. “When we did the final walk around of the building, we thought some areas were too accessible. But we designed the system to cover these areas and we are happy with the balance. For instance, we needed to be able to open these bi-fold doors leading to the library, but we needed to be able to secure them and monitor their state as well, because they are our perimeter.

“The original plan for the school was for it be keyless – that’s what we wanted. And we also needed contractors to be able to access crucial areas in a way that was managed. This system allows system managers and the school to know who is on site and who is not on site, with the potential for controlling the level of contractor access that was vital to us.”

Something I point out as we move around are the Bosch cameras, which are installed inside and outside the facility.

According to Dunleavy, there’s no integration of the CCTV solution and the access control system – instead, a separate BMS is managing video

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surveillance. CCTV at Adelaide Botanic High is about evidence-based investigation, not live monitoring.

The primary focus of CCTV here is that all important and very thin perimeter and its access points.

“What we tried to do was provide as much CCTV coverage as possible with the minimum number of cameras,” Dunleavy explains. “There are dome cameras outside, while inside we used hemispheric cameras, so that in an investigation we know someone has passed through an area or an access point - we don’t want staff or students to feel they are being watched. It’s about finding a balance.”

Something CCTV and video analytics do offer are excellent virtual perimeters and importantly, analytics is integrated into Bosch cameras and could be used to notify events like line crossing.

Video analytics could also allow intrusion and object detection after hours. Then there’s the benefit of video verification of alarm events.

“The next steps we plan involve working out how to use the existing cameras to work out when there’s a problem in certain areas and to integrate these events through to the Gallagher system allowing notification and response,” Dunleavy says.

Next, we go up in the lift to the staff admin area and on the way, we pass the reception area that was included in the original design before the site was occupied and reception moved to the ground floor. Once again, Dunleavy points out the obvious challenge – visitors exit the lift into what should be a sterile zone.

“You can see the first thing a visitor encounters as they get out of the lift and approaches this reception area is classrooms and in our design we protected these using a changing state model. If they are normally open, or normally locked then teachers can arm the area with a swipe of their access card and this also sends a notification to appropriate staff so they can check what is going on. This design avoided use of duress or pendant alarms, while giving proactive functionality.”

INSTALLATION AND CHALLENGES Along with all the usual challenges of working around construction and sharing space with other

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trades, Access Datacom and Gallagher needed to fit in with the 12-month timeline of the entire build.

Given everything that needed to be done, this imposed stresses on all contractors. Adding to the complexity was the fact that while the team started out working towards a planned design, the goalposts began shifting once staff and students moved into the school.

According to Rick Pfitzner, managing director of integrator Access Datacom, a team of 8 technicians worked around the site at busy times but for the most part a team of 4 handled the access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance and visitor management installations. Adding to the burden for Access Datacom was the fact the team does all its own work.

“When it comes to challenges this integration went according to plan but that came back to the fact we sat down with George right at the start and talked about what was required,” Pfitzner explains. “There were some enlightening design meetings at which we asked a lot of questions but we’re happy with the solution and so is the client.”

The defining feature of the Gallagher application is that it resides on a virtual server on a physical server inside the school’s network room. Door controllers are brought onto the network remotely and then aggregated into this virtual server, which is fully redundant and supported by a 15-hour UPS. Just to put this into perspective, when I ask where the Gallagher server is, Pfitzner points in the direction of a server rack.

“It’s not a separate physical server,” he explains. “A lot of major corporates like a virtual server because it doesn’t introduce another brand of hardware into their network. Using a virtual server meshes with existing maintenance regimes and it’s easier to implement. The physical parts of the security solution are the Bosch servers, which are there. Over here we have the core switches - the fibre goes from these to the risers and then out to edge switches on each level, with our field devices linked to those edge switches.”

According to Pfitzner, there were some small issues in the field.

“We had some challenges relating to installing system components and having later additions getting in the way - things like exit signs which required we move cameras. But for the most part the system came together without too many problems.”

You’d expect a system like this to require hands-on management but while the facilities manager at the site has management and control of the access and CCTV solutions, the system requires very little day to day support and that’s the way it was intended to be.

“Both access control and CCTV systems are quite hands-off – for instance, the Gallagher Command Centre solution has a suite of standard reports that can be generated automatically, and alarm events

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go to SA Police Security Services,” Pfitzner explains.

“The system monitors itself and is very stable. The only thing required is managing cardholders and keeping an eye out for low battery alarms on the Salto door locks. This requires a simple battery change the school service team can easily handle, though there is a remote battery pack that allows the door to be opened if configured notifications are missed and the battery goes flat.”

Pfitzner says the integration also gave space for some creativity, including the ability to display duress alarms as part of the occupant warning system via LCD. In this case, the team integrated the security system with an MP3 player connected to the fire panel through the EWIS, so warning tones are sent around the building at the same time messages are displayed on an LCD screen. The idea is that in the future this functionality will be automated and controlled by staff using mobile devices.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Could Adelaide Botanic High School be a template for schools of the future? The potential is there, according to Dunleavy.

“In the sense of safe zones, yes, but in terms of replacing standard school buildings with vertical schools, probably not so much,” he says. “Certainly, some of the scoping and projects going on now are based on the functionalities we developed here. Not every school is the same, but we can replicate safe zones and introduce economical, flexible expansion with more wireless doors while experiencing no loss of management capability.”

According to Dunleavy, one of the most important aspects of the integration at Adelaide Botanic High School is the IP. “What we have here is uniformity of setup for things like doors and access rights that can be replicated as multiple instances on a virtual server – that’s the idea in the future,” he explains. “Gallagher

Rick Pfitzner (left), George Dunleavy, Karl Harris and Samantha Gibbons.

has worked with us to create a naming convention – a technical standard document – that any channel partner can apply to any site.

“This is important, as we will have 3 enormous new schools operational by 2022 and these may be on the same virtual security system – we want to own the infrastructure and own the setup. Facilitieswise, any provider might win a contract but with IT, Gallagher and Access Datacom’s involvement we can make sure we have an organisation-wide standard, so it’s not just about this building.”

How involved was the IT department in this integration?

“IT was a partner at the end and they are front and centre in developing a solution for the future, handling things like network restrictions, the difference between the corporate network and the school network, how we access the network, etc,” Dunleavy says. “We also want to be able to centrally manage multiple sites in the future and IT will be heavily involved there, too.”

CONCLUSION

According to Harris, Adelaide Botanic High School is a lighthouse project for the South Australia’s Department for Education.

“They wanted a solution that gave them every functionality and I believe they have got that – it’s been a unique project – having every student on campus walking around with a defence level DESFire credential, having a virtual enterprise environment with the capacity to expand in the future, having the ability to undertake lockdowns from the field – all these are tremendously powerful functionalities,” he says.

At the end of our walk-through we take a trip to the top of the building. From here the rear of the school can be seen in context, an island in a grass sea, the tree shore stretching away into the parkland behind it. Not for the first time, I feel this site has simultaneously given an opportunity and demanded SA Education Department’s security team discover exactly what the latest technologies are capable of.

It must have been pleasing to have brought these ideas to fruition, I suggest. This is not the sort of school security solution you typically see.

“Yes, it’s been extraordinary to get everything that you wanted delivered but for a few minor exceptions - the system has been delivered as requested,” agrees Dunleavy. “It’s been an extraordinary opportunity to build a school that architecturally, operationally and from a security perspective, is utterly unlike anything else.

“Important, too, the response from staff has been completely positive. We don’t get complaints about lost keys, not being able to access an area – the school team needed to learn how to manage the system and we needed staff – and students - to understand that this school was not like any other.” n

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IKVISION’S DarkfighterX PTZ is among the best CCTV cameras in the industry, so when offered the chance to take a look at the latest 4MP IR DarkfighterX PTZ, we didn’t hesitate.

The 4MP DarkfighterX PTZ (the model number is DS2DF9C435IH-DLW) effectively doubles the resolution of the previous model, which had excellent performance in its own right.

The interesting thing about DarkfighterX technology is that it uses a lens and sensor to capture colour, while another lens and sensor captures light – and this takes place on the sensor board itself. The 2 data streams are combined by the camera engine to deliver optimum colour and clarity. We’ve never seen what the sensor of a DarkfighterX looks like – it’s probably hard to distinguish from any other 1/18th of an inch CMOS. DarkfighterX 4MP’s 1/1.8-inch sensor is said to deliver colour images at 0.0005 lux, which is a big call for an image not enhanced by 250 metres of IR – starlight is .002 lux, remember. Given Hikvision engineers tend to chase the specification hard, it’s likely the delivery of this performance comes thanks to a lot of digital work in the background, as well as a slower shutter speed in low light.

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peaks at 2688 × 1512 pixels and 25fps, while the sub stream hits 704 x 576 at 25fps and the third stream is 1920 x 1080 at 25fps. Compression options are H.265+/ H.265/H.264+/H.264 for the main, H.265/H.264/ MJPEG for the sub and H.265/H.264/MJPEG for the third stream. Audio compression options include G.711alaw, G.711ulaw, G.722.1, G.726, MP2L2 and PCM. If you want to onboard recordings at the edge, a built-in memory card slot, supports 256GB Micro SD, SDHC and SDXC. Security measures are solid, as you’d expect with user authentication (user ID and password), host authentication (MAC address), HTTPS encryption, IEEE 802.1x port-based network access control, and IP address filtering.

The physical specifications of the camera are robust poly and cast alloy – setting up DarkfighterX PTZ on a tripod taxes the deltoids. The specified weight is 12kg but with the cap and power supply it was harder work to wrangle. Dimensions are 293 x 422mm and the camera uses a 36V DC supply drawing 4.17A and a maximum of 105 watts when the IR is operating at full power. Importantly, the operating temperature range is excellent – it’s -40C to 70C, which is the biggest range we’ve seen for a PTZ camera.

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scan and panorama scan, and park. Smart tracking features include manual tracking, auto tracking (support tracking specified target types such as human and vehicle) and event tracking.

There are 7 alarm inputs, 2 alarm outputs and alarm actions can be undertaken on the basis of preset, pre-set, patrol scan, pattern scan, memory card video record, trigger recording, notify surveillance center, upload to FTP/memory card/NAS, send email, etc. There’s region of interest encoding with 8 fixed regions for each stream. The camera supports up to 32 users in 3 levels - administrator, operator and user, and there’s simultaneous live view for up to 20 channels.

This camera has triple streams, the main stream

This test is being undertaken on SEN’s test network, which has recently been deconstructed and more or less isolated from everything but a PoE switch, a cabled internet uplink and the i7 Dell Optiplex 9020 server. In this test we’ve cabled local power to the camera and the network cable is going into the unpowered side of the Netgear S108P switch. I’m using the latest version of iVMS 4200 to manage the camera and throughout the test I notice that although my settings (full frame rate, full resolution, H.265) are targeting performance, bit rate remains comparatively low – around 5Mbps.

I’ve got the big PTZ set up out the back of the office – it’s the biggest view we have – with district views out to several thousand metres if your PTZ can tilt up above the horizon, as this one can. As soon as the camera comes up, I can see it has typically strong Hikvision contrast when facing 70,000 lux. It’s a camera that exposes for the brighter part of the scene in default when challenged by WDR, so dark areas are shaded – you need to get into WDR settings to balance these characteristics. There’s barrel distortion at the wide end – it’s very mild at around 4-5 per cent. There aren’t any chromatic aberrations even when you are pixel peeping, the lens shows no discernible purple fringing throughout my test, which is rare in a big PTZ. Of course, the first thing I do is zoom all the way into the World Tower, which is about 1000 metres from the lens on the corner of Goulburn and George Sts – that’s in Haymarket, not Surry Hills. Just as I’m trying to decide if this is the best view I’ve ever had of the WT, a person walks out onto the roof of the building and takes a look around. What can I identify at this

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range? Fair skin, medium build, near shoulder length hair, beard, wearing backpack, wearing sunglasses, wearing a black or blue polo shirt with white stripes or tabs on the shirt sleeves.

After a few minutes the backpack is taken off.

I’m able to discern gait, apparent mood (relaxed, probably waiting), using a smart phone, and a habit of pushing back hair. This isn’t the sort of detail we’d usually get into because this isn’t the sort of performance we usually get. While I’m watching the rest of the maintenance crew turns up and they start working on what appears to be a cable pull.

At all times they are in view, I have no trouble with identifying details, though not faces at this distance.

Now the camera is operating in a consistent light, the image stream is very balanced, colours are strong, perhaps slightly cool, there’s movement of the tripod and some swim in the image that might be noise or heat haze. This is a brilliant lens – there are no CAs to be seen anywhere at all and you’d expect them at the long end with bright sun behind a building. It’s outstanding work. While following this activity I fall foul of some tree branches in line of sight the camera wants to focus on and I’m pleased with how easy it is to tweak focus to stay with the rooftop action.

This camera does something amazing during the process of backing out of this long view – it focuses on a power line around 8 metres from the lens and the detail is exquisite – I can see the stippling in the cable and I have a string of wee aperture stars from reflections off the jacket, as well as zero chromatic

aberrations. This capability highlights the quality of Hikvision’s glass and the camera’s strong resolution and it’s a thrill from the point of view of testing – this is going to be fun.

Next, I drill over the lane and check out the remains of a weekend party on a neighbouring balcony – the range is about 12 metres. Again, this is photographic quality from the DarkfighterX PTZ. Given my cluttered rear view, there’s going to be plenty to look at out here. Something I do notice at the long end is that the mild barrel distortion I saw when at the wide end has melted away – you expect this but it’s nice to see.

My next target is chimney pots at about 40-50 metres from the lens. I’m expecting good things and I’m not disappointed. Getting little enamel details from the firing process, along with spider webs and paint flakes is very pleasing. There’s an office building about 250 metres away on Foveaux Street that we often use for target practise. The wide view is classic Hikvision – the image stream is balanced to avoid over exposure. The long view is excellent, too – in fact it’s so good, I can examine the cabling of a wireless link.

Next, I spin the camera around to get a look at Sydney Tower – I’m actually not expecting to be able to snare it – the PTZ form factor isn’t ideal for that sort of work. Lo and behold I can see Sydney Tower and it’s an excellent view. There’s some fizz in this image. Probably it’s heat haze and a little processing swim and blur generated by the movement of the PTZ drifting around under the tripod. It’s getting

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Here’s the wide – slight barrel distortion.

Here are zoomes from the same scene.

CAs are not a problem.

Sydney Tower 2000 metres from lens.

quite windy, now and I’m feeling it at the long end.

Regardless, this DarkfighterX PTZ is a precision instrument. This is the best view we’ve ever had of Sydney Tower.

