1. Physical Security
The use of video and physical access control for safety,
security and liability reduction is rapidly growing. As a
result, the requirement to monitor entry points, sensitive
and dangerous areas and locations is proliferating.
With this, a growing need to access and manage these
systems both locally and remotely has emerged.
While video surveillance monitoring has traditionally been limited to security operations centers, the
ability to use IP networks opens up a myriad of challenges and opportunities for accessing live and
recorded video as well as controlling access to restricted areas.
AOS’ physical security solutions allow operations managers and system integrators to build customized
video surveillance and access control networks that meet their exact requirements. The software suite
enables highly scalable and flexible video systems that are easily managed, monitored and permit the
retrieval of live or recorded video anywhere, anytime via a web based browser interface. This video
system completely integrates into the Cisco Physical Access Controlsolution allowing video of entry
points to be archived when door entry activities occur.
The use of one or both of these physical access solutions takes advantage of new innovations, such
as the use video to enhance situational awareness, alerting security staff to left-open or forced-open
doors while fostering greater collaborative communications.
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS MANAGER
The Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager (VSOM)
enables organizations to quickly configure and effectively
manage complex video applications throughout the
enterprise. It meets the diverse needs of administrators
and operators by providing multiple Web-based consoles
to configure, manage, display, and control video
throughout a customer’s IP network. A single manager can
manage a large number of media servers, virtual matrixes,
cameras, and users.

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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE MEDIA SERVER
The Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server (VSMS)
is an all-in-one appliance that encodes, distributes,
manages, and archives digital video feeds. The server
is available in 1RU form factor with 4TB of storage, or a
2RU form factor offering up to 24TB in a single server.
Up to 20 Media servers can be managed by a single
VSOM. Combine Media Server internal storage with
DAS and SAN solutions to store the video in multiple
locations where it can be secured and accessed most
efficiently. Video can be stored in loops, one-time
archives, or event clips triggered by external systems.
It offers the power and flexibility to meet a diverse
range of video surveillance requirements and is cost-
effective and simple to install.
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE VIRTUAL MATRIX
The Cisco Video Surveillance Virtual Matrix software
enables an intelligent, digital-video management
system that allows any operator or integrated
application to control what video is displayed on any
number of physical and virtual monitors, both local and
remote.TheVirtualMatrixiseasilyintegratedwithother
systems to automatically display video in response
to well defined triggers. These triggers can include
access control and fire systems in buildings, outdoor
motion sensors, or even radar systems for military
applications. It brings complete, flexible delivery of
live and recorded video to demanding command
centers. It also, provides high-availability access to
network video for 24x7 monitoring applications.
CISCO PHYSICAL ACCESS MANAGER
Cisco Physical Access Manager is the management
application for the Cisco Physical Access Control
solution. Its easy-to-use interface lets you configure
Cisco Physical Access gateways and modules,
monitor activity, enroll users, and integrate with IT
applications and data stores. Cisco Physical Access
Manager provides:
Flexible options for enrolling users and assigning
fine-grained credentials to tailor privileges to
organizational roles
Support for a comprehensive list of access
control policies
Simplified, data-driven integration with other
IT systems, without requiring programming or
custom development
Flexible reporting capability that lets you generate
template-based and custom reports
Redundancy between two Cisco Physical Access
Module instances, for failover support and
reduced downtime
Easy access to live or recorded video through
integration with Cisco Video Surveillance Manager