Patent ID: 7193149

Claim:
A CCTV system for interfacing with a structured cabling system (SCS) of a building, which comprises: a plurality of video cameras, each having an analog video signal output; a video receiver, for receiving video from each of said video cameras; a control device for movement of each of said video cameras; a control unit for providing signals for each control device whereby movement of one or more of the video cameras as determined; each of said video cameras having a power input; a fused power supply for providing power to each power input; a multipair cable for each of said video cameras; a combiner with connectors for coupling the multipair cables; said connectors compatible with a structured cabling system of the building; for each of said multipair cables, a first twisted pair coupled from said combiner to the analog video signal of said video camera; said combiner for coupling said analog video signals from the first twisted pairs of said multipair cables to said video receivers; for each of said multipair cables, a second twisted pair coupled from said combiner to said control device; said combiner including a control signal distribution unit having a data input and multiple data outputs for feeding data, from said control unit coupled to the data input, to a plurality of control devices coupled to the multiple data outputs via said multipair cables; for each of said multipair cables, a third twisted pair coupled from said combiner to said power input; said combiner for coupling a plurality of said third twisted pairs from said multipair cables to said fused power supply.