After this I take a look down the lane – it’s 70 metres down Bellevue Lane to the far side of Albion Lane and I sit around waiting for a subject – with a 36x zoom, the target area is small and catching any movement through the field of view demands attention. The long wait gives time to take a close look at an adjacent flower box – best ever view of it? No doubt. Subtle colour rendition, too. Watching insects moving I can see that in this shaded sliver of scene the camera has backed the shutter speed up a little.

This camera is equally at home looking up at the towers behind the office – there’s definitely been enhancements to the tilt function – I could never get this high above the horizon with the previous version. I get the wide shot and then zoom in to view a lamp inside an apartment. Then I zoom in on the headlight reflectors of a car at 20 metres and I’m able to snare the number plate of a car emerging from a garage opposite in the reflections. I have no trouble with moving number plates and faces.

The light has shifted now – the sun has swung to the North West – all light-coloured surfaces are now much brighter than they were earlier in the day. The big Hik PTZ handles the stresses of changing light with no issues – brick walls turn golden and pockets of over exposure rebalance. We often see the loss of backlight enhancing depth of field and increasing sharpness and that’s what I see here.

At this point the application is limiting my testing.

There’s nothing in this scene the DarkfighterX isn’t all over and all I’m waiting for is for the light to go.

Performance as light falls is very consistent. Detail continues to increase. This camera disengages from reality as night sets in – when it looks dark outside to the naked eye, there’s no sign of gloom on the monitor. Something that still happens is the camera displays a bias to managing over exposure, so if you have too much comparatively bright sky in the scene, the buildings will be in shadow.

It’s when I start driving the zoom in failing light that things get interesting. The reach is incredible. I scope from wide angle all the way into some one’s office down on Elizabeth St – that’s at least 350m away – and get face recognition. When I point the camera at the World Tower, I get my best night view of this building – it’s so good I can see a person walk across their living room floor. By 8pm it’s sub-2 lux out the back but DarkfighterX is oblivious to any of that. The sky is blue, stars are visible. I have full

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colour and situational awareness across this scene with solid depth of field and more reach a mouse click away.

I spend some time seeking out dark corners to stress the camera and I definitely find the 1/25th of a sec shutter speed and get lost in the zoom a couple of times. I end up having to force the camera into night mode, despite sub-2 lux at the lens. IR – which you can’t disable in night mode via camera settings - has great reach and teamed up with the excellent zoom lens and low noise, you’re able to get fine details that would not be available with other cameras.

I find I can bounce light off a glass window at the rear of a house onto the license plate of a car in the carport so it reflects back onto the window. However, in this jumbled application with the camera mounted on a

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tripod instead of a wall or railing, leaving the camera in auto mode would be the best option – there’s strong IR reflection from objects and structures that are closer to the lens. But it’s great to know the power is there for big sites. When I use IR to illuminate the Albion Lane, I get excellent detail of pedestrians.

Something I’ve not mentioned is the complete lack of noise or swim in this IR-enhanced monochrome image or in the colour video stream as light falls.

There simply isn’t any noise or pulsing at all, though when in day mode reaching into dark holes in the scene around 100-150 metres from the lens I notice some appearance of image reconstruction and a very slow pulsing of the image stream – bear in mind, this is with sub-2 lux at the lens.

Something I find with this camera is that the lens is so long you notice when it doesn’t focus where you want it to – the rest of the scene will be slightly out. This is evident at mid-ranges of 40-50 metres, especially at night, when the camera elects to focus on the leaves of a tree behind a row of chimney pots – I have to fill the scene with the pots to nail focus, or tweak manually.

Throughout my test I can’t escape the realisation that this is too much camera for my busy application.

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The Subs Bench Monitoring solutions aren’t only about PIRs and door contacts. There are a large number of sub systems on a large facility and these, too, need to be monitored to ensure overall site security.

HAT sorts of systems is it worth monitoring aside from the alarm system? There are plenty and when you think about disaster management issues it’s vital you’ve got a handle on all or most of them. For a start, think about monitoring air conditioning systems, HVAC operation, your site’s electrical supply and the UPS solution/s that support vital elements of operation.

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systems, physical access control, the computer system and lighting. Is there a generator? You want to know its battery is topped up and ready to get the genny going at a moment’s notice in event of power loss.

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truth in this. What’s also true, however, is that the facilities manager (unless there’s a capable BACnet solution in place), may not be in a position to monitor sub systems in the hands-on way some of them should be monitored.

Additional sub systems you might consider including in your monitoring schedule include things like process control, robotics, electrical grounding, water pressure and quality, gas detectors, seismic sensors, smoke detection, static electricity, temperature and humidity, safes and vaults, and the computer system. Being aware of humidity and temperature changes in key parts of the facility may seem a bit extreme but you need to be aware of hot spots that may fry systems vital to operation – these might

A BASEMENT LEVEL MAY BE SAFE AND SECURE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT IT MIGHT ALSO BE EXPOSED TO WATER LEAKS AND EVACUATION OBSTACLES

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include the network room upon which the entire business depends.

Monitoring the site’s electrical power includes ensuring a continuous power supply at the proper voltage, current, and phasing as well as the conditioning of the power supply. Conditioning of the power signal purifies the quality of the electricity for greater reliability. It involves filtering out stray magnetic fields that can induce unwanted inductance, doing the same to stray electrical fields that can generate unwanted capacitance, and providing surge suppression to prevent voltage spikes.

Meanwhile, static electricity, which affects the operation of sensitive equipment, can build up in conductive materials such as carpeting, clothing, draperies, and other non-insulating fibres. Antistatic devices can be installed to minimize this condition. Proper grounding is required to eliminate outages and potential human injury due to short circuits. Another element sometimes overlooked is whether batteries that support an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) are kept fully charged.

Water and smoke detection are common environmental guards in today’s facilities, as are fire suppression mechanisms.

Facility monitoring systems and their alarms should be visible and audible enough to be seen not only in the security control room but elsewhere in a building.

As part of the process of monitoring operations, you need to have procedures and training in place that ensure staff are knowledgeable about emergency powering off, evacuation procedures, firstaid assistance, and emergency telephone numbers. They need to know what to do and what to expect in the event of sub system failure.

Most sites have acceptable methods of controlling physical access into their

office areas, but not always for vaults or rooms that store sensitive documents, check stock, or tapes that are located within those secure areas. The physical location of some internal facilities can also be problematic. A basement level may be safe and secure from the outside, but it might also be exposed to water leaks and evacuation obstacles, particularly in older buildings. Locating high value/high importance business units and assets along outside walls of a building can sometimes contribute to sabotage from the outside. Monitoring of walls for attack is the answer.

Of key importance is the data centre, network room and comms infrastructure.

Like any classified environment it’s important these be located as far away from outside walls as possible to safeguard them from outside physical forces such as bombs or projectiles, as well as from electronic sensing devices.

Part of the importance of protecting the data centre/network room is that it’s likely to have all your security monitoring gear and servers/virtual servers installed inside it. Even cloud-based systems have local components that aggregate relevant pieces of field infrastructure and data inputs. Because networks are the most vital part of the modern business, systems people will stop at nothing to make sure they’re able to keep services running at all times. They’ll bend access rules to do this. Along with biometric access readers on network rooms you may also want some form of access control on the doors security racks if they are separate from the data racks. If you go down this path, you need to monitor this along with every other alarm/access input. Another good idea is to have at least one camera pointing at node zero that notifies relevant people when movement is detected. n

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WHAT’S NEW AT SAGE 2019?

