How to install security cameras in your home
For most people, the idea of drilling holes in your house is downright frightening. This fear is easily overcome when we look at the benefits of installing your own home security video system with massive cost savings of doing it yourself. CCTV Home With this installation guide, you can be sure to ask the right questions, buy the right equipment and know how to install video equipment CCTV security properly.
If you're reading this, you have no doubt already decided you want a video surveillance system in your home. Whether your reasons are due to vandalism, theft, problems with a teenager, or simply because of the general peace of mind provided by having a few pairs of eyes trustworthy in your home the 24 hours a day, you've probably already seen a great variation in the cost of systems closed circuit security cameras and are wondering about the best way to go about installing security cameras in your home. Sometimes, this cost is due to the higher quality of equipment, sometimes the price difference is due simply to the margins beneficial to keep the manufacturers, distributors, manufacturers, contractors and security companies in business integration. Traditionally, the system cameras are marked up to 5 times before it gets to you, the end user. When installing the system yourself automatically avoid one of the margins. When you buy a security system of the dynamics of closed circuit television, you get the added benefit of professional real buy equipment, directly from manufacturer OEM, avoiding other marking the traditional sales process. Only leads to dynamic CCTV professional equipment has been field tested by professional security installers real world situations. Because security contractors are to obtain benefits, they often sacrifice the quality of some extra points on the bottom line, we see this as a major conflict of interest. When you decide that recorder is right for you, that the cameras they want and where you want, you can be sure that the only metric against cost, will be the team's effectiveness and your peace of mind. Let's go to the nitty gritty of installing its own video system in your home security.
Let's break the installation process into three sections:
- Measure twice, cut once: Preparing to install your system home security surveillance
- To do it right the first time: Choose the right installation of CCTV equipment for the job.
- Soil: home wiring for security cameras.
Measure Twice, cut once: Preparing for the installation of your Home Surveillance System
Most of the tasks performed the installation of its own domestic surveillance system is in the front end of the project. This work happens before you make a hole, before you mounting a camera, and must occur before you even buy the equipment.
The absolute first step is to identify the issues involved. This means writing the reasons why you want to install your home security camera system. Identify what you see when you are away from home for work or if you want to be able to see your front door your bedroom, or whether this is really a "just in case 'situation. Walk around your house a couple of times and think like a criminal. Take note of the lighting home. CCTV cameras require a good amount of light to capture images crisp, clear usable. If there is sufficient light, this will require a different camera, more on that later. Also, try to avoid cameras aim in trees or bushes, the continuous movement of leaves in the wind, will drastically reduce the recording time on your camera system. Not only is this process of opening the eyes, you will most likely give you insight into what exactly you want to watch and record digital video recorder.
Now that you have a clear idea of what you see, you should take a count of the number of cameras you will require. Enter the number of inner tubes you need, how many outdoor cameras you need, take notes on the quality of the lighting around your property, these notes will be useful when we get to section 2, and enables you to design a camera system that succeeds in its intended purpose.
The next step is to delve into your attic and basement or crawl space. Throw in some overalls, grab a flashlight and get to it, but beware, we are not responsible if you get little by a spider or a fall through the roof or if your wife is locked in the attic. All the wiring in your home security system will need to run through the attic or the basement of his home. While there, pay close attention to the structure in the areas where you think you want to install their cameras also have a close look at the area above the room that will be your DVR recorder installed. Ask yourself the following questions:
- "If I pass that, I will fall through the ceiling in my kitchen? (This is especially important!)
- - How much room is there to lay a cable and connector for each security camera?
- - Is there a nearby power line can cause interference with the video quality of my camera?
- "There's a chase or the opening in which you can run a bundle of cables inside a wall inside my DVR?
