Foxbyte Insights
Practical guides for business technology decisions and everyday computer concerns.
CCTV & Physical Security
Plan home CCTV around a clear purpose, proportionate views and controlled access. More cameras or a phone app do not automatically produce useful or responsibly handled footage.
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Read the guide: Home CCTV: plan useful coverage and responsible accessCCTV & Physical Security
A live CCTV image proves only that a view is available at that moment. A useful recording check must show that the right camera’s footage can be found, played and exported by an authorised person.
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Read the guide: A CCTV picture is not proof that useful footage was recordedCCTV & Physical Security
Remote CCTV access is an account and network decision. The owner should know who can view footage, which service provides the connection and how access is removed when circumstances change.
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Read the guide: Remote CCTV viewing: ask who controls the accountCCTV & Physical Security
CCTV storage depends on the recorded bitrate and duration, not only the camera count. Use a calculation to estimate capacity, then verify actual recording behaviour and usable retention in the installed system.
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Read the guide: Estimate CCTV storage without promising a retention periodCCTV & Physical Security
Prepare a CCTV survey by defining what each view needs to show. Camera quantity follows the purpose, site conditions and evidence requirement; it should not be the first and only decision.
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Read the guide: Prepare a CCTV site survey around the views you need