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CCTV has become broadly available to the public in recent times and cheap home
security is no longer just for huge corporations.
When we say cheap home
security, it is meant in an optimistic manor whereby affordability and
availability to the masses is the key issue.
You will be surprised at
how much apparatus you will get for your money at present. If you want to talk
money, I would say that 300 to 500 pounds would buy you some very good kit
including a good spec DVR with 4 Internal/External cameras with Infrared.
So where do we begin to put together your cheap home security system?
Stage 1 - Decide how many cameras you need
Do the cameras have
to be internal or external and is infrared required? Most of the CCTV cameras
set up these days are available for external use with infrared bundled as
standard and lots of companies are offering a bundled deal of 2 to 8 cameras
with a DVR for a very sensible price.
Our recommendation is to try and
buy like this if you require numerous cameras for your cheap home security
system.
Stage 2 - Decide what sort of DVR (Digital Video Recorder) you
need
There are so many diverse options on the market our advice is to
keep it simple. At least that is if you want your cheap home security system to
stay cheap!
A simple 80GB hard drive is a fine start and you will get
around 7 days of continuous recordings on this dependant on the resolution
settings that you have configured.
Some drives come with various backup
options for you to transfer your recordings on to including CD burners, USB
inputs and Ethernet ports for backup to your PC.
Obviously an integrated
CD burner is a fantastic option but can push the price up a tiny bit. That said,
the home user doesnt tend to want to look back over months of video recording so
the DVR on a 7 to 30 day loop suits most users perfectly.
This means
that when a Hard Drive in the DVR becomes jam-packed the system will simply loop
and start recording over the oldest footage again. In effect this is a really
popular option and the most convenient cheap home security setup.
Stage
3 - Your Accessories
So you have chosen the best cheap home security
equipment for your needs and are ready to buy. Dont forget the accessories! You
need to ensure that you have enough coax cable to run to the cameras to begin
with.
You can purchase this in pre terminated lengths with all the
compulsory connectors on the end or if you are feeling up to it, you can crimp
the ends with the BNC heads yourself. You will need the correct tools to do this
though.
Also keep in mind that we are one of the only sites to go in to
detail about the benefits of wiring with CAT5 cable as this will negate the need
for a local power supply by every camera.
Check if the cameras all come
with the power adaptors and all come with the wall mounting kits. make sure your
DVR has a VGA out put.
This will allow you to see the cameras through a
standard PC monitor which you can pick up really cheaply. If it doesnt there are
small converters that you can buy to do the work.
Network camera server:
TYHO wireless network video server
designed specifically for wireless video surveillance.
DM642 products based on the embedded system design
1500e network video servers
1500e through ISDN, PSTN, or xDSL Router, LAN,Wide
Area Network or the Internet to facilitate international
interconnection to achieve video transmission
1320e IP network video servers
carries a one analog video input;a conventional analog video output.
Wireless network camera:
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