
Given most the bars are in the central core of the building, there’s a flow of space around this core. My impression post-renovation is of spaces breaking into spaces. The Ivanhoe Hotel’s renovation and expansion has changed the nature of what was a modest-sized establishment. Coverage includes entrances, bars, recreation areas and points of sale throughout.

It’s now possible to get lost in the Ivanhoe.įrom the point of view of the end user, what the Ivanhoe wanted from its video surveillance solution was a general overview in sufficient quality to allow identification of people involved in incidents relating to security or safety.

The renovation was extensive and it has vastly increased the size of the hotel.
#Digital sentry camera look control install#
Reflecting the install in 1998, this digital upgrade was undertaken during a process of renovation, with the Ivanhoe closed and extended into the buildings on either side of the original structure. That original solution went in during the process of building and fitting out the Ivanhoe and these works complicated that installation. One of the first serious electronic security systems in the hotel industry, Ivanhoe’s solution operated with great reliability over many years, with a couple of analogue upgrades extending and enhancing system capability. Meanwhile, the original access control system was an Inner Range Concept 3000 with HID prox readers and an extensive alarm system employing PIRs, dual technology sensors and reed switches. The CCTV system included multiple Pelco control keypads and viewing screens at remote locations across the site, allowing duty managers maximum support for their security operations. It comprised a computerised Pacom 2030 matrix switcher and Pelco fixed and PTZ cameras, with timelapse recording handling storage. In 1998, the original system was a cutting edge all-analogue electronic security solution. That makes it an interesting bellwether for the changes the market has undergone over the past 16 years. MANLY’S Ivanhoe Hotel was the case study SEN covered in its first issue way back in October 1998.

Zurcorp has installed Axis cameras and Pelco Digital Sentry NVRs as well as a Concept 4000 access control system and a PA system for the Ivanhoe Hotel on the Corso at Manly on Sydney’s northern beaches.
