Guest blogger, fellow volunteer firefighter and EMS provider to several of us on the 'MidChes' team, Chris Wolski helps us better understand...from a public service perspective...check out his IT Firefighter blog for a fresh IT perspective

What is...

Data and Ethernet transmissions are occurring across many types of copper wire, fiber optic cable, and point to point wireless systems. The network traffic often includes corporate computer data, IP cameras, Voice over IP phones, and many more...

UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC HERE:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Contribution by Chesapeake and Midlantic Marketing as well as Mr. Brad Eck, Bosch...

Keep it low!

Keeping IP camera bandwidth on the network infrastructure low and in check allows for higher resolution cameras on the network and requires less storage to be purchased and maintained. This keeps the overall project within budget and...

Shouldn't an IP Video Management System (VMS) client be intuitive and easy to use? This brief video covers a basic overview of common functionality of a video management system (VMS) from the perspective of a security system operator. This example...

Looking for a simplified way to cover the basic requirements of a video surveillance system? A complete guide to the basic questions you should consider are here. 

    Purpose

    Lighting

    Environment

    Area to be viewed

    System monitoring

    Economics

When researching or deploying an IP video solution, it's easy to overlook a key component . . .

BANDWIDTH 

While end users are demanding the highest resolution for their system, now reaching the 4K Ultra HD level, the increase in network bandwidth...