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Traditionally MSU has tried to discourage the use of surveillance cameras, particularly in classrooms and areas where students study, or where personal privacy is expected. The rationales have been simply a general effort to protect individual privacy, and the chilling effect that cameras can have in many social contexts. Having said that, cameras have been deployed in areas where security or sensitive/valuable assets are a particular concern and where video surveillance makes sense as a security technique. When considering use of surveillance cameras, I'd encourage you to think about: 1. How can you minimize or avoid the use of cameras? 2. Would other security methods or technologies do as good or better job? (e.g., the DPPS proximity card system for locking rooms, which can include motion-detector alarms that are armed by the security system) 3. How will you make users of the space aware that they may be remotely observed? 4. Make sure that Internet access to the cameras and to any recorded images/video are properly and well secured. 5. Consider well how long you intend to store recorded images or video captured by the cameras, and have and follow the University's policies and practices for release of any recorded content to other parties, including law enforcement. - Dave Gift Al Puzzuoli writes: > We have a number of rooms in which we would like to install surveillance > cameras. The images from these cameras should be viewable remotely via > some sort of secure UI. The cameras should also be configurable so that > they would start recording based on certain triggers such as motion, > changes in lighting, etc. The D-Link DCS-6620( > http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=410 ) seems ideal in terms of > features, but since we want to deploy 11 of these, a less expensive > alternative would be nice. > > Any experiences o recommendations would be great. > > Thanks, > > > Al Puzzuoli > Information Technologist > Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey > Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 > http://www.rcpd.msu.edu >