Technical Specifications of Internal IP Video Surveillance System for Server Room
Developed a server room video surveillance system.

Video Surveillance System Inside Technical Premises
The television surveillance system is designed for remote monitoring of approaches to secured zones, perimeter sections and other areas of the protected building space for current situation assessment, monitoring intruder actions and movements, coordinating security personnel actions.
The television surveillance system provides:
- overview of all secured zones to determine nature and location of violations, intruder movement direction;
- operational situation control inside the complex with recording of unauthorized actions and penetration attempts into secured territory;
- monitoring of security personnel actions with subsequent analysis capability;
- malfunction monitoring with operator notification and information archiving;
- continuous, motion-triggered and scheduled multiplexed video information recording to hard drives;
- video archive creation and viewing.
Characteristics of the internal IP video surveillance television system during operation provides the following modes:
- capability to activate cameras manually from control panel or automatically when detection devices trigger;
- real-time monitoring of protected object;
- video recording from event location according to pre-set program or single command.
Video surveillance system cameras are installed at:
- object perimeter and access roads, main and service entrances to object;
- vehicle inspection zones;
- loading/unloading zones;
- entrance and exit checkpoints;
- common visitor vestibules;
- building entrance lobbies;
- pass bureau;
- building elevator lobbies;
- all corridors, stairwells and halls;
- control room premises;
- entrances/exits to machine rooms, technical premises, dispatch rooms;
- aisles between racks in machine rooms.
Addition to "Technical specification for design of object security television system.
"Power supply specification for security television system.
Technical characteristics of security television system equipment power consumers.
Maximum power consumption of equipment installed in room:
Equipment Uninterruptible power supply, 230V
Consumption 1500 W
Power supply to be provided to uninterruptible power supplies installed in cabinet - install 1 outlet with grounding contact.
Technical characteristics of power consumers:
- operating input voltage 220V, 50 Hz.
- total power consumption per operating input - not more than 1500 W.
- voltage deviations from -10% to +10%.
Maximum power consumption of equipment installed in checkpoint room:
Equipment Uninterruptible power supply, 230V
Consumption 540 W
Power supply to be provided to uninterruptible power supply installed in checkpoint cabinet - install 1 outlet with grounding contact.
Security television system maintenance schedule
Scheduled technical maintenance of system provides following work types and their frequency:
Cable System Section
| No. | Work Type | Method | Frequency | Personnel Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cable route diagnostics and fault elimination | Visual inspection of cable routes. In case of mechanical damage, remove damaged section and connect using cable connector. | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. |
| 2 | Flexible connection diagnostics and fault elimination | Visual inspection of flexible connections from patch panel to network equipment. Replace patch cords in case of mechanical damage or malfunction | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. |
| 3 | Network equipment diagnostics and fault elimination | Visual equipment inspection, dust cleaning, port indicator check | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. |
Video Cameras Section
| Work Type | Method | Frequency | Personnel Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search and correction of camera mechanical damage | Visual camera inspection and replacement from spare stock in case of damage | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. Technician |
| Search and correction of viewing angle changes | Visual scene comparison with screenshot from system commissioning and current state | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. Technician |
| Search and correction of lens contamination | Visual inspection and cleaning with special means | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. Technician |
| Junction box seal integrity check | Visual inspection. Use sealant in case of seal breach | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. Technician |
| Check and cleaning of camera mounting units and their fixation. | Visual inspection of mounting and fixation points. Cleaning if necessary | Every 6 months | Communication line installer. Technician |
Backup Power Section
| Work Type | Method | Frequency | Personnel Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS power mode transition check | Disconnect UPS from power. Check equipment uninterrupted power supply. | Yearly | Communication line installer, technician |
| Battery block capacity check | Measurements of remaining battery block capacity after powering equipment for specified time. Battery replacement in case of degradation and non-compliance with specified autonomous operation time. | Yearly | Communication line installer. technician |
| Low battery server shutdown check | Perform server shutdown check when battery block charge is low | Yearly | Communication line installer. technician |
Server and Workstations Section
| Work Type | Method | Frequency | Personnel Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard disk drive integrity check for defective sectors. S.M.A.R.T. status viewing. | Using operating system tools or specialized software | Not less than every 12 months | Engineer, computer specialist |
| SSD status check (used for OS) | Using specialized software from SSD manufacturer | Not less than every 12 months | Engineer, computer specialist |
| File system error check and correction | Using operating system tools | Not less than every 12 months or after incorrect Server shutdown | Engineer, computer specialist |
| Server malware check. | Using antivirus programs. | Not less than quarterly. | Engineer, computer specialist |
| Dust and contamination removal from Server internal parts | Filter and internal case surface cleaning using vacuum, compressor, compressed air can | Yearly. More frequently if necessary | Technician |
| Internal interblock connection quality check inside Server | Visually | Together with maintenance No.5 | Technician |
| Condition inspection, operability assessment and wear degree of case cooling fans, hard drives, CPU | Visually | Not less than yearly | Engineer, computer specialist |
| Replacement of case cooling fans, hard drives, CPU | Replacement with spare parts from kit or manufacturer recommended equivalents | Based on work No.7 results | Technician |
| Motherboard battery, accumulator replacement | Replacement with spare parts from kit or manufacturer recommended equivalents | Every 2 years or when battery/accumulator depletion signs appear | Engineer, computer specialist |
Elimination of adverse climatic conditions, technological or other impact consequences refers to unscheduled maintenance.
