Putting aside the myth that this step is only possible with an astronomical investment, an office building in Bogotá entered the IP world using the existing infrastructure, which meant significant savings and a lower impact for the end customer.
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Indisputably the move to IP technology brings great benefits for its users and within those advantages is the ease of configuration, low installation costs and the versatility it offers to the end customer. Despite these great benefits, there are still companies that have not opted for this path and that do not know everything that the IP world has to offer them.
As mentioned in a document published by the firm Dixtia1, the most recent technological advances have made it possible to connect the cameras with the IP protocol, allowing the user to locate these devices at the point where they require it and to be able to watch the video in real time from anywhere through the Internet.
An example of the move to this new technology was the one observed in the Torre AR office building (located in the city of Bogotá and to which an average of 2000 people enter daily between residents and visitors approximately), where during the first half of 2015, a migration process to IP was initiated to update the CCTV system installed there for eight years, when this building was built; the equipment had completed its life cycle and in some cases lacked factory support or was more expensive to repair than the equipment. It was then that the client decided to update his system and acquired in a first phase the recording equipment compatible with the system.
"The obsolescence of the system forced us to think about a migration to IP, since spare parts for the equipment were not available and repairs were increasingly expensive, compared to what had to be invested to update the system," says Jenny Rubio, spokeswoman for G4S Technology, the firm in charge of the modernization project that was carried out in an area of a high socio-economic level of the Colombian capital where there are also business buildings, commercial premises, embassies, a clinic and part of a residential sector.
Regarding the background of this project – which will be fulfilled in phases – Rubio points out that Torre AR had a Pelco recording system with matrix AD, Pelco cameras and Domos AD. These stages of migration are due to the needs of the client, who decided to install cameras in key areas such as parking lots and pedestrian entrances, initially.
Likewise, Rubio points out that since the migration to IP was contemplated, NVT Phybridge solutions were considered, since the brand demonstrated that it was possible to use the existing wiring, avoiding the need to install new infrastructure. This decision represented great savings with respect to the requirements necessary for the migration and the impact for the end user was less, since it is not the same to work in a totally new building to install an infrastructure from scratch, to carry out a project in a building that is already in operation, which has an existing pipeline, and where certain reforms must be made to achieve the expected scope.
Due to the above, the installation of the equipment and the migration to IP did not represent greater challenges than those posed by the environment, since placing new equipment, coordinating personnel and managing height equipment, among other factors, turned out to be a challenge of the installation.
In specific terms, the project contemplated the migration of four minidome cameras, four bullet cameras and four PTZ domes that covered distances of approximately 100 meters.
As mentioned above, for the upgrade process there was coaxial cable for video transmission and independent power supply for the analog cameras that were installed; therefore, NVT Phybridge's CLEER technology was chosen, which features a ten-port unmanaged network switch, model EC-10 and EC-LINK adapters that are installed at the remote end of the coaxial cables and offer RJ45 ports to connect the new IP cameras. The EC-10, in conjunction with the EC-10 adapters, allows IP links and send PoE power over coaxial cable over extended distances making this migration process much faster, easier and more efficient.
As for NVT Phybridge equipment, in total eight EC-Link adapters and one EC-10 switch were installed in this project. "The quality of NVT Phybridge equipment is excellent and its installation is very simple and intuitive. In addition, you can see the difference in the image it transmits, achieving greater resolution and speed, "says Jenny Rubio.
He adds that the fact of using this equipment has allowed the client to obtain a better cost-benefit ratio and a decrease in the operating cost for the installation.
For Jenny Rubio, this project allowed her to find alternatives and new solutions for customers, not only to update, but to enhance the brand's own advantages, which allow her to cover greater distances and take advantage of the existing infrastructure.
"It is interesting how the technology presented by NVT Phybridge facilitates the change of analog technology with IP, showing us new ways of transmission for future installations," concludes Jenny Rubio.
The integrating firm said it is considering using NVT Phybridge's technology in several future projects.
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