Wireless Surveillance System used in Boca Raton HOA Project

Many Homeowners Associations (HOAs) in South Florida and other areas of the United States are facing the same obstacles when planning a video surveillance system to protect their communities.  In many instances, the clubhouse, pool, guard gate, gym and other common areas of interest are positioned such that running cable to one central monitoring station is not practical, cost prohibitive or simply impossible. Fortunately, with increasingly powerful and affordable wireless security camera system technology emerging, applying a wireless solution to surveillance systems for HOAs makes sense.

Setting up a wireless HOA surveillance system with either IP cameras or traditional CCTV cameras is now relatively simple and can be achieved with the use of IP (Internet Protocol) computer networks (LANs, WANs) and some wireless transmitters / receivers.  You may then access ALL of your cameras through your LAN (Local Area Network), as well as, remotely over the Internet if you choose.

Although it is NOT necessary to employ IP cameras to access your surveillance system remotely, there are some advantages in doing so.  The main one being that the commercial grade and reliable wireless transmitters work over IP, so IP cameras are a natural fit and the easiest to integrate. The PoE (Power over Ethernet) function of IP cameras is also an advantage.  This enables installers to power the cameras using CAT-5 cables with the appropriate PoE network switches or injectors.  In many cases this allows for easy integration into an existing CAT-5 network where cable is already present.  This can cut down on cost by reducing cable runs.

This system can also be used with CCTV / analog security cameras if you also use a network video servers and a network video decoder.   The main purpose of the system is to provide a cost effective solution for remote and hard-to-reach camera locations where dredging and cable laying is not practical or is too expensive to do.

CCTV Camera Pros of Boynton Beach, Florida recently partnered with Smart Pro Techs (who cover Palm Beach and Martin Counties as a surveillance installation partner for CCTV Camera Pros). CCTV Camera Pros was contacted recently by an HOA in Boca Raton, Florida to supply and install a surveillance system for a Homeowners Association with a mix of traditional wired analog CCTV Cameras in the Clubhouse and IP cameras paired with wireless transmitters at the two community entrances. The following equipment was used for this project:

• 8 High Resolution IR Dome Cameras for the clubhouse and pool areas
• 4 Outdoor Infrared IP Cameras – two positioned at each entrance to the community on poles
• 2 Wireless Video Surveillance Transmitter Systems – these were used with the outdoor IP cameras to transmitter about 550 feet from 2 poles, back to the clubhouse where the receiving antennas were positions as well as where the recorder is located.
• 1 PC based DVR which was built as a hybrid system for both CCTV and IP cameras

This surveillance system enables the home owners association board members to record video at the clubhouse, pool area, and entrances. It also allows them to view the system remotely over the Internet.

About CCTV Camera Pros
CCTV Camera Pros supplies video surveillance equipment and security cameras nationwide in the USA. We are specialists in the industry and can design a complete system that is easy to use for your HOA community. Please call 888-849-2288 to speak with an engineer or visit www.cctvcamerapros.com to look at more equipment.

About Smart Pro Techs
Smart Pro Techs is an installation partner of CCTV Camera Pros that provides data and surveillance system installation services in Palm Beach and Martin counties of Florida as well as all areas around New York City under their sister company Tel-A-Tech. Please call 888-849-2288 if you would like to get an estimate on surveillance installation for your community or business or fill our our request a quote form.

Wireless Security Camera System

CCTV Camera Pros is proud to announce that we are now stocking the Arecont HSG1-O-W-IR megapixel camera housing with built in infrared LED illuminators. The effective range of the infrareds of this housing is up to 70 meters, or approximately 210 feet. The HSG1-O-W with IR camera housing from can be used with Arecont megapixel IP cameras. This IR housing can also be used with other brand IP and megapixel cameras as well as box style CCTV cameras as long as they have a night mode which supports IR recognition. The HSG1-O-W-IR has its own light level sensor which triggers when the infrared LEDs activate. The HSG1-O-W-IR features:

• 70 Meter infrared effective range
• Built in light sensor to switch LEDs on
• Side opening hinged lid
• Die-cast Aluminum Vandal Resistant Construction
• Heater & Fan Blower (24 VAV)
• Mounting bracket
• White Color
• Dimensions: 16 1/2″ long x 6 1/2″ wide x 5 1/2″ tall

For pricing information, more information, or to purchase please visit CCTV Camera Pros’ HSG1-O-W-IR camera housing page here: Arecont Megapixel Camera Housing with Infrared. At the time of this release, the price of this housing is $299.99 from CCTV Camera Pros.

