
On the premises of a food company with multiple office areas and production sites, conventional CCTV monitoring systems using VCR cassette recorders could no longer help security management personnel conduct real-time monitoring. Video tapes needed to be changed daily and, in the event of incidents, it was both inconvenient and time-consuming to have videotapes taken from the event site for viewing and analysis.
In order to ensure more effective security management in such an expansive area, the company decided to have its existing analog system migrated to an IP-based video surveillance solution.
After careful evaluation, a solution based on Axis network video technology was deployed, taking advantage of the company’s existing network infrastructure. Approximately 100 AXIS 210 and AXIS 211 Network Cameras as well as Milestone XProtect® video management software were selected, enabling centralized remote management of the sites under video surveillance. The cameras, thanks to their progressive scan CCD and superior image compression, provide perfect image quality that significantly strengthens the accuracy of video surveillance and smoothness of real-time network video transmission. Moreover, power supplied via Ethernet, which is a built-in feature of AXIS 211, directly provides power to the camera via the network to actually reduce installation costs, enable centralized management of power, and increase the overall reliability of the network surveillance system.
Since the new system has been activated, security personnel have been free from onsite inspection tours that were required on a regular basis. Now they are able to directly view what is happening at every corner of the premises from their office PC. High-definition video also remarkably enhances the effectiveness of security management. The Axis network cameras do not have to be connected to specific PCs and can be easily plugged in and activated wherever network ports are available. Therefore, many coaxial cables required by analog cameras are no longer necessary, and the space used by hardware, as well as maintenance costs, have been considerably reduced.