Many of Australia’s leading security technology suppliers are exhibiting at SAGE 2019 in Canberra November 14, and they’ll be bringing their best solutions with them.

HAT will we see at SAGE this year? It goes almost without saying there will be an operational focus, a situational awareness focus and continued pressure on cost – that last one is likely to see attention focused on clever management solutions running on standard hardware, wireless locking solutions, multi-head cameras and video analytics, including LPR, face recognition, perimeter security functions and more.

Another characteristic of SAGE is cutting edge high security solutions and we’ll see the latest PSIM options, drones and drone detection, perimeter security solutions, Class 5 intrusion detection solutions, thermal cameras, drugs and explosives scanners, crowd protection systems and communications and networking peripherals.

There’s no doubt that analytics is cutting edge at present – there will be some brilliant solutions on show.

SAGE 2019 is the first opportunity security managers, integrators and consultants in the ACT will have to check out the Nirovision Identity Recognition Platform. A cloud-based solution, Nirovision gives businesses and organisations a ‘super-powered’ ability to know who is around their premises. Identification extends beyond a name or a face - identities encompass the groups

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people associate with, as well as preferences and behaviours.

Important, too, Nirovision’s Facial Recognition algorithms run frictionlessly in the background, so there’s no need for user-carried identification devices of any kind. The Nirovision platform includes a rich identity database, activity reports and analytics, alerts and integrations, and mobile and desktop apps.

DataLine Visual Link will show AnyVision analytics at SAGE. AnyVision is a server-based GPUpowered analytic solution that can process 23 faces simultaneously and offers a toolbox of neat features and functions. AnyVision works on a convolutional neuroscience artificial intelligence algorithm – it undertakes feature extraction from all around the face and as long as there are 3-4 decent features, there’s a match. With 115,000,000 people on the AnyVision database, it’s still possible to get a match in .2 of a second - airport analytic solutions take 9 seconds to make a match between a live image and a passport photo.

Bosch Security Systems makes such great cameras it’s possible to forget the company is also a video analytics pioneer. At SAGE this year, Bosch will be showing the latest in video analytics and machine learning. With video analytics at the edge standard in all Bosch cameras, it’s possible to use metadata to add sense and structure to capture video footage. Bosch Camera Trainer allows better camera setup ensuring less is missed - the more a video security camera can know and learn, the more accurately it can perform and the deeper the layers of information that can be translated into instant alerts and business intelligence via simple dashboards. This means security teams can make smarter business decisions, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

Axis, too, will be bringing analytics to SAGE, along with CCTV, access control, automation and audio solutions. Axis video analytics applications enable proactive surveillance, helping security staff protect property by detecting and deterring crime.

The applications can detect trespassers or loiterers and automatically notify a guard or play a message

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over a loudspeaker. The edge-based applications are scalable and help reduce bandwidth and storage use by sending and recording only video that is of interest. Axis also offers a range of applications for the retail industry that provide valuable and actionable statistics, as well as tools that help businesses improve sales, prevent losses and increase profits.

Sektor will show intelligent, network-centric IT devices – including FLIR cameras - which not only capture but analyse image data to deliver true business value. Detection and surveillance are an important application of video cameras, and image analysis and recognition helps businesses streamline processes, reduce costs, and deliver new forms of customer service. As well as cameras, Sektor has network video recorders and video management software.

Another company bringing its latest management solutions, including intelligent search, LPR and face recognition technology, to SAGE is Geutebruck.

Built around the concepts of open platform, low latency and advanced analytics, Geutebruck video surveillance solutions are installed in key government and corporate sites across Australia.

Well worth a look.

Another strong management solution at SAGE will be Saab OneView, a custom PSIM/situational awareness engine that’s endlessly customisable and expandable. OneView is an if/then business rules integration platform topped by a lightweight management system that sits above any collection of integrated sub systems and aggregates systemwide events to give profound situational awareness, quickfire response to unfolding events and complex reporting via a single portal.

Sub systems that can be enfolded by OneView include detection, LPR, RFID, heartbeat, metal detection, locking, biometric, face recognition, lightning, fire, CCTV (camera/NVR/VMS), audio, alarm systems, intercom, gate, body scanner, lights, air conditioning, water supply, automation, GPS and microphonics from any manufacturer, along with

anything else you need to deliver centralised (and remote) situational awareness.

Milestone Systems will show its XProtect 2019 R3 release with new Search, a centralized search platform in XProtect Smart Client, making it possible for users to search for everything in one place.

Previously, users performed several standalone searches, depending on what data they were searching for – motion, alarms, events, bookmarks and other types of data. Search platform also embeds partner integrations and their powerful analytic capabilities via dedicated filtering options. Search criteria such as line-crossing and object-in-field can be enabled directly in Search Tab, saving time and increasing efficiency.

Honeywell’s Command and Control Suite PSIM was developed for critical government infrastructure to support mission critical life safety and security systems integration platform designed to give security teams insight, agility and automation to better coordinate security management an emergency response from any networked location.

CCS is an open platform built on industry standard operating systems and server hardware and integrates with a wide range of 3rd party subsystems, controllers and applications using open protocols. It’s another solution well worth a look at SAGE. For security managers in correction and defence, drones pose a serious threat to operations. Sensing Products will show multi-function radar sensors designed to detect objects previously undetectable by traditional radar and perimeter security solutions. The product range includes the new Osprey SAOR contraband detection radar - designed and manufactured by Sensing Products in Australia, as part of a joint initiative with NSW Corrective Services Industries. OspreyAIR is a 360-degree anti drone radar – providing full dome coverage and live tracking up to 1 kilometre in diameter. The Osprey AMBIT range of compact surveillance ground-based radar panels offers one of the most comprehensive range of wide area detection systems available to the security market.

Ness will show the Nx Witness architecture IP (or network) video management system at SAGE. Nx Witness combines cross-platform cloud, server, desktop, mobile, and web applications into a

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seamless, stable, fast, responsive, flexible, easyto-use VMS for any commercial or government application. Nx Witness supports nearly every camera on the market today using a combination of ONVIF, native integration, or RTSP/HTTP streaming.

HID SAFE Solution will also be shown at SAGE. It’s a web-based, policy-driven software solution that enables any federal department or agency to align with government department policies, rules and regulations in order to efficiently streamline its physical security operations. HID SAFE captures the physical security dimensions that need to be satisfied for full alignment with national and local government identity guidelines via a centralized, supervisory system that can actually homogenize the underlying disparities of logical and physical security infrastructure, in a common policy-based system. Given the increasing complexity of the networked electronic security ecosystem, SAFE offers powerful assistance.

Meanwhile, Panasonic will be showcasing its latest iA PTZ dome network cameras which has the ability to deliver Full HD ultra-sharp images automatically, even in challenging city-safe environments. The new cameras offer a long lifecycle thanks to durable pan/tilt gear mechanisms and are designed to minimise blind spots at areas where a wide area needs to be monitored, such as stadiums, critical infrastructure, airports and station concourses.

Another Panasonic highlight at SAGE will be the WV-S8530N Multi-Sensor Cameras that offer 4 repositionable lenses that minimise blind spots at complex traffic intersections and other locations where a wide area needs to be monitored.

