To guarantee the security of these complex installations and, hence, of its users and employees, this luxury Manhattan hotel needs a comprehensive security platform that includes the elements needed to a fast-responding to any event, in order to dissuade vandalism.
Challenge
New York is the city that never sleeps, millions of people and vehicles traverse its streets every day for both work and pleasure. In the heart of Manhattan it is located this luxury hotel with 29 floors, in which its complete and modern facilities and services are distributed.
To guarantee the security of these complex installations and, hence, of its users and employees, this hotel needs a comprehensive security platform that includes the elements needed to a fast-responding to any event, in order to dissuade vandalism.
Solution
The security system implemented in these sumptuous facilities perfectly combines forefront and technology. It is composed of recording and operation solutions and a wide range of cameras, adapted to the specific needs of the different areas.
SCATI Vision performs simultaneously the capture, recording, storage, system configuration, real-time display, access to recorded video and video streaming. Each of the SCATI Vision recording platforms manage up to 32 IP cameras, with maximum performance and can be fitted with up to 9 TB of storage. As a powerful video and audio recording platform, it is fully integrated with SCATI control center cameras and applications, and provides a complete and scalable video surveillance solution to the hotel.
The security system is composed of recording and operation solutions and a wide range of cameras, adapted to the specific needs of the different areas.
The video surveillance system also includes the SCATI Watcher solution, a powerful software for easy and remote administration of the entire pool of video recorders in the hotel. This way, the access to the images could be done from the headquarters of the hotel and from the computers connected on a network, provided that the user has the necessary permissions of accessing it.
Thanks to its reliability, high availability and multiple functionalities of the solutions, the security managers met all the needs and expectations a professional user may have: visualization, equipment configuration, alarm management, advanced searches, planning management, creation of devices groups. Almost a hundred cameras have been installed in this hotel, perfectly adapted to the security needs of each area: the most frequented areas, like the lobby, corridors or the common areas, where clients and employees live together.
The IP cameras have different formats, in order to be adapted to the dimensions of the different spaces. Bullet cameras have been installed outdoor and minidome vandalproof cameras have been installed inside the facilities. Regardless of the kind of camera, the hotel obtains a high picture quality. This way, the access to the images is guaranteed in case of event. In short, it covers a wide variety of cameras, from the most discreet, which protect customer's privacy, to those that act as deterrent and are capable of dealing with significant changes in brightness in the area they cover.
Advantages
The security of this hotel located in New York is a differentiation element in decision making. Customers usually look for accommodations in which the security measures are perfectly integrated with the structure of the hotel.
Having strict security systems in hotels can lead to significant reductions in the risk premiums paid to insurance companies, as well as a decreased number of false claims for damages made by guests. That is the reason why the initial costs when purchasing the CCTV system, become an investment, saving millions of dollars.
Thanks to SCATI's security system the hotel has a unique system with high capability to adapt to the needs of the hotel, with the integration of third party systems, such as fire protections and access controls.
The setting up of a reliable security system in these hotel facilities offers an extra advantage. This security platform is able to meet the security needs of any kind of event that could be organized in this building: conferences, trade shows, private parties, etc.