Choices for outdoor computing
My company is looking to deploy an outdoor camera processing system. The only connection available between the field and lab is wireless and this is not suitable for transmitting camera images. Instead we will set up the cameras and outdoor computers on a LAN. This will be a stationary system. All of the outdoor hardware I have seen is to do with rugged laptops (doesn't suit our needs), or rugged pcs (intended to be installed in vehicles, not as a stationary all year outdoor system).
My question is: what options are there for outdoor computer hardware. Ideally there will be one weatherproof cabinet that houses a computer rack with multiple server PCs and a switch.
The other option I see is to have each PC be weather proof. Something like this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/computex-2006-vission-iceman-outdoor-pc,2908.html
However that PC is for home entertainment.
My question is: what options are there for outdoor computer hardware. Ideally there will be one weatherproof cabinet that houses a computer rack with multiple server PCs and a switch.
The other option I see is to have each PC be weather proof. Something like this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/computex-2006-vission-iceman-outdoor-pc,2908.html
However that PC is for home entertainment.
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IP camera, is usialy very usefull in this kind of situation.
Theoreticly IP camera , simly can be connected to the wireles bridge(wide varaity of bandwith) to office directly where is the media file storoge can be located- in situation, whhen there is not a lot of cameras.
If there is a lot of camera, then better use local storage/DVR.
Advice combination on this topic is endless.
Main things about wireless- further distance=less RF power= less bandwith=more money.
Each repeater will cut bandwith 50%.
Use Fiber Optic Bulk and placing $500-1000/24-48 port switch on other end can give you full 1GB to the site, if you can run cable to it. Every IP cam can be connected by CAT5 to the PoPE switch, simplifyiing installation.
http://www.lanshack.com/Outdoor-Aerial-Pre-Terminated-Assembly-C268.aspx