Remote Video Verification of alarms and events

Fully integrated with HI SEC Access Control and Intruder Alarm Systems

Local storage of recorded images and alarm data

General description

The HI SEC Video Verification System is based on three components.

·       Video Front-Ends

·       Video Server

·       Video Clients

The Video Front-End is to be located on Remote Sites. It works either as a stand-alone unit, connected to existing alarm equipment or as a fully integrated system, connected to the HI SEC Access Control and Intruder Alarm System.

The Video Front-End will record the images from one or more of its connected cameras according to its setup. If an alarm or an event that needs verification occurs, the Video Front-End can connect itself, via an ISDN router or other LAN/WAN connection to the Video Server located in the monitoring facility.

Video Front-End

The Video Front-End is based upon an industrial PC with 8 inputs for colour video cameras, 8 digital inputs and 4 relay outputs.

A high quality, high-resolution frame grabber board using JPEG-hardware compression digitizes the images. Images are stored on the built-in hard disk

The Video Front-End integrates with the THOR Access Control and the THOR Intruder Alarm Systems via a RS 485 bus-connection. The integration enables recording triggered by all alarm and event types.

A full screen, high resolution first image can be transmitted via a  64 kbit ISDN channel at 2-5 seconds. Subsequent images will arrive faster as only the changes are transmitted.

Video Server

The Video Server is installed on a PC in the central monitoring station.

It handles the physical connection to the Video Front-Ends as well as the alarm data to image data reference. All images received are stored in the central database for immediate or later retrieval.

Video Clients

A Video Client is a PC, network connected to the Video Server, from where the central station operator can view live images as well as stored images from any connected site.

 The images will be paired with alarm data, enabling the operator to determine the exact type of response required. Images can be printed out from any Video Client.

 The unique user interface combined with the true integration of Video Verification with Access Control and Intruder Alarm makes the System a powerful tool for alarm verification.