Something clever at SAGE will be the SCSI Smart Duress Watch System, a platform which supports various bespoke smart watches, mobile phone APPS, PC-based JAVA application and Wi-Fi Duress button all in one platform, with the ability to report within a local group and to escalate events back to a monitoring centre. The system has 2 cloud-based portals, one for administration/management and the other for alarm reporting and tracking.

Western Advance, with Smiths Detection, will showcase a range of urban security solutions designed to safeguard people and infrastructure at SAGE. Public transportation networks, government buildings, prisons, public places and arenas are all

THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT ANALYTICS IS CUTTING EDGE AT PRESENT – THERE WILL BE SOME BRILLIANT SOLUTIONS AT SAGE.

highly susceptible to ongoing threats and attacks from a range of lethal weapons and explosive devices. The Smiths Detection range of static and mobile scanners and x-ray technologies, including hand-held, non-contact chemical identifiers, explosives trace detector, mail-from scanners and building scanners, delivers cost-effective and efficient solutions to rapidly changing threats; while Western Advance offers the expertise to integrate these solutions into a comprehensive security solution.

In an environment where UAV Drones are an increasing threat to critical infrastructure. C.R. Kennedy will show its DJI Aeroscope, a solution that detects and warns against unauthorised drone usage with a range of many kilometres. Particularly neat, the latest portable unit will be on display.

Another attraction from CRK is the Reveal UK body worn camera system, with the latest Wi-Fi and 4G-enabled cameras at SAGE for demonstration.

CRK will also show a range of high-end camera products suitable for government and critical infrastructure protection.

In the area of access control and alarm systems, there’s plenty going on in a layered market. In this segment, Inner Range is showcasing the latest release in the Infiniti Class 5 range. Infiniti Class 5 consists of a suite of products which provide all the elements necessary to meet the stringent requirements set out by the AS/NZS 2201.1:2007 Class 5 standard.

SCSI will be showing the DirectConnect 4G Fixed IP managed server router, offering a static IP on both Telstra’s and/or Optus’s 4G LTE networks, supporting either static IP port forwarding or frame routing. This allows access to the local LAN range within a highly secure private network, enabling access to IP CCTV, access control and IP alarm systems without having to touch your own network or when you have no fixed network available.

Meanwhile, Gallagher is showcasing the Gallagher Class 5 Intruder Alarm System (IAS) which mitigates the risk of vulnerable analogue connections (resistive end of line supervision) for alarm sensors.

Gallagher’s Class 5 IAS provides a fully encrypted, authenticated, and compliant Class 5 level Alarm System, the highest level of the AS/NZS 2201 intruder alarm system standard.

This year at SAGE, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions will be showcasing its proven CLIQ, a group technology platform for electromechanical keys and cylinders. Since the electronics fit within the cylinder core, there are a large number of cylinder and lock variants available, including padlocks.

Compared to a mechanical master key system, CLIQ has a number of benefits, including the ability to block lost keys, retrieve audit trails from keys and cylinders, change access rights electronically, and protect against key copying. It’s also possible to combine mechanical cylinders and CLIQ cylinders in the same system – pretty neat. CLIQ requires no wiring and no battery in the cylinder, which for

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SAGE IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACROSS THE LATEST SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FROM SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES’ LEADING SUPPLIERS. some applications is critical and offers an advantage over typical RFID based solutions.

Another proven locking solution is the low current version of The FSH FSS1 High Security Sensor. The new solid-state version of the product requires only 10mA, which allows the FSS1 to be powered from the end-of-line module, negating the need for additional power supplies. It also enables existing non-powered passive technology reed switch installations to be retrofitted with the FSS1 active technology device; overcoming the requirement to run additional cables and enabling the use of a SL4 active technology door sensor in almost any environment. Nice.

Something else well worth a look is EVVA’s SCEC-approved (including SL3 rated products) 4KS maximum security master key system, providing up to 133 billion possible lock combinations and patented till 2035. Meanwhile, EKA CyberLock, which delivers access control without wires, will be showcasing the CyberAudit Link mobile app with the Blue2 CyberKey, providing virtually real time access control and audit trails on remote sites.

Selectlok will show its iLOQ self-powered digital access control solution at SAGE that never requires batteries or keys to be charged. The S10 uses a key, the S50 uses NFC smart device technology. The iLOQ solution offers a full audit trail with ID, time and date, is managed inhouse, and supports cylinders, padlocks, cam-locks and tube locks.

Access Hardware Group has partnered with Surelock McGill to provide high performance door locking and bolting systems. These doors provide a resistance to attack from a variety of different threat possibilities while maintaining convenient, safe, secure access and egress for staff and the public. Multipoint systems are available, along with bespoke systems suitable for particular needs.

TRAKA Oceania is showing its Intrepid SL3 Rated SCEC-endorsed electronic key cabinet. Intrepid key cabinets are locally designed and manufactured and capable of securing up to 180 keysets. The cabinets are supplied with a SCEC rated metal door complete with 3-way mechanical locking solution. The admin control chamber consists of the user interface which includes the LCD, keypad and card or biometric reader. The Intrepid series is administered from the user friendly Traka32 Windows software supporting a Microsoft Access or SQL database. The Intrepid series can communicate with the Traka32 software using a range of different options including Ethernet, Wireless Ethernet, GPRS, RS485, RS232 and modem.

Multiple systems can be networked together using Traka32 to expand the number of keys managed.

Meanwhile, BM doors will be showcasing its

modular door and frame system along with its new DLHC (Dual Lock Handle Control) range. With electronic integration and 3-point locking system, this is a must see.

Boon Edam Australia will be showcasing its Speedlane Lifeline range of speedgates, which are trusted by high-level Australian government departments for their elegant combination of security, functionality and aesthetics. The Swing model is the slimmest speedgate in Australia, with a cabinet width of just 106mm. The speed gate turnstile seamlessly guides large groups of people safely through the physical security barrier using modern technology and sophisticated and intuitive sensors. The Lifeline Speedlane Swing can be installed as a single or multi-lane set up and offers sensor detector of approach, unauthorised user detection, tailgating detection, guiding LEDs, sleep function to save energy and an integrated control panel.

Ezi Security Systems will be showcasing various PAS68 and IWA14 crash-rated bollards, including Safetyflex Truckstopper Series. EZi Security Systems manufactures and installs a premium range of perimeter security solutions for both vehicle and pedestrian access control, with specialized expertise in hostile vehicle mitigation and protection of crowded spaces. The Truckstopper 7-40 is PAS-68 rated and has a lightweight base plate – 46kg – and a single shallow footing 200mm deep. Despite this small footprint, a single TS7-40S bollard will stop a 7.5-tonne truck striking at 90 degrees from breaking into a pedestrian safe zone. The TS7-40S bollard shell encases a system of springs which transmit the forward energy of a strike back into the vehicle, rendering it undrivable.

Also in the physical security space, Gunnebo solutions are engineered to work in harmony with the built environment and its surroundings and focus on making people more safe and secure while making security invisible. Gunnebo will show operational technologies that include; Delay the advance of the break-in by creating physical and temporal distance relative to the object to be protected using hostile vehicle mitigation products; Progressively apply this protection solution from the guard stations and the buildings’ external envelope, right up to the sensitive operational zones inside, with high security entrance systems for bullet, blast and manual attack resistance; Defend the most sensitive zones using certified protection means, factoring in peoples’ safety in the event of evacuation; Protect the object itself, ensuring that it may not be accessed unless established procedures are followed using speedstiles, airlocks, turnstiles and a full range of entrance controls.

