CCTV Can Protect Your Property Around The Clock

June 30th, 2009 by areelitaha Anderson

by Jonathon Sparks

CCTV systems provide property protection 24 / 7. The day of needing to have the CCTV system monitored by staff located on the property is over. Modern, well placed CCTV systems when combined with motion detectors, Internet and a central station to monitor the cameras provide cost effective property protection.

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.

Advances in technology have enabled the property owner to install CCTV systems on their property and eliminate the need for a security staff. The combination of cameras, Internet and motion detection allow for 24/7 surveillance of the property. The cost of installing the CCTV system and the monthly charge for the central station services provide a return on investment that is recovered in 12 months in most cases.

CCTV systems when combined with motion detection and central station monitoring provide the most cost effective method of securing physical property. The CCTV system never falls asleep and is constantly on the property as opposed to a guard who may doze off in the guard house or the patrol that roams around the property on a set schedule. The CCTV system is awake and alert and always ready to send an alarm.

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