Re: Recommended Security Camera Equipment - IT roles?

[Graham Toal <gtoal () UTPA EDU>]

Chad McDonald wrote:

> I quickly recommended that our IT staff get out of the Camera business
> and instead focus on our core compentencies.  We have in the past
> supported camera systems and DVRs but the support that we are actually
> able to provide is limited to rebooting the DVR or assigning and IP
> address.  All other issues have to be referred to the manufacturer or
> a repair center.  That being the case, we have moved ownership of our
> 80+ new cameras and 50+ legacy cameras to Public Safety.  Our office
> worked with physical plant, the vendor, and public safety to develop
> requirements and installations plans.  We encouraged Public Safety to
> purchase a comprehensive maintenance plan for the cameras and the
> DVR's.  Monitoring and archiving are the responsibility of Public Safety.


Do you have any policy on who can put up a camera, whether it is
publicly accessible, etc?
Do you require disclaimers that an area is under camera surveillance?
Do any of the
cameras have microphones?

I'm worried about FERPA, and displaying images of students.

G