Why Aruba is the “Instant” Solution You Need

Today’s lean enterprise organizations are turning to IT solution providers to help them with a wireless dilemma that they are constantly facing:  a choice between consumer-grade Wi-Fi gear and feature-rich, but costly, high-end wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment.

According to Dave Dunlap, Distributor Systems Engineer with Aruba Networks, these same organizations also have to prepare for the continued growth in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) mobile devices that are driving the need for enterprise-class WLANs.  And there’s no stopping the influx of these devices. Market analysts predict that in 2016, one billion consumers will use smartphones and 350 million of those will be used for work.

This presents a unique challenge for IT organizations everywhere – to find a robust enterprise-class WLAN that is affordable in terms of both capital expense and operational overhead. Additionally, finding a mobility solution that’s simple to set up, highly reliable, and can be managed centrally can seem next to impossible.

While talking with Dave, he explained that security is yet another concern that must be considered for WLAN solutions. For example, hotel operators, restaurant owners, and retailers must comply with data privacy regulations, such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. These and other distributed organizations need a feature-rich WLAN that meets a variety of challenges.

Aruba’s Instant product portfolio addresses all of these concerns. Aruba Instant uses innovative Virtual Controller technology to deliver enterprise-grade WLAN capabilities — including robust security, performance, and scalability.  Instant allows for scalable and flexible growth and doesn’t require an expensive controller to support an enterprise-type wireless solution, but it allows the option to upgrade to a wired solution as organizations outgrow or need to expand their capabilities down the road – without loss of investment.

With Aruba Instant, enterprise WLANs can be deployed at numerous sites without any tradeoff between feature richness, affordability or ease of use. And Instant can be set up in minutes with minimal IT assistance and managed centrally through Aruba AirWave.

Why you should consider Aruba Instant in your next WLAN deployment:

• Ease of deployment for you
• Network readiness for BYOD
• Remote Management through Aruba AirWave platform
• Opportunity to scale network growth when customers need it

It’s time your video surveillance was as smart and easy as your other tech gadgets, don’t you think?

With all of the advancements in the network video market over the past several years, our friends at Axis Communications continue to push the envelope as the market continues to migrate from analog to network-based solutions.

In the spring of 2012, they released Axis Camera Companion,and in just a years’ time they have had over 60,000 downloads of this FREE video management solution worldwide.  It is the perfect solution for SMB video solutions up to 16 channels providing unprecedented cost savings, which enable resellers to sell a network video solution at a price unimagined just a few years ago. Camera Companion is a free download, but that is not the only cost savings, it also eliminates the need for a dedicated PC or server to be connected to the solution since the processing and storage are managed at the edge using the SD card slot on the camera.

AXIS Camera Companion is developed with focus on ease of use for the casual as well as the more active end user. The interface is simple and intuitive, with easy access to the most common activities, such as viewing live video, searching through recordings and exporting videos and snapshots. You can step through recorded video and export high-quality HDTV video clips or snapshots to colleagues and authorities.

Here is how it works

An AXIS Camera Companion system consists of Axis cameras, SD cards, software for PC and mobile devices, and network equipment. Video is recorded to the SD card inside the camera, making each camera an independent surveillance device. That means there’s no need for a DVR, NVR or computer during operation — making the system extremely simple and cost-effective.

The AXIS Camera Companion software client automatically discovers all the cameras and helps you set up the system in no time. Simply mount the cameras and it’s ready to go. (And with cameras powered over the network, installation is extremely easy.) The real-time video is available for secure viewing anywhere, anytime on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or remote computer.

Camera Companion is a scalable and future-proof network video solution for up to 16 cameras. Adding new cameras to the system is easy. No extra charge or additional equipment needed. Existing analog cameras can be integrated using Axis video encoders. If you want to step up to another IP solution in the future, you can re-use all your installed Axis network cameras and video encoders, as well as your network equipment.

The Market’s first completely open full HD Decoder

“Next Level Security Systems’ HD Media Decoders provide a convenient way to display video from IP cameras and video encoders on LCD, LED and Plasma monitors or televisions,” said Peter Jankowski, Chairman and CEO, Next Level Security Systems. “The technology delivers unprecedented picture quality, accurate color and precise image scaling and enables users to monitor security video more effectively, and stream stored or online media when needed.”

NLSS HD Media Decoders can display up to four simultaneous streams of HD video to a single monitor. It supports multiple video pane layouts including 1×1, 1×2 and 2×2. The NLSS HD Media Decoders can also stream stored media content or available online content, making it ideal for digital signage or viewing video from the Internet. 7.1 Surround Sound audio is also supported with the NLSS HD Media Decoders. When combined with the NLSS Gateway, multiple NLSS HD Media Decoders can be networked to build a cost-effective multi-display video wall.