There should be a plan starting to form in his head. Each camera will have a cable from the camera to the recorder. So look to see where in your attic to run wire. Be sure to avoid passing near power lines or fluorescent lights, as this could cause lines, interference or ground loop in your video signal. In general, the cables can established in the attic at the top of the insulation, but you may want to turn your cable to the rafters of a neat aspect of the installation. If you do this, remember, this will increase the amount of wire needed to run to each house by a large amount. Also remember not to use standard nails, use a staple or a clip of isolation not to accidentally damage the cable.
To do it right the first time: the choice of proper safety equipment for installation for your home.
There are many options involved in designing and installing home security camera system. While it is not necessary to be a expert, is smart to know about the options before choosing which system you're buying. Doing this work now will save you hours of frustration when the time comes to install the security system for the home.
Wire:
The yarn used for cameras Security is one of the two flavors. One option is Siamese cable. This shielded cable has a full-size RG59 coaxial and two power cords in a pod. No prefabricated connectors on it, comes in a roll of 500 feet or 1000 feet and cut to fit your particular installation. A good high quality cables Siamese with 95% copper and a solid copper conductor offers the best video quality CCTV to wire units with less than 500 feet. Do not use RG6, which is intended to cable TV, which operates in a completely different frequency. The same goes for "quad shield" coaxial, its incredible variety of things if running cable television and the Internet in your spare bedroom, but no location for the signals of weakness that the closed-circuit television produce. The second option is the popular plug and play wire security camera. Plug and Play or PnP Cable offers the convenience of not having to make any connection it comes with its own connection and is just like it sounds, a plug and play affair with his camera and DVR system. Its thinner, more flexible and comes in 25 feet, 50 feet 75 feet, 100 feet and 150 foot increments. Sounds wonderful? Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy? Not really. Plug and Play Cable CCTV are very fragile, therefore require a gentle hand during installation, are also more susceptible to interference, which is not shielded cable and RG59 coax. Connectors PnP are pre-installed cable, so your wire hole must be larger than the cable itself. Therefore, up to you to decide whether a facility easier, or better video quality. If you have many power cords in your attic, it is true that recommend the use of Siamese cable. No worry, we will show how to make connections a little later.
Power Source:
There are two ways to supply power their cameras. The way professional installers handle the issue of power is to mount a multi-channel power box on a wall somewhere near the DVR. This provides several advantages. One of those advantages is that all Siamese cables can be run in one place while simplifying installation. Our power supply boxes also provide Cast a central location to help protect your cameras surge or short in the wiring or to troubleshoot your installation should a problem arise time. It also means that you only need an outlet to feed all their cameras. Another option is to turn your camera on an individual basis with single channel or musts transformers wall. This requires an electrical outlet for each security camera. It is a little cheaper and provides more energy if you are using powerful infrared cameras that require a lot of juice to see at night to work. In general, if a camera requires more than 600mA or 0.6 amps on specification sheet, we recommend running a single processor. In some cases the best solution is to run a combination of a power box and individual processors. Some cameras or heated homes require 24 volts instead of the typical DC 12Volts. If this is the case, we recommend a box of 12-volt power for Most cameras, and a single channel 24 volt transformer for the higher voltage of the camera. Furthermore, this is a good time to make sure you have enough shots in which you want to install the DVR. You will need a socket each for the DVR, the box camera power, each processor and the monitor. It is wise also have another outlet on the router and modem Internet. This is also an ideal place to install your backup battery so if you lose power, cameras continue to function properly.
House of classification:
Traditionally, home cameras CCTV is placed in a high position as a roof or a day before to prevent vandalism. Sometimes, you may find the need to place a lower chamber in a building as a wall. Keep this in mind as you must choose a camera with a rotating basis, one 3-axis gimbal, and should seriously consider a camera evidence of vandalism as one of the domes of our armor. For outdoor cameras, it is advisable to place cameras at the bottom of yesterday, this provides a clear path to run cable in the attic, without leaving it exposed. For the inner chambers, usually recommend direct mount dome cameras in the ceiling plaster or ceiling tiles.
