Placement of security cameras is one very important, and commonly overlooked detail of home and business security protocol. The exact spot in which you place your CCTV camera influences security based on the same active and passive security principals that the function of the camera itself affords. Here’s a guide to the most important areas to place security cameras, as prepared by the security experts at Top Locksmith.
Location Perimeter
Installing security cameras along the perimeter of your home or business is always a good idea. You should make sure that the cameras can handle harsh outdoor weather conditions. Mount security cameras on areas of your perimeter that have a full range of captured area – with particular attention paid to the usually less visible areas around your home that are off the street, which are common areas for burglars to attempt entry with. Additionally, you are going to want to place security cameras in areas that prevent them from being able to be tampered with by criminals.
Obvious Entry Points
Make sure to place security cameras at all entry points to your home, including back doors and garages. These are commonly targeted areas for burglars, whom usually target the front door only about 35 percent of the time. We recommend installing alarm sensors in doorways to help scare off burglars, and a security camera placed right in your doorway or door frames for ideal angle capturing. We also recommend installing security cameras meant for indoor use on the inside of these doorways.
Not Obvious Entry Points
These access points are less obvious than front, back, or side doors – but they are most often targeted by burglars. They include all windows, and side doors – even windows that are hard to access, positioned by the roof. Burglars target these areas because of the assumption that home or business owners don’t protect or monitor them – so installing surveillance cameras at these locations makes a fantastic system of both active and passive security.
Garage and Driveway
Make sure that your driveway and garage is protected, as this can be considered a vulnerable point – especially if it connects to the rest of your property. Install a camera on your property facing your driveway, and another one outside or inside your garage. Detached garages are best served by surveillance cameras attached to your home and facing your garage, while attached garages are best served by an individual garage-attached exterior camera, as well as another camera positioned inside the garage. We additionally recommend the installation of alarm sensors along garage access points, in order to have the most thorough layered security infrastructure possible.