Re: Video Surveillance System - RFQ/RFP

[Brian Epstein <bepstein () IAS EDU>]

We are in the final stages of deploying an IP based system from Hikvision.  We tried integrating our Asante IP cameras 
with Hikvision's NVR's, but without success.  We ended up replacing them with Hikvision cameras, which was fine as the 
Asante's were old and cheap.

So far we are happy with the results and prices.  We had one hardware failure, which they fixed under warranty.  Their 
turn around definitely wasn't 4 hour replacement, but they did solve the problem.  We were able to migrate all the 
cameras to another NVR, so having redundancy and capacity to failover is key with them.

Good luck!
Brian

On July 28, 2015 5:22:00 PM EDT, Harry Zahlis <harry.zahlis () FRESNOCITYCOLLEGE EDU> wrote:
> All -
>
> Our District is looking to replace our Cisco video surveillance system
> with something else.  We currently have close to 200 cameras being
> monitored between three colleges and multiple centers and sites.  We
> are looking to expand these numbers in the near future by a couple of
> hundred over the next 3-4 years or as budget permits.
>
> We are in the early stages of developing an RFI/RFP to replace our
> current system.  We would be interested in hearing from other
> institutions what systems you are currently using and if you are happy
> with it.  If you have recently gone through the RFI/RFP process and you
> can share it with us that would be wonderful.  I will certainly share
> ours once we have it put together.  I would also be interested if
> anyone has incorporated wireless cameras into this mix.
>
> Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.  Your input
> is much appreciated.
>
> Harry
>
> Harry Zahlis
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