Lighting Decisions:
If you have areas of low light should consider using an infrared night vision camera, or a sense-up camera. Infrared cameras will switch to black and white when lighting is low enough and the built-in infrared LED glows red at night, providing the camera with the light that the human eye can not see, but the camera can. Infrared sometimes give an eerie glowing picture quality, although it is a great advantage in low light at night and you need a good image in your surveillance system. Sense-Up is a new technology that allows more cameras to see at night final color. They do not work in total darkness, but in low light really provided incredible images. These cameras usually have an OSD or on-screen display allows the installer to configure the camera specific backlight compensation and control of light, sharpness, brightness and many other parameters.
Indoor Cameras:
Some people do not comfortable with inner tubes in their homes. Today's higher end home CCTV systems are incredibly difficult to hack, so that privacy not really something to worry about. That said, everyone has their own preferences. If you decide to install cameras inside, check out some camera options Hidden cameras or some indoor mini dome to keep things in good condition. The last thing I want is a big ugly bullet or box of the camera in my living room. Be careful choice of a hidden camera. We found a large variation in image quality among the many cameras available. We have also seen many cameras whose leaves specifications are not entirely truthful. Our undercover cameras use TRUE SuperHAD Sony CCD chips, and we like because they have proven reliable and pinhole cameras are the best we have seen in semi-low light situations. We do not tolerate the use of hidden cameras in his house without informing everyone in the house of his presence and we also recommend respect the privacy of family members, friends and visitors. We do not sell a hidden camera, if you feel you will use in less than an ethical manner.
This article also may be helpful:
- "Deciding where to put the system in your home DVR
Soil: Wiring your home security camera the right way.
Start this section by visiting your attic again. Now that you have read about how choose the appropriate cable, and know the cameras are going to buy, or have already purchased, you can start to look a little bit closer at the cable strategy. Take a look and decide exactly where you want to fix or secure your wiring. Check it out and now have cable on hand, possible measures to ensure that all fit for the persecution of their DVR.
Start the actual installation by drilling holes directly behind where you will mount your camera to your home. Make sure to make the hole enough great to meet your connectors through them, but not so large that allows small forest animals to crawl into your attic. Most cameras high Quality comes with a bracket or housing that hides the cable, so it will be the installation of the camera mount directly on the hole for the cable. You will need pull on each cable from the camera without any joint, especially if you are using pre-made cables pnp. Joints, butts and additional closings are an invitation to Uneeda interference, avoid at all costs if you want your video quality is top notch.
Lay the cable into the house through the DVR chosen location. A Once there, you can feed the wire to the inside wall. If the wall has a board headed, you may have to drill a hole in the board header and pass the cable through DVR instead. Run each wire, one at a time, through the path you created earlier and set the end near the hole you drilled for mounting camera be sure to leave a couple extra meters of slack in the event that you move the camera or a pair of screw connections. Continue this process for each camera, until all connected to the DVR and location to the location of the camera. No security tactical cables until you know that the cables are fine, somewhat later in this installation. Remember to be careful when removing the pre-made plug and play cables. You may find it useful to keep an extra cable clothing around suspension in case you need to fish the wire out of tight spots on the wall.
Mount up their cameras on the basis of the assembly instructions provided. Run the end of the camera cable through the hole you drilled earlier and the camera lens itself in the general direction of what we see. Do this for all their cameras. Next you will visit the attic again, this time going to take BNC connectors (see here to decide what the best for you) if you are using title = "CCTV 500ft Siamese cable" Siamese RG59 cable> and some wire connectors power flight the cable, closed circuit television for security 'cameras and power connectors on your video. The flight lead must be labeled with + and - if not, ask whoever you bought them, as cameras will explode if improperly hooks. If you are using Siamese RG59 wiring, he needs a bit of wire, cap nuts or connectors (sometimes called dolphin or B connectors connectors) for connecting the power cord together. Remember, going to the red wire + and - going to the black wire if you are making your own connections. At this point, you may find these other items to be useful in the details:
- Making Connections-BNC RG59 coaxial wire
- "What BNC connectors are right for me?
