batzmaru

Hi, My company just got a very big project of installing a CCTV system for a shopping mall. I need some help/advice for designing a system that will be suitable. We mostly do small scale projects and I have never intergrated more than 2 DVRs/PC based system together. Basically im a complete noob when it comes to integrating multiple systems. Here a rough description of the area: - Shopping Mall with 4 levels. Concourse, Ground, First and second Floor. - There are 3 main entrances and it is located on the Ground floor. - CCTV surveillance is for the walkways/corridors only. Not inside of the shoplots. - The area each level is roughly 500 000 square ft (Based on my calculations, might be more than that) According to my rough estimation, each floor will require about 60+ cameras. Keep in mind that I have never undertaken such a large scale project before so my calculations might be off. Here are some of my questions off the top of my head: - Which system is suitable, Standalone DVR or PC based? - Maintenence/troubleshooting wise, which is easier? - With such a large number of cameras, I obviously need a Central Management System to control all the cameras/DVR/PC. Which system is more cost effective? DVR or PC based? and Which is easier to setup? - How about the cabling? Can I use a standard RG59 coax cable or do I need to use a different type? - I have also been hearing about Network/IP cameras being more cost effective than a conventional camera setup. Is this true? Please help. Thanx in advance.

I did some research all night and it seems like IP cameras are the new trend for this scale of project. More cost effective and easier to maintain. Called up some ppl in my place for outside consultant and they also recommended IP cameras. As for the lawyers, we already have one Thats the first step we did when we took this project. Thx for the replies. Now I have a better insight on which path to go for this.[/i]