Design stages: design documentation, working documentation.
Object Description
The residential complex represents a multi-apartment residential building with commercial premises on ground floor and residential premises above. Adjacent territory includes: playground, two parking areas, waste storage area, checkpoint at entrance group.
Other information:
Main tasks
- Provide video surveillance system coverage for overview of adjacent territory, car parks, playground.
- Provide video surveillance system coverage of entrance zone for vehicle recording with vehicle identification capability.
- Provide video surveillance system coverage of adjacent territory with main people movement routes using PTZ cameras
- Provide video surveillance system coverage of entrance group with people identification capability
- Provide video surveillance system coverage of elevator lobbies and elevator cabin premises
Administrator workstation
- Provide video viewing capability from all cameras in control room via local workstation with 4 monitors, connected to video surveillance network with camera layout management, archive viewing, archive export capability.
Checkpoint security guard workstation
- Provide video viewing capability from cameras directed at entrance zone, parking areas, playground and waste area.
Resident video viewing
- Provide residents with video viewing capability from cameras directed at entrance group, playground, parking areas and residential entrance group via internet connection using cloud services.
Integration with unified city video surveillance system
- According to city government regulations, provide courtyard territory overview with video data stream transmission to unified system.
- Follow IP system integration scheme into unified system
Design source data
Security television system design to be performed according to drawings attached to this Technical specification.
List of drawings necessary for security television system design according to section 4.
When designing, follow survey reports, letters, protocols, etc.
Design source data are characteristics of protected premises equipped with security television system, stated in appendix 1.
Additional conditions:
Technical requirements for designed system.
Install video server(s) or archiving devices in technical premises of residential complex building. Switching is also allowed in technical premises of residential complex. Locate administrator workstation in separate room near separate rest room. Install additional operator workstation in checkpoint room.
As remote control device for cameras and lens parameters. (type of device: for controlling camera position in horizontal or vertical plane, lens parameters)
Within project framework, ensure server, network equipment and cameras operability for at least 10 minutes during power outage.
Additional data
Port numbering according to cable system standards (necessity of concealed cable laying, in trenches,
Requirements for design documentation composition (minimum):
- security television system structural diagrams;
- security television system electrical connection diagrams;
- security television system equipment layout plans;
- security television system equipment layout plans in server rooms, cross-connect rooms;
- equipment and materials specification.
- security television system technical maintenance schedule
- security television system passport
Other requirements for security television system.
Recorded information storage requirements
To save disk space, video data recording from cameras not requiring integration with unified system should be performed by motion detection using intelligent inter-frame compression codecs. For cameras with integration into unified system, provide archive capacity considering continuous recording using inter-frame compression codecs. Guaranteed video data storage period for all system cameras should be at least 30 days. Video input rate in archive should be at least 18 fps for regular cameras and 25fps for cameras integrated into unified system. Video archive should be protected from failure of at least one HDD using fault-tolerant RAID arrays.
To provide cloud access to security television system, ensure connection to two independent providers with internet connection.
Inside residential building, ensure cable laying in vandal-resistant design.
Provide spare parts kit for digital video server for HDD, fans and power supply modules replacement for estimated failure period of at least three years.