An operator sees a black panel. Nobody knows yet whether the camera failed, the cable failed, the power dropped or the switch port is down. The ticket goes to the integrator, then to IT, then back, and eventually someone drives to site.
Often the fix is a reboot. Meanwhile that camera covers an area nobody is watching.
CATHEXIS integration with network switches reduce the guesswork and most of the travel.
What CATHEXIS network switch integration delivers:
You see whose problem it is, in seconds. CATHEXISVision reads port status and power draw from the switch and shows it next to its own camera health data. A dead port, an unpowered device, and a powered camera that isn’t streaming are three different faults with three different owners. Your team can tell them apart from the control room.
You restart a stalled camera without sending anyone. Power cycle the switch port directly from CATHEXISVision. The device restarts, the stream returns, and the action is logged. The most common fault on a large video network becomes a control-room task.
Network faults are handled like any other alarm. A port going down, a power overload, or an unknown device appearing on a camera port can trigger a CATHEXIS event — with priority, procedure, linked cameras and a record for reporting. Switches also appear on your maps, showing power per port and what is connected to each one.
Every switch, every site, one interface. Manage the whole estate through CATHEXISVision, and across locations through CATHEXISConnect — instead of logging into switches site by site.
The result: fewer site visits, shorter camera downtime, and a recorded answer to the question that used to cost you a day.
