Editor Introduction
As physical security technologies become more complex, it is incumbent on the dealer/integrator to have the skills and expertise needed to ensure that a system operates smoothly. The value of integrators increasingly rests on the skill sets they bring to bear when installing a system. If the skills are missing, there is a problem. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: What missing skills among security integrators can cause problems for customers?
Ai-RGUS
One missing skill is knowledge of how to set up a program that monitors the health of the camera system. While there are many tools to perform advanced functions with cameras such as identifying objects in real-time or reading license plates, the camera system needs to be functioning correctly. If a lens is blurry, the license plate reader will not be effective, and if its hard-drive malfunctions then there won’t be any evidence stored of the car that entered illegally. Knowledge of and utilization of tools that monitor all aspects of a camera system benefits the end user and the integrator.
Editor: Larry Anderson
August 18, 2023
Security Informed