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BEST
OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR
BEST
The existing battery-equipped solu- selected Winsted to provide a custom- When there’s an alarm event, the sys-
tions were determined to be unfeasible designed console for four workstations tem programming automatically as-
due to the limited amount of space in supporting an array of eight 42-inch and signs predetermined camera views. A
each of the buildings to accommodate 16 20-inch monitors. Up to four security lobby door being forced open triggers a
the batteries for the UPS backup. personnel at a time, which are deputized programmed response calling up views
Instead, SMS engineers devised a by the New York Police Department, from all nearby cameras. Similarly, if

novel solution that would fit space re- monitor the facility’s bank of screens. a tenant uses an emergency assistance
strictions and satisfy signifi cant power For monitoring purposes, the com- phone, the audio channel is opened,
supply requirements. The fi rm designed plex is divided into three geographical while cameras on the call box and adja-
an innovative, low-voltage power and areas. Alarms are routed to one of three cent buildings will appear on screen for

data grid to concentrate and distribute workstations in the command center, a simplified, informed event response.
power from 35 fused distribution pan- with alarms in the queue automatically As part of the programmed response,
el (FDP) locations where network fi ber routed to an alternate workstation. The when cameras detect activity in the
was also available. The grid is an im- fourth workstation serves as a “catch- field of view, the capture frame rate is

pressive system with a custom distribu- all,” receiving alarm events from the automatically increased to a predeter-
tion frame in every building. entire complex. “This redundancy in mined setting to provide greater detail

4 4 All six indoor parking facilities utilize HID card readers and parking gates. The 6
integrated system provides access control and validation for billing purposes for a
third-party operator.
5 Security personnel monitor activity from a command center equipped with 24 moni-
tors. The system features a custom GUI
that can call up any access control point,
camera or group of cameras. A fourth
workstation serves as a catch-all to back
up the three manned stations.

6 SMS’ Al and Craig Albrecht monitor network activity for many clients
from its onsite managed services facility. SMS provides a full range of
managed services, detecting problems and alerts, monitoring system
5 servers, storage devices, applications and network infrastructure.

Camera, lock and UPS power for all the system ensures that no alarm goes for event video and reduce archived
the access control and security cam- unanswered,” Albrecht adds. storage space. This advanced, highly
eras in each building tower are termi- Critical to a user-friendly surveil- programmed front-end is the result of
nated in the custom distribution frame lance system for such a large complex integration of multiple products and
supported by this low-voltage grid. is an intuitive graphical user interface SMS’ customized programming.
SMS acted as the general contractor (GUI). SMS developed a GUI that en- SMS selected AMAG’s Symmetry as
on the project, provided engineering and ables the security team to drill down the integration platform for both ac-
project management, and utilized an elec- from an overall site map. They can se- cess control and video surveillance.
trical subcontractor to install miles of con- lect to view a quadrant or single in on “SMS was instrumental in taking a
duit for power, cable and data systems. one building. The system architecture conceptual design and delivering a val-
allows the user to select any one or a ue-engineered, fully integrated, high
User-Friendly Command group of cameras in a given area by security system,” says AMAG Technol-
During the course of the project, a simply clicking an icon on the GUI. The ogy Senior Vice President of Sales and
more spacious area was designated for sophisticated interface precludes op- Marketing Matt Barnette. “This project
the new command center that is both erators having to memorize a specifi c required a concerted effort to combine
functionally ergonomic and attractive. camera number or location. access control, IP video and IP audio
When tenants enter the management On a select number of cameras, SMS from three of the best-in-breed man-
office, they are immediately struck by has deployed a video analytics plat- ufacturers in the security space. SMS

the massive screen-filled room that is form by Verint. “The Nextiva analyt- was the nucleus and driving force.”

visible behind glass, providing a reas- ics is a best-in-class solution that pro- While AMAG contains an embedded
suring level of safety and security. vides enhanced situational awareness, video management solution (VMS), the
Because of the IP system architecture in this case, to detect loitering or unat- sheer magnitude of video involved required
the command center could efficiently tended packages,” says William Eck- a separate storage and archiving system.
be relocated anywhere on the network. ard, director of enterprise sales and Thus, SMS integrated Symmetry with
SMS coordinated with the architect and strategic accounts for Verint. Verint’s Nextiva offering to manage,
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