Today I’m going to start with a little quiz:

What’s the most common misperception about IP-based Video Surveillance today?

Answer: It’s that upgrading from an analog CCTV (closed circuit television) system to a digital IP Video Surveillance system forces you to junk your current investment in cameras, lenses, and cables. This is simply not true.

In fact, IP-based Video Surveillance technology was designed with the understanding that users would want to keep as much of the security equipment they had already purchased and installed as possible. There was no technical reason why it couldn’t work, and none was created.

And don’t let the cost stop you. You already have the cameras, and it’s very likely that you have many of the other components necessary for IP Surveillance — IP network, broadband connectivity, wireless LAN — already in place today.

IP Surveillance offers many benefits, from live streaming video to notification of an event in your building. Talk to a trusted professional about what you need to make the move from analog ... I guarantee you will not have to start from scratch.