Newbie help on small office DVR and camera setup....

[BlueFire 0]

I'm in the diamond business. I am about to move to a small 300sqft office on the first floor of a nice Class A office building. I am the sole employee and I have very little traffic in my office, maybe 5 clients a week with no more then 3 total people in the office at a time. I need a simple system with no more then 4 cameras, 3 is probably sufficient. One for the front door, one on me and clients at desk and another for my safe. Can anyone give some suggestions on design and maybe recommend relatively inexpensive package? That would be helpful. Please feel free to ask any questions. I was looking at this Intellipix package but not sure if its too much for what I need? Here is a "blueprint" of my office if that helps. Thanks for your help!!

 

Jason

 

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I'm in the diamond business. I am about to move to a small 300sqft office on the first floor of a nice Class A office building. I am the sole employee and I have very little traffic in my office, maybe 5 clients a week with no more then 3 total people in the office at a time. I need a simple system with no more then 4 cameras, 3 is probably sufficient. One for the front door, one on me and clients at desk and another for my safe. Can anyone give some suggestions on design and maybe recommend relatively inexpensive package? That would be helpful. Please feel free to ask any questions. I was looking at this Intellipix package but not sure if its too much for what I need? Here is a "blueprint" of my office if that helps. Thanks for your help!!

 

Jason

 

 

Hi jason.

the dvr you have listed is cif recording very bottom range so i would say buy better. if you are not bothered about recording outside then take a look at the mobotix Q24 or if that is a bit over your price then i would recommend this http://www.avermedia-usa.com/surveillance/productdetail.aspx?id=18 with 3 internal cameras and 1 external at the front. and if you stay with a brand name dvr you will have a good back-up service and having that alone will save you $$$

[BlueFire 0]

Hi jason.

the dvr you have listed is cif recording very bottom range so i would say buy better. if you are not bothered about recording outside then take a look at the mobotix Q24 or if that is a bit over your price then i would recommend this http://www.avermedia-usa.com/surveillance/productdetail.aspx?id=18 with 3 internal cameras and 1 external at the front. and if you stay with a brand name dvr you will have a good back-up service and having that alone will save you $$$

Thanks for the feedback. That Mobotix is very expensive, wow, but neat looking device!!! Doing my research on the Avermedia now....thanks.

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I'm in the diamond business. I am about to move to a small 300sqft office on the first floor of a nice Class A office building. I am the sole employee and I have very little traffic in my office, maybe 5 clients a week with no more then 3 total people in the office at a time. I need a simple system with no more then 4 cameras, 3 is probably sufficient. One for the front door, one on me and clients at desk and another for my safe. Can anyone give some suggestions on design and maybe recommend relatively inexpensive package? That would be helpful. Please feel free to ask any questions. I was looking at this Intellipix package but not sure if its too much for what I need? Here is a "blueprint" of my office if that helps. Thanks for your help!!

 

Jason

 

If the reason you are installing the CCTV system is for insurance purposes, I would suggest you agree the specification with them before you buy.

 

This may save any problems should you need to make a claim.

 

It has been know for the insurance company to decide that that they will not pay as the CCTV system is not fit for purpose.

 

In addition do a risk assessement.

 

CCTV should be the last item on your security spend list. Physical secuity and intruder alarm should be first.

 

if CCTV is the next purchase, try to plan to have professional 24 x 7 remote monitoring of the CCTV system designed in at the begining.

 

Anyone who is going to 'do' the safe will have the DVR as well.

 

Hope this helps

 

Ilkie