Quick answer: Send Anabon the drawing, your site notes and the draft camera schedule before you quote. We check coverage, PoE, storage and bandwidth, compliance documentation, software scope and accessories against the printed spec rows of each full SKU, and return a corrected schedule, a sizing summary, a SKU list with accessories and a documentation list. You quote from it; Anabon stays behind the scenes and never contacts your end user.
What is a project design review, and who is it for?
A project design review is Anabon’s check of a camera project before the partner quotes it. Most expensive mistakes on a camera job are made before the first cable is pulled: a recorder with too few channels for phase two, a PTZ on a switch that cannot power it, a retention target the drives cannot hold, a compliance clause nobody read, a model number no longer offered. Anabon helps you plan the project before problems happen.
The review is for installers, integrators, low-voltage contractors, alarm companies, dealers and approved business accounts in the US and Canada. Anabon Security Inc. is a North American B2B distributor of CASE and other professional security brands; the review is a partner service, so the design, the proposal, the contract and the end-user relationship stay with you. A 5-channel site with one awkward cable run is as welcome as a 40-channel yard, and if a requirement looks beyond your usual work, bring us the opportunity before you say no. For the wider support picture see Project Review and Design Support.
What do you send us?
The first four items are enough to start. Send what you have, say what is missing, and we list what we still need.
| Item | Minimum that works | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing or plan | Floor plan, site plan or an aerial image with one known dimension for scale | Coverage and distances cannot be checked without scale |
| Site notes and photos | Mounting positions, telecom room locations, wall and ceiling types, existing network and power | Sets mounts, boxes, cable routes and PoE layout; see Site Survey for Security Cameras |
| Draft camera schedule | Tag, location, purpose (overview, identification, plate), preferred form factor | The review returns the same table with full SKUs and sizing filled in |
| Owner requirements | Retention days, users and viewing locations, remote viewing yes/no, areas to exclude | Drives storage, user roles and software scope |
| Specification section, if a bid | Division 28 section, addenda, substitution deadline | Compliance clauses, warranty clause and the approval route; see How to Read a Video Surveillance RFP |
| Constraints | Deadline, phasing, cold or hazardous areas, long runs, existing VMS | Decides which SKUs are candidates |
What do we check: coverage, PoE, storage, compliance?
Every check is made against the printed row of the exact SKU, never a similar model or a series name.
| Check | What we look at | What it prevents |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Lens and resolution against the identification distance per tag; IR and white-light rows against the darkest position; IP and IK rating and operating temperature against the site | Overview footage where identification was promised; a dome at −40 °F (−40 °C) that prints −31 °F (−35 °C) |
| PoE and network | PoE class per device against the switch budget; every run against 328 ft (100 m); bt-class PTZs on their own supply; uplinks and the recorder’s own ports | A switch that runs out of watts at camera 12; a PTZ that never powers up |
| Storage and bandwidth | Retention days, frame rate and bitrate against drive bays; total incoming bitrate against the recorder’s AI-on bandwidth row | Overwrite before the retention target; a recorder that drops streams with analytics on |
| Channels and headroom | Device count including phase two against the channel count | No room for the next four cameras |
| Compliance | Clauses the spec names, per-SKU documentation for each line, listings on power supplies and enclosures (UL / ULC), NEC / CEC items for the electrical contractor | A blanket compliance sentence in a bid; a listing the sheet does not print |
| Software scope | What the owner expects from app, desktop and remote access against what is supported today for the model and version | A promised feature that does not exist |
| Accessories and spelling | A mount and junction box per camera; every SKU in current catalog spelling, no legacy models | A technician waiting for a bracket; a quote for a model no longer offered |
Three wording checks ride along. Warranty by category: CASE cameras and CASE NVRs carry a 6-year warranty. CASE PTZ cameras carry a 3-year warranty. CASE accessories carry unlimited warranty. Hard drives are supported through back-to-back manufacturer warranty. Compliance per SKU: CASE offers NDAA-compliant options for compliance-sensitive projects. Anabon confirms the exact products and provides the official compliance documentation for each project. Integration as profiles: ONVIF profiles supported are S, T, and G, with M on pinhole models. Third-party behavior is confirmed per platform and project.
What do you get back?
- Camera schedule: your table returned with full SKUs (series letter included), lens, mount, junction box, PoE class, port assignment and the printed rows that justify each choice.
- PoE and network sizing: watts per switch against its printed budget, runs over 328 ft (100 m) flagged with the extender or fiber option, uplink and recorder bandwidth check.
- Storage sizing: drive count and size per recorder for the stated retention, with the assumptions written down.
- SKU list for the bill of materials: cameras, recorder, switches, injectors, mounts, boxes, drives, in current catalog spelling, with accessories attached.
