IP Camera Systems and Surveillance Blog

IP Camera System Site Survey

Posted on June 15, 2021June 25, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

How to Install Your IP Camera System for Best Surveillance Coverage

You only need one blind spot to miss the critical video of someone taking your merchandise, a person falling, someone stealing a car or the wrong person in the computer room. Therefore, selecting the right IP cameras and their location is an essential part of providing a secure and safe environment.

This article helps you understand how to get the best coverage for your IP camera system. It describes how to develop your site survey, select the correct cameras, resolution, lens, and location.

Access Control Locks FAQ – Fail-Secure or Fail-Safe

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

Door Access Control and How to Configure the Electric Lock

Configuring the electric lock is an essential part of your access control system installation. The electric lock can be configured for Fail-safe or Fail-secure. What is better? The answer is not that simple. Here are some of the frequently asked questions that we received. The answers will help you decide how to configure your door access control system.

Technical Jokes and Cartoons-77

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

Some pick-up lines from engineers

Let’s convert our potential energy to kinetic energy.
You fascinate me more than the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Wanna come back to my room? …and see my new gaming laptop? It’s got a 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK computer.
Why don’t we measure the coefficient of static friction between you and me?

IP Physical Security Systems

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

Integration of Access Control, IP Cameras, and IP Paging

IP security devices are network-attached appliances such as IP cameras, IP door access control, IP intercoms, and paging. These security devices communicate using IP protocols and share the network with computers, printers, scanners, NVRs, and other network-attached devices.

When we provide interaction or cooperation between two or more devices or agents, we produce a combined effect more significant than the sum of their parts. That’s synergy. And that’s what we get when we integrate IP camera systems, IP door access control systems, and paging and intercom systems. We provide increased security. This article discusses how these three IP security systems work together.

Benefits of a Door Access Control System

Posted on May 13, 2021June 25, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

Why Purchase an IP Access Control System?

When we need to make an access control purchasing decision, we are motivated by many different factors. Maybe we recognize that there are increasing threats to the organization, or maybe it’s because something already happened. Maybe there was an intruder, or an unauthorized person entered the computer room, or maybe some inventory was stolen from the warehouse.

This article describes some of the benefits of IP access control systems and why it is a justifiable investment.

Technical Jokes and Cartoons-76

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

An old priest died and arrived at the Gates of Heaven

Next to him was a young Uber driver who died seconds ago from his reckless driving.

The priest was called first, and St Peter said, “For your lifelong career working for the church, we will give you a small studio where you can stay for the rest of eternity.”

Then St Peter turned to the Uber driver and said, “For your 2 years as an Uber driver, we will give you a giant mansion by the lake and a Ferrari in a heated garage.”

Mass Emergency Notification Product Comparison

Posted on April 23, 2021May 3, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

The Best Mass Emergency Notification System

A Mass Emergency Notification System is a communication system that alerts people to a dangerous situation. The system includes software and hardware and uses multiple communication channels to provide the information necessary to facilitate an appropriate response and action to a situation that could be life-threatening. Though mass notification systems were created for time-sensitive emergencies, they can also be used to provide general information that can help manage large organizations.

The best notification systems are easy to use and broadcast timely alerts to the right set of people depending on the emergency.

This article reviews mass notification systems. It will help you make the right choice.

Door Access Control – Commercial Versus Residential Systems

Posted on April 19, 2021May 18, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

Comparison of Door Access Systems

A Door Access Control System consists of an electronic door reader, the door access controller, electric lock, and access control management software. Both the residential and commercial access control systems have all the same components, yet they have very different capabilities.

This article compares the difference between commercial enterprise and residential access control systems.

Technical Jokes and Cartoons-75

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work.

As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.

The girl replied, ‘I’m drawing God.’

The teacher paused and said, ‘But no one knows what God looks like.’

Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, ‘They will in a minute.’

Door Access Control – After the Pandemic

Posted on April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 by Bob Mesnik

The Light at the End of the Tunnel and Access Control is More Essential than Ever

It was a year of challenges, isolation, and changes. The very fabric of business was altered. The need for security had been growing over the last few years, but when COVID hit, access control became more important. Since many people were working from home, empty office spaces needed to be protected. Visitors needed to be monitored, and temperature screening became essential. Now that we see the light at the end of the tunnel, we realize that many of the access control technologies used last year will be with us in the future.

This article describes how the world changed during the Pandemic and how many things have been altered forever.