Configure GeoVision DVRs to Connect to a Control Center V2 System – How To
GeoVision’s Control Center V2 can be a bit overwhelming for the average user, so we’ve created a video series that will focus on demonstrating various aspects of the software.
In this installment, Eric walks through the configuration of a GeoVision DVR and shows you how to connect one to a Control Center V2 System.
Enjoy – and let us know if you have any questions or comments.
How To:
- Configure GeoVision DVRs to Connect to Control Center
- (You Are Here)
- Configure GeoVision IP Cameras to Connect to Center V2 System
- Configure a GeoVision Video Server to Connect to Center V2 System
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 for Client Connections
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to Connect to GeoVision DVRs
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to connect to IP Cameras
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to Connect to a GeoVision Video Server
- Use GeoVision’s Remote DVR Feature in Control Center V2
- Use GeoVision’s Remote Desktop Feature in Control Center V2
- Use GeoVision’s Remote ViewLog Feature in Control Center V2
- Configure GeoVision’s Matrix Views in Control Center V2
They didn't think anyone was watching… – Funny CCTV Video
There’s always a chance you’re being monitored by CCTV Security Cameras in public places, even if you can’t see see them. I guess what we’re trying to say here is… well… don’t do anything in an elevator you wouldn’t do in the middle of a crowded hotel lobby, hehe.
Configure GeoVision DVRs to Connect to Control Center – How To
Welcome to the first installment of our GeoVision Control Center Video Tutorial Series, where we will do our best to answer any questions regarding GeoVision’s CMS software series.
Our first video covers configuration of a GeoVision DVR so that it will connect to the Control Center Software. If you’ve got any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Also, please note that the rest of the series will be linked at the bottom of this article as each tutorial is posted.
Thanks for viewing – let us know what you think!
How To:
- (You Are Here)
- Configure GeoVision DVRs to Connect to a Control Center V2 System
- Configure GeoVision IP Cameras to Connect to Center V2 System
- Configure a GeoVision Video Server to Connect to Center V2 System
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 for Client Connections
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to Connect to GeoVision DVRs
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to connect to IP Cameras
- Configure GeoVision’s Control Center V2 to Connect to a GeoVision Video Server
- Use GeoVision’s Remote DVR Feature in Control Center V2
- Use GeoVision’s Remote Desktop Feature in Control Center V2
- Use GeoVision’s Remote ViewLog Feature in Control Center V2
- Configure GeoVision’s Matrix Views in Control Center V2
How Thieves Work – CCTV Video Footage
If this isn’t a perfect example of how thieves work, then I’m not sure what is. They are in and out of this place in like three minutes, proving that you don’t just need a security camera system for your business, but you need a good alarm system that is tied to a reliable police department that can actually respond to crimes promptly.
Apparently it took the police 20 minutes to respond to this… not cool.
Networking Guide Video Tutorial Series – Part 9: DNS & WINS Setup Best Practices
Our final Networking Guide Video Tutorial covers DNS and WINS best practices when setting up your network. Eric explains and demonstrates the purposes and procedures for setting both services up.
You will find DNS and WINS helpful when setting up personal or client security camera systems. Both services allow for easier access to CCTV cameras without typing in their direct IP addresses – who remembers those anyways?
Part 1 – Basic Networking Information
Part 2 – Finding Your Router’s IP Address, or Default Gateway
Part 3 – Finding Your Router’s Default Username & Password
Part 4 – Finding Your Network’s DHCP Range
Part 5 – Finding Your Router’s Existing Port Forwarding Information
Part 6 – Finding a Static IP Address for Your Network Device
Part 7 – Finding Your Public IP Address and Setting Up Dynamic DNS
Part 8 – Locating Your Static IP Address Information
Part 9 – (You Are Here)
Stay tuned, the next video will be released next week, and don’t forget to let us know if our videos are helpful!
Dump Truck Destroys Bridge in Turkey – Security Camera Video
What a brutal crash… and completely avoidable, too! Apparently everyone survived, which is good, but this driver is definitely going to have issues getting out of this one!
Security Cameras & CCTV Practices – Feb 4, 2010 – 4th Ed.
Welcome to the February 4, 2010 edition of the Security Cameras and CCTV Practices blog carnival. We got several decent submissions this month everyone, so keep them coming and we’ll try to include everything we can! Remember, try to keep it relevant to security cameras and surveillance, although we will include a few “general technology” pieces as well, if interesting.
CCTV Security Cameras
ApexCCTV presents Choosing what type of Security Camera you need for your Installation posted at The CCTV Blog, saying, “Choosing the right security cameras for a particular application is an important step in designing a surveillance system, especially if you want that system to actually be an effective crime solving tool, rather than simply a deterrent.”
