Having an on site security guard is the traditional way of protecting property. With the advent of affordable CCTV systems, the number of security guards on the property was reduced. In today’s security world, CCTV provides modern property protection and effectively eliminates the need for an on site security staff.
The option of having motion detector circuits installed inside of CCTV cameras is not new. Likewise, multiplexers or VCR’s or the more modern DVR all can be equipped with motion detector circuits. These motion detector circuits allow the areas of the cameras view that are most susceptible to motion to be covered with a motion detector. When a DVR or multiplexer is utilized for multiple cameras, each camera view can have the motion detector fields individualized for that camera. In the past, the motion detection fields have been utilized to provide an alarm for the on site security guard and bring up the images of the camera that is in alarm onto a main monitor. Additionally, the alarm state of the motion detector can start the VCR or DVR into a real time recording rate as opposed to time lapse.
In today’s security world, the motion detector alarm state opens a link through the Internet to a central station that monitors multiple sites or facilities. This capability enables one central station operator to monitor multiple sites. This ability eliminates the need for a security person to be staffed at each site to monitor the cameras on site. The central station operator upon receiving an alarm can either notify the local law enforcement or if it is a false alarm can dismiss the alarm and reset the system.
This technology which has become more and more prevalent during the last 5 or 6 years enables any business owner to have his property monitored at all times without hiring a physical security company to check on the property. The one time charge for installation of the CCTV equipment and the monthly monitoring charge are far less expensive than the hiring of a physical security company.
When the safety of property is entrusted security guards or security services there is always the possibility of human failure or inattention. Security guards when patrolling a property generally make their patrols within set time frames. When the security staff is not present the property is unattended. A CCTV system is always awake and always viewing the areas of the property that they are directed to.
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CCTV is a great tool to have around the home, they have so many advantages and make your home a safer place!