10 Factors to Consider When Determining the Safety of Your Neighborhood

10 Factors to Consider When Determining the Safety of Your Neighborhood

There are sadly very few areas that are truly crime free these days although some are much safer than others. If you are not familiar with the area, it is often difficult to determine whether an area is one of the safer areas or one where you wouldn’t walk home alone at night. You do…

IP Cameras: Why They Will Take Over Analog CCTV And Win The Future Of Surveillance
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IP Cameras: Why They Will Take Over Analog CCTV And Win The Future Of Surveillance

For several years now the popularity of IP based camera systems has been increasing as a result of the reduction in the cost of bandwidth. They have also become popular because of improvements in compression technologies (most notably the developments in H.264) that have led to network bandwidth usage becoming more manageable, coinciding with wider…

A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Install a Surveillance System for your Home

A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Install a Surveillance System for your Home

 1. Preliminary Guide to installing a surveillance system Prepare your home for a painless and stress-free surveillance system install by following a few preliminary steps.        1.1. Prepare a diagram Monitoring every inch of your home is an impractical endeavor. Hence, plan and draft a chart of camera placement to ensure you cover the most…