When planning for your client’s new security system, the most important thing you’re going to want to take into consideration is how the client wants to view their cameras. The client has a couple different options:
Local Viewing
Easiest to plan for.
Requires no network connection.
Viewed on a device connected to the same network that the NVR is on.
Remote Viewing
More difficult to plan for.
Requires a network connection.
Viewed on any device that is connected to the internet.
Setting up your system:
Step 1: Plugging Everything in and Mounting the Cameras
Part A: Bench test all equipment - Before mounting and installing your cameras, you want to make sure all the cameras are working and that you are happy with your purchase.
To bench test grab a known working, pre-made cable, and plug it into your NVR (Or DVR & power if TVI). This will help narrow down any issues with cabling or cameras in the future.
Part B: Plug in your cameras and your recorder.
- This takes care of the Local Viewing option. Now you should be able to view your camera system on any pc, monitor that is networked to the NVR.
REMOTE VIEWING:
Option A: Opening Ports on your Router
Please Note: viewing your SCW systems remotely requires an addressable IP address, which means that you usually need a wired Cable or DSL connection. Satellite or Cellular data packages may not work because they often lack an addressable IP.
Next, you need to open up the ports on your router so that you can look at your footage over the internet.
Obviously, we didn't make or sell you your router (it usually comes from your Internet Service Provider), but if you need help with this step, make sure you are on location, with a computer, and give us a call. We're happy to help.
Option B: Setting up a VPN
If you would rather not open ports, you can set up a VPN to remote in as well. SCW can help you tweak your settings to work with your VPN, but can't choose one for you.
If you can't open ports
If you can't open ports, you won't be able to tell the camera system to send you to live video, because that requires the camera system to receive an instruction sent by you. Your NVR will still be able to send alerts, however. You will still be able to use our Snapshot email feature, which sends out emails with thumbnails, and our Snapshot FTP feature, which uploads the video to an FTP server on analytics event or motion.
PHYSICAL NETWORKING:
PHYSICAL NETWORKING:
When planning for your camera system, it is important to take into account how you’re going to get a signal to every camera. There are a couple different ways that we can pass signal from the customers network to our cameras:
SWITCHES:
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We use network switches to separate different areas of a facility, different floors, or completely different buildings! Security camera cables are plugged directly into the switch.OurMost switches use POE (power over ethernet) to push power directly to each camera. Our switches are unique in the way that they push power up to 700 ft. Most switches only push POE the standard 320 ft.**Our Imperial line of NVR’s do not have camera ports, so all Imperial NVR’s require switches** |
Switches can either be connected back to the NVR or connected to another switch. When we have multiple switches to be connected back to the NVR, we place a Gig switch between the switches and the recorder. This helps handle the network traffic coming back to the NVR and prevents a bottleneck.
Here we have a 7-story building. All the cameras are running to switches on the 6th, 4th, 2nd, and 1st floors. The cabling from all these switches is run to a gig switch on the first floor and that switch is then cabled to the NVR. The NVR is the only thing that is plugged into the customers' network.
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This creates a fully autonomous camera network.
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UBIQUITI’s (Wireless Backhaul)
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We use Ubiquiti wireless antennas to send a network signal to remote areas of a property that don’t have internet. This could be a parking lot pole, a storage building, or a gate entrance. The most important thing to consider when planning to use wireless backhaul is line of sight. Antennas willnownot work unless they have direct line of sight. These antennas allow us toshootgain asignalconnection from cameras and network switches back to the head-end to be viewed by the NVR. |
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The main antenna that is grabbing the signal from the customers network is called the ACCESS POINT, and the antenna that passes signal to the cameras in remote locations is called the STATION. |
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Our most common application for wireless backhauls are storage facilities. We have a network connection here on the building where cameras 1-4 are to be mounted. We choose to use a wireless antenna on that building (access point) to send a network signal to another wireless antenna (station) on the building where cameras 5-7 are to be mounted. Each antenna will be cabled back to a switch to handle the network traffic. |
- We can also use wireless backhaul to pass signals from an access point to multiple stations. This is called Point to Multi-point (P2MP). We use a more robust antenna in this situation that can carry signal a longer range in a wider field of view.
NEMA ENCLOSURES: Depending whether the client has available power inside their building, we utilize NEMA Enclosures to house network equipment needed for a Ubiquiti Wireless antenna. Inside a NEMA Enclosure, you could find a switch, wattbox, or even an NVR. THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING POWER TO THE NEMA ENCLOSURE. It is important to determine the need for NEMA enclosures when you are planning your security camera network.
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