NVT’s UTP Solution Saves Seneca Allegany Casino 30% on New CCTV System

New York Casino Chooses UTP Wire Versus Coaxial Cable

July 21, 2004 — Menlo Park, CA

Network Video Technologies (NVT) today announced that the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca, N.Y. is using NVT’s equipment to transmit video signals from cameras to monitors using unshielded twisted-pair wire (UTP), delivering high-quality video while simplifying system installation. The Seneca Allegany Casino is a newly opened Native American-owned property located just outside Buffalo, N.Y. offering 48,000 square feet of gaming area.

"We chose NVT products for a couple of reasons," explains Tim Lyver, Project Manager for Dallmann Systems, the systems designer and integrator. "Since much of our cable runs were going to be in underground conduits, the ease and labor savings of pulling a single, smaller CAT5e UTP cable made more sense than using coax. Additionally, many of our runs were at lengths that could have produced unacceptable video quality had we gone with coaxial cable."

Lyver estimates the casino saved about 30 percent in labor costs by using NVT equipment rather than coaxial cable and an additional 25 percent in cable costs by using 100-pair feeder cables to bring video back from multiple IDF closets. Cable runs between cameras and recorders at the casino range from 50 feet to 1,500 feet, with most at 1,000 feet or more.

The Seneca Allegany Casino is using active NVT hubs and passive transceivers with a Pelco CM9760 matrix switch and an AlphaPoint digital recording system. All cameras are Pelco.

"The picture quality is excellent, thanks to the ability to adjust the high and low gains," Lyver adds. "We highly recommend NVT’s UTP technology, especially on large scale jobs. It is a far more installer-friendly product and has proven to have greater customer satisfaction when the job is completed."

In most video transmission applications, coaxial cable is more difficult to install, resulting in higher labor costs. It is also less dependable because it is more susceptible to interference. Conversely, video signals transmitted using NVT's UTP solution remain noise free while transmitting over longer distances.

The Seneca Allegany Casino joins many other gaming establishments, including The Aladdin and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and Indian gaming outlets such as Spirit Mountain, Treasure Island (Minn.), and others throughout the United States, employing the NVT UTP solution.

About Dallmann Systems, Inc.

Dallmann Systems, Inc. is a nationally recognized integrator of surveillance, access control and security systems located in Jeffersonville, Ind. Dallmann Systems offers complete systems installation and integration, taking projects from initial concept through design, installation, training and service. Website is www.dallmannsystems.com; phone is (800) 427-0355.

Network Video Technologies (NVT) is the leader in CCTV transmission over dedicated unshielded twisted-pair telephone wire.