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Installing Video Surveillance Systems



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This installation can be performed by a professional, usually the vendor who sold you the hardware, or you can install your system yourself. However, it is recommended to entrust this task to a specialist, you have this way a guarantee of the quality of the installation, configuration, and the fact that your video surveillance system is immediately operational.

 

Whatever your choice for your surveillance system installation, professional installer or not, here is an overview of the steps necessary for its implementation and the choices you need to do beforehand.

 

Before installation, it should conduct a needs assessment so that the video surveillance system selected meets your needs. It was during this study by an expert, that several elements must be determined:

 

Strategic areas to monitor,

Type of cameras to be installed,

Positioning the camera (essential step for cameras on a wired network)

Location of the video control or checkpoint

 

This study is essential before any installation of video surveillance system. It avoids unpleasant surprises. To find a specialist, do not hesitate to make several requests for quotes in video surveillance system. This way you can have multiple expert opinions and compare the offers.

 

For a video surveillance system installation, you have two options: installing closed-circuit or open circuit.

 

The principle of a video system CCTV, also known as CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) is to connect to the same internal network structure cameras, one or more monitors and possibly a recorder. This type of installation is for professionals not wishing to disseminate real-time images outside the company contrary to remote viewing. The CCTV is historically the first CCTV system but has been much improved with the use of materials more and more complex in color cameras, DVD recorder.

 

Conversely, a video surveillance system in open circuit or CCTV is a system connected to an external network: the Internet. This process allows you to access too many features: remote monitoring of local, remote monitoring, surveillance, and multi-site. This installation was created with the development of internet and especially broadband. They know more changes with the arrival of Smart phone and fiber optics.

 

Article Source:  Ramit Soni – www.articlesnatch.com

 

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