Fike FVA-IP - Scalable System Architecture

Installation and Operation Manual FVA-IP Camera
4 P/N 06-523 (Rev. 6) Revision Date: June, 2019
1.3 ScalableSystemArchitecture
A Fike Video Analytics system is comprised of at least one FVA‐IP camera, a video management system, and the
monitoring solution.  You can connect any number of FVA‐IP cameras and network recorders via standard LAN /
Ethernetnetworktoexpandthesystemtomeetenduserneeds(limitof32cameraspernetworkrecorder).FVA‐IP
cameras can be powered by a FM approved fire alarm control panel(FACP),anapprovedsecurityandfirecamera
power supply with battery backup, or as a supplemental means a Power‐Over‐Ethernet (POE) switch with battery
backup.WiththeFikeVideoAnalyticsvideomanagementsoftware,anyapprovedPCworkstationcanbeusedasa
monitoringsystemsolongasitisconnectedthroughastandardIPnetworkconnection.Figure2isanexampleofthe
scalableenterprisearchitecture.
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Fig2–TypicalinstallationofaFikeVideoAnalyticssystemwith8FVA‐IPcameras,aFSM‐IPvideomanagementsystem,
andaLANnetworkconnectedtosecurityworkstationandremotemonitoringofthesite.
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FikeVideoAnalyticscomeswithavideomanagementsystemcalledFSM‐IPNetworkVideoRecorder(NVR).TheNVR
providesastoragepointforvideoalarmsfromtheFVA‐IPCamerasandacts asaninformationconduitbetweenthe
videomanagementsoftwaremonitoringstationandthecamerasthemselves.ThenumberofFVA‐IPcamerasthatcan
be supported in any Fike Video Analytics installation is dependentonthespeedandrobustnessofthenetworkto
which the cameras are attached. It is this flexibility of number of cameras, NVR platforms, and video management
softwaremonitoringstationsthatmakesFikeVideoAnalyticssystemsscalabletoanysizeapplication.