A camera doesn’t make it a CCTV system
To ensure good (physical) security, your CCTV systems must constantly function. But only having your cameras running doesn’t mean that your CCTV system is working. Storage problems, failures in data transmission or power supply issues can affect your video surveillance more than the loss of a few cameras. A video surveillance system includes multiple components, each of them essential for the the entire system to function:
- Cameras
- Network or data transmission systems (switches, routers, firewalls, cables or WLAN)
- DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) and NVRs (Network Video Recorders)
- Storage systems
- Notifications systems
- IT infrastructure (server, periphery…)
- A power supply