At SAGE Moog will show high-quality, scalable physical-security solutions. Its latest security and surveillance products include, high-definition (HD) network camera systems for harsh environments, rugged fixed and PTZ camera enclosures, pan and tilt positioners, tripods, infrared illuminators,

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mounting poles, camera lowering devices, and other accessories.

Perimeter Systems Australia will be showing the latest X and K-band IP-based PoE microwave links – the X-band being (Model 334-POE-S) and K-band being (Model 336-POE). These links expand its suite of networked, volumetric detection sensors.

Featuring a single cable for data and power, these all-weather sensors seamlessly integrate with other IP-based perimeter security devices for maximum system design flexibility, reduced installation costs and remote monitoring convenience. They are ideal for protection of fence lines, open areas, gates, entryways, walls or rooftops, the sensors employ advanced algorithms to optimize discrimination between intrusion attempts and environmental disturbances, mitigating risk while preventing nuisance alarms. Units are easily stacked for applications with prone crawling or bridging attack risks.

Perimeter Systems will also show INTREPID fence and microwave perimeter intrusion detection sensors, with proprietary digital signal processing algorithms precisely locating intrusion attempts while ignoring harmless disturbances caused by wind, rain or vehicle traffic, reducing nuisance alarm rates.

The sensors seamlessly integrate with other IP/POE perimeter security devices and cameras, enabling site design flexibility and lower infrastructure costs. Requiring only a single cable for data and power, the sensors offer convenient management via authorized PC or handheld device.

And MicroPoint-POE leverages the fieldproven performance of MicroPoint II with the

ability to integrate with TCP/IP networks through a single Ethernet cable, providing installation and maintenance convenience, system design flexibility and lower infrastructure costs. The system’s algorithms precisely locate intrusion attempts to within 3m while ignoring harmless disturbances, producing superior probability of detection and a low nuisance alarm rate.

SAGE will also see the latest gear from SRA Solutions. Products range from low density single network rack to high density solutions, as well as everything in between. At SAGE you can find out more about preconfigured racks, configuring racks, power distribution, rack accessories and racking monitoring.

Mitygo is presenting demo sessions on the SMART-D System – a 3rd generation detection system for eavesdropping device and wireless hacking device, that’s brand new to Australia.

Existing spectrum analysers run only for 3 to 4 hours on battery and require a spectrum analysis expert on site for operation and analysis. Mitygo’s system is autonomous and runs all the time, analysing with a special algorithm based on learning and accumulated background data, alerting and logging suspicious signals on a management server and database. Other spectrum analysers cannot detect signals if any advanced eavesdropping device start sending signals when there is no expert present on site or the SA is not operating.

SAGE is the perfect opportunity to get across the latest security technologies from some of the industries’ leading suppliers and manufacturers without having to leave town – don’t miss it on November 14, ACT people! n

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Security awards 2019

ASIAL, OSPAS, MEDALS:

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE l Indigenous Employment Winner: Wilson Security - Finalists: Access Group Solutions and Chubb Electronic Security

AWARDS WINNERS AND FINALISTS 2019

l Integrated Security Solution (Under

Outstanding individuals and organisations in the security industry have been recognised at the 24th annual Australian Security Industry Awards for Excellence, the 5th annual Outstanding Security Performance Awards, and the Australian Security Medals held in Melbourne overnight.

l Integrated Security Solution (Over

$500,000) Winner: Independent Locksmiths and Security, Finalists: ACG Fire and Security and Fredon Security

$500,000) Winner: Omnivision, Finalists: Honeywell Security and Fire and Wormald Security l Gender Diversity Winner: Royal Eagle Security Services l Individual Achievement, General

Security Winner: Charles Seleman from Access Group Solutions

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l Individual Achievement, Technical

Security James Neville from MCM Electronics & Mitchell Grice from Wormald Security

l Outstanding Security Team International Convention Centre Sydney & Sydney Opera House, Finalist: SecureCorp

l Product of the Year, Access Control LoQit Solution by ACG Fire and Security

l Outstanding Security Training Initiative Technical Advanced Training, Finalist: Risk 2 Solution and Tactical Training Australia

l Product of the Year, Alarm PM54 Alarm Communicator by Permaconn

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY MEDALS

l Product of the Year, CCTV Camera FLEXIDOME IP Starlight 8000i camera by Bosch Security Systems l Product of the Year, CCTV IP Solution Genetec Security Centre 5.8 l Product of the Year, Physical Security The SafetyFlex Retractable Bollard by Ezi Security Systems & Keyhound by Lock-It Systems

The Australian Security Medal recognises the contribution to security professionalism and providing examples of outstanding citizenship, positive leadership, insights or influence at a strategic management level.

Winner: Graham Manson from International Resilience Group Winner: Glenn Parker from City of Gold Coast l Australian Security Medal of Valour -

recognising acts of bravery and initiative. l Special Security Event or Project Over OPTIC Security Group for City of Darwin Smart City CCTV Project.

Winner: Willa Tongia from Glad Group Winner: Richard Pollack from Certis Group Winner: Aydin Veli from Wilson Security Winner: Daniel McGrath from Wilson Security

l Special Security Event or Project Under

l Commendation - for acts of bravery

$500,000

$500,000 Access Datacom for Adelaide Botanic High School.

OUTSTANDING SECURITY PERFORMANCE AWARDS l Outstanding Guarding Company MCS Security Group, Finalists: Assetlink and MSS Security

in performing their duties as security officers.

Recipients: Andrew David, Alexander Robibaro, Mathew Saba, Namu Tuigamala and Sam Saraya from Glad Group l Save a Life – St John Ambulance Award

- for decisive action and commitment to first aid Recipients: Mustafa Arli from Black Tie Group, Ahsan Sarwar from StateGuard Protective Services. n

l Outstanding In-house Security Manager/ Director Spencer Wakelam from Aurizon Holdings, Finalists: James Radalj from AusNet Services and Gary Colston from Australian Turf Club. l Outstanding Security Consultant Intelligent Risk, Finalist: Rinske Geerlings from Business As Usual l Outstanding Female Security Professional Tracey Sorensen from Fredon Security, Finalists: Lisa Lusted from Central Monitoring Services and Rebecca Jansen from MSS Security l Outstanding Security Partnership Profit Protection Future Forum AUS/NZ (PPFF), Finalist: Access Group Solutions and MSS Security

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Security Management

OPERATIONAL HIGH As security technology becomes more complex, the definition of high security is changing and the path to achieving it is becoming more complex.

IGH security is layered security – starting at the perimeter and moving inwards to main entries, secondary entries and access ways, and doors throughout a site. As well as resisting intrusion, high security solutions have the capacity to detect attempts at intrusion and to inform security and law enforcement teams through a combination of synthesized alarm events, mapping, real time video, audio and more – this delivers situational awareness to responders.

But there’s more to high security than physical defences, detection, surveillance devices and management solutions. There needs to be serious support for core services like power, water/ sewerage, data/network, and multiple comms paths.

High security spills over into the capacity for onsite first response, as well as demanding excellent procedures designed to keep a site up, no matter what happens. And that feeds into training and the dissemination of information.

According to Michael Wilkin, department manager, public safety and security at Saab Australia, what differentiates high security applications operationally is they have high availability requirements to ensure the system doesn’t go down.