NUUO, the leading surveillance solution provider, announced the availability of its latest version- IP+ software 3.2.0.  This latest release enhances its recording system by supporting transcoding which allows users to set different resolution/frame rate/quality between recorded video and live video.  The software has also added many new features to enhance the remote live viewer and can now support up to 64 channels of live display on one monitor and up to 128 channels on multiple monitors.  Here is a complete listing of all the features and improvements:

New features:
1. IP cameras are licensed by online registration instead of USB dongles.
2. Support Transcoding. Users can have different resolution/frame rate/quality between recorded video and remote live video.
3. Support Digital Watermark. Prevent recorded video files/snapshots/AVI/ASF from being tampered with.
4. Enhanced Remote Live Viewer

i. Support 64 channels live display (8×8) on one monitor.
ii. Support up to 128 channels live display on multiple monitors.
iii. Support auto scan function.
iv. Support digital PTZ control.
v. Support Multi-View (duplicate channels for the same camera). Combined with digital PTZ, users can enlarge different spots for a megapixel camera and view them in different channels.
vi. Support on screen display of POS data, recording status, counting status, and Smart Guard warming messages.

5. Support live video/PTZ control for Windows Mobile 5/6 mobile phones.
6. Support new languages: Bulgarian, Norwegian, and Polish
7. Support 25 languages for the web live viewer and web playback.
8. Support TFTP protocol for Arecont cameras.
9. Support 2-way audio for VIVOTEK 7000 series cameras that running commands V2.
Improvements:
[System]
1. Non-administrators can configure and save configurations of Remote Live Viewer and Playback System.
2. Change the configuration format of the POS application.
3. Use SQLite3 to store system/event logs and POS data instead of MS Access.
4. Disable video decoding to save CPU processing power if user chooses to do pure recording.
5. Improve image quality for live video, recorded video, and snapshot.
6. Provide a new driver installer which can automatically detect capture card types and install corresponding drivers.
7. Provide a “Synchronize video frame” option to avoid the “tearing” problem on video display.
8. No more audio cable is needed for listening live audio of the SCB-5000 series.
9. Provide an option to adjust image sharpness of SCB-7000 series.
10. System recovery: Main Console will be restarted automatically if software failure is detected.
11. Provide device level privilege control.
[Features]
12. Enhanced E-map: resizable and full-screen display.
13. Provide a handy I/O control panel which will be popped up upon I/O events.
14. Provide a Resource Management Tool for easily monitoring CPU/RAM/network conditions.
15. Support DVD backup for videos on local machine and remote servers.
16. Simplified disk recycle criteria.
17. Improve auto reboot function based on Windows Scheduler.
18. Support 64x digital zoom and graphical indicator on the screen.
19. Customizable snapshot region with date time OSD.
20. Resize the font of OSD to fit video layout automatically
21. User-defined OSD messages upon different events.
22. Open selection for target monitors for different popup events.
23. Support SSL for SMTP connection.
24. Support multiple SMS recipients.
25. Support exporting counting statistics.
26. Adjustable code page for POS transaction text data.
27. Support playing back recorded video in manually backed up folders.
28. Simplified login process for remote playback.
29. Support double-clicking Log Viewer events to bring up recorded videos.
30. Support date selection in DB tool.
31. Add camera name on sending E-mail notification.
32. Add camera number on Log Viewer when digital input event triggers.
33. Change “Record on Motion” to “Always Record” of Minor Mode in predefine schedule mode.
34. Extended password length of remote desktop viewer up to 256 characters.

Click Here to view the complete release notes including bug fixes, new cameras supported, testing reports and appendices.

CCTV Camera Pros is proud to announce that we are now stocking the Arecont HSG1-O-W security camera housing. The HSG1-O-W camera housing from Arecont Vision can be used with Arecont megapixel IP cameras as well as any standard box style security camera. This is a much higher end housing that a typical CCTV box camera housing both in looks and overall quality. The HSG1-O-W features:

• Side opening hinged lid
• Die-cast Aluminum Vandal Resistant Construction
• Heater & Fan Blower (24 VAV)
• Mounting bracket
• White Color
• Dimensions: 16 1/2″ long x 6 1/2″ wide x 5 1/2″ tall

For pricing information, more information, or to purchase please visit CCTV Camera Pros’ HSG1-O-W camera housing page.