Why It's Important to Test for Full Ethernet Capabilities
As our industry continues to install an increasing percentage of IP cameras, some of the problems with the transmission of big-bandwidth IP video over UTP cables are growing concerns for security installation companies.
As our industry continues to install an increasing percentage of IP cameras, some of the problems with the transmission of big-bandwidth IP video over UTP cables are growing concerns for security installation companies.
These problems are more common as electronic security companies are providing HD IP and/or megapixel cameras requiring high-quality cabling and connectors to perform properly. I received phone calls recently from two of my dealer associates asking how to solve intermittent transmission problems over local networks, where high-bandwidth cameras will work for a while and then periodically fail to transmit to the NVR/VMS system. The standard fix is to cycle the power of the camera, which usually solves the problem temporarily. Because these dealers did not possess sophisticated network bandwidth testers, they could not test the cables for their bandwidth capabilities or deficiencies.