CCTV System for Warehouse / Yard???
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To cut the story short, we've recently moved into a new warehouse thats on a quiet industrial estate. Lastnight some little s**t's have climbed the steel gates into the yard and had a go at breaking in. Although they've been sucessful since they probably weren't prepared, I'm worried their going to come back so I'm going to invest in some CCTV, plus anything else anyone can recommend.
Can anyone recommend a security camera setup that can work at night and also be viewed online etc. Instead of having a professional company come in and set it up I would settle for maybe a wireless system from somewhere like ebay, just installed by myself or is this not advisable.
Thanks
Can anyone recommend a security camera setup that can work at night and also be viewed online etc. Instead of having a professional company come in and set it up I would settle for maybe a wireless system from somewhere like ebay, just installed by myself or is this not advisable.
Thanks
I'm in the same situation.
So far I have used "Alarm Mines" which are great if you can rely on someone to set / disarm them.
Having set them off accidentally myself I can confirm they scare the cr@p out of you.
However I'd like a decent system of 4 cameras linked to a computer that ideally I could check from my home.
So far I have used "Alarm Mines" which are great if you can rely on someone to set / disarm them.
Having set them off accidentally myself I can confirm they scare the cr@p out of you.
However I'd like a decent system of 4 cameras linked to a computer that ideally I could check from my home.
FWIW, I bought a Axis network HDD box and 3 cameras from ebay. The cameras are new, the Axis s/h. I paid £400 ish the lot. The Axis is a stand alone unit configured by a pc, using cat5 from my PC in my office with the Axis being hidden in the loft.( also a good idea not to have that sort of device on show, else they break in and nic that too.. )
I have it through my router and can view the cameras on any pc and iphone anywhere in the world. It tock me, a layman, an hour or so configuring it, but it is maintenance free. Records on 4 HDDs in the Axis and records 24/7, with the ability to keep a month of recordings.
The cameras are not top cameras but they were not the cheapest. All are IR and work well in the dark.
I have it through my router and can view the cameras on any pc and iphone anywhere in the world. It tock me, a layman, an hour or so configuring it, but it is maintenance free. Records on 4 HDDs in the Axis and records 24/7, with the ability to keep a month of recordings.
The cameras are not top cameras but they were not the cheapest. All are IR and work well in the dark.
In the past few weeks I have gone the exact same route as the OP. Some scummer tried to break into my apartment so I bought a cheapie wireless CCTV setup off eBay. It consists of 4 cameras (waterproof with IR etc) and a Quad USB receiver. In principle, it was great. Good quality image from the cameras and recording worked great BUT the link from the cameras to the USB jobbie was an analogue 2.4GHz thing like a video sender. As a result it got trampled on by WiFi and on Camera 1 I actually picked up my neighbour's Canal+ satellite TV. As a result, I shoved all this back in the box and bought some wireless IP cameras.
The wireless IP cameras are the same principle but the 'intelligence' is built into the camera rather than a USB box (the latter is not required) and the signal is sent over Wi-Fi or Cat5 - I use the former. The results are great and one of the cameras I got you can pan and tilt the thing.
Mine were cheap as chips from eBay. US$65 for the pan and tilt one (not waterproof) and GBP£57 for the fixed waterproof one. I then bought some software for US$49 that controls the lot, provides recording to my NAS etc. The cameras themselves will operate independently of a PC as well and will email you snapshots when they detect motion etc. You can also access them over the Internet, you can pan and tilt the moveable one and it has 2-way audio etc etc. Frankly, it's amazing for the price.
Only cabling required is mains power (they use a small switched mode PSU block).
Bear in mind you get what you pay for though - these are plenty good enough for me.
The wireless IP cameras are the same principle but the 'intelligence' is built into the camera rather than a USB box (the latter is not required) and the signal is sent over Wi-Fi or Cat5 - I use the former. The results are great and one of the cameras I got you can pan and tilt the thing.
Mine were cheap as chips from eBay. US$65 for the pan and tilt one (not waterproof) and GBP£57 for the fixed waterproof one. I then bought some software for US$49 that controls the lot, provides recording to my NAS etc. The cameras themselves will operate independently of a PC as well and will email you snapshots when they detect motion etc. You can also access them over the Internet, you can pan and tilt the moveable one and it has 2-way audio etc etc. Frankly, it's amazing for the price.
Only cabling required is mains power (they use a small switched mode PSU block).
Bear in mind you get what you pay for though - these are plenty good enough for me.
VX Foxy said:
Roop - could you give some links to the kit you bought please 
Outdoor jobbie : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...Pand and tilt indoor jobbie : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
Cheers,
Roop
apguy said:
As it was a silly price, I've bought the pan/tilt one listed by Roop in the ebay link - so thanks for the heads-up.
I wonder how fast it'll arrive from HK? Some stuff I've bought previously from Asia has been here within the week.
Mine took 12 days for the pan tilt. I ordered a seond pan tilt I was so impressed. Lens aint the greatest but for home / soho it's perfect. I wonder how fast it'll arrive from HK? Some stuff I've bought previously from Asia has been here within the week.
Edited by Roop on Thursday 30th September 15:24
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Ummm,
I know the peace of mind that you may feel with Camera's but in reality what is the long term achievement?
Our office building / Yard is in one of the s
ttiest areas of Town and we inherited an MOD spec Microwave Perimeter Fence c/w Infra Red Camera system that dialled up a control room and or police.
Didn't bother the thieving bustards.
Only thing that stopped them from trying was Metal Roller Shutters on all downstairs doors and windows.
You need to make it look like they can't get in. Recording them achieves nothing. They still cause the Damage, knick the stuff - but great you can record them.
We know how harshly the system will treat them
Remove the temptation I would say.
I totally agree, although in the case on a domestic installation, if the cameras make them go and burgle next door instead then job done I know the peace of mind that you may feel with Camera's but in reality what is the long term achievement?
Our office building / Yard is in one of the s
ttiest areas of Town and we inherited an MOD spec Microwave Perimeter Fence c/w Infra Red Camera system that dialled up a control room and or police.Didn't bother the thieving bustards.
Only thing that stopped them from trying was Metal Roller Shutters on all downstairs doors and windows.
You need to make it look like they can't get in. Recording them achieves nothing. They still cause the Damage, knick the stuff - but great you can record them.
We know how harshly the system will treat them
Remove the temptation I would say.
Get a couple of Dobies in there.
UPDATE
The camera I installed on Tuesday night detected and recorded this morning a pikey eyeballing our apartment. He came to the door posing as a collector for charity. Later this morning he was arrested by the cops along with three others whilst breaking and entering another property.
I think that it's fair to call that a result...!
The camera I installed on Tuesday night detected and recorded this morning a pikey eyeballing our apartment. He came to the door posing as a collector for charity. Later this morning he was arrested by the cops along with three others whilst breaking and entering another property.
I think that it's fair to call that a result...!
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Brilliant.
should get at least a slap on the wrist. Possibly a fiver a month fine too
its not you that's the problem - just the system
Unfortunately for the pikeys, I dont live in the UK. Here, they will be thrown in jail before being sentenced and forcibly thrown out of the country. Quite literally marched to the border and ejected. A ban from re-entering the country will be applied for life. should get at least a slap on the wrist. Possibly a fiver a month fine too
its not you that's the problem - just the system
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