IPCS News

ACTi Has Analog Users in Mind With New Network Series Cameras
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ACTi at VoIP Supply

This year ACTi has done something very bold and very brave. Beginning in Q1 of 2013, this top network camera company started rolling out several new cameras. It’s not just a few new models; it’s entire new lines.

Currently in the process of fading out their popular TCM series, ACM series and KCM series cameras, ACTi has released 2 new lines so far with 2 more to come later in the year.

ACTi did an excellent job by identifying exactly what a problem was with crossing over to IP cameras. The plain truth is, IP cameras are expensive. They’re really expensive when compared to some analog cameras. Understanding this, ACTi released the D series IP cameras.

The D series is directly aimed towards analog users. …

School’s Out: The 2013 Panasonic IP Camera Sale
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panasonic summer savings
Summer break is almost here! Now is the perfect time to bring your school’s security system up to date while the students are away.

From now until the end of September, select Panasonic IP Video Surveillance Cameras are on sale at VoIP Supply. Panasonic i-Pro Cameras deliver top performance, functionality, and reliability that you can count on when you need it most.

Cover the parking lots, sports fields and parameters of the school with the weatherproof WV-SW395 or WV-SW396 with 720p HD resolution, facial recognition, and Panasonic’s Adaptive Black Stretch technology so it adjusts the image to fluctuating light.

Don’t forget about the safety on busses with the vandal-proof mobile IP camera WV-SW155 that features face detection, EN50155 compliance, IEC60529 measurement standards, an SD card …

First Look: TRENDnet TV-IP262P
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TV-IP262P

What Is It?

The TRENDnet TV-IP262P is an indoor dome, enterprise class, Megapixel IP camera that can record footage at 1280 x 1024 resolution, and transmit data in H.264 compression format. This business-class IP camera can manually be adjusted up-and-down at 70 degrees, pan side-to-side at 350 degrees, and has a tamper resistant attractive outer casing. With PoE capability, power and data can be streamed directly to the TV-IP262P allowing you to view your surveillance footage from any computer (or smart device!) with an Internet connection.

What Does it Do?

The TRENDnet TV-IP262P Megapixel internet camera is an ideal IP surveillance option for office buildings, schools and retail shops looking for that extra security measure. Streaming a smooth 1280 x 1024 resolution at up to …

First Look: Grandstream GXV3672_HD
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Grandstream GXV3672_HD

Recently, Grandstream released several new cameras that have made a great impression here at VoIP Supply and on the web.  Our VoIP Supply Lab was lucky enough to get one of them, the new Grandstream GXV3672_HD, and we immediately jumped on the network to check it out!

The physical appearance of the new IP camera was a pleasant surprise.  This IP66-rated weatherproof outdoor IP camera has a solid metal casing with a matte black finish.  Included with the GXV3672_HD is a sun shield to prevent glare on the lens and a back-mounted camera mount comes preattached.  The wiring is already strung through the camera mount base, so the Power-over-Ethernet IP camera is ready to go as soon as you are.  If you are not …

MOBOTIX National Partner Conference East 2013
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This week, VoIP Supply, an Advanced Mobotix Partner–the highest level partnership available–attended the MOBOTIX NPC in Fort Lauderdale, FL for 2 days of sun (we’re in Buffalo, so Florida was very much appreciated), food, and a whole lot of MOBOTIX goodness!

About 150 business professionals from around the States, Canada and Mexico gathered to meet and greet the MOBOTIX leadership team including the General Manager of the Americas – Steve Gorski, Director of Training -Jens Wirok, and the Chief Executive Officer USA -Dr. Mangus Ekerot.

The hot topic at hand was the newly released MOBOTIX S14 Flexmount, a sleek and stylish IP camera unlike anything else available to the public.  The S14 can connect 1 or 2 MOBOTIX hemispheric lens units with an …

New Panasonic IP Cameras Added to IP Camera Supply
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We’re happy to announce the addition of new Panasonic IP cameras to our product catalog from Panasonic’s i-Pro, BB, and BL model series. 

Panasonic i-Pro Series

A certified reseller of Panasonic’s professional IP camera line, the i-Pro series, IP Camera Supply has added competitively priced entry-level models to the full featured, robust workhorse featuring all the latest breakthroughs such as: 

Panasonic Business and Residential IP Cameras

Also added from the Panasonic IP Camera stable are: 

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Partnership extends IP Camera Supply’s installation and support footprint
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IP Camera Supply has partnered with Celergy Networks, Inc.of Carlsbad, Calif.  The partnership will allow IP Camera Supply to extend its current regional installation footprint nationwide through Celergy’s network of over 4,000 installer partners, allowing IP Camera Supply to continue its rapid growth without geographic limitations.  In addition to installation services, Celergy will also enable IP Camera Supply to provide customers with comprehensive site surveys and solutions analysis.

“We are very excited about the partnership with Celergy,” said Cory Andrews, Director of New Business Initiatives. “After months of conducting research to find an installation partner with an established field engineering staff and efficient tools to manage the installation process, we decided Celergy’s offerings best fit the needs of IP Camera Supply customers.  Celergy’s core …

Linksys Visits IPCS
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The folks at Linksys were nice enough to come visit our offices and teach us more about the features Linksys IP Camera systems have to offer. Ed Draper and Dave Hornstein (filling in for Andrew Lissitz) showed us the importance of IP Camera bundles, Power over Ethernet switches and Network Attached Storage (NAS). The guys displayed a PVC2300 camera and all of the free applications included with the camera.

These included:

  • a choice to disable LED lights
  • the ability to chose your stream type
  • detachable lenses
  • creating a recording schedule
  • image settings
  • stream speed
  • full audio
  • motion detection settings
  • mobile phone streaming

and many others.

Thanks to everyone at Linksys, and for more information on Linksys products, check out http://www.ipcamerasupply.com.…

Welcome to the IPCS Blog!
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We’re here!

Welcome to the IP Camera Supply Blog!

We noticed a lot of folks out there have a lot of questions about IP cameras, and not a lot of places to turn for information… so we are officially here to help. Our sister company, VoIP Supply, runs a very successful blog, VoIP Insider, which features product reviews, industry news, commentary, and even management pointers. We would like very much for the IPCS blog to become just as helpful and informative.

Blogs are now setting the industry standard for information dispersal. Forums still provide a great link to knowledge and interaction, but blogs also accomplish this in a more thorough format.

We have great plans for our blog including product reviews, our latest …