The right technologies and integrator practices help overcome common problems and increase perimeter video systems’ reliability.
Because perimeter video systems are used in vastly different — and much less controlled — environments than what we think of as more traditional surveillance applications, the underlying principles of the two are almost in complete opposition.
“Perimeter protection really is an entirely different animal than standard surveillance,” says Matt Lackrone of Springfield, Mo.-based NetWatch. “Typically, the closer to an object we can get, the better. If we have an option to hang a camera at five feet or 50 feet from a door, we’ll go with five. It’s all about detail, detail, detail. But with perimeter, a lot of times it’s in vast areas where there’s no motion for long periods of time. Do you want detail? Well, how much are you going to get looking at a tree line at a power plant?”