Solution
Video Surveillance Backhaul
Bring HD and 4K camera feeds back to the control room without trenching, across a self-healing wireless network.
- Sub-second failover
- Layer 2 transparent
- Works with cameras from different vendors
The problem
The camera is rarely the problem. Getting its feed back to the recorder or control room is. Fibre may be slow, expensive or impossible to install, and upgrades to HD and 4K can overwhelm older wireless links.
Conventional point-to-multipoint designs add a single point of failure, need clear line of sight to a central site, and can suffer interference from wide sector antennas.
How Anywhere solves it
Anywhere nodes form ring and mesh networks on poles and rooftops. Each node selects the best path in real time and fails over automatically in under a second. To the rest of your system, the network behaves like a Layer 2 switch with its ports distributed wherever you need them.
Key capabilities
- Automatic path selection by latency, load and link quality
- Sub-second recovery when a node, link or path fails
- Multiple drop-off points to share traffic across gateways
- End-to-end Layer 2 transparency with VLAN 802.1Q pass-through
- AES-128 on the wireless link and AES-256 end to end
- IP67 outdoor nodes with PoE power over a single cable
Who this is for
- Security integrators
- City surveillance programmes
- Critical infrastructure operators
- Campus and estate security teams
- Construction and event sites
Products used
AX52e
AX52e Anywhere Network Node
Dual-radio outdoor node with two external antennas, for backhaul, rail and mobile deployments.
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AX52 Anywhere Network Node
Dual-radio outdoor node with built-in and external antennas, for efficient multi-hop networks.
View product →AX51
AX51 Anywhere Network Node
Single-radio outdoor node with a built-in directional antenna, for cost-efficient point-to-point links.
View product →A-OS
Anywhere Operating System (A-OS)
Self-healing, low-latency firmware that runs on every Anywhere node.
View product →A-NM
Anywhere Node Manager (A-NM)
A portable Windows tool for setting up, monitoring and maintaining Anywhere networks.
View product →See it in the field
Moreton Bay Regional Council · Queensland, Australia
Wireless surveillance upgrade for a safe and smart city
Replacing a wireless network that could no longer keep up with HD and 4K cameras across Caboolture, Deception Bay and Strathpine.
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Busan Newport · Busan, South Korea
Around-the-clock remote video surveillance at Korea’s largest port
A wireless ring that extended CCTV coverage beyond the existing wired network to improve maritime management and safety.
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Hong Kong Science Park · Hong Kong
Smart and safe city mesh for a technology business park
High-quality outdoor video surveillance across a technology park, without the delays of physical cabling.
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Whitsunday Regional Council · Airlie Beach, Australia
More than 100 HD cameras on a dual-ring network
A public safety network with several levels of redundancy, delivered in under two months.
Read the story →Frequently asked questions
Does it work with my existing cameras and VMS?
The network is Layer 2 transparent, so IP cameras and video management systems connect as they would over Ethernet. Deployments have run PTZ and fixed cameras from different vendors on the same network.
What happens if a link fails?
Traffic automatically moves to an alternative path, typically in under a second, with no manual intervention.
Do I need line of sight to every camera?
Each hop needs a suitable radio path, but mesh and multi-hop designs can route around obstacles using relay nodes, which is often not possible with a single central point-to-multipoint site.
How much bandwidth do my cameras need?
As a planning guide, a 1080p camera using H.265 sends about 1.5 to 3 Mbps and a 4K camera about 4 to 10 Mbps. Add up every camera, allow headroom for busy scenes and future upgrades, and size the links nearest the control room for the total.
Is wireless cheaper than fibre for CCTV?
Usually, once cameras are more than a short distance from the network, because most of the cost of fibre is trenching and civil work. Connecting two locations 1 km apart costs around 55% less with wireless, and the saving can reach 82% at 2 km.
Further reading
Solution note
Construction
Site safety and data connectivity for changing construction sites.
Download PDF →Insight
How Much Bandwidth Do CCTV Cameras Need on a Wireless Link?
Typical bitrates for 1080p and 4K cameras, how to add up traffic on a wireless backhaul link, how much headroom to plan, and the storage the video needs.
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Wireless or Fibre for CCTV and Critical Infrastructure?
How wireless compares with fibre for CCTV and critical networks: what drives the cost of each, installation time, bandwidth, reliability and security.
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Wireless Mesh vs Point-to-Multipoint
Point-to-multipoint vs wireless mesh for CCTV and critical infrastructure: how each handles failures, line of sight, interference, growth and cost.
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What Is a Self-Healing Wireless Mesh?
How a self-healing wireless mesh keeps traffic moving when a link fails: multiple paths, automatic rerouting, path selection, multi-hop capacity and uses.
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Private Wireless Mesh vs 4G for Video and IoT
How a private wireless mesh compares with 4G for video surveillance and IoT, covering uplink bandwidth, monthly data, congestion, running costs and security.
Read →Industries using this solution
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