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    This white paper provides guidelines for protecting video surveillance systems from lightning strikes. It discusses the risks of direct strikes, induction strikes, and earth potential strikes. It recommends installing lightning conductors on poles to direct strikes away from cameras. Installing 3-in-1 video protectors at cable ends protects against induction strikes. Properly grounding all protection devices and equipment is essential to conduct lightning strikes safely to earth.

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    This white paper provides guidelines for protecting video surveillance systems from lightning strikes. It discusses the risks of direct strikes, induction strikes, and earth potential strikes. It recommends installing lightning conductors on poles to direct strikes away from cameras. Installing 3-in-1 video protectors at cable ends protects against induction strikes. Properly grounding all protection devices and equipment is essential to conduct lightning strikes safely to earth.

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    White Paper

    How to Protect Video Surveillance Systems against Lightning Strikes

    A step by step guide for Security Managers and operations staff to protect their video

    surveillance systems against the catastrophic consequences of lightning strikes.


    How to Protect Video Surveillance Systems Against Lightning Strikes
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    Video surveillance systems are very sensitive


    to high voltages and because of this a lightning
    strike can cause irreparable damage not only
    to outdoor cameras, but data transmission
    equipment as well. A typical surveillance
    system is divided in three parts:
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    How to Protect Video Surveillance Systems Against Lightning Strikes
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    Three Types of Lightning


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    conductor is at serious risk of damage from the earth potential of a strike.

    Protecting Equipment from Direct Lightning


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    in metal conduit, not in open air, and buried in the ground. Both
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    Protecting Equipment from Lightning Induction


    A 3-in-1 video lightning protector for power, video and data is
    the best protection against damage from lightning induction.

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    Good Ground Connection is Always Essential


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    How to Protect Video Surveillance Systems Against Lightning Strikes
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    By helping channel partners provide their customers with complete, affordable, best-in-class, large and small video
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    So that Infinova channel partners can create complete solutions, Infinova provides IP surveillance cameras and
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