Tech Talk: Learn from 40+ Years of Expertise
The RadiusVision Tech Talk series is 28 technical articles written by our senior technical team — with over 40 years in security technology. Step-by-step tutorials, configuration guides, and field-tested best practices you will not find anywhere else.
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28 technical articles from the RadiusVision team — 40+ years in security technology. Step-by-step tutorials, configuration guides, and field-tested best practices.
Customizing Each Camera's Police Response
RadiusVision can customize how each camera trigger is handled by the central station when a human is detected in video footage. This capability helps...
Arming Your System After a Camera Tamper
When your system arms after a camera tamper, it operates differently as the system resets the tamper(s). If you are arming using the outdoor prox tag...
Did You Know You Have A Smart Siren/Strobe?
Your siren/strobe can accomplish capabilities that distinguish it from standard models. This intelligent system can differentiate between genuine intr...
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Camera setup, radar configuration, wireless networking, power systems, and surveillance best practices.
Customizing Each Camera's Police Response
RadiusVision can customize how each camera trigger is handled by the central station when a human is detected in video f...
Arming Your System After a Camera Tamper
When your system arms after a camera tamper, it operates differently as the system resets the tamper(s). If you are armi...
Did You Know You Have A Smart Siren/Strobe?
Your siren/strobe can accomplish capabilities that distinguish it from standard models. This intelligent system can diff...
Videofied Camera Tutorial
Adding a camera, mounting, walk testing, RF range testing, adjusting sensitivity, changing lenses and maskingThis is a t...
Helping Police Gain Access to Your Site
If your facility has a combination lock on the gate or a key box with a combination, RadiusVision can provide the access...
Turning Off the Central Station Communicator
Turning off the central station communicator is required when shutting down a system to suspend the monitoring billing.S...
Moving Your Videofied System
When preparing to shut down and relocate your system, first disable the central station communicator (refer to Tech Talk...
Smartphone Access to Videofied
Did you know if you have the older 2G/3G XTOiP630 panel it can be connected to broadband and AC power? Most site deploym...
Opening the Keypad
Battery replacement on alpha keypads requires careful handling of delicate plastic components. The process involves loca...
Camera Tamper Activations
Each Videofied camera includes an accelerometer that monitors camera position, similar to smartphone sensors. When a cam...
Bypassing Cameras
If you ever want to arm your system with a camera turned off, here is how to do it:With the system disarmed, press and h...
Adding New Prox Tags to Your Existing System
When ordering extra prox tags for an existing system, you'll need to program them yourself. Since each new system ships...
Spider Webs on Your Cameras
Maintaining clear camera lenses is essential for effective nighttime video monitoring.The ProblemThe built-in IR illumin...
IR Illumination Considerations
Key Mounting ConsiderationsBe cautious when positioning and directing your cameras to avoid including the mounting surfa...
Watch Out for Sabotage
Someone could take a paper bag and slip it over a camera without triggering the camera tamper accelerometer, blinding th...
Video Clips While on Test
This pertains to those customers who are monitored at the USA Central Station:Video clip emails are not stopped when you...
Reducing Nuisance Alarms
Did you know I program your system to automatically reduce repeat nuisance alarms? I do this to help keep your monthly v...
Alternating Daily Timer Tests
If your Videofied system is the older 2G/3G panel and it is wired to power and broadband, then it has been programmed to...
Testing the Siren/Strobe
It’s a good idea to occasionally test the siren/strobe to ensure it is working. The following test WILL NOT send a signa...
Reviving A Dead Panel
If you get an email notice or a phone call from the central station of a Low Battery from the Panel, it will likely be d...
PIR Basics
A very important part of each Videofied camera is the PIR (Passive Infrared Motion) detector. It is this detector that t...
Missed Timer Test
If you get an email notice or a phone call of a Missed Timer Test, your head-end control panel might be dead, rendering...
Mounting the Siren/Strobe
For those of you who have the outdoor siren/strobe I would like to pass along a mounting tip that could save you from ha...
Getting the Best RF Coverage
The nominal RF range that I have experienced for the vast majority of Videofied system deployments is 400 to 800 feet bu...
Functional Test Devices
You can place your system into a “Walk Test” mode to see the detection coverage of each camera. By going into Maintenanc...
System Status
Did you know there’s a quick way to look at the health of your Videofied system? Using the alpha keypad with the system...
Defaulting the Panel
This Videofied Tech Talk was inspired by a customer this week who inadvertently factory defaulted his panel while replac...
Replacing Batteries
**Replacing Batteries **When replacing batteries in cameras (4 AA), the prox tag reader (3 AA), keypad (3 AA) or main co...
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