Wireless Camera Security

Going with wireless camera security today involves technologies of IP Network Video and CCTV (Closed Circuit Television). They are closing in on one another, and as a result, people are beginning to join their CCTV surveillance systems into IP Network Video systems.

If you've ever wondered how it's done, think video servers. These have developed enough in the past several years to do a great job of integrating IP Network Video and CCTV for great wireless camera security in any type of weather.

Joining the two systems with a video server can be as simple as having a video-output jack. It can also be much more complicated.

A video server used in these types of surveillance systems changes analog signals from let's say, an analog CCTV Surveillance Camera into digital signals suitable for IP Network Cameras. The Video Server is plugged into your computer network and allows you to record video from your CCTV to one of your network devices. That can be a PC or NAS (Network Attached Storage).

The video server is great in that it can also connect to the Internet. This permits you to view live video from anywhere in the world you have a secure wireless security CCTV setup and even record video and broadcast it to a remote location. Video servers usually have a built-in web server. This saves some money for you since you won't need a PC like most webcams do.

One day, we may perhaps look forward to built-in servers (wireless) in webcams too. High-end video servers for camera security often have built-in motion detection, infra-red detection and video analytics that allow the video server to be set to record unwanted motion or even track objects - crucial features for a growing number of camera security systems in demand today - wireless or not.

This is nice to have if you're worried about perimeter breaches. Security can be notified immediately of breaches and can deal with each situation with more information than is routinely available from lower-end all-weather surveillance systems.

Video Servers are dropping in price but currently run around $100 USD however, If you start demanding specific features and programming customization, you could be looking at a bill for thousands of dollars very quickly.

Manufacturers of video servers are ramping up their production because of the demand for increased security and surveillance of sensitive areas where unwanted intrusions or perimeter breaches may be more likely to occur. Here is how one city in AZ has built their video surveillance network:

If you're in the market for a video server, make sure it has a video-output jack. This simplifies integrating the video server into your existing wireless CCTV surveillance system. It simplifies the conversion of analog signals from each camera in the network to a digital signal. Having a digital signal empowers you to view and record video on television. It also lets you view and record on a PC.

There are even some video servers with audio-in jacks that allow you to record audio. Nice feature.

Video server technology continues to develop and get better as users tell manufacturers the features they want in their systems. Wish lists continue rolling in and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

If you are ready to upgrade your current camera surveillance system, make sure you integrate video servers into your current security system or even upgrade your system to an IP Network Camera System. Video Servers are flexible and adaptable. They can help you monitor your home, business or company perimeter in your absence or when security personnel are in short supply.

Copyright 2007 BAS & Associates, Inc - Wireless Camera Security
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