Arthur McKay deploys IP CCTV at Aberdeen University

Story link: Arthur McKay deploys IP CCTV at Aberdeen University by Jan Harris

Following a strategic review of security, Axis Communications appointed surveillance system integrators, Arthur McKay, to update its CCTV system.

The new system replaced four stand-alone analogue CCTV systems which varied in age.

Arthur McKay installed 20 AXIS 233D Network Cameras, with 10 AXIS 241Q Encoders. Some of the existing analogue-based CCTV cameras were removed, but thirty-five were integrated into the new system, providing cost-efficiency.

A new Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) was installed to carry video data from the new systems’ 55 cameras in total. The university’s network supplies 100 megabits per second (Mbps) of bandwidth to all cameras via one-gigabit (GB) link at the server end.

A RAID 5 SCSI device with 12 Terabytes (TB) of storage was installed to store the images. Milestone Enterprise network video recording software Version 6.0e with Smart Client was used for the management and viewing of images.

The images are viewed on two Samsung 42-inch LCD screens capable of displaying 16 cameras on each screen.

The new system provides the university with evidential quality images, and has proven to be a valuable aid to security staff. The system can be easily expanded in the future to accommodate the university’s planned growth.

The University of Aberdeen currently has 13,900 students, and three new buildings will be opened in the next few years.