Essential Install | Security
and granting access through secured doors or motorised gates. Crestron systems include a quad-view video processor, enabling homeowners to see visitors and what they are carrying from four angles at once, or view up to four different locations in the house at the same time. While away from the home, the Crestron app turns an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Android device into the ultimate Crestron touchscreen, enabling whole home control including AV, lighting, shades, HVAC and security remotely.
Praise Pyng
Crestron’s home automation app Pyng
The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor provides an opportunity for installers as it requires professional support to fix to external walls, and wire the camera to an indoor or outdoor power source. Consumers can’t always be watching, and great security isn’t just about having the clearest lens or brightest night vision, it’s about helping homeowners identify important moments quickly. With Nest Aware (sold separately), users get 24/7 continuous cloud recording, clip sharing, and more intelligent and convenient alerts.
Facial recognition
Habitech’s Dahua Technology has launched a system of ePoE devices
With person alerts customers will receive a notification if the device detects a person, not just motion or sound. The new Nest Cam IQ range can even distinguish faces, sending alerts when it sees specific people or a stranger, as well as automatically zooming in and tracking movement. The Nest Can IQ Indoor is also the first security camera to have Google Assistant built in and will be available via a free software update this winter. There will be numerous other integrations that allow the camera to communicate with the latest Nest products, such as the Nest Secure alarm system and Nest Hello video doorbell. Security is a homeowner’s priority when it comes to installing AV technology, and easy integration is ideal. Crestron integrates with many third-party security systems, bringing all security elements such as alarms, door entry, CCTV cameras, security gates and intercom systems together. Crestron’s latest range of touchscreens and hand-held remotes can operate as an interface using built in microphones, speakers and voice control from anywhere in the home and a full Crestron system can enable any TV to act as a CCTV monitor to suit the owners lifestyle, and help enhance the sense of security. For example, video is displayed in a window within the Crestron app, letting homeowner’s see what’s going on, while simultaneously communicating over the intercom
In smaller projects, Crestron’s home automation app Pyng is worth considering because it quickly and easily configures and controls whole home audio systems, including door locks and security systems, in just a few easy steps, without the need for programming. Pyng puts the control into the hands of the homeowner who can make changes to scenes, settings and devices via an iPad or touchscreen. For surveillance of larger spaces such as a big warehouse, parks, gardens and outdoor parking, camera locations are dispersed quite a distance from the control centre. Dahua Technology, available via Habitech, has launched a system of extended Power over Ethernet (ePoE) devices including cameras, network switches and network recorders, which overcome the traditional 100m range limitation of Ethernet and POE between network ports, and eliminates the need for Ethernet extension devices or additional network switches. The conventional approach is to extend the transmission distance by adding repeater devices, but this method increases the cost of equipment and installation, and the risk of product failure, says the maker. The fibre optic alternative requires a power supply at the camera side to power the fibre transceiver as well as the camera. The new Dahua ePoE IP system supports up to 800m between an ePoE camera and ePoE network switch or ePoE NVR (with embedded switch) and simplifies network design as only one cable is required to connect from the front-end to the back-end devices, resulting in higher reliability and lower system installation and maintenance costs. Dahua ePoE includes the following features: extended PoE transmission, 800m/10Mbps/13W or 300m/100Mbps/25.4W, automatic set up, analogue to IP migration, IP video, audio, control & power over coax cable with LR1002 ePoE to BNC adaptor. ePoE series network cameras cover resolutions from 1080P to 4K, and have rich selections of camera form factors (box, bullet, dome, eyeball) and lens types (vari-focal, fixed lens), which can meet most surveillance requirements. All have Dahua’s 3.0 series feature set including smart video detection (tripwire, intrusion, abandoned/missing detection), face detection and smart H.265+ encoding. The Dahua DH-IPC-HDW4431MP entry-level 4MP IR Eyeball Network camera is equipped with IP67 weather and IK10 anti-violence protection, Intelligent Video System (IVS) analytics, up to 4MP (2688×1520) imaging capability with WDR contrast optimisation. The Dahua DH-TPC-BF2120 Thermal Network Mini Hybrid Bullet Camera is a new smart thermal/IR hybrid device equipped with dual day/night role involving a high sensitivity thermal camera for monitoring during complete darkness. This is also IP67 rated for inside and all-weather applications, and includes wide choice of Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) analytics. Habitech says its perfect for longer range for intruder and fire detection in all conditions.
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