Volume 23
May 2018 Edition
tegrators must keep in mind that these can only
be fully realized if the devices and management
software work together.
The key to a successful integration is selecting
equipment and software that support open inter-
faces, enable rules and logic to be applied to the
data, and integrating the relevant data into a co-
hesive operator interface.
(See the FlexZone Wireless Gate Sensor is an accelerometer
based intrusion detection sensor that detects attempts to open,
cut, climb, or otherwise break through a sliding or swinging
gate. The sensor module is attached directly to the gate panel
with tie-wraps and communicates with a nearby receiver card
(installed in a FlexZone processor) over an encrypted wireless
link.)
Applying analytics to the video stream provides an
impressive set of additional capabilities:
• Intrusion detection analytics can be used to enhance
after-hours detection (either tripwires or area masks),
especially with low gates or rising arm barriers.
• Video analytics can also work to detect secondary in-
trusions or tailgating (for example, someone entering
through the gate when a vehicle is stopped between a
pair of microwaves).
• License plate recognition can be used to both track all
vehicles in and out of the site. In addition, known (au-
thorized) plates could trigger rules that automatically
open the gate or temporary bypass the gate sensor.
• Face recognition analytics can be used to temporary
disable alarms for authorized users or alarm upon un-
authorized person detection.
• Vehicle/people tracking analytics can count the num-
ber of in/out vehicles or people.
(Symphony is the new benchmark for intelligent video manage-
ment software (VMS). Highly scalable, easy to set up and use,
Symphony is the perfect solution for both single server installa-
tions and multi-server deployments.)
Site-Wide, Integrated Security
The enhanced detection and assessment capa-
bilities provided by the integration of PIDS with
video analytics are very exciting, but system in-
Justin Schorn is the VP of Product Management at Senstar Cor-
poration, where he oversees the strategic development of video
management and perimeter intrusion detection products. 19