Comparison of Surveillance Cameras for Your IP Camera Systems.
To determine the best surveillance camera, you must first understand your objectives. The purposes of your surveillance system include increased safety, reduced theft, improved productivity, or reducing liability. It also includes how quickly you need to be notified of an alarm condition. Do you want ...
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Kintronics blog provides technical information about IP Cameras, Video Management Software (VMS), Network Video software (NVR), PA over IP Systems, door access control and other high technology products.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Mobile Panic Buttons for Business, Schools, and Healthcare
How Mobile Personal Emergency Buttons Work.
The latest mobile panic buttons are designed for business, education, healthcare, hotels, and other organizations. The mobile panic button provides advanced capability and operates through cell phone services so are not tethered to one location. They can be used anywhere there is a phone connection. The new panic buttons ...
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The latest mobile panic buttons are designed for business, education, healthcare, hotels, and other organizations. The mobile panic button provides advanced capability and operates through cell phone services so are not tethered to one location. They can be used anywhere there is a phone connection. The new panic buttons ...
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Panic Buttons and Security
How to Integrate Panic Buttons into Your Security System.
Panic buttons can be added to security systems to increase safety and security. For example, these alarm buttons can be integrated into a security system such as surveillance camera systems, Paging systems, and door access control systems. Placing panic buttons in strategic areas can help to ...
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Panic buttons can be added to security systems to increase safety and security. For example, these alarm buttons can be integrated into a security system such as surveillance camera systems, Paging systems, and door access control systems. Placing panic buttons in strategic areas can help to ...
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How to Integrate Door Access and IP Camera Systems
The best way to integrate IP Video and IP door access systems.
Door Access Control and IP Camera Systems provide security by themselves. When the two systems are integrated, they provide a higher level of security and safety. There are some different ways to integrate cameras and door control systems. There are proprietary systems ...
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Door Access Control and IP Camera Systems provide security by themselves. When the two systems are integrated, they provide a higher level of security and safety. There are some different ways to integrate cameras and door control systems. There are proprietary systems ...
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Monday, October 22, 2018
IP Paging Systems for Schools
How to select the right speakers and determine the number required.
IP paging speaker placement and sound volume settings are key to providing clear sound. Whether there is a general announcement or an emergency message, it's important that the instructions can be heard and understood by everyone. Network attached IP speakers are easy to ...
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IP paging speaker placement and sound volume settings are key to providing clear sound. Whether there is a general announcement or an emergency message, it's important that the instructions can be heard and understood by everyone. Network attached IP speakers are easy to ...
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How to Install IP Door Readers
IP Door Access Control Systems are easy to install and provide excellent flexibility.
There are RFID proximity IP readers and biometric door readers such as a fingerprint or facial recognition readers, that connect to the network. In many cases, you can use PoE to power the reader and the electric lock. An IP door access control reader ...
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There are RFID proximity IP readers and biometric door readers such as a fingerprint or facial recognition readers, that connect to the network. In many cases, you can use PoE to power the reader and the electric lock. An IP door access control reader ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Thermal versus Optical IP Cameras
Applications for Thermal and Optical IP Camera Systems.
Thermal and optical IP cameras use different technologies to capture video. Each type of camera system provides a unique role in an IP video surveillance system. Systems that combine thermal and optical cameras provide a synergistic solution for long-range surveillance. Thermal cameras are better for night viewing since they ...
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Thermal and optical IP cameras use different technologies to capture video. Each type of camera system provides a unique role in an IP video surveillance system. Systems that combine thermal and optical cameras provide a synergistic solution for long-range surveillance. Thermal cameras are better for night viewing since they ...
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Extreme Environment IP Camera Enclosure Systems
How IP Camera Enclosures are Designed for High-Temperature Applications.
Do you need to view a rocket launch or the inside of a blast furnace? The usual IP camera systems won't survive these extreme conditions. These applications require a special camera enclosure that is designed for these extremely hot environments. This article describes how high-temperature camera enclosures ...
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Do you need to view a rocket launch or the inside of a blast furnace? The usual IP camera systems won't survive these extreme conditions. These applications require a special camera enclosure that is designed for these extremely hot environments. This article describes how high-temperature camera enclosures ...
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
IP Cameras Price Versus Performance - Kintronics
How much should you expect to pay for your IP camera?
IP cameras range in price from under $200 to over $1000. Since the price depends on what you need, you should always make sure you understand your objectives.
For help in defining your requirements, take a look at our article, Defining Your Objectives. ...
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IP cameras range in price from under $200 to over $1000. Since the price depends on what you need, you should always make sure you understand your objectives.
For help in defining your requirements, take a look at our article, Defining Your Objectives. ...
