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CCTV Monitoring with PRTG

Comprehensively monitor your CCTV and surveillance camera network

  • Get an overview of both your IT and CCTV systems in one central place
  • Prevent crimes and security issues due to failing surveillance devices
  • Ensure the health and performance of your CCTV network
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PRTG CCTV monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • One security camera doesn’t make a CCTV system
  • 5 reasons why PRTG is the CCTV monitoring tool of your choice
  • What surveillance camera monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • How PRTG CCTV monitoring works
  • CCTV monitoring: FAQ

PRTG makes CCTV monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent security issues due to failing cameras and other unplanned issues.

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One security camera doesn’t make a CCTV system

To ensure the best on-site (physical) security, your surveillance systems must function without any interruptions. However, only having your CCTV security cameras running doesn’t mean that the underlying CCTV system is working properly.

Storage issues, failures in the transmission of data, or overheating power supplies, to mention just a few possible problems, can affect your video surveillance more than the loss of a few cameras.

A video surveillance system includes multiple components that are essential for the entire CCTV system:

  • Camera systems (IP cameras, wireless surveillance cameras, web security cameras, WDR security cameras, infrared cameras etc.)
  • Network or data transmission systems (switches, routers, firewalls, BNC connector, coaxial cables, or WLAN)
  • DVRs (digital video recorders) and NVRs (network video recorders)
  • Storage systems and recording devices
  • Power supplies (PDUs, UPSs)

This is why it is crucial that you monitor CCTV with a comprehensive CCTV monitoring software like Paessler PRTG.

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5 reasons why PRTG is the CCTV monitoring tool of your choice

Watch the watchers

  • Ensure the reachability and health of surveillance cameras
  • Monitor parameters like temperature, movement, or light
  • Ensure continuous recording of your DVRs and NVRs

Combine classic IT & CCTV

  • Use one central monitoring solution instead of multiple tools
  • Keep an eye on bandwidth capacity and RTSP traffic
  • Monitor storage devices, hard disks, and power supplies

Monitor distributed sites

  • Keep an eye on CCTV cameras outside your LAN
  • Add camera geo data to track them on PRTG geo maps
  • Collect data remotely and send it to a central PRTG instance

Customizable alarm system

  • Receive alerts if there is an issue in your CCTV environment
  • Choose from various notifications (SMS, email, push, and more)
  • Automate first troubleshooting measures like camera restarts

Visualize CCTV device data

  • Create custom dashboards in HTML format via drag and drop
  • Add floor plans, recorded video footage, and camera status & performance
  • Share dashboards internally on NOC and data center screens

What surveillance camera monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues your closed-circuit-television system. Show live video feeds, CCTV footage, suspicious activity, motion detection, access control, uptime, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot issues with the availability of CCTV cameras and support your security teams and CCTV operators with comprehensive security monitoring.

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

Custom PRTG dashboard with floor plan and video feeds

Custom PRTG dashboard with floor plan and video feeds

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

Start monitoring your CCTV surveillance system with PRTG and see how it will make your office buildings, factory floors, or data centers more secure and your job easier.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
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How PRTG CCTV monitoring works

CCTV monitoring services strongly depend on which data is available and shared by your devices. As a rule of thumb, however, if your device can communicate via SNMP or if you can pull data through any kind of REST API or HTTP API, PRTG has got you covered.

Keep an eye on availability

Use Ping sensors to make sure that all components in your CCTV environment such as the power supply, cameras, NVRs and DVRs, as well as other storage systems are up and running.

Check streaming traffic

CCTV systems usually use RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) for streaming. Add a custom channel for monitoring RTSP traffic using packet sniffing and flow (NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, IPFIX) sensors.

Ensure bandwidth capacity

Deploy sensors for bandwidth monitoring to be alerted if the CCTV network switch bandwidth is greater than X. This way, you can determine whether everything has sufficient bandwidth resources.

Provide enough storage space

No matter if you use a digital network video recorder or a dedicated SAN or NAS – with our various storage sensors, you can make sure that there’s always enough storage space available.

Collect device-dependent data

Each CCTV camera provides different additional information that you can monitor, for example motion sensors. If a camera vendor offers MIB files, you can easily integrate these into your setup.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

PRTG makes CCTV monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent  and prevent.

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”PRTG helps us monitor critical security systems to give customers the peace of mind that their devices are operational and protecting their valuable assets.”

Rob Jackson, President
Integrated Precision Systems

“When it comes to security, we do of course use classic tools such as firewalls, virus scanners, and intrusion detection systems. However, these are no longer enough today. PRTG provides for additional security by detecting unusual behavior which may be a sign that a hacker has outsmarted our security systems.”

Damir Karacic, IT Administrator
Noris Inklusion

“Monitoring with PRTG is crucial for security. Today’s threats can move low and slow, so in addition to looking at the usual suspects, you also need to keep tabs on other indicators. For example, if a server is running a peak capacity for no apparent reason, you want to know so you can take a look and see what’s up – for example an open connection that is being used to extract data in a ransomware attack.”

Jon Larsen, CIO
Richweb

“The best thing about PRTG is that it provides for simple and effective monitoring, all the while respecting the security requirements of manufacturers. PRTG is so easy to use, that many of our monitoring tasks are now handled by our interns. We will definitely expand our use of the software in the future.”

Karsten Boettger, Head of IT
LAKUMED Clinics

Your CCTV monitor at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s IT partners

Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
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Axis

Axis

Axis offers one of the most complete and reliable product portfolios, an expanded professional network, and comprehensive integration support for video management software.

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mioty

Paessler is member of the mioty alliance, composed of companies that use mioty to create innovative IoT and IIoT solutions such as the retrofitting of industrial environments.

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Osirium

Osirium’s experienced management team has an outstanding track record in cybersecurity and automation, establishing its headquarters near Reading, UK.

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG CCTV monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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CCTV Monitoring: FAQ

 

What is CCTV?

CCTV stands for Closed-Circuit Television, a system used to monitor and record activity within a specific area. It involves the use of video cameras to transmit signals to a specific, limited set of monitors or recording devices, rather than broadcasting them publicly. CCTV is commonly employed for security and surveillance purposes in various settings, such as homes, businesses, public spaces, and transportation systems.

What is CCTV monitoring?

CCTV monitoring refers to the continuous observation and analysis of video feeds captured by Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems. It involves watching live or recorded footage from CCTV cameras to ensure security, safety, or operational efficiency in a particular area or facility. In the context of network monitoring, CCTV monitoring also means keeping an eye on the availability and performance of the CCTV systems and devices themselves.

What are the benefits of PRTG CCTV monitoring?

Using a video surveillance system usually means that a vital part of your network and building security depends on this system. This dependance makes it crucial to have a central overview of your entire CCTV environment. PRTG’s CCTV monitoring offers many benefits, including:

  • Easy integration of CCTV devices like security cameras, DVRs, or power supplies
  • Monitoring of your entire surveillance system over multiple distributed locations
  • Makes sure that network cameras operate without interruption round the clock
  • Visualization of your entire IT & CCTV environment in custom dashboards
  • Real-time alarms & notifications prevent failures and major security issues
What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

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Start monitoring your CCTV surveillance system with PRTG and see how it will make your office buildings, factory floors, or data centers more secure and your job easier.

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