Installing Your Own Security Camera System part 2

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Installing your own security camera system part two

So now you will need to decide how best to ID the person or persons breaking in. At least one good close up shot will need to be obtained. If you have four videos of the subject but none that show their face clearly you will have no proof that it was them.

We will need to set up a camera system that takes advantage of the local layout. An example of this is placing a camera where someone has to walk in order to enter. Like a gate, if a fence is high enough or pointed enough to keep people out that means that they will enter via the gate. So in that area you will need an ID camera, one that is close enough to get a clear face shot of the person, so there is no doubt that it is them, but far enough away so it cant be tampered with. This ID camera needs to be placed in such a way that people have to walk towards it in order to enter the building, yard, secure area.

Now again back to our story here is the subject entering, and a close up of his face, entering the door walking down the hallway and then here the subject is with your pet iguana under their arm, walking out of your house.

Now we know for sure that there is no way that the subject can say It was not me or I did not go there or touch that iguana.


Setting up the electronics on a complete video system, is usually easy as newer systems are plug and play and Internet ready. The plug and ply system include some instructions but will require that you think a little. make sure that you are using indoor cameras indoor and outdoor cameras outdoors. Check the entire video system out before installing IE: Connect all the cables and all the cameras to make sure that everything is working. There is nothing worse than pulling cable through the basement or attic and fining out you have a bad cable. You should also allow the system to run for a few days. An Internet ready camera system should be connected to your network at this time as well to get all the programming done. Once installed at the location you may not have an opportunity to contact help or access the Internet for set up instructions.


There are just a few types of complete video systems:

PC based video recorders
PC based are PC desktop computers that have been built or modified to preform as a digital video recorder.

Digital video recorders (DVR)

Are free standing dvrs that are designed to work as video recorders they are available in 4 camera 8 camera and 16 camera units. Their are some 9 and 15 channel units as well. The DVR is the brain of the system, it does all the recording and storing of the video. A dvr set up for Internet viewing can be connected to from anywhere that you can connect to the Internet.