General Technology
Roxanne Mcann presents 30 Gadget Sites Taking the Internet by Storm posted at XRAY Technician Training.
Matthew Paulson presents Prepare for a Full Body Scan posted at American Consumer News saying, “Across the United States, airports will be introducing full body scan machines to help authorities run more effective scans of airline passengers before boarding flights. This move stems from the Christmas Day attempt bombing on a flight destined to arrive on US soil.”
Suhani presents An iPhone Security Camera posted at iPhone Help.
IP Cameras
ApexCCTV presents Axis Communications introduces IP-based mobile video surveillance solution for use in vehicles – CCTVBLOG.NET posted at CCTVBlog.net, saying, “Axis Communications has introduced a complete, IP-based mobile video surveillance solution consisting of a new series of network cameras and a network video recorder for use in buses, trains, subway cars and emergency vehicles.”
Security Systems
ApexCCTV presents Integrating your POS with Video Surveillance to Prevent Theft and Liabilities posted at HowToSurveillance, saying, “Point of Sale (POS) and video surveillance systems serve important purposes on their own; however, integrating your POS system with a video surveillance system can help to prevent several types of losses and/or liabilities from happening to restaurant/hotel/retail owners including:”
Surveillance Practices
ApexCCTV presents Arguments against Video Surveillance posted at The CCTV Blog, saying, “As the use of CCTV cameras increases across the United States and globe, so does the debate over their numbers and motives. In a previous post, Arguments for Video Surveillance, we looked at four arguments for video surveillance. These arguments included peace of mind, loss prevention, crime deterrent and crime solving.”
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Security Cameras and CCTV Practices using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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Networking Guide Video Tutorial Series – Part 8: Locating Your Static IP Address Information
We’re almost done with our Networking Guide Video Tutorial series, but before it’s through, we wanted to show our installers where to find their clients’ static IP information on their routers. As we’ve noted before, the more familiar you are with the various networking equipment out there, the better you’ll look when you have to troubleshoot something or setup a client’s security system while they are looking over your should.
Part 1 – Basic Networking Information
Part 2 – Finding Your Router’s IP Address, or Default Gateway
Part 3 – Finding Your Router’s Default Username & Password
Part 4 – Finding Your Network’s DHCP Range
Part 5 – Finding Your Router’s Existing Port Forwarding Information
Part 6 – Finding a Static IP Address for Your Network Device
Part 7 – Finding Your Public IP Address and Setting Up Dynamic DNS
Part 8 – (You Are Here)
Part 9 – DNS & WINS Setup Best Practices
Stay tuned, the next video will be released next week, and don’t forget to let us know if our videos are helpful!
Phoenix to Lay Off Hundreds of Police Officers – First Time in History
Guest Post – Courtesy: HowToSurveillance.com
The huge budget deficit in the City of Phoenix, Arizona is now impacting public safety as some 350 police officers and 144 firefighters are set to be laid off. Municipalities across the country are dealing with the budget cutbacks due to revenue declines in the wake of the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression. However, the budget problems in Phoenix are especially severe resulting in the first layoff of police officers in the history of the city.
The Phoenix metro area has been hit especially hard by the mortgage downturn (one of the top 5 worst areas in the U.S. for foreclosures) and the ripple effect throughout the economy has resulted in drastically lower tax revenue.
Cops laid off? That almost never happens! This is really ugly folks and will almost certainly affect response times of police officers due to the fact that fewer officers will be available to cover the same area.
If this trend continues, security camera systems may be more necessary than ever. Why? If a crime occurs at your business, officers need something to go on and video surveillance footage is very helpful. Without it, they might, at best, get a vague or indefinite suspect or vehicle description from someone who happened to witness the crime.
However, with fewer officers to pursue investigations, they will need all the help they can get, and video surveillance can provide that extra help that can make the difference in solving a crime or not.
Article and News Video on Police Layoffs from ABC 15 Here:
Phoenix Police Dept. to Lay Off Hundreds of Officers
HowToSurveillance.com is a great, informative resource for surveillance systems. If you are looking for additional articles, videos, how-to guides, etc, we highly recommend checking their website out.
Choosing what type of Security Camera you need for your Installation
Choosing the right security cameras for a particular application is an important step in designing a surveillance system, especially if you want that system to actually be an effective crime solving tool, rather than simply a deterrent.
If you are in the market for such a system and aren’t sure what type of cameras you should be looking at, hopefully this writeup will help!
