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Alarm, Data, and CCTV Installation at USGS Truckee

Workman Communications • October 12, 2023

Hi everyone! This week’s blog is covering the tenant improvement project done at the U.S Geological Survey in Truckee. Workman Communications installed CCTV IP cameras, CAT6a data drops, and a full alarm system with motion sensors. These installations provide the USGS team with fast ethernet speeds and security in their building. Take a look at what we did!

A white wall plate with two ethernet ports on it.

A labeled data drop with (2) CAT6a cables

A server rack with a lot of wires coming out of it

A labeled patch panel mounted in a 2-post rack with conduit ran to the ceiling

A room with a lot of wires hanging from the ceiling and a tv on the wall.

USGS IT closet with CCTV equipment and wiring

First, the Workman team started wiring the building with (2) CAT6a cables at (10) locations and (1) CAT6a cable at (2) CCTV locations. Then, the team managed (6) cubicle locations by vertically wiring (1) CAT6a cable to each cubicle. This process allowed us to take advantage of the available space while reducing signal interference. Vertical cable management allows us to keep the power and data cables separate, which can improve signal quality.  Once these steps were finished,  the team put together the IT closet with: a 19” 2-post rack, a 7” wall mounted ladder rack, and 4” conduit into the ceiling.

Once those cables were ran back to the IT room, tested, and labeled, the team moved on to demo an existing data wire and remove it. While installation may be our main focus, our teams can also demo CAT6 wiring, old network equipment, and even old TVs!

Then the IP cameras were next. The team mounted two cameras to the (2) cable locations. We worked to make sure the cameras were aimed correctly and can be seen online.  Since these cameras are wired in to ethernet, the recorded footage and other data will not slow the network used in the offices.  The  Network Video Recorder (NVR) and viewing monitor were added to the IT closet, and our technicians gave our partners at USGS a tutorial on how to use their new system. 

 

A camera is mounted on the ceiling of a room next to a door.

One IP camera in the USGS office

A gray building with a blue sky in the background

One IP camera on the exterior of the USGS warehouse

Our final task was installing (6) motion sensors and (2) alarm keypads. The sensors were connected with CAT6a cabling and fed into the alarm panel cabinet. One keypad was wireless and equipped with a 15-watt, indoor, dual tone siren. The other was wired using a CAT6a cable. This alarm system is c apable of 8 hardwired zones and up to 32 wireless zones. Our team installed (6) wired motion sensors and programmed the alarm zones. Once the system was tested, our job was complete!

Thanks for reading everyone, tune in next time to see what T.I. project we get into next!  

A room with a door and a light on the wall

Motion sensor and a blue CAT6 cable ready to be plugged in to customer provided access point.

A white alarm system is hanging on a wall.

An alarm keypad after programming and testing our cable

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