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Most IP cameras have input/outputs on them. Encoders also.

Heard a rumor that UTC is going to give it an end of life. Lenel only after that. Picture Perfect Secure Perfect Topaz Facility Commander All gone.

Does that guy have a gun in his hand?

Have you chosen a VMS software package yet? That will determine your camera choices.

If you have a CS to C adapter this lens does a nice job. http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/optical_devices/security/vari-focal/1-2-auto/dv34x38sa-sa1/

We support 2 SEC Colleges that are running Genetec Omni Cast. One campus has 960 cameras and over 50 archivers. The only problem we ever have is with the junk GE cameras that haven't been replaced yet. Never any trouble with Axis or Panasonic unless it's a network issue. And with that many cameras spread out over an entire campus those issues do come up. That campus is in the process of migrating to Genetec Security Center. The other campus is about 300 cameras and has the same issue. GE cameras take a dump and we replace them with Axis or Panasonic. We have a third customer with over 1000 cameras (all AXIS) that just converted to Avigilon. They couldn't be happier. The other 2 customers above would be on Avigilon if Avigilon supported GE but it doesn't. The one above with the 960 cameras was all set to pull the trigger on replacing their existing GE cameras and going with Avigilon. But Genetec gave them a deal they couldn't refuse.

They are much smarter than I am so I do not plan on testing that limit.

That doesn't sound unreasonable. Avigilon Limit is 256Mb total traffic which includes camera down streams plus client upstreams.

I have had this problem with some 7411s I had to configure the correct time in them or it would hit 11:59 PM December 31st 1999 and shut down.

What Flavor of Genetec?

62.5 will go 2000 meters at 1300nm and 200 meters at 850nm. I think 50 micron is even shorter. Gbics or media converters are dirt cheap for 62.5. Single Mode would cost a good bit more. It's only a gate. 100mbps is more than enough. Just my opinion.

some food for thought. Lightening actually travels from the ground up. Negative to positive. The main issue is the difference in ground potential from the gate to the house. A telephone line has 70volt carbon fuses in it. A delicate Ethernet circuit can be fried with just milli volts.

buellwinkle, Study up on the electron theory. Quiktron will make pre terminated fiber with pulling eyes. http://www.quiktron.com/custom_cables.asp? Make sure your conduit is over sized and install a Quazite pull box a minimum of every 700 feet. http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/enclosures/below-ground/straight/11x18/cdr.asp

What size customers are you targeting?

There is no way I would run cable that far. it's a huge lightening rod. Either Glass or wireless.

Back to my original comment. Either out of spec cable or bad terminations.

A Cisco SF100D-05 (if thats the correct part number) is a 25.00 switch. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833150145 And I can't find a 5 port SG series switch.

I'm thinking I would test the data cables for a start.

I run mine at 5fps. Anymore is a waste of bandwidth and storage.

http://www.mistralsolutions.com/hs-downloads/tech-briefs/dec11-article2.html Casino tables - 30 fps Cash counting settings (bank tellers) - 12 to 15 fps Vehicular traffic (not at traffic stops and parking lots) - 15 fps Pedestrian traffic - 5 fps Parking lots, traffic cameras, overview scenes - 1 to 3 fps Low-activity settings - 1 fps What is an acceptable Frame-rate? The standard frame-rate for video systems is 25 fps (PAL) or 30 fps (NTSC). The human brain processes images perceived by the eyes at 24 fps as fluid motion. As the frame-rate keeps dropping the brain registers stutters to the fluid motion, with the stuttering becoming more pronounced at 10 fps and below. The current user trend, with respect to IP video surveillance infrastructure, is to try to get as much megapixel as possible, for a camera. The minimum resolution required by users is 4CIF (704 x 576). However, HD (High-Definition) resolutions are also gaining traction among users: 1280 x 720 (720p) and 1920 x 1080 (1080p). A typical 1080p resolution video surveillance camera – approximately 2 MP (megapixel) – requires a bandwidth of 7 – 8 Mbps to output a stream of video at 30 fps, using the H.264 video compression codec (Base Profile); and a bandwidth of 4 – 5 Mbps for the same stream, using the H.264 Advanced Profile. For more information on how to calculate the bandwidth requirements for a given camera specification, please refer the July 2009 Tech. Brief: Video Surveillance Bandwidth Requirements – Calculation of Utilization. A user is usually loath to compromise on video quality, beyond a certain level, as would be required if the bit-rate of the camera was throttled using the camera settings. This leaves the frame-rate as the only camera parameter that can be adjusted, without significantly impacting the quality of the video stream. The bandwidth savings that adjusting the frame-rate can deliver is significant. As mentioned earlier, a 1080p video stream at 30 fps, compressed using H.264 (Base Profile), requires a bandwidth of 7 – 8 Mbps. Adjusting the frame-rate down to 15 fps brings down the bandwidth requirement to below 4 Mbps. Further reducing the frame-rate to 5 fps sees the bandwidth requirement come down to just over 1 Mbps.

If the cameras are in your home and your viewing the cameras in your home there would be no reason for the traffic to use your internet connection. The only time you would use internet bandwidth is if your outside your home and trying to view your cameras from another internet connection.

I believe this is a Mercury board too. http://www.sielox.com/AC1700.aspx I maintain several FC WINX systems. All very large. The smallest being just under 500 readers. I know FC forwards, backwards, and sideways. Sure am going to miss it.

Personally, I would run from anything that has ever had a GE name on it or been associated with the GE video world as fast as I could. The stories I could tell about GE nightmares when it comes to video.