As the threat of terror looms large and the authorities search for answers, businessmen from Asia's largest market plan to set up a monitoring network of static IP and 16 CCTV cameras

Terror remains a very grave and real threat for the Indian democracy. While the authorities are racking their brains to find viable answers, enterprising citizens are showing the way. The businessmen at Sadar Bazaar's Barri market have set up a wall-to-wall interface to monitor everyday operations in the area.


Fifteen more CCTV cameras like this one have been installed by the
traders' association at the Barri Market in Sadar Bazar. pic/Rajeev Tyagi

The market association had applied for an IP address on an MTNL telephone number, which they received yesterday. Now they can link-up the IP address to the connection at their homes and scrutinise the footage from the 16 CCTV cameras that were installed at the market, a year and a half ago.

The system will connect four to five traders of the association, including the President, Vice-President and Secretary. The traders also plan to forward the application to the Sadar police station. Hence all the parties having access to the IP address can scrutinise the market movements, sitting at their homes, offices, and even the police station.

Paramjit Singh Pamma, President of the Sadar Bazar Barri Market Traders Association sounded suitably pleased. "We are trying to make use of technology by getting this static IP. We will get it hooked-up to four to five connections and the police station. We have got the IP address and now will get it connected with the help of an engineer," he said.

"There are so many untoward incidents happening on a daily basis. We want to secure the market from terrorism and also other crimes like robbery etc. If any such incident takes place, we can watch it from our place and take necessary action, instead of coming over. Even police can see it at the police station and take

DYNAMICS OF STATIC IP

A static IP address is a number (in the form of a dotted quad) that is assigned to a computer by a service provider to be its permanent address on the Internet. Step 1u00a0- The IP address given on the particular number will be connected to the modem, which also has a DVR connected to it. (Digital video recorder is the system that has the recording of the CCTV cameras). Hence one can see the footage on the computer. Step 2u00a0- The static IP provided on the number will be accessible to all the other users that will be keeping a watch on the footage. Once they add the same IP address to their computers, they can view the same footage on their PCs as they are connected to the server through the same IP, used by the one connected to the CCTV footage. Read Next Story PayPal decoded› Trending Stories Latest Photos Latest Videos Latest Web Stories ADVERTISEMENT Mid-Day Fast ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT