What cctv brand are fellow installers using?

[Sirtoddius]

Evening guys. 

 

What brands of cctv for commercial properties do people use. 

The company i work for uses mostly hik(and very occasionally some unbranded tat).

 

I need to find a hik alternative as most of our work is in NHS/ government buildings and your not allowed to use hikvision in those type of buildings. That’s government law.  

 

Cheers

 

[MrHappy]

35 minutes ago, Sirtoddius said:

I need to find a hik alternative as most of our work is in NHS/ government buildings and your not allowed to use hikvision in those type of buildings. That’s government law.  

 

what the point ?

 

If they don't want hik they must have spec of want they do want ?

 

 

[Sirtoddius]

11 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

what the point ?

 

If they don't want hik they must have spec of want they do want ?

 

 

The local councils we work for are not security experts. They are entrusting us to provide them with good equipment. It’s nothing to do with spec. 

 

Due to the Chinese government ownership of hik and the fact that they can dial in regardless of what security end users set up we have to come up with a alternative option. 

[james.wilson]

We use our own brand that isn't hik based. There are quite a few brands actually manufactured by hik

[MrHappy]

1 hour ago, james.wilson said:

We use our own brand that isn't hik based. There are quite a few brands actually manufactured by hik

 

around 70 according to google

 

which is why a blacklist of anyone but hikvision is pointless

 

 

[Sirtoddius]

7 hours ago, MrHappy said:

 

around 70 according to google

 

which is why a blacklist of anyone but hikvision is pointless

 

 

I agree but unfortunately we are governed by our biggest customers. I think it's following a ban that's been put in place in the USA. There is Already hik stuff fitted in high security government buildings. 

We done a lot of work with huawei and they was stopped from doing the wifi on the underground due to security fears. So virgin got the contract. Now they are going to be providing the 5g network. 

 

[sixwheeledbeast]

5G network is still up in the air I believe.

There's plenty of kit that's not Hik or Dahua you just have to shop about. Axis, Pelco, Bosch, Techwin, Vivotek, Honeywell to name a few.

20 hours ago, MrHappy said:

If they don't want hik they must have spec of want they do want ?

They don't have a preferred kit there is just a list of blacklisted manufacturers AFAIK.

I think it's right we should question the integrity of equipment installed.

[MrHappy]

15 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

5G network is still up in the air I believe.

There's plenty of kit that's not Hik or Dahua you just have to shop about. Axis, Pelco, Bosch, Techwin, Vivotek, Honeywell to name a few.

 

Isn't Honeywell Hikvision OEM?

 

Isn't Dahua & any other kit made in certain Chinese factory's banned for US use ?

[sixwheeledbeast]

27 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

Isn't Honeywell Hikvision OEM?

Ah, you maybe right. Not sure if it's all of the range tho.

 

29 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

Isn't Dahua & any other kit made in certain Chinese factory's banned for US use ?

Only the banned manufacturers list (Hik, ZTE, Huawei plus a few others), not everything Chinese.

[Sirtoddius]

52 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

5G network is still up in the air I believe.

There's plenty of kit that's not Hik or Dahua you just have to shop about. Axis, Pelco, Bosch, Techwin, Vivotek, Honeywell to name a few.

They don't have a preferred kit there is just a list of blacklisted manufacturers AFAIK.

I think it's right we should question the integrity of equipment installed.

Yeah. Dahua is another big one banned from the states. 

Although i did see that in a few casinos out there.