Scati Kraken facilitates comprehensive ip security system management in hotel complexes

The company has carried out the network security project for a hotel complex in Cancun, with the deployment of 256 Network cameras of different types, that are managed with this massive recording platform from a single server.

As one of Mexico's top tourist destinations, Cancun receives millions of visitors every year who want to enjoy its beaches and that is why the main international hotel chains have facilities in this area to offer their accommodation and rest services. One of these resorts has selected the Spanish company Scati to improve your security system.

Taking into account the variety of spaces and environments of this type of facility, through which people move freely, The project to ensure the safety of guests and property has been complex, with varied requirements and limitations. For example, The video surveillance cameras had to be resistant to the corrosive environment of this beach environment, At the same time, they had to be aesthetically integrated into luxurious facilities, without affecting the comfort and privacy of guests.

In this project, and with video as the central element of the security system, More than two hundred minidome-type network cameras have been installed, resolution of 1,3 Megapixel and anti-vandal. In the indoor common areas, such as lounges and reception, the option have been PTZ network domes, Also from 1,3 Mp, with quiet operation and equipped with a powerful optical zoom to cover large areas.

The solution for the outdoor areas of this resort has been bullet IP cameras, Equipped with infrared for day/night video surveillance and resistant to humidity and adverse weather conditions.

The management of this wide variety of cameras is done with Kraken, Scati's Professional Mass Recording Platform, which in this project allows the administration of up to 256 IP cameras from a single server, reducing the cost per camera in hardware, space and energy thanks to its large storage capacity with a single system.

At the same time, Kraken ensures video availability with RAID storage redundancy 6 and other hardware elements, for maximum reliability, guaranteeing the continuous operation of the system in the event of failures of any of its components.

Efficient management of the system is achieved thanks to the implementation of the Watcher and Wall operation and monitoring solutions, Respectively, by Scati. The first offers the hotel the possibility of viewing the stays in real time, with access to recent video or from drawings and alarm management, Etc; allowing you to respond quickly to any potential threat. In addition, Searching for recorded video is simple and intuitive, providing hotel security staff with any forensic analysis of events.

For its part, The Scati Wall solution allows the operator to professionally monitor a large number of cameras, At the same time, it is able to define scenarios and sequences of devices that will favor the detection and prevention of incidents, as well as significantly reducing the reaction time to them.

The use of Scati's CCTV systems provides the resort's security team with a powerful management tool with which they can know the status of the facilities and service (Events, cleaning, quality, Etc.), At the same time, it is able to analyse the flows of people in each of the areas of the hotel, anytime, anywhere with an internet connection. In addition, Can also be integrated with other subsystems, such as access control or fire protection system.

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