Wireless network solution provides link for North Lincolnshire Council
12 Jan 2015
When North Lincolnshire Council commissioned town centre specialists , Videcom Security to install a new safety CCTV camera system in Winterton, The specification called for the images captured by cameras to be transmitted without loss, to its central control room 28 Kilometres away in Scunthorpe.
Traditional transmission methods using leased fibre to transmit the
cameras back to Scunthorpe was neither a practical option nor cost effective, so Videcom recommended
a secure wireless IP network solution manufactured by SilverNet.
Winterton is
a small town with a
population of 4,700 people. North Lincolnshire
Council decided to fund the installation of the video surveillance system in
order to deter and detect anti-social and criminal activity and by doing so,
demonstrate its support of the local community and businesses by creating a
safe town centre environment. 24/7 monitoring of live video, as well as access
to recorded images, was considered to be essential if the video surveillance
system was to be effective and it made sense for this to happen at an existing,
fully equipped central control room in Scunthorpe.
“Having been responsible for maintaining the Scunthorpe town
centre video surveillance system for the past eight years, we were very pleased
to have been awarded the contract to provide the complete solution for this
project,” said Bill Mead, Executive Director of Videcom Security. “We sourced full
HD ONVIF LG fixed cameras and Redvision IP PTZ domes to provide coverage within
Winterton Town Centre. Having very successfully
worked with SilverNet on other projects, including Scunthorpe and Brigg, we had
no hesitation in recommending the installation of MAX 95 and the new high
capacity MAX 500 wireless transmission links, both of which are from the
SilverNet PRO range, to achieve the objective of high speed IP transmission of
video over the required 28 Kilometres.
Videcom Security has installed two new SilverNet MAX 500 links
back-to-back, high up on the southern tower of the Humber Bridge, whilst seven
pairs of MAX 95 links have been installed to collect
the cameras locally at street level, producing a resilient solution with high
capacity Backhaul transmission.
“Installing the SilverNet links on the south tower of the Humber
Bridge was an interesting challenge, but overall, with careful planning and
safety induction, it proved to be an uncomplicated installation process,” said Danny
Harsley, Senior Network Engineer for Videcom Security. “The key to success for
any project which involves wireless network transmission is to carry out a
detailed site survey and work with the manufacturer to calculate the bandwidth
requirements. As a result of doing this, we have been able to supply the client
with a solution which utilises transmission equipment that is stable and has a
huge throughput
capacity.
“SilverNet
are Videcom’s preferred IP Wireless Partner. They provide us with excellent pro-active
pre-sales and installation support, as well as first class training.”