The 5-storey apartment complex is home to over 1,500 units of apartments divided into 2 separate land sites, including open-air parking areas, tennis courts, and fitness centres.

As residential safety is first priority for the apartment complex, a well-thought-out surveillance system is a must in this project. In order to monitor the premises spreading across 60 acres in real-time, the complex opted to deploy Lilin NVRs combined with CMX software (central video management software), IP-based cameras, a failover device for backup redundancy, as well as ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology powered by Lilin.

A total of 176 IP-based surveillance cameras, IPR7424, with IP66-rated weather-proof feature able to withstand a range of adverse outdoor conditions and IPD2220ES cameras suitable for indoor environments were installed along with the complex fences to better monitor sensitive areas around the facilities, to document incidents, and to validate access control.

CMX 1072 NVRs combined with CMX software devices are distributed in several server control rooms at the facility. The cameras’ network at the guardhouses are connected to the ANPR software configuration dongle device on the NVRs to capture license plate numbers and transmit images back to the NVRs in the central control room in order to identify and screen each vehicle wishing to enter the property via ANPR software in live streaming mode. ANPR technology uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on images to read vehicle registration plates. In addition a failover device was installed in the server room for additional backup redundancy when encountering scheduled downtime or system failure.

Lilin’s cameras were utilised for their capability to provide seamless monitoring in key locations, and the clear images delivered by the cameras and the ANPR technology enable facility staff to make positive identifications and view critical information such as the license plate number of a vehicle. The CMX system has a user-friendly interface making it easy for admin operators to master system management. The new system acts as a deterrent for external and internal theft to decrease incidents. The overall safety of the residents has been enhanced and the system has met their high expectations.