Modern surveillance and circumstances necessitate the use of CCTV cameras for businesses and homes. When we plan a CCTV installation for our premises many might have thought, why can’t I do it myself? Do u think it is a matter of little technical knowledge and a user manual? It is not. A professional CCTV installation can assure you the complete security that the CCTV brand assures you and an extra layer of security with proper connections, cables, and positioning. In this blog, we are exploring the importance of hiring a professional CCTV Company for your CCTV installation, supply, and maintenance needs.

Begins with a blueprint for assessment and planning- Plan a CCTV installation.

When we decide to hire a professional CCTV Company, they will first ask you the type of asset you want to protect, whether it is a home or a business. The surveillance needed for both may not be similar. The types of cameras required for home and business differ in their features, quantity, and sometimes quality. After collecting all the primary evaluations, they will map the things for type of cameras to use, no of cameras to use, blind spots, the position to place, if we need pole/ceiling/wall mount cameras, etc.

If you plan for a DIY installation, we normally do a basic evaluation which is not efficient for high-end security. Most of the time it ends up with poor quality footage and improper lighting, mismatched positions, and wrong angles.

Choose the Right Product for your specific needs

There are thousands of camera brands are there in the CCTV and surveillance market. Which provides CCTV camera types like dome, bullet, C-mount, PTZ pan tilt, Day/night, Infrared, IP, Wireless, and HD. Professional CCTV technicians have in-depth knowledge about the brands, features, and types of CCTV cameras and they will suggest you the best one according to your need and budget. Only a professional CCTV technician can suggest you the camera with the right specifications with frame rate, vertical and horizontal resolution, On-Chip Lens, Back Light Compensation (BLC), storage capacity, night vision, etc. The cameras for indoor and outdoor are different. Outdoor cameras should have the capacity to withstand any weather conditions, and they should provide proper visibility day and night as well. While choosing indoor cameras the aesthetics and camera placement will give more priority.

Read about the emerging trends in CCTV technology here.

CCTV Rules and regulations you must adhere

For each country or region, there will be a specific law for CCTV installation, like SIRA in Dubai. SIRA has some rules and regulations that we must follow while installation of a security system. Which mainly tells you about the types of cameras to be used based on the premises, the positioning of the camera, etc. A professional CCTV installer only can help you here. In Dubai, an SIRA-certified engineer/ technician will help you to achieve approval from the authority to continue with the surveillance plan. These security and surveillance agencies in each country will monitor whether all these rules are followed or not. To pass their approval the CCTV installers will thoroughly plan the blueprint, make the SVG drawings, and choose the right camera, positions, sign boards, storage, etc.

If you want to know SIRA rules and regulations for CCTV installation in Dubai, check our blog on this here.

Configuration, integration, and Storage

When we set up the CCTV system on our own the network setup and storage will become an issue. If we want a secured storage space, lag-free recording, and remote access the network should be stable, with optimum bandwidth setup and sometimes a secure connection through VPN. These all things need more technical knowledge and if we fail anywhere the security of the entire system will be compromised.

When it comes to more advanced cameras like ANPR Cameras, which is specially designed for automatic number plate recognition, where accuracy and calibration is more crucial and integration with an access control system is an unavoidable thing, you can’t ever replace the need for a professional ANPR camera installation company here with your installation skills. The working of ANPR Cameras is based on OCR algorithms. Explore the ANPR Camera working principle here.

Professional CCTV camera companies use their ideas, strategies, and expertise to solve every issue throughout the installation to ensure the system works without any errors in the future. Nowadays modern surveillance systems are equipped with features like people counting, number plate reading, etc. These systems need integration into other devices which requires deep technical knowledge and care.

CCTV installation, supply, maintenance, and support

Once we hire a CCTV company in Dubai, they are committed to providing you a maintenance support. We can choose maintenance packages according to our needs and a dedicated person will be assigned to you for this. The CCTV AMC packages include training, periodic inspections, on-site and remote support, etc.

CCTV system is for the security of your valuable assets. So investing some money wisely by choosing the best CCTV company won’t be a bad idea.

If you are in search of the best CCTV Company in Dubai, choose Inditech Middle East, an SIRA-approved CCTV Company in Dubai.

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