The product offers flexibility and openness by supporting common digital video formats, such as H.264, MPEG-4 and M-JPEG, and supports most IP cameras and encoders that incorporate ONVIF and PSIA standards, and RSTP protocol. It also includes auto discovery capabilities for most IP-based surveillance cameras and encoders and is customizable through an API. Furthermore, it offers an intuitive camera/media channel menu and view and sequence browsing via an optional remote control.

• Stunning HD Picture Quality Multi-Stream Capability
• Multiple Video Formats
• High-Quality Audio
• Camera Auto-Discovery
• Intuitive Browser-Based Interface
• Remote Control / Joystick / Keypad

Mobility in a Secure Environment

The public sector recognizes that commercial mobile devices – laptops, tablets and smartphones – deliver many of the same efficiencies and modernization benefits that enterprise organizations enjoy. But as more and more commercial devices require network access, mobile security becomes a greater concern, especially in areas that deal with classified or highly sensitive data.

Aruba’s WLAN solutions enable government agencies to extend mobility beyond classic applications or work-flows to embrace a more broad strategy utilizing the latest devices and technologies. What’s more, Aruba provides the only wired, wireless, and remote access infrastructure to support both unclassified and classified communications over the same infrastructure. This means government entities can design and build classified-capable networks based on commercially available technology, drastically lowering the costs and complexities of deploying mobility.

Aruba is the only enterprise mobility vendor that is dedicated to helping government agencies and organizations build best-of-breed, highly secured, mobility-oriented networks. Aruba’s solution differentiators are found within three key core competencies:

1. Robust Wireless and Mobility –Aruba ensures optimal WLAN device and application performance through the development and deployment of highly tuned RF and dedicated mobility controllers.

2. Fully Integrated Context-Aware Security – Aruba understands that centralized end-to-end encryption, role-based access control and a stateful user-based firewall are integral components to a WLAN solution, thereby solving the dilemma between providing seamless mobility and adhering to strict policy-based security guidelines.  Additionally with Aruba’s implementation of Suite B cryptography, government agencies can, for the first time, deploy commercially available mobile devices – including iPhones and iPads – to enable user mobility and secure access to networks that handle sensitive but unclassified, confidential and classified information.

Ratified by the US National Security Agency (NSA), the Suite B algorithms have better overall cryptographic strength and utilize more efficient underlying computation methods, making them more appropriate for mobile devices and high-performance applications. To learn more about advanced cryptogprahy for government, read the Whitepaper from Aruba Networks, Classified Networking Solutions Policy-compliant commercial mobility technology with lower costs and higher performance

3. Unified Solutions and Future-Proofed Architecture – With an Aruba mobility solution, government agencies are not restricted to specific products for different deployment cases. Aruba Networks’ solutions can be used simultaneously for WLAN access, mesh, remote access and video surveillance. Aruba provides unified management of the entire WLAN architecture through its Mobility Controllers and its award-winning multi-vendor Enterprise wireless management solution AirWave. And, Aruba has a purpose-built systems architecture that delivers the horsepower needed for the mobility applications of today and tomorrow.

Aruba Networks, through its integration partners, has deployed hundreds of ATO-validated and operating Enterprise WLAN solutions within the DoD, each operating hundreds to thousands of access points. Aruba is recognized as the only authorized Enterprise WLAN solution provider within the US Air Force, and is only one of two approved Enterprise WLAN vendors within the US Army and DoD Military Health System. To learn more about Aruba’s solution for government deployments

Interlogix TruVision IP Open Standards Outdoor Dome Camera

TruVision^® IP Open Standards outdoor dome and bullet cameras bring state-of-the-art, high-definition images to the mass video surveillance market. The camera featured for the product view is the TVC-M1245E-2M-N, a TruVision 1.3MPX IP open standard CMOS outdoor camera. Designed to adhere to PSIA and ONVIF open communication standards, these cameras also support a CGI command set for simple integration into any IP system. VGA and 1.3MPx resolution options provide the flexibility for a wide variety of applications.

Discover why being “Micro” has never been so good with Arecont!

Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP megapixel camera technology, served up another ace in the security surveillance industry with their new MicroDome series cameras.  The new MicroDome brings the power of Arecont Vision’s advanced and perfected megapixel images to a form factor that has minimal footprint. 

The MicroDome Cameras will be available in 1.3MP, 1080P, 3MP and 5MP resolutions that are IP66 rated and has WDR options in the 1080P and 3MP versions.   Some of the standard features include a dual H.264 and JPEG encoder, fast frame rates, privacy masking and 1024-zon motion detection.  The WDR delivers a dynamic range that is up to 100dB at full resolution without lowering frame rate performance.  For more information or to order this revolutionary new series of cameras offered by Arecont Vision, contact your ScanSource Security Sales Representative.