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CCTV Documentation
‘A well designed, and ‘managed’ CCTV system requires good documentation. The security industry as a
whole doesn't have 9 good track record with documentation. The reality is either the system is not
documented at all, or each Service Technician, or original installer keeps the knowledge about the system in
their head, or sometimes on their own smart phone. This usually means when you change providers or a
different technician attends your site to service your system, they need to spend time on discovery of how
everything is connected and works, and you pay for this each time, and how well it is done very much
depends on the skill of the Technician and the time they are willing or able to put into this process. Good
CCTV documentation provides more than just where the cameras are located, but what networking devices
they are connected to and how much bandwidth each segment is using, how and where cameras being
displayed and by whom, what permissions does each User have. Maintenance becomes difficult and
inconsistent without good up to date documentation. CCTV documentation should be able to answer the
following questions:
Where is each camera located
What area is each camera look at, FoV (Field of View)
Record settings for cameras that are used for specific purposes like Face Recognition, Al perimeter
protection, People counting, Plate Capture, Age recognition ete.
What is the model and camera type, and how is it mounted
What IP address of each camera, network switch and Client PC
The encoding settings each camera need to be set to, this is very Important because it relates to how
‘much retention (recording history) your system will have, and the network bandwidth (equipment) that
‘each segment requites, and is critical to know when you wish to add more cameras, or higher resolution
‘cameras. What is the impact on the storage and network infrastructure. For certain environments, there
are laws regarding recording duration and encoding settings that may impact a venues ability to operate
if these regulations are not met.
List of User accounts and what cameras they have permissions for and what CCTV operations they are
allowed to perform
Details on how, or if the system is accessed remotely
Where each network switch is located and what cameras and recorders are connected to each one
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What recorder is each camera being recorded on, how much storage does each recorder have, and how
‘many spare inputs does it have
CCTV Site Plans
These plans record that location and field of view (FoV) of
each camera, headend and other important equipment
relating to each segment, ike network switches, RF devices,
media convertors, Client PCs and POS (Point of Sale)
equipment
CCTV Schedule
The "CCTV Schedule’ contains a list of all equipment
associated with the CCTV system, camera video overlay label
descriptions, actual input number of each camera, all IP
addressing, User account information, Point of Sale terminal
connectivity, video encoding settings, what recording mode
the cameras will use, and the types of events and alarms that
may be assosicated with the system or cameras.
CCTV Gaming Plans
There are legal requirements regarding how CCTV
cameras are used around Gaming machines and
venues serving Liquor. These requirements must be
followed for a venue to remain compliant, Gaming
Plans show all cameras within the gaming area and the
fields of view of the all cameras covering all gaming
related operations including gaming entrances, exits,
and cashiers. Many new systems also include cameras,
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The CCTV Schematic is a logical visual representation of how all ality ap
the surveillance devices are CONNECTED to each other and the
type of cabling used, the type of video monitor output used for
each viewing platform. It also displays information on POS
interfacing associated with the each NVR.
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