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IP Surveillance Affordable solutions for any business |
At D-Link we understand that in today’s challenging climate, it’s more important than ever to monitor every aspect of your business, while keeping costs down. That’s why we’ve launched a range of affordable IP Surveillance solutions, meaning keeping an eye on your business needn’t cost a fortune.
Our IP Surveillance solutions ensure that your business gets the maximum value from the infrastructure currently in place. By reducing the management and maintenance costs typically associated with surveillance, our solutions can optimise your existing infrastructure, whilst also driving its value, therefore achieving a higher return on investment (ROI).
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So what is IP Surveillance?
Today, IP Surveillance is increasingly being used as an effective security solution that offers advanced monitoring and control. Historically, monitoring and surveillance applications have been served by analogue Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) technology. However, with the rise of the digital age exposing the flaws of the analogue predecessor together with the move towards an increasingly online society, a whole raft of benefits over previous CCTV systems are being realised.
IP Surveillance is comprised of CCTV cameras that utilise the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit image data and control signals over an Ethernet or Wireless Network. This is typically done by deploying IP cameras alongside a network video recorder (NVR) which then forms a complete record and playback system.
Why choose IP Surveillance (digital) over CCTV (analogue)?
IP Surveillance provides all of the superior functionality of an effective analogue CCTV offering, whilst giving you additional benefits such as increased accessibility, real-time alerts, superior cost savings, virtually unlimited storage and secure image distribution.
| CCTV (Analogue) |
IP Surveillance (Digital) |
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| Cost |
Tendency to use coaxial cables which are expensive to deploy Large cable runs involved Cameras can be expensive |
Uses existing Ethernet cabling |
| Resolution |
CCTV cameras have improved image quality but lack support for megapixel image resolutions | Support for a variety of image resolutions including both standard analogue CCTV and megapixel resolutions |
| Scalability and Flexibility |
Can be complex to deploy as the cable runs that accompany CCTV cameras can be thousands of feet long Expanding requires adding camera capacity sometimes in units of 16 and additional cabling |
Easy convergence onto a new or existing IP cabling infrastructure Easy and flexible to deploy - PoE allows the camera to be placed just about anywhere Very scalable - can be configured to meet your precise requirements |
| Functionality |
Many of the analogue cameras lack some of the more advanced features such as digital zoom |
Allows the integration of video surveillance with other systems and functions such as access control, alarm systems, building management, traffic management etc. |
How easy is IP surveillance to implement?
Whether you are starting from scratch, extending an existing IP network or upgrading from a CCTV solution, D-Link’s IP Surveillance solutions can help you achieve maximum value with minimum cost. And because the majority of organisations already have a capable network infrastructure in place, implementing IP surveillance is a simple and seamless process that requires minimum investment.
What’s more, today’s network cameras are inexpensive and very easy to deploy, especially as the latest models have PoE (Power over Ethernet) functionality - allowing for much more flexible and energy efficient solutions.
What if I want to extend my existing IP Surveillance network?
Our IP Surveillance portfolio provides the flexibility and scalability that businesses today really need. So if you already have an IP solution in place, D-Link’s IP Surveillance products can easily plug into and optimise your existing network.
How do I migrate from CCTV to IP?
Because of the compatibility of our IP Surveillance product range, D-Link’s digital solutions can be simply integrated into your current CCTV systems, meaning that an upgrade to D-Link’s IP Surveillance solutions needn’t mean a complete and costly overhaul of your existing system.
So, whatever your business, and whatever your stage of development, choosing an IP Surveillance solution from D-Link gives you an effective way to monitor your business while not costing a fortune. If you would like to be contacted by D-Link or a D-Link Partner for further information on our IP Surveillance solutions and how they can help you and your business, click here to complete a short contact form.
To learn more about IP Surveillance, check out these resources:
IP Surveillance Product Pages >
Real World Networking Guide >
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