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Video Management

Modern security demands more than cameras on a wall — it requires a fully integrated video environment that responds intelligently to unfolding events and puts the right information in front of the right people at exactly the right moment. StarWatch™ transforms your surveillance infrastructure into an active, intelligent layer of your overall security strategy.

Introduction

A Smarter, More Connected Approach to Video Surveillance

From Passive Monitoring to Active Security Intelligence

The most powerful security camera is only as effective as the system it's connected to. StarWatch takes video surveillance far beyond passive monitoring — deeply integrating live and recorded video with access control events, intrusion detection alarms, and interactive GIS-based site maps to create a surveillance environment that is always aware, always responsive, and always working in concert with every other layer of your security platform. When an alarm is triggered, the system instantly calls up live video from associated cameras, giving operators immediate visual context and full PTZ control.

Open Platform. Existing Infrastructure. Unified Environment.

Customizable video wall layouts, dual-streaming capability, and one-click display switching ensure that your team always has the visibility they need — whether they're monitoring a single facility or managing surveillance across an enterprise-class, multi-site installation. With support for leading industry platforms including Bosch, Axis, Milestone, ONVIF, and more, StarWatch brings your existing camera infrastructure into a unified, intelligent security environment that is built to grow with you. This is video surveillance reimagined — smarter, faster, and fully connected.

Critical Infrastructure facilities

Solutions | Video Management Capabilities

StarWatch™ Video Management — From Single Camera to Enterprise Video Wall

Discover how StarWatch™ SMS transforms your camera infrastructure into an active, intelligent surveillance environment — with automated video call-up, site map integration, video wall management, and seamless compatibility with industry-leading platforms

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A camera without context is just a picture. StarWatch turns every feed into actionable intelligence.

Solution Highlights

Video Management Capabilities

Automatic live video call-up upon alarm — any physical alarm point assignable to any connected camera

Time-stamped pre and post event NVR recording permanently retained and linked to alarm history

Integration of third-party technologies, including Octave Ocularis, Bosch, Axis, Milestone

Simple creation of customized video wall displays with click and drag sizing/positioning of individual feeds

Dual-streaming of live and recorded video from same camera source for simultaneous monitoring and review

Direct link to GIS-based maps and graphics — camera icons embedded in site plans for intuitive navigation

StarWatch Advantage

Beyond Passive Monitoring

A unified operator environment where every camera feed is part of a larger, living picture of site security — not an isolated view.

When an alarm fires, StarWatch doesn't just record it — it acts on it. Access control events, intrusion detection alarms, GIS-based site maps, and live video converge instantly into a single operator display, giving your team everything they need to assess and respond without switching screens or searching for context.

Video is automatically called up and associated with the triggering event the moment it occurs — paired with the relevant site map location, a prioritized alarm queue, and specific response instructions tailored to that event type.

The result is a security environment where operators act quickly, decisively, and correctly — not because they pieced together information from multiple systems, but because StarWatch assembled the complete picture for them before they even reached for the keyboard.

Every element of the operator display — panel layout, information shown, alarm priorities, response instructions, and camera associations — is fully configurable to match your organization's specific workflows and operational requirements.

STARWATCH SMS — OPERATOR WORKSTATION LIVE VIDEO — GATE 3 EAST REC 14:32:07 | CAM-07 | GATE 3 EAST APPROACH SITE MAP — BUILDING C / PERIMETER BLDG A BLDG B G3 ALARM QUEUE 3 ACTIVE PERIMETER BREACH Gate 3 East · 14:32:05 P1 DOOR HELD OPEN Bldg A — Room 114 · 14:29:41 P2 ACCESS DENIED Bldg B — Server Room · 14:28:17 P3 MOTION DETECTED — Lot C · Resolved EVENT DETAIL Perimeter Breach ALARM ID: ALM-2024-4471 LOCATION Gate 3 East — Perimeter TRIGGERED BY Motion + Access Attempt CREDENTIAL Unknown — No Match ASSOCIATED CAMERA CAM-07 (Live — Active) RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS PERIMETER BREACH — PROTOCOL 4B 1 Verify via CAM-07 live feed Confirm unauthorized presence 2 Contact Gate 3 security post Ext. 4471 — Guard Station C 3 Lock down adjacent zones Zones B3, B4 — Auto-available 4 Dispatch and document Log response in ALM-2024-4471

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