Case Study
Bank Uses UGuardU to Protect Foreclosed Homes
Some projects are simple, and some complex. A few are so complex that you have to make a good judgment call and humbly walk away… The fun projects are the ones that you initially think “this can’t be done” and yet you find a way to make it work successfully and affordable to the client. Here is a scenario for you to help us categorize:
A gated residential cul de sac with 6 homes in the Portland Metro area has recently gone into foreclosure after the builder was unable to make the appropriate terms. The bank, concerned about potential issues with theft, vandalism, or other issues, saw a presentation on an innovative video surveillance product (UGuardU), and realized that it was exactly what they needed.
After visiting the property, we realized that engineering the solution would be daunting to visually see the gated entry and cover all six homes as the bank had required. Since our UGuardU Video Hosted Service relies on the internet to stream the video to our off-site server for recording, we also needed to find a way to get all of the cameras to connect to the internet within the neighborhood.
After thoughtful engineering and experience from our previous installs, we were able to setup (3) outdoor rated high definition IP cameras to view all (6) houses (and the gated entry) using only one Comcast broadband internet connection. All three cameras are located on different homes within the neighborhood so we used a wireless bridge mesh network to be able to get signal out to two of the cameras not at the home where the broadband signal is located. The signal works perfectly and the picture looks amazing. More importantly, the bank is happy to know their interests are covered by UGuardU.
