Posts Tagged ‘Fiber Optics’

• Fiber Optics: Interconnecting Fire Alarm Systems in Large Facilities

  • July 12th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Security Trends
  • Tags: crucial security, Department of Homeland Security, emergency response, Fiber Optics, networked fire alarm system, security systems, surveillance cameras, Technology, Video surveillance

  There are certain larger facilities – such as airports, warehouses, and campuses – that present unique challenges in terms of fire detection and fire control. For buildings such as these, interconnecting all of the local fire alarm control panels to… Read More

• Overcoming Network Distance Limitations to PoE Cameras

  • April 7th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: 100, 100-meter limit, Advantages, ARK Systems, Benefits, Cable, Cabling, Cannot Exceed, Converter, Copper, Current, DC, DC current, DC Electrical Current, DC Power, Distance, DSL, Electrical, Electrical Current, Ethernet, Exceed, Extenders, Fiber, Fiber Optics, IP, IP Surveillance, LAN, LAN Extenders, Limit, Limitations, Locations, Maryland, Media, Media Converter, Meters, Miles, Network Solutions, Network Solutions Maryland, Optics, Overcoming Network Distance Limitations to PoE Cameras, PoE, Power, Power over Ethernet, Problem, Remote, Remote Locations, security, Solutions, Surveillance, Technology, UTP, UTP Cable, UTP Cabling

  Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology powers IP surveillance cameras by transferring DC electrical currents and data over standard UTP cabling. This article explains everything you need to know about the advantages and limitations of PoE technology. One of the biggest… Read More