EXHIBIT  24





KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


                          Independent Auditors' Consent








The Board of Directors
Vicon Industries, Inc.:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statements (No.
33-7892, 33-34349,  33-90038 and 333-30097) on Form S-8 and No. 33-10435 on Form
S-2 of Vicon Industries,  Inc. of our report dated November 12, 1997 relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Vicon Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September  30,  1997  and  1996  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related schedule for each of
the years in the  three-year  period  ended  September  30,  1997,  which report
appears  in the  September  30,  1997  annual  report  on  form  10-K  of  Vicon
Industries, Inc.




                                      KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Jericho, New York
December 24, 1997