How do you find the right security cameras for your property? And, if you were lucky
enough to find the perfect system for your home, how do you know if the same system
will work for your business? Or vice versa?
Advanced Security and Fire celebrates more than a decade of answering questions
just like these, specifically as they relate to the Locust Grove area and the concerns
home and business-owners have in the area right now.
Despite the different security needs at your home or business, today touts a security
hardware market where just about anything is possible. What we mean is, you can find
an affordable system with features that were things of science fiction 20 years ago.
So, how are options best broken down?
If you’re still in your preliminary search, don’t worry yet about the individual features of
each system (how long a life the back-up battery has, how many megapixels each
camera has, etc.)—start with the number-one question that will make all the difference
in installation:
Is the camera system wireless or wired?
Security cameras for the house or company in Locust Grove, GA are easiest to
understand when broken down into these two categories. Wireless cameras are also
referred to as IP cameras, because they operate over a shared IP address (on your
wireless network). Wired cameras, technically referred to as analog, are the more
traditional model, and are still as popular today as ever because of their many
advantages.
The most obvious difference between wireless versus wired cameras tends to come
out in favor of the wireless models: installation. Because wireless security cameras
don’t require holes drilled for the chords, they’re significantly easier to install. This
faster (and cheaper) installation helps offset the other more notable difference: wireless
cameras are usually more expensive.
Advantages to each
Of course, there are advantages to each, which is how they’re both still available and
competitive on the market. Some of the major advantages to the still-not- out-of- style
wired camera security systems are:
No interference from nearby devices
Transmission tends to be much more stable
Analog systems are great for multiple zones of protection
Analog cameras are more common in business places, but that doesn’t mean that
they’re always the best suited system for the space. Most of the time, these systems
have been in place for years, because businesses were before homeowners in
adopting and installing security cameras.
There are many advantages to wireless systems, too:
Easier installation
Greater portability (you can switch up your vantage points and system blueprint
as needed)
Greater flexibility with the number of cameras on the network
So, how do I decide?
In order to decide what system is right for you, answer this question and give us a call
to find out what it tells us about the best system for you:
What is your #1 priority during this process of installing security cameras at your
home or business?
1. System dependability
2. System flexibility
3. Ease and speed of installation
4. Another specific need
Call us to see what the best option is for you!