CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) SYSTEMS - Typical components
Typical components and/or capabilities of CCTV security systems include, but are not limited to: 1. Fixed Cameras – Cameras which are mounted and permanently focused on a given area 2. Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Cameras – Cameras which are mounted, focused on a given area as the “home” area, but which users can move (pan/tilt/zoom) to observe and record other areas within the range of the camera. 3. Digital video recorders – Head-end equipment owned by the University and maintained at the Information Technology Services which stores recorded video. 4. Camera Web access – the means through which owners of cameras may view live or archived video from their cameras. Archived video is provided for the immediate past 30 days. 5. “Dummy” Cameras – Camera shells mounted to provide the illusion of video surveillance.