As the security industry shifts from traditional analog cameras and DVRs to IP cameras and video management systems, some powerful and attractive new capabilities are made possible. But along with those new capabilities come some new challenges for the security integrator — and perhaps the greatest of these is ensuring that equipment can work together properly. Products increasingly are being built to open standards, but standards only go so far.
What interoperability issues are integrators likely to encounter in designing video surveillance systems and what steps can they take to ensure they don’t have interoperability problems?