Figure 10-10 Identifying Camera Recording Status; Table 10-4 Security Situations - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Camera recording
statuses during a
live session:
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Physical Compromise
As obvious as such security compromises may seem, they include:
• Vandalism to Multi-Media units or other hardware. See
for more information.
• Power outages beyond the range of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
• Placing cameras where direct sunlight, dew, frost or reflections can hamper visibility.
• Placing cameras at an outside window and in a room that remains lit during evenings.
Reflection from the window can hamper outside visibility.
• Objects placed to obstruct a camera's view. See
Table 10-4 Security Situations
Situation Preventative and / or Last Resort Measures
Vandalism • Schedule onsite equipment inspections.
• Use access control to control Multi-Media unit access.
Vandalism or • Schedule regular connections to each Multi-Media unit in
operator error
Using many • Through training, discourage the use of many Multi-Media
Multi-Media
databases
• As a last resort, use the last valid password utility, as
Breach of trust • Refrain from communicating a system password to a Multi
• Ask security personnel to exercise vigilance if operators
• As a last resort, contact technical support for help, as
Compromising Video Recording
Setting the Recording of a camera to OFF.
camera is turned OFF. This is easy to detect, each camera shows a recording meter during
a Live Session (see
Figure
Figure 10-10 Identifying Camera Recording Status
Camera is not Camera is recording
recording normally
If an operator turns Recording to OFF, Live viewing would still work but no recordings would
be available to review if there was an incident. Such an abuse can be traced, as explained
in on page 207. See also
Tracing Events
Rapid Eye DVR System Administrator Guide
your security system.
databases. Using more than one database and using
different system passwords is beyond the product's design
and is unsafe.
explained in
Last Valid Password
SA running another Rapid Eye system.
have accounts with enough rights to jeopardize the data on
a Multi-Media unit.
explained in
For Questions
Video is not recorded when Recording of a
10-10).
on page 75.
Cameras
on page
Tamper Detection
on page 129.
Tamper Detection
on page 190.
on page 32.
Camera is recording
with boosted settings
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