The capacity of an enclosure to withstand external mechanical impact could be classified by the Vandal Resistant Rating (IK Code) which is an international standard for defining the resistance level of a security camera’s housing, or the protection level of the housing for the camera’s mechanical and electronic components.
To maximize vandal resistance, Reolink RLC-422 dome security camera and RLC-422W 5MP dome IP camera are manufactured to meet IK 10 standards. With this design, Reolink RLC-422 and RLC-422W cameras can sustain up to 20 joules of external mechanical impact, which can be rendered as highly vandal-proof.
The following table clearly illustrates the IK code and its corresponding resistant capacity to external mechanical impact.
| IK CODE | IMPACT SIZE PROTECTED AGAINST (JOULES) |
DESCRIPTION
|
| IK 0 | – |
No protection against any mechanical impact
|
| IK 1 | 0.15 |
Protection against a 200g object dropped from 7.5cm
|
| IK 2 | 0.2 |
Protection against a 200g object dropped from 10cm
|
| IK 3 | 0.35 |
Protection against a 200g object dropped from 17.5cm
|
| IK 4 | 0.5 |
Protection against a 200g object dropped from 25cm
|
| IK 5 | 0.7 |
Protection against a 200g object dropped from 35cm
|
| IK 6 | 1 |
Protection against a 500g object dropped from 20cm
|
| IK 7 | 2 |
Protection against a 500g object dropped from 40cm
|
| IK 8 | 5 |
Protection against a 1.7Kg object dropped from 29.5cm
|
| IK 9 | 10 |
Protection against a 5Kg object dropped from 20cm
|
| IK 10 | 20 |
Protection against a 5Kg object dropped from 40cm
|
| IK 10+ | 40 |
Protection against a 10Kg object dropped from 40cm
|