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security systems that have a
stronghold in the market, or even
on the increase…
Anyone can tell you that the
UK is the Number 1 country in the
world that has the most amount
of CCTV cameras. And there is
no sign of it slowing down. Why
is that? Well firstly the costs of
the products have decreased and
the growing domestic installation
market. Previously, you would only
find CCTV in commercial or high
end residential developments,
but now it’s the norm to have it
on all houses. And with the police
too busy to attend nowadays,
homeowners have decided its time
to secure their premises.
People thought that IP cameras
would take over the digital
market, however that’s not true.
The upsurge in products such
as HD over Coax and the newly
introduced Power Over Coax
shows no sign of coax retiring
anytime soon. What is HD Over
Coax? Quite simple, it’s utilising an
existing coax cable infrastructure
and being able to send 1080p
resolution images up the cable.
What is Power Over Coax? This
goes one step further by doing
away with the need of a Power
Supply to power the cameras.
The power and video signal are
transmitted through a single coax
cable. Manufacturers have stated
that this can be achieved on cable
runs up to 250m. Quite impressive
when you find that the cost is very
reasonable.
Most manufacturers have also
not simplified the procedure of
connecting a CCTV system to
the internet, so it can be viewed
remotely on a mobile or tablet
device. Previously, you required a
degree in networking and port-
forwarding. Now, in a matter of
minutes and with a few simple QR
scans, you can be checking who’s
at the front door.
This brings us to Intruder Alarms,
the two-work hand in hand. Intruder
Alarms are more to give you an
imminent notification of a break-in,
whereas CCTV is more for after the
event. Manufacturers will tell you
that the current ratio of sales for
wired and wireless is 70% wireless
and 30% wired. This is because
of the advancement with wireless
technology with the Intruder Market.
It allows installers to pre-configure
a system at their premises, then
simply fix the items in situ at the
client’s premises and away they
go. You will find that majority of the
brands have developed their own
smart phone apps, which allows
users to remotely set and unset the
alarm system. Manufacturers such
as Risco, Texecom and Pyronix all
have wireless systems available.
They have also begun to release
wireless cameras which integrate
with the alarm system and are
viewable over their mobile phone
apps.
The next security product
which is on the increase is Door
Entry and Access Control. With
the increase of New Build flats
these are all being installed with
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some sort of door entry system.
There are options such as audio
only or video and audio available.
Installation of these is not as
difficult as people may assume.
Access control allows you to give
individual people different user
levels. And if someone loses their
card, you simply delete the card of
the system. Its’s a lot cheaper than
if someone was to lose their keys,
they have to replace all the locks.
Then this brings us to the part
of installing all these products.
Engineers firstly assume that they
need to be qualified electricians
to install CCTV or Intruder Alarms.
That is not that case. They are
dealing with only low voltage 12 /
24v. What is recommended, is to
attend a training course whereby
you learn how to survey, specify,
quote, install, program, commission,
and fault find a system.