by Rebecca Walker — November 13, 2009—IndigoVision’s complete IP security system is providing an integrated surveillance solution for Sears Canada’s new head office, located on the top four floors of its flagship store at the Eaton Centre in Toronto.
The 76-camera system was designed and installed by IndigoVision’s local approved partner Quinn Digital Asset Protection. The system is used for staff security and safety as well as asset protection, with cameras monitoring office areas, emergency exits and public/staff entrances at street level.
Sears explored DVR-based technology before choosing an IndigoVision IP Video solution, which offered significant benefits. Apart from the great video quality, IndigoVision’s networked video system realized significant cost savings for labor and materials by being able to cable to the nearest network point as opposed to a centralized DVR and by using Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) switches to power the cameras.
Alarm outputs from the door access control system are wired into an IndigoVision IP Alarm Panel, where they are transmitted across the network to the control center. The Alarm Panel is a general purpose interface that provides interconnection of discrete I/O from external systems on to the IP network.
Alarms can also be generated from magnetic locking devices on the lobby elevators on the top three floors, should the power fail to these devices. The locks are normally released by swiping an access card by each elevator, but automatically release if power fails, removing controlled access. The alarm output from each mag-lock is connected to a digital input on the nearest IP camera, which then transmits the alarm data over the network. This is just another example of the way third-party systems can be integrated with the IndigoVision system.
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