Security Camera Styles
This covers the main styles of CCTV Cameras that are out there and their typical applications..
- Box Cameras:
These are your traditional cameras that you often see mounted in almost any location and used for most applications. The real benefit to box cameras is that you can, in most cases, use a wide variety of changeable lenses on them that allows you to get the right field of view for your video, depending on the distance from target, etc. You can often find higher quality build standards on box cameras, as well, although the other styles are catching up. Box cameras can be placed in outdoor housings to allow them to be used outside, but they are not typically weatherproof themselves. Box cameras don’t generally come with infrared devices, although you can get extremely low-light versions or purchase infrared illuminators to go with the camera.
Box cameras can be used just about anywhere and offer the most flexibility when you need to “hone in” on a specific area from any distance or angle. They are easily noticeable, as well, but need housings if they are to be placed outside. They come in analog or IP/Network types, and can be intergrated into any system fairly easily.
- Dome Cameras:
Dome cameras are widely used because it is more difficult to tell which direction the camera’s lens is facing. They are also easier to mount, less obtrusive, and can come in weatherproof versions for outdoor surveillance. These cameras come in small and large form factors, with clear and blacked out domes. They are also available with infrared. Lower-end versions usually don’t have replaceable lenses, but some higher-end models do.
If you want your security cameras to be less obvious, more deceptive, and have a bit more flexibility when it comes to having infrared and being able to mount it outside without purchasing additional equipment, you may want to consider a dome camera. These can also be found in analog and IP/Network types, and some are vandal resistant/proof, as well.
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras:
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras usually have a slightly larger form factor than dome cameras and are much more flexible because they can focus on more than one location and zoom in or out to capture specific areas or events. They aren’t usually weatherproof, but can be placed in an outdoor inclosure with a blacked-out dome that would protect the camera and deceive subjects. PTZ Cameras require more monitoring and configuration to truly bring out their potential, and can be extremely helpful in monitoring live situations. They are also meant to be place in more of an open location so that an entire 360º area can be covered, rather than a corner where you only have 90º of visibility.
Overall, PTZ cameras allow for more flexibility and an extended range of possibilities that could add a lot to a surveillance system. It might be a good idea to consider having a few of these around just for their flexibility. These come in analog & IP/Network Types and are growing in popularity as quality increases.
- Large Bullet/Barrel Cameras:
This style of camera can be best compared to the Box Cameras mentioned above. They are often mid-large on the size scale, with built in infrared/night vision, and usually have varifocal lenses that are adjustable for different distances. These have grown popular because of their cost effectiveness, allowing someone to purchase a relatively price-efficient camera that has a built in lens and infrared that can be mounted and left alone. Another reason they are becoming more popular is because there are several high quality versions that can be placed outside without additional accessories.
If you have a location, inside or outside, that needs a cost-effective solution that produces OK-good image quality and is easy to setup, this may be the solution for you. There is often less flexibility with the focal length, so I suggest using a lens calculator tool to make sure you are going to get the intended results from the lens size you are purchasing. These cameras aren’t as easy to find with IP/Network support, but we should see more and more with that feature in the near future.
- Small Bullet Cameras:
You often find these in convenience stores and other shops. They are smaller than the above styles and often produce less quality. They aren’t necessarily cheaper, but some are. They will fit almost anywhere and usually have fixed lenses. Many of these cameras are weatherproof.
The small bullet camera is best suited for general applications that don’t require awesome clarity or performance, but as technology changes we are likely to see much better quality come out of this smaller form factor. There are some IP/Network bullets that are slightly larger than the average ones out there, making it possible to include this camera in an IP-based solution.
- Covert/Spy/Imitation:
Coming in all shapes, forms and sizes, the “Spy” camera market is huge. From wall clocks to height strips and fully functional pens, you really can’t nail down a specific form factor for this type of camera. If you are considering a “covert” approach to your surveillance, you may want to look into them, though. Their quality is often sub-par, because manufacturers are trying to squeeze too much technology into too small of a package, but if you look around at test-footage from different cameras, you can surely find something acceptable.
Some covert cameras are analog and wired, while others, like this mini dvr pen camera, record onto a thumb-drive device that is built into the pen.If you want to be covert about it, this is the only way to go. Most of these cameras are analog or use onboard recording methods. Make sure to be careful with local laws on recording video and audio when utilizing something like this, though, because laws vary from location to location.
In closing, always consider camera style, location, perspective, expenses and monitoring when putting together a security system. Too many out there are incapable of actually solving crime, which is the entire purpose of spending the time and money, so please make sure you are doing it right before just throwing something together.
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