CCTV Installation Tips & Guides

So you got your security cameras in the mail and you have mounted the camera outdoors and you go to get the power supply and you realize that the power adapter cord that came with the CCTV camera is too short to where you want to run the adapter too! This is a big problem [...]

New to our Free CCTV Tools section, is JVSG CCTV design software. This software is amazing! If you are looking to blue-print your CCTV system setup before you start calling sales reps and consultants, try this. It has the ability to help you calculate the plans of your home, business, or commercial property and determine [...]

We have some strange questions that come through by email. However, this topic is an interesting one! Infrared cameras have been posing problems for people who try to integrate security cameras with infrared lights indoors. It is very difficult to use infrared cameras indoors! The main reason why is due to the reflective surfaces that [...]

Often in the application development, there never seems like a cherry way to do things. There is always a guide for how things should go, but that book never seems to have the dust knocked off it in real-time situations. CCTV is one of the projects, where change and adaptation is constant. Many of our [...]

So you are in the beginning stages of planning your CCTV system yea? Or do you have all your equipment and you are starting to doubt if you have the right equipment to make for a good installation? Either situation is a great point to start to think if you are on point with your [...]

So you have a PTZ camera and you are trying to figure out how to hook it all up. The major thing to this camera is the data connection. The pigtails coming out the back of the surveillance camera is power, video, and data. So you have three connections to worry about. Also when you [...]

So if you are wondering about the picture, you should. No, we are not trying to call anyone out, but we consider this to be a preventative measure or a technical support lesson for security cameras that might not work. If you have experienced an issue with a brand new security camera and you are [...]

Here is really neat surveillance software you can use as a tool to develop or try and help blue-print your own CCTV setup. We found it on this website JVSG CCTV Software Design. You can download it for free. Sure the graphical user interphase is a little standard, but you can configure angle of [...]

If you are in the pre-planning stages of your CCTV system or you are stuck on figuring out how you can run cable over 500 feet, then this blog is for you. We have been editing and updating our cctv accessories shelf in the warehouse and online. We have been vicariously organizing our video baluns [...]

Looking for an easier way to work with RG59 CCTV video cable? Many people are afraid of fabricating cable when it comes to CCTV systems. No doubt you should be a little nervous. We encourage all of our customers, potential customers, and readers to check out our videos and tutorials on how to properly terminate [...]

Video interference is a common problem when building a CCTV surveillance system. We sell many security cameras and it often seems like many people have no clue or have never dealt with wiring. Naturally, when customers receive their surveillance system, many are unsure how to properly do things. One of the major task is running [...]

Okay here is another post for the newbies out there. If you are wondering how you are to connect both a video connection and power, study the picture above! Every security camera has two pig-tail connectors that come from the back of the camera's shell. The ends on the both cable runs are BNC connection [...]