Help with upgrading a small town CCTV Network

[stuffed 0]

Am newbie to this forum so excuse any non tech terms and the length of this post.

We have a 22 camera (3 PTZs, 1 NPR and the rest IR) CCTV network in our village with a Dahau 32 Chanel (8 TB HDD storage) DVR in our local police station. The cameras are all hard wired mainly by Cat 5 black external cable. The max distance is about 150 meters (it is a small CBD!). We are fortunate to have a network of 100mm and 50mm underground ducts throu ghout so we are very future proofed.

The network has been installed mainly by volunteers and has worked very well since the first camera was installed about 8 years ago. OK some of the wiring to you professionals may look a bit rough (even exposed in some cases over rooftops!).

We have a low crime rate but a very popular tourist area and no permanent local police. The local Council (20km away) use 2 cameras to remotely monitor and enforce our 2 mobility parks.

 

OK that is the background and now for some forum help please.

Should we be looking to covert to an IP Network?

If so what technology can we use to covert out current analog cameras to IP?

Thanks

[Owain 0]

Why do you need to upgrade?

- more cameras

- higher resolution

- longer storage times

- audio challenge

- more remote monitoring

 

Ideally start by renewing your assessment of why and where you need CCTV as needs may have evolved in 8 years.

 

For public space CCTV I would now always be aiming towards IP infrastructure, although it may be more expensive than you can afford if you rely on volunteers.

 

Might there be revenue opportunities in using IP and reselling internet access through a wifi mesh?

[aibudo 0]

Why are you considering IP? They still require power and HS internet.

 

Dennis

[stuffed 0]

Thanks for the input and guess the answer is that eventually we will have to change the network to IP so why not do it now?

Already we are having to replace some if the older cameras so surely it would be better if the replacements were IP?

We have the wiring infrastructure.

We would need to replace the DVR with a NVR (cost recovery with selling the DVR).

Would need a 16 Chanel video encoder plus an 8 Chanel one.

Thanks

[ak357 0]

Thanks for the input and guess the answer is that eventually we will have to change the network to IP so why not do it now?

Already we are having to replace some if the older cameras so surely it would be better if the replacements were IP?

We have the wiring infrastructure.

We would need to replace the DVR with a NVR (cost recovery with selling the DVR).

Would need a 16 Chanel video encoder plus an 8 Chanel one.

Thanks

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