Scati installs an IP CCTV system at a prestigious university in Egypt

The solution, protecting the perimeter and buildings of the campus, It consists of 349 IP cameras and 8 Vision X800 recording platforms to manage images. The infrastructure is monitored from a main control center with three security operator stations, complemented by a videowall with large format monitors.

One of the most prestigious universities in Egypt has relied on the IP CCTV solution of Scati to ensure the safety of facilities and users, as well as reduce costs related to security personnel.

Founded in 1995, the main campus of this institution is located in Qena, city located to 600 kilometers from Cairo, and has 18 Faculties and an institute. Its Security Department embarked on an ambitious project that posed demanding requirements at a technical and functional level. Scati has been the company selected to carry it out and execute them in different phases.

The IP CCTV system, protecting the perimeter and buildings of the campus, It consists of 349 IP cameras that offer high image resolution to clarify any event that occurred in the facilities. For this installation, a bullet camera of 2 megapixel, Minidome models 1,3 MP and IP PTZ dome 2 Mp.

The first is ideal for outdoor installation since, in addition to having WDR functionalities, works in low light conditions thanks to IR filters that allow night vision up to 30 Meters. The minidome, due to its compact size and vandal-resistant housing, They are perfect in environments where discretion is an indispensable requirement; while the PTZ IP dome cameras of 2 MP resolution with 20x optical zoom allow to cover large areas.

The entire Scatei Eye range has embedded intelligent video analysis capabilities, enabling a proactive CCTV system, that alerts security operators automatically when certain events are detected.

To manage the images of these 349 cameras have been required eight recording platforms Scati Vision X800. These teams are versatile high-end video recorders whose processor allows you to manage up to 64 Cameras with megapixel resolution and offer a storage capacity of up to 48 Tb.

With preconfigured Scati Vision software, The X800 offers a wide variety of possibilities to get the most out of the CCTV system.

For professional and intelligent image monitoring, This Egyptian university manages the IP CCTV system through a communications network based on fiber optics, enabling a flexible and scalable solution architecture.

From a main control center with three security operator stations, complemented by a videowall with large format monitors, the entire IP CCTV system is managed and monitored.

Additionally, each of the protected infrastructures, has its own control subcenter, that monitors its own cameras, from the corresponding security operator station. In this way, double monitoring of IP CCTV system is available, ensuring the protection of persons and assets. 24 hours of the day.

The various control centers have the management tools of the Scati suite: Watcher, Wall.

The first is a client application for remote management of the CCTV system, Designed to form a security operator position with the most advanced functionalities. With Scati Wall, Each operator is able to monitor up to 64 simultaneous cameras and also perform other operations such as running digital zoom on PTZ cameras (for easy identification of people), and/or manage images related to events and alarms. Its use is also intuitive and simple thanks to the creation of scenery and image sequences.

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