Design & Installation
Day-Night and IR Surveillance Cameras
Christopher Mozingo – Sales – 2M CCTV 877-926-2288 x 6021 When it comes to recording overnight, there are several ways that cameras can do this. Infrared is essential when recording overnight. Day/Night recording is available on dome, fixed dome, bullet, box, and PTZ cameras. The camera can be a true day/night (TDN) with a mechanical [...]
Should I Use Electric Strikes or Magnetic Locks for Access Control?
Todd Thompson – Construction Manager – 2M CCTV Follow Todd on Twitter Magnetic Locks Magnetic door locks, are good for local, low-risk security applications such as indoor closets where occupants are stationed in the vicinity, or they fall within the perimeter of a more tightly secured area. Here’s why. Magnetic door locks require a [...]
Top 10 Security Priorities for 2012
Todd Thompson – Construction Manager – 2M CCTV Follow Todd on Twitter Lists are everywhere: Grocery lists, mailing lists, to-do lists, home projects list, bucket lists, you name it. There is a list for everything. Almost. I have never seen a list of security priorities, so maybe, it is time to make one. As [...]
CCTV Power Supply Distance, Cat5 & Siamese Cable Considerations
Jason Duling – Sales – 2M CCTV 877-926-2288 x 6053 Cat5 or Siamese Coax I have experienced a number of clients that ask about using cat5 cable rather than traditional Siamese coax cable for their camera runs. Is cat5 heavy enough? Will I be able to transmit video as far as I can [...]
Video Ground Loop Interference for CCTV
Tony Jones – Sales – 2M CCTV 877-926-2288 x 6025 Joe calls from the county jail, he just finished installing 16 cameras for the jail and now that he has all the cameras up on the monitor there are small lines running through the screen on each camera. His first thought is that there is [...]
How Many Connectors & Male/Female Power Considerations
Tony Jones – Sales – 2M CCTV 877-926-2288 x 6025 Connectors for CCTV installs; what a boring topic, I am almost falling asleep writing this. What is boring now turns crazy when installs cannot be completed because of an overlooked connector on an order. For each camera run, we have to think about power and [...]
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