“Clearly these facilities have a heavy reliance on what the electronic security system provides,” Wilkin says. “Security systems need to be highly reliable in terms of redundancy and their ability to update without down time. Something else that’s vital is cascading control to deal with issues as they evolve - alongside this, you need flexible security levels, because more staff are interacting with the system.”

According to Wilkin, it is possible for a high security site to remain accessible but there’s plenty to consider.

“This can be achieved if the appropriate controls and monitoring systems are implemented,” he explains. “These controls are not necessarily physical, and include firewalls, network access control devices, network monitoring software, etc.

“You also need layered security principles, such as dual authentication, to provide an alternative to

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the entire lockdown of the facility, and the ability to allow instant lockdown or isolation of a trouble spot.”

Wilkins argues seamless integration of systems like CCTV, access control, intrusion and life safety systems is the key to a high security application.

“From an operator perspective, if systems are seamlessly integrated it removes stress, reduces errors, makes task completion faster and is more intuitive for the user,” he explains. “Seamless integration can encompass more subsystems, more tightly, and interaction is simplified via standard operating procedures or workflows to improve operator efficiency. There’s also the benefit of reduced operational costs, given users interact with a single interface, not multiple subsystem interfaces.”

According to Wilkin, the most challenging aspect of any high security integration is training.

“Understanding and educating users in the ways new technologies can solve concerns is always challenging,” he explains. “Other challenges include ensuring subsystems are highly reliable, which may restrict the subsystems that can be integrated

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in certain applications. And once an integration is complete, time must be invested in developing SOPs in consultation with users to ensure they apply efficiently to the facility.”

According to Phil Marr, national high security manager, Gallagher, there are a number of elements that differentiate high security sites.

“High security applications are more stringent in how they must operate or be operated compared to commercial applications,” he says. “These usually involve additional layers of security to ensure only authorised users are granted entry to these locations.”

Marr argues that it’s possible for a high security site to remain accessible.

“Utilising security zones and layering techniques is common to ensure these sites are as accessible as possible while still providing the protection needed,” he says. “By using different technologies (CCTV, access, alarm & PIDS), sites can ensure they have flexible protection. Some technologies are passive, but they provide invaluable information to the security team and assist with decision making, auditing and investigations.”

Marr agrees seamless integration of systems like CCTV, access control, intrusion and life safety systems is the key to a high security application.

“Yes, seamless integrations are definitely the key to ensuring protection of high security sites, however, there is the need for segregation to ensure one system isn’t dependent on another,” he explains. “Security systems need to be able to work in standalone mode in case there are issues with another system. Something else to consider is that particular systems are very defined in how they must work and what level of integration is acceptable. This is something we need to be mindful of as integrations often focus on achieving an ‘assured solution’.

“Integration means ensuring the completed system is designed and certified to meet the operational requirements of the client. You also need to ensure that lower level sub systems are not able to control or impede systems delivering higher levels of security functionality. And probably the key requirement for integrated security solutions is ensuring only authorised staff can enter/access their infrastructure and management locations.” n

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Products

Editor’s choice HIKVISION VIDEO INTERCOM WITH HIKCONNECT APP l HIKVISION second generation video intercom system with HikConnect app gives users a safe living environment through highdefinition image quality, easy operation interface, and flexible combination.

It is designed for door entry communication including video and security access especially suitable for residential, public and SME sectors. It includes a modular outdoor station and several optional indoor stations, which can be easily connected in the home.

The modular outdoor station features an artistic industrial design and various optional functional modules, including a nametag, keypad, and card reader module, as well as indicator, blank, and other modules. Users can choose customized functions according to their different needs.

The fisheye camera lens on the modular outdoor station provides a 180-degree wide-angle, 2MP high-definition image. Its wide dynamic range (WDR) and night vision provide image quality with sharp details.

What’s new in the industry.

NESS MEDI-MATE 4G MEDICAL ALERT CONTROLLER l MEDI-Mate is a new Aussie-made Ness product aimed directly at tradies looking for a fast and effective self-monitored medical alert solution. Medi-Mate features easy programming via the front panel or remote programming by SMS. Help alerts are sent via 4G as self-monitoring SMS messages or audible voice reporting.

When a help alert has been received, you can use the 2-way voice call feature and talk back with hands-free operation for the user.

The system supports up to 8 Medi-Mate 2-way radio pendants.

Supplied with plug pack, internal backup battery and a 2-way radio pendant with chain and wrist strap. Includes a Ness SIM card.

Distributor: Ness Corporation Contact: +61 2 8825 9222

Contact: Hikvision Distributors

X2 RACKS FROM CSD l X2’s range of NVR cabinets have been designed to meet

the demands of CCTV installations. They include a range of standard cabinet and wall mount and racks for storing data equipment, NVR’s, switches and peripherals. Manufactured with a fully welded body, these strong, rugged and secure cabinets can handle up to a 60kg load making them suitable for most applications. The cabinet and wall mounts are complete with a lockable tempered glass front door, removable side panels and cable entries from the top and bottom. They are available to purchase in sizes from 6RU, 12RU and 18RU in single or double section. The X2 vertical wall mount NVR cabinets are designed to meet the demands of CCTV installations where there is not enough physical space for a traditional 19” rack mount cabinet but the environment requires a secure and locked enclosure to mount the NVR away from tampering or theft. The vertical racks provide a 4RU vertical space for mounting the NVR and 2RU horizontal space for mounting a patch panel. Allowances on all racks have been made for good ventilation and optional fans can be ordered for installations that may be required in hot environments.

BQT READER RANGE FROM CSM l CSM is Australia’s premium provider of BQT Solutions and has a broad range of BQT products designed to suit the most demanding access control requirements where suitable verification and mutual authentication is assured using trusted encryption standards.

BQT products are suited for applications including hospitals, airports, prisons and government and enterprise applications.

Included is a range of off the shelf products and CSM can also organize purpose tailored solutions for your application.

Distributor: CSM Contact: 1300 663 904

Distributor: Central Security Distribution Contact: 1300 319 499

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NEXT GEN STREAMVAULT DEEPLY INTEGRATED WITH DELL EMC, INTEL CORE

HONEYWELL VESDA-E VES SMOKE DETECTORS INTRODUCE ADVANCED ZONING

l GENETEC software is now more deeply integrated with Dell EMC prior to deployment in Genetec Streamvault solutions, which are preconfigured video surveillance appliances built around the Dell EMC OEM PowerEdge 14th generation server.

Working with the Dell EMC OEM lab, Genetec increased the performance of its unified video surveillance and access control solution on Dell EMC platforms. Genetec testing has shown its OEM-Ready XL servers offer 225 per cent of the performance of off-the-shelf hardware options. Through OS and software optimisation, Genetec has raised the video throughput to 1300 megabits per second—an increase of almost 115 percent. Genetec offers performance guarantees for specific projects and models.

Systems integrators can rely on Genetec’s cybersecurity expertise and deploy fully hardened systems with automated updates based on regular testing and vigilance against threats built into the solution. This limits their exposure and allows them to secure each customer deployment effectively. The Intel line of powerful processors are at the core of every appliance, boosting the performance and efficiency of Genetec infrastructure solutions.

l HONEYWELL VESDA-E VES aspirating smoke detectors now allow users to divide protected areas into 4 distinct sectors, helping ensure early detection and warning of a potential threat.

The VESDA-E VES sector addressability provides individually configurable alarm levels for each of the 4 sectors, reducing the search path for early warning events to deliver optimum protection in highly secure environments or areas with clear zones. The new intuitive LCD display provides instant status reporting and allows real time event tracking.

