Four Steps to Install Home Video Security Systems

In possession of an intelligent home video security system for your home is quite a reassuring experience in attempting to ensure family safety and protect your loved ones from potential dangers. For the reason that it not only deters ill-disposed intruders but also gets you informed when naughty raccoon break in. So, video surveillance systems are now popular among ordinary families.

Whereas, having a high performance home security system is a pleasant thing, but in speak of installing one on your own, you may feel overwhelmed. This article is especially written as a guide in helping you setup the perfect home video surveillance system effortlessly on your own and a little advice is given on how you can choose desirable video surveillance system.

Once you know what to do, you’ll find installing a surveillance system for your home can really be a fun, easy and full of accomplishment project.

A brief introduction of video security system

Generally, a home video security system consists of security cameras which provide clear view day and night, a multi-channel digital video recorder to record and store all the surveillance videos and a TV monitor (nowadays you can also get remote viewing on smartphone, tablet or web instead of a monitor) to display or playback the monitoring videos. Most of cameras and DVR are sold as a surveillance kit but you can get them separately if you are professional enough.

How to choose the most desirable video security system?

To get the most reliable and suitable video surveillance system for your family, you should first analysis your specially needs and budget since there are abundant security cameras, DVRs and video surveillance kits in the market.

It is impractical and expensive to monitoring every corner of your house, so you have to prioritize the specific areas you want to keep an eye on most. Then you can decide how many and what types of cameras to buy. The recommended locations to position security cameras are driveway, front/back door, side entry door, off-street windows, backyard, garage, children’s play room and swimming poor.

Dome cameras are suitable for certain areas like porches and elevators while bullet cameras are flexible to suit wider monitoring scene depending on your needs. Most security cameras are equipped with infrared LEDs which provide clear vision in low illumination conditions like in dark places or at night. Wireless IP cameras free you from wiring and they are reasonably convenient and unproblematic to setup, but note that they only work with network video recorders.

If you want to choose security cameras and DVR separately instead of a video surveillance kit, make sure that the definition of the DVR is larger than the camera, otherwise, the monitoring video will not display normally. And mind that IP cameras only work with network video recorders. There are extensive items of high performance and reliable home security cameras, DVRs and video security kit on Unifore; you can freely select them to your own preference.

After choosing the right video security kit, you can get down to installing your own personalized video observation system. Now, just follow the steps listed below and see how simple it is to create your own video surveillance system.

Four steps of installing home video security systems effortlessly

Step 1:  Assemble all the components and accessories

Before embarking on the process of installing a video security system please confirm the specific locations that you want to install the security cameras and make sure the identified locations are not blocked. After chosen the installation site, assemble the components of the video security system. You’ll need security cameras, digital video recorder (DVR), TV monitor (or computer screen) and accessories like video cables (no video cables is needed if it is a wireless system), power adapters, mounting brackets and screws; mounting tools like screw driver, and electric drill are also essential, too. If the DVR you bought didn’t contain a build-in HDD, install one before installation. After all this is well prepared, you can start installing the system now.

* Please note that most DVR kits come with mounting accessories like video cables, power adapters and screws, if they didn’t appear in the package, contact your manufacturer.

Step 2:  Mount the cameras to the wall

The best place to mount the cameras is always somewhere above the door, beneath the eaves or ceiling corners where cameras can hold a remarkable looking-down view. Make sure the cameras capture a wide unblocked view of the place your want to monitor. Basically, most cameras are equipped with a power cable to get power supply and a video cable to transmit video signals and most cameras come with power adapters; so make sure all the locations you want to install the cameras are close to a wall socket and the cables can run properly between the cameras and the sockets, otherwise, you’ll need a extension power cable to power the cameras. Some cameras come with sticky pad to get them adhered to the wall, but in the long-term concerns, the safest way to mount a camera is screw it on the wall. So first mount the bracket to the specific locations on the wall and mark each position where the screw goes, then use the electric drill to drill holes for the screws, screw the bracket to the wall, attach the camera to the bracket tightly, adjust the camera to make sure it reaches a desired angle from where you can hold a panoramic view of what you want to keep an eye on.

Step 3:  Connect the cameras to the DVR

Once the cameras are well mounted on the wall, plug the round end of the power adapter to the power input port of the camera and plug the other end to the jack on the wall, then the cameras are powered. Considering that the distance between the mounted cameras and DVR is too far, most video surveillance kit comes with extended video cables. So, connect one end of the video cable to the video-out port of the camera, and plug the other end of the video cable to the video-input port of the DVR. Most DVRs on the market support 4/8/16 channels video-in, so just connect the cameras to the corresponding video input ports on the DVR and note which channel you plug into in order to view the video of each camera. Last but not least, plug the power adapter of the DVR into the socket so the DVR is powered, too.

Step 4:  View the surveillance video on the monitor

As long as the cameras are well connected to the DVR, you can view the video on the monitor. The last device you need now is a monitor no matter it is a TV monitor or a computer screen. Generally, there are three video output port available on the DVR: BNC, VGA and HDMI, the BNC and VGA port transmit standard video signals while HDMI port transmit high definition video signals. Use a BNC, VGA or HDMI cable to connect the DVR and your monitor, then you will get the real-time monitoring video of your home. Additionally, configurations and setups can be done once the monitor is connected. And you can plug a USB mouse to the DVR via the USB port and do the settings on the screen.

What if you want to keep an eye on things while you’re on the road?

Fortunately, to meet people’s need of convenient access of surveillance video, a great number of home video security systems in the market now allow you to get remote access of monitoring videos via smart phones and tablets. Just by installing the free APP on your smart devices, you are free to enjoy the vivid and stunning surveillance video even you’re thousands of miles away. For all the intelligent surveillance system, security cameras and DVRs/NVRs; discover them on AnnkeSecurity, the wide range of video security products can absolutely meet your security needs whether you are a vigilant homeowner or a capable business owner. If you got any problems or misunderstandings in relation to video surveillance system or home security camera system you can contact us, they’ll always come with the most effective solutions.