Hikvision shows AI tools for SMB security, access and installers
Hikvision has used its third annual SMB event to present AI products aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and the installers who serve them. The showcase covered site security, access control, converged systems and installer tools.
- Hikvision hosted its third annual SMB event to show practical AI uses for small and medium-sized businesses and installers.
- New Pro-Series UHD cameras include 16 MP dual-lens models, with Guanlan Encoding highlighted to offset higher storage needs.
- Eight converged SMB solutions link multiple security systems, and the HIKO AI engine reduces manual configuration and searching.
- HPP Designer and Hik Chatbot in Hik-Partner Pro aim to help installers with design and support.
Safer sites with Guanlan models and UHD cameras
According to Hikvision, its Guanlan large-scale AI models have extended AI from basic object detection to scenario-specific analytics. SMB operators can customize automated alerts by describing what matters to their site.
After an incident, the AcuSeek feature lets them find footage with a typed or spoken query. Hikvision also introduced its new Pro-Series UHD cameras, including 16 MP dual-lens models that deliver a seamless, wide-angle view. Because higher resolution requires more storage, the company highlighted Guanlan Encoding to offset that extra demand.
Access control for people and vehicles
Hikvision also showed Quick Pass, its access control solutions for people and vehicles. At site entrances, AI face recognition and license plate recognition work together with automatic gates and barriers.
Behind the entrances, administrators manage people and vehicle access in one system rather than switching between separate ones, according to the company.
Converged systems and the HIKO engine
A key demonstration featured eight converged SMB solutions. Each links two or more types of security systems so they do more together than any one could alone.
One example is a voice warning composed on the spot. A camera recognizes a trespasser's attributes, AI turns what it sees into a description, and an IP speaker plays that description as a warning addressed to the person: "Sir in the gray shirt and green pants, please keep away."
Across these systems, HIKO, the AI engine in Hik-Connect 7 and HikCentral Professional, cuts down the manual configuration and searching that SMB operators have to do, according to Hikvision.
Tools for installers and what it means for SMBs
For installers, Hikvision demonstrated AI tools embedded in Hik-Partner Pro. HPP Designer reads an uploaded floor plan, recommends devices, and places them automatically with coverage simulation. Hik Chatbot answers questions about product selection, technical support and solution design around the clock.
The company says it is applying a scenario-based approach, offering AI products and tools that SMBs can put to work right away. The release does not give pricing or availability details, so those questions remain open for buyers and installers interested in the new products.