The new detectors offer Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity with Xtralis software for configuration, secondary monitoring and maintenance. Additionally, the longer pipe runs of VESDA-E VES allow convenient detector mounting for accessible and reduced maintenance costs. VESDA-E VES is compliant with all current regulations with multiple security elements in place to prevent tampering.

Distributor: Pertronic Contact: +61 2 9638 7655

Distributor: Hills Contact: 1800 685 487

X2 CABLE IN STOCK AT CSD

RELIANCE XPRO ALARM PANEL

l X2 range is made up of a variety of cables to meet every

l RELIANCE alarm panels are renowned for being user-friendly and cost effective and the Reliance XRpro builds on this to create one of the most secure and user friendly panels on the market.

XRpro is compatible with the new XR Touch interface, which offers easy to understand graphic icons and at-a-glance visibility.

The XRpro is also compatible with the UltraSync+ app allowing the ability to manage a system in real time, from any location.

Neat, too, Reliance can monitor up to 16 independent zones, expandable to 176, making it a perfect option for residential or business applications.

installation requirement from access control and intercoms to data and readers installations. The X2 range also offers a special range of cable to suit a specialised type of reader which is the Belden 8723EQ screened cable which is perfect for installing OSDP and Sifer readers. X2 also offers access control composite cable designed to save time. Running a single, 100 per cent copper cable consisting of 1 data cable for Sifer or standard card readers, 1 x 4 core 14.020 for REX and breakglass, 1 x 6 core 14.020 for tongue sense, handle position and reed switches, 1 x figure-8 14.020 for lock power together in a green PVC outer sheath, eliminates cable jagging. In most cases it eliminates the need for a 2-tech job, reducing installation costs. All X2 cable is made from 100 per cent copper conductors and is designed and manufactured to meet Australian specifications, sent to you in tough durable packaging ready to tackle your next job.

Distributor: Hills Contact: 1800 685 487

Distributor: Central Security Distribution Contact: 1300 319 499

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Our panel of experts answers your questions.

to contend with. All these things mean hardware will fail early and control boards, terminations and connections are more likely to corrode. Air gaps need to be actively managed.

Q: We’ve been told the most secure network topology has an air gap with public internet and adjacent data networks – how secure is an air gap in your opinion?

A: Air gaps can be secure but that doesn’t mean they are secure. The proliferation of wireless comms of all kinds, including Blue Tooth and ultrasonics, as well as the capability many devices have for seeking networks and networked devices, means you can’t assume an air gap offers complete protection.

Long-range wireless links can also create vulnerabilities.

Something else to consider with air-gapped solutions is physical security of network components, redundancy of components, support for components and maintenance of components. An isolated network will require all the usual support but may not be able to report faults to maintenance teams. Staying on top of service issues like firmware updates and drive replacement is going to be more challenging, more expensive and more likely to be delayed or ignored.

Field installations of gear that would usually be tucked up in a network closet are very high stress and there will be high temperatures, high humidity, salty air, vibration, vandalism and dust

Q: Is there a rule of thumb for 12V batteries that allows a basic voltage measurement to be used to work out exactly the state of charge? Also, at what point is battery completely dead?

A: A battery with a voltage reading of 12.9V or higher is generally carrying a 100 per cent charge. If the voltage is 12.4 to 12.9 then the charge is between 75 and 100 per cent. For dry cell batteries and wet cell auto batteries and hybrids you’d be trying to ensure the battery voltage doesn’t get much below 12.5V for longest life. If your voltmeter is reading 12.2 to 12.4V then the battery is carrying a charge between 50 and 60 per cent.

If the reading is 12 to 12.2V the state of charge is between 25-50 per cent.

Unless you’re working with true deep cycle batteries any 12V battery that’s gouged down to these levels will not last more than a year. A charge of 11.7 to 12V indicates a state of charge that’s between 0 and 25 per cent and once again, any battery that has to put up with this sort of discharge will fail early. A 12V

battery with a voltage of 11.4V or less is fully discharged. Under 10.7V the battery is dead.

Q: Is there any solution to the problem in retail environments of thieves snatching items then running out of the building via the fire escape?

There’s no chance to respond to this sort of event when by the time you get the alarm, the perpetrators are already outside, jumping into a motor vehicle and heading away.

A: The answer is to build a delay into the activation of a fire door – around 10-15 seconds would be enough time for the thief to panic and seek another route through the store – hopefully after abandoning any stolen items. There are exit locks that operate in this way that are designed specifically to overcome your problem – ask your access control supplier.

Q: Would you ever install a very long lens and if so, what type would you

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choose for a CCTV application? We are trying to avoid cabling by using an elevated view from a location much closer to our infrastructure.

A: Being able to reach into a scene optically across air space is very appealing but you will need to be sure the results will be better than what you’d get with a local camera and economical wireless links. With the right lens and a vibration-free mounting point you can achieve good results, but they will be different results than those you’d get cabling to a location.

For a start, compression may make the image more cluttered than you want it to be – in good light this will be less of an issue than it may be in poor light. That vibration-free mounting point – it’s really important. You can mitigate some effects with faster shutter speed, but this will reduce the time light has to reach the sensor so your image streams will be darker and noisier. Image stabilisation will help.

Aperture selection will be another delicate balance. You want it smaller so your images are sharper (this will take some fiddling to get right) and you have enhanced depth of field but the smaller the aperture, the less light, the more noise, the slower the compensating shutter speed, the greater the motion blur. If you buy a quality camera that can handle higher ISO, that’s a great start.

Something else to consider with long lenses is the impact of dust, haze, smog, pollution and heatwaves. These will reflect and refract light enough to reduce contrast and wash out colours over long ranges. You can bump up the contrast in camera settings and this may help. Some CCTV cameras have inherent low contrast and reflection or refraction from the atmosphere will make this performance worse still. In terms of brand, we’d be looking at Fujinon.

Q: Which cable roller type is best for bigger jobs? We’re after something that’s flexible enough to use in a number of different installation environments and not too expensive.

A: There are 3 different cable roller types commonly used by installation teams, the

straight roller, the right-angle roller and the radius roller. The straight roller type is designed to be mounted on a standard cable tray or installed on a ladder head. You can put them in vertically or horizontally depending on the amount of space you’ve got available.

Next comes the right-angle roller that lets you use horizontal and vertical ball bearing rollers to carry very heavy cables. It gives excellent control of the pull. Right angle rollers are fantastic for convoluted short-handed cable runs.

Lastly there are radius rollers that allow you to handle turns of less than 90 degrees from top or bottom-mounted sites in a similar way to straight cable rollers. Bear in mind that the 2 bending rollers use hydraulics to bend the cable - a hydraulic bending unit in the case of the radius roller and a hydraulic ram in the case of the right-angle unit. We’d start with a straight roller first but bear in mind you’ll need to figure-8 some corners if you’re going around by hand. This could pose some problems if there’s not a lot of space in the cable path.

Running cables is a challenge at the best of times and we’re not sure we think it’s particularly economical in terms of time and added complexity to scrimp on roller devices with the ability to handle corners.

There may be multi-function rollers with replaceable heads out there we’ve not heard of but you’re still going to need a straight initial feed while you’re tackling corners. It’s worth buying as many cable rollers as you’ll need for a particular job.

Undertake design of the planned cable

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