Do you currently have a CCTV (closed circuit television) system at your place of business? If so, please take a few minutes to review the tips below to assess your system. You may realize you have some unexpected challenges that you may have never realized until it was to late.
S&T Solutions will begin to work with you during the assessment phase of your security program and work with you to design a program that fits your needs and budget. We will then install the necessary technology to help you accomplish this. Although we won't stop there, we will work with you to establish communication and training that will be integral to creating the security culture to make your program complete. Give us a call today!
- Too often the local PD comes in after an incident to learn that the quality of the video does not allow them to get a good description. To be proactive, review your CCTV recordings and see if you can make out the facial features of a customer. Do this review in the different lighting situations that would be applicable to your business environment. Zooming in digitally will help with this process if your system has that capability. Did you realize your cameras won’t help in catching the bad guy, then S&T Solutions can help you.
- The integrity of your video is essential. Check your cameras for cords that are within a normal reach, these make it easy for someone to disable your camera. Your main recording device should be in a restricted area or a locked cabinet, as someone can comprise your whole system by simply unplugging your recorder. Cameras can stop working or get dirty as well making your recording unusable. Routine inspections of your video feed to ensure they are in good, clean working order is a great habit to create. Our preventative maintenance care packages are perfect for helping to keep your cameras clean and in good working order.
- The video management software is the next vulnerability, who has access to the camera feeds and where can they access them? Have you changed the default passwords to your system? Do you remove access of the employees that no longer work there? Do you require certain strength passwords to be used?
- You can find in a previous blog about the different camera types, often times in retail you’re looking to accomplish a level of deterrence with the camera. So utilizing an overt camera in a highly visible location can be a very good idea. As a matter of fact, I recommend taking that one step further and placing an overt camera at your main entrance and placing a monitor for viewing next to it. This way, as everyone enters your store, they realize you have a system already in place.
S&T Solutions will begin to work with you during the assessment phase of your security program and work with you to design a program that fits your needs and budget. We will then install the necessary technology to help you accomplish this. Although we won't stop there, we will work with you to establish communication and training that will be integral to creating the security culture to make your program complete. Give us a call today!