- Documentation list: which spec sheets, compliance documents and statements your proposal or submittal needs per SKU, and how to request them; format in Security Camera Bid Documentation Checklist.
- Open questions: what the owner or consultant still has to answer, worded for forwarding.
What you do not get: a promise that a consultant will approve a substitution, a warranty term or certificate for a CASE Project Series item (CSP- prefix) before Anabon confirms it in writing for the project, or any contact between Anabon and your customer. The review carries no commercial figures; you quote from private pricing through your business account or a direct quote, so your customer only ever sees your number.
An illustrative example
A composite, with details changed and no customer named. An integrator sent a plan of a two-building distribution yard: an office and warehouse with 14 fixed cameras, a gate and yard with 8 fixed cameras and 2 PTZs, 30 days of retention, remote viewing for two managers, and a procurement clause naming NDAA Section 889. The draft showed a 20-channel PoE recorder and one 24-port switch, with the PTZs on the switch.
The review changed five lines. First, 24 devices exceed 20 channels and leave nothing for the planned loading-dock cameras, so the recorder moved to the CS-N440 P16H-AI, which prints 40CH, 16 PoE ports, 4x10TB HDD and 400Mbps / 400Mbps bandwidth (AI on: 200Mbps / 200Mbps). Second, the CS-P88 44X PTZs print PoE++ (IEEE 802.3bt) while the CS-POE33024PF prints IEEE 802.3af/at with 30W max per port, so each PTZ got its own supply and the switch kept the fixed cameras within its 400W / 600W budget. Third, the farthest yard camera was 460 ft (140 m) from the closest closet, past the 328 ft (100 m) copper limit, so that run moved to a small switch at the gate fed from one of the CS-POE33024PF’s 2×1000M SFP fiber uplinks. Fourth, at an assumed average of 4 Mbps per camera the 24 streams total 96 Mbps, inside the 200Mbps AI-on row, and about 31 TB over 30 days, which the four 10 TB bays hold with margin; the assumptions were written on the sizing sheet so the bitrate could be changed after a bench test. Fifth, the yard domes were CS-I8MS I-2.7-13.5mm units, which print −31 °F to 149 °F (−35 °C to 65 °C) with IP66 and IK10; the site design temperature was inside that range, so they stayed, and the per-SKU compliance documentation for every line was requested the same day. The integrator quoted with a schedule that matched the drawings and a documentation list ready for the submittal.
How do you request a review?
- Open or log in to your Anabon business account, or use the contact page if you are not yet set up; say that you want a project design review.
- Attach the drawing, site notes, draft schedule and owner requirements; for a bid add the spec section, addenda and deadline.
- We confirm receipt, list anything missing and tell you when to expect the review for that file set; timing depends on project size and completeness, and we say so at the start rather than promising a figure in advance.
- You receive the schedule, sizing, SKU list, documentation list and open questions, and you can ask for a short call to walk through the changes.
- You quote from your private pricing and present the design to your customer. If a demo would settle a choice, approved demo products come with a 90-day test period under the approved demo return process; this is not a general return policy. Details on the online demo page.
How to use this with your customers
Tell your customer that the design was reviewed line by line against the published specification of every model: coverage at each position, power and cable distances, storage for the stated retention, and the compliance documents their procurement requires. The schedule, the sizing sheet and the documentation list are yours to present in your own name. If your customer asks who Anabon is, the answer is a North American B2B distributor of CASE and other professional security brands that supports your company behind the scenes; for warranty and service your customer contacts you.
FAQ
What does a security camera project design review include?
A check of the draft design against the printed spec rows of each full SKU: coverage per camera position, PoE class against switch budget and the 328 ft (100 m) copper limit, retention against drive bays and the recorder’s AI-on bandwidth, channel headroom, compliance documentation per SKU, software scope as supported today, and a mount and box per camera. You get back a corrected schedule, sizing, SKU and documentation lists.
Does Anabon talk to my customer during the review?
No. Anabon is a B2B distributor and supports you as the installer, integrator or dealer. All questions for the owner are written so you can forward them, the returned documents are in your name, and warranty and service for your customer run through you. Anabon stays behind the scenes so the end-user relationship stays yours.
How fast does the review come back?
It depends on the size of the project and how complete the file set is, so we tell you the expected timing when we confirm receipt rather than publishing a fixed figure. A complete package with a scaled drawing, site notes, a draft schedule and the owner’s retention and user requirements moves fastest; missing items are listed back to you at that confirmation.
Can the review include Project Series items such as thermal, explosion-proof or radar?
Yes, as a project conversation. CASE Project Series items with the CSP- prefix are project-quoted; the review identifies candidates, but availability, certificates, lead time and warranty term are stated only after Anabon confirms them in writing for that project. Nothing about those items goes into your proposal before that written confirmation arrives.
