What makes Giraffe different?
Because it is simply better by design.
Why move to the cloud?
Cloud based VMS (video management system) will transform the
management
and use of CCTV; it is simpler for both end user and installer
- Complex remote support using VPN or Teamviewer
- High cost site visits. No self-healing capability; no automatic status updates to user
- Complex manual setup with the need to configure all individual devices
- Port forwarding - the most common way CCTV cameras are hacked
- Simple remote support and diagnostics from anywhere with no onsite visit
- Self healing; automatic status updates to user
- Simple access with email address and password, one off set-up
- Dashboard for site, permission and team management. All cameras/all sites in one place; simple user permissions
Security advantages?
Legacy CCTV systems are vulnerable and often insecure when
not set up correctly
- Port forwarding - the most common way CCTV cameras are hacked
- Built in “back doors” from camera manufacturers
- No audit logging or permission system
- No updates - becomes outdated and a big security risk in the future
- No two-factor authentication or federated logins.
- Secure remote viewing over encrypted tunnels
- Firewalled cameras meaning no direct access
- Audit logs of who logged in and what they did and when as well as tower events. Granular user permissions
- Automatic remote software updates - new features and always secure
- Two factor authentication and federated login systems for additional security
Intuitive software
The Giraffe platform is easy to use - whether you are a security guard or the system administrator
- Awkward and unreliable cloud / offsite backups
- Clunky, poorly developed web interface.
- Slow to load, high latency, requires browser plugins or unsupported Windows software
- Confusing, unsupported mobile apps
- Complex integration with alarm receiving centres
- Easy offsite backups and replication
- Intuitive web and mobile apps designed for modern devices
- Low latency live view using WebRTC. Minimal background bandwidth usage. Performance over slow connections
- Intuitive design, no training required. Plug and play
- Seamless transition from web app to mobile apps
- One click integration with monitoring centers or self monitor
Benefits for deployable systems
Giraffe VMS is specifically designed for the deployable CCTV market
- Awkward integration with floodlights, siren, strobe, audio
- Power hungry and inefficient
- No monitoring of the deployable system; just the camera
- Training requirement
- Different apps for battery, GPS and network connection monitoring
- Difficult to integrate other systems - often ends with different apps for different components
- Easy offsite backups and replication
- Intuitive controls designed for deployable sytems
- Optimised for low power usage. Shutdown unused features
- Monitor everything in your deployable system - alarms, door status, mains power etc
- Integrated battery management, GPS and network monitoring
- Easy integration with Genesis PIR, Victron Ve.Direct and Efoy fuel cells.
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