- "In the connection of power cables for their cameras
- -How to wire a CCTV power supply box
You will BNC connections to do your wiring just plug the coaxial cable BNC Plug n Play cable directly to your camera. At this point you can go back into the air conditioned or heated home and work in comfort.
Its cameras are mounted, the wiring is run and has a giant spider web of cables in living room or office or wherever cabinet decided to set up your DVR. You will need to mount your power box next. Choose a place hidden in the power cord come to an electrical outlet and any adjacent walls not preclude their ability to work inside the box. With a screwdriver or a punch to knock out a one hole in the power supply, and slide the power cord in the box, make sure you cut the wire so that it is long enough to reach terminal screw on the inside of your power box. Do not plug your power box at the exit at this time! Simply connect each positive (red) wire to the positive (+) inside the box and the negative (black) to each negative (-) terminal inside the box. Each chamber must have its own positive and negative connector into the supply box to protect each electrical surge chamber individually. You will have to cut about ¼ inch of insulation from each wire to ensure a good connection. Make sure each terminal screw tightens down securely.
It is now almost ready to start your CCTV system. BNC plug each male in each of the cables to the appropriate connector BNC female in the back of your DVR. Connect the monitor to the system and go ahead and connect a keyboard and mouse if applicable. Now you can go ahead and connect each of the components of the outlets. Your DVR can come to life on their own, depending on the DVR that you purchased, if do not, that does not mean there is a problem, just press the power button on the DVR. Once the DVR is on and working you can flip the switch on your monitor and in the case of camera supply. If you have wired the system correctly, you should have on all video channels. If not, read this article:
- "Troubleshooting Problems CCTV video
You will now have to resort to an aide to view the screen as point and focus their cameras. Walkie talkies or cell phones are particularly useful in this process. Remember to aim their cameras to any tree, shrubs, vehicles, banners, ceiling fans, flashing lights flashing in your oven or microwave, etc, are not visible. If this is not possible, do not worry, but will much easier later on the road when you want find video based on motion detection events. If you have a fixed camera lens, its focus is preset, but if you have varifocal lens cameras, you should read this article in focusing their cameras at home:
- -Focus your camera CCTV
You can now go through tack and loose wires in your attic if you choose. You may also want to read our articles on motion detection so you can get the most out of your home or our DVR system articles on how to network your DVR system for viewing remotely via Internet.
- -Setting up motion detection in new DVR system
- -Red security cameras in your system so you can see from anywhere in the world.
If you followed our suggestions for the planning, the installation of your camera system security will have been a breeze. From this point on you may be able to sleep better at night and go on a trip with a bit more peace of mind. You probably also feel better knowing you have saved several thousand dollars to install their own system of security cameras while increasing the value of your home and most likely installation ended with a cleaner and much better video quality than if he had hired someone else to do it, have made their marks in equipment and labor. Many Sometimes, just having the cameras in your home is enough of a deterrent to stop evil from happening, but if they do still occur, the safety of their own camera system installed in house CCTVDynamics will provide crisp, clear video evidence of what happened and who did it.
Remember, safety his family is one of the most important things in life. A camera system in your home is one of the best deterrents of crime is available and when security, we all know that quality matters. If you need any of the components discussed above, CCTVDynamics takes only high quality, professional CCTV Security Video Equipment. Our packages come complete with every piece you need to complete home security system installation in a wide range budget and our components individual are of the highest quality with excellent warranties and a reputation for the highest standards in safety applications in the real world. Check out our catalog and let us know if we can help you with your video surveillance project.
About the Author
Alex Underwood is Director of Product Development at CCTVDynamics. He has written dozens of articles on the applications of CCTV cameras and has been involved in the application, installation and development of thousands of security camera systems throughout north america. Alex is working to bring high end security solutions to every American who wishes to protect their property, their families and their businesses. Find more about Alex and the products he recommends at CCTVDynamics.com.
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