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How Face Recognition Works in a Crowd - Kintronics
There are different methods used for matching facial biometrics. The simplest method measures various features of a person's face, such as the distance between the eyes, or the position of the mouth to the nose. These geometric measurements or vectors are then coded and stored in a database for later ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Real-Time IP Camera Systems
How to create a real-time IP camera system
It was a dark and threatening day. Thunder could be heard in the distance. Fog blanketed the building, weakening the remaining daylight. Strange sounds were heard in the basement, and the security center was called to investigate. The guard walks anxiously along a dark and long ...
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It was a dark and threatening day. Thunder could be heard in the distance. Fog blanketed the building, weakening the remaining daylight. Strange sounds were heard in the basement, and the security center was called to investigate. The guard walks anxiously along a dark and long ...
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Automated Emergency Notifications and Response
How to Create a One-Button Emergency Response System.
When seconds count, a single-button alert system is essential for your organization's safety.
Whether you need to establish a lockdown or let everyone know about a fire, the rapid notification capability is important. Emergency alert buttons can be placed at various parts of the facility ...
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When seconds count, a single-button alert system is essential for your organization's safety.
Whether you need to establish a lockdown or let everyone know about a fire, the rapid notification capability is important. Emergency alert buttons can be placed at various parts of the facility ...
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
IP Camera Motion Stabilization
How IP Camera Image Stabilization Works.
Have you ever tried to take a snapshot of something that's far away? When you are using a long distance lens (higher focal point), you probably found it hard to keep the camera steady. The higher the focal length of the lens, the more difficult it is to ...
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Advanced Door Access Control
The Intelligent Access Control System.
This is certainly not your father's door control systems. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to push a button to initiate campus-wide lockdown? What about integrating IP door access with your IP surveillance system, or controlling what floor a person can go to in the elevator? Or, maybe ...
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This is certainly not your father's door control systems. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to push a button to initiate campus-wide lockdown? What about integrating IP door access with your IP surveillance system, or controlling what floor a person can go to in the elevator? Or, maybe ...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Understanding IP Camera Specifications, What's Important
This article was updated on 4/12/2018 to reflect new IP cameras
IP Camera manufacturers provide product specification sheets that help you select the right camera for your IP security and surveillance system. But, which specifications are important? They include such things as resolution, minimum light sensitivity, lens, WDR, signal to noise, etc. This article reviews ...
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IP Camera manufacturers provide product specification sheets that help you select the right camera for your IP security and surveillance system. But, which specifications are important? They include such things as resolution, minimum light sensitivity, lens, WDR, signal to noise, etc. This article reviews ...
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How to Connect Audio to Networks and IP Cameras - Kintronics
Did you ever want to yell at someone you see on your video surveillance display? Maybe you want to tell them to get away from your parking lot or to yell at an intruder that the police are coming. Perhaps you would like to talk to someone at your door? Then you could let the ...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
How Walk-Through Metal Detectors Work
Anyone who has traveled by airplane has probably gone through a walk-through metal detector. These security devices have also been used in schools, sporting events, government offices, and concerts. They are part of a total security system that includes cameras, door access control, and emergency paging systems. Metal detectors are effective and safe. ...
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Security Provided by Access Control Systems
With all the gun-related tragedies at schools and other facilities, what can we do to increase our security? Securing your facility, school, sporting events, or concerts have become more complicated. IP camera systems used to be enough to monitor the facility, but today we want to do more ...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
How Technology Can Help in Active Shooter Situations
We have seen more and more incidences on school campuses that involve active shooters. In the wake of this violence many colleges, universities, and elementary schools are searching for ways to respond to this threat. There has been a lot of discussion about how to react. With the latest tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the
discussion continues. Emma Gonzalez, a senior at the high school,
provided excellent perspective on the situation when she said, “Since
the time of the Founding Fathers and since they added the Second
Amendment to the Constitution, our guns have developed at a rate that
leaves me dizzy. The guns have changed, but our laws have not”.
Of course, the best way to prevent these tragedies is to prevent the gunman from getting the guns. Unfortunately, it is not easy to do. The only thing we can offer is advice on how technology can help.
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Of course, the best way to prevent these tragedies is to prevent the gunman from getting the guns. Unfortunately, it is not easy to do. The only thing we can offer is advice on how technology can help.
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
How to Protect IP Camera System from Cyber Attack
Protecting Your IP Camera from Hacking IP camera systems are supposed to protect us. That is their purpose. However, do we need to protect the camera system? It turns out that in this brave new world of cyber threats, even our cameras are vulnerable. There are some things you can do to protect your ...
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Security Technology Review for 2017
In 2017 there were a number of technology advancements. Faster processors provided higher performance IP cameras that enhanced the security provided by IP camera systems. Other technology introduced included, long-range PTZ cameras, new biometric door access control readers, and more advanced network attached paging and intercom systems. Over last year, technology for IP ...
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