Advantages of an IP Camera Based Surveillance System

October 18, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

Thinking about switching to an IP camera based system but you’re not sure if it’s right for you or, if the added features are beneficial enough to outweigh the time, money, and effort you may need to spend?

In this post and the ones to follow in the next few days we will be explaining the features and benefits, the various components of IP cameras and where IP video is used, and we’ll outline how to wade through the difficult process of selecting the right camera.

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How To Implement Mobotix IP Cameras Into Your Surveillance Systems

October 14, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

Mobotix prides itself on being the high resolution video company because the benefits of their megapixel IP cameras are: 

Those are great features that can be advantageous to many surveillance situations.  Plus, with their rough and tumble fiberglass-reinforced housing that allow an extreme operating temperature range of -30° C to +60° C (-22° F to +140° F), Mobotix IP cameras have been installed in all environments from the desert to tropical jungles to the arctic. 

These cameras can do and withstand a lot but if you’re still wondering how this applies to you, continue reading and I’ll highlight some more practical applications.

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snom One VoIP PBX Released

October 13, 2010 by Garrett Smith

If you’ve been following along for any amount of time you know that I generally find most new VoIP PBX announcements to be rather ho-hum.

That’s because when it comes right down to it a PBX is a PBX. There are few –  if any – MAJOR differences amongst today’s most popular brands.
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As such most VoIP PBX systems hitting the market today can be labeled as YAOS – Yet Another Open Source PBX. In other words these systems are simply a new wrapper on the same ‘ole thing.

Admittedly I was expecting to see YAOS when I heard that snom had released a VoIP PBX. The snom One as it is called was announced earlier today and was touted as a simple and affordable VoIP PBX for the small medium business.

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How Mobotix IP Camera Features Improve Surveillance

Would you rather have to install, say, four cameras to monitor a single room or just one?  Instead of relying on your PC to analyze and record video how about an IP camera with a capacity up to 32GB of internal storage to process the video so the PC is used only for viewing, thus freeing up bandwidth and processing power? 

And how about instead of having to buy video software to manage the video and making you sure you have the proper amount of licenses, how about free software downloads directly from the manufacturer for an unlimited amount of users and cameras? 

Interested?  There’s more. 

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Switchvox SOHO Overview

October 12, 2010 by Arthur Miller

Switchvox SOHO Overview

Switchvox SOHO is Digium’s switchvox software offering for small or home offices, though many business including larger organizations can still benefit from the great features that SOHO offers.  There are two other Switchvox offerings; including free and SMB which I will describe in later blogs.  The SOHO version has a smaller feature set and was designed for small offices that require a professional phone system at a lower price point, or lower call volume than the SMB.

SOHO Hardware

Switchvox SOHO was designed to be implemented on the Switchvox AA60 PBX appliance which supports up to 10 concurrent calls .  Typically an office of this size has less than 30 users, and might not have a server room with a rack to host a larger machine; the AA60 takes care of that by coming with wall mount brackets, and is small enough to fit into a smaller desktop space.  If you are looking for a more robust server offering to host your PBX your next option is upgrading to SMB software which is compatible with a wider variety hardware.  If you are looking for redundancy, the AA60 is available in a cold-spare form; in the event that the AA60 shuts down you can simply load the software CD that came with your original purchase to quickly get your office back up and running with minimum downtime.

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Mobotix IP Camera Product Line Overview

October 11, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

Since its founding in 1999, Mobotix has been focused on one particular feature of IP cameras:  High resolution.  In fact, that’s their tagline:  Mobotix: The HiRes Video Company.  “What’s so special about high resolution images,” you might ask?  The higher resolution images that an IP camera can produce, the more detailed, accurate, and (quite frankly) useful that image is going to be.

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How To Make Sony IP Cameras Work For You

October 8, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

When considering a network based solution for your surveillance needs, many important questions need to be answered. One of which may be, “is this for me?”  A considerable amount of time can be spent researching and planning for the implementation of IP cameras so you’ll want to know if it’s the right fit for your application.

Sony IP cameras run on an open source platform, can be mixed and matched, can be integrated into existing systems, and from small to large scale deployments they are a great fit for applications like: 

  • Border / Airport / Port surveillance
  • City and town monitoring
  • Transportation and transportation centers
  • Banks, finance, retail outlets, and offices
  • All types of government and education entities

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What Is the Sony IP Camera Advantage?

October 7, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

If you’ve been thinking about Sony’s IP cameras and you’ve read their product line overview then you certainly know they have a nice, customizable offering to enhance your surveillance system. You may however still be asking, “What is the Sony advantage?” so, I’d like to point out a few  of their interesting IP camera features that warrant a closer look.

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Sony IP Camera Product Line Overview

October 6, 2010 by Nathan Miloszewski

There are a lot of IP cameras to choose from and when you’re finding it difficult to pull the trigger on a decision where does that leave you? If your choice defaults to going with what you know, Sony might just fit the bill for you. And luckily we can both feel confident that you’re selecting a top-end, efficient, performance-driven product that we feel great providing to you from a market leader.

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AudioCodes MP-252 All-In-One Home Multimedia Gateway

audiocodes_home_goCould we be seeing the return of innovation in the VoIP equipment space? Let’s hope so.

Over the last two years the VoIP equipment market place has been rather ho-hum. Not much has changed and not to many new products have hit the scene.

This week at IT Expo a number of new products were announced. The most interesting being from AudioCodes.

Unveiled as an all-in-one home network service, the AudioCodes MP-252 home & go multimedia gateway combines everything but the kitchen sink to deliver voice, data and mobile services through a single device.

Designed for service providers delivering residential services, the MP-252 features:

  • Built-in ADSL2+ modem
  • DECT handsets
  • HD VoIP
  • 802.11 b/g Wireless
  • Bluetooth for connecting cellular phones
  • USB ports (1 – 3)
  • Basic PBX functionality

According to AudioCodes, the MP-252 home & go allows service providers to leverage the fast growing use of smartphones and the wide availability of Wi-Fi in the residential environment to offer a comprehensive residential mobility solution.

The AudioCodes MP-252 is not yet available and will only be available through a service provider.

For more on this, checkout Tom Keating’s overview at TMCNet.

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