Surveillance System is concealed in outdoor light fixture.

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Wireless Camera Surveillance System employs miniaturized, video-compression device for 360° viewing and broadband WAN. Integral computer encryption, real-time continuous image compression, and IP network transmission allow camera images to be transmitted to PCs, recorders, viewing screens, or imaging devices, land-based or mobile. Signals are constantly routed around obstructions, eliminating need for central reception tower.

Original Press Release:

Beacon Introduces the Only Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System, Concealed in an Outdoor Light Fixture

New Product: Beacon Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System -an unobtrusive camera security/surveillance system, designed as a decorative outdoor area lighting fixture. Design: Beacon In-House Product Design and Development Team. Manufacturer: Beacon Products, Inc. in an exclusive technology partnership with surveillance equipment manufacturer ComCam, Inc. and wireless technology developer Wave Wireless Networking. Product Applications: Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System provides the security of a 24/7/365 real-time security camera surveillance system -while masquerading as a pole-mounted outdoor area light. The first fully integrated product of its kind, Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System blends unobtrusively into a broad range of decorative lighting environments, including corporate buildings and grounds, government buildings, universities, shopping plazas, entertainment complexes, city centers, waterfronts, historic districts, parks and recreation areas, of any size or in any climate. Product Description: Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System components work together seamlessly for day or night security and operating efficiency, when facilities are open or closed. The Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System is discreetly contained within look-alike Beacon period-design or contemporary outdoor ambient area, fixtures allowing surveillance cameras to be hidden in even the most upscale of outdoor public or private environments. The core unit of Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System is a miniaturized, advanced video-compression device. It can be specified inside a fixed-position video camera, or with Micro-Server technology, for use with pan-tilt-zoom video units. Integral computer encryption, real-time continuous image compression, Internet Protocol network transmission and state-of-the-art optic technologies allow camera images to be wireless transmitted to PC's, recorders, viewing screens or imaging devices of any kind (PDAs, cell phones, laptops), land-based or mobile, for maximum versatility. Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System exclusively employs a broadband wireless wide-area networking system to transmit real-time video for viewing from a central or multiple locations. American Encryption Standards (AES) encryption provides security against unauthorized access, compared to standard WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) encryption used by ordinary non-wireless surveillance cameras. Advanced transmission mesh technology allows constant signals to route around obstructions (buildings, towers, trees), eliminating any need to disrupt the existing landscape. No need to erect a central reception tower as with other less sophisticated, now outdated, surveillance systems. The wireless transmission system is hidden securely within the base of the lamppost. It transmits video, data and voice signals, allowing a wide-area network (WAN) to be created within building complexes, campuses and other geographic areas. Trespassers, criminals or would-be vandals see only a pole-mounted light fixture that matches other nearby light fixtures. The Beacon Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System, however, sees them continuously, at all times, day or night, within a 360° viewing range. Construction and Finishes: Beacon's Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System is constructed of ASTM 356.2 virgin ingot aluminum, cast in permanent molds for maximum strength and durability. All fasteners are stainless steel for corrosion resistance. Units have a durable, fade-resistant thermoset polyester powder-coat finish over a sandblasted surface. Housing and mounting surfaces undergo an eight-stage chromate conversion pre-treatment process, for maximum corrosion resistance. Standard finish options include black, white, bronze, green, gray and Verona; custom colors may also be specified. Cameras are enclosed in a sealed and gasketed clear acrylic or polycarbonate lens. A clear bullet-shaped glass lens may also be specified. Ordering Information: Literature, specifications and pricing for the Integrated Wireless Camera Surveillance System, or other quality Beacon specification grade outdoor lighting products, can be obtained by contacting Beacon Products, Inc., 6503 19th Street East, Sarasota, Florida 34243. Telephone: (941) 755-6694. Fax: (941) 751-5535. E-mail: info@beaconroducts.com. Learn more about Beacon Products on-line at: www.beaconproducts.com. Beacon Products is a subsidiary of Varon Lighting, Inc., manufacturers of specialty lighting fixtures, site furnishings and electronic lighting components.