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Hotel Security – Business Travelers Beware

Alarm System, Surveillance Systems | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 26 2009

Travelling comes with its own risks even if you’re staying at a five-star hotel. Here are several hotel security tips you should keep in mind the next time you go out of town.

Surveillance Concerns
Don’t rely solely on the security system of the hotel. Who knows if the management is in cahoots with potential intruders of your room? Set up your own surveillance system in your room.

Start by performing a bug sweep. This may seem paranoid, but if you believe that there is great interest in what you have stored in your hotel room then there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain with this action. There are also other detectors that can be used to determine presence and location of hidden cameras.

If you are completely assured that your hotel room is secured, the next thing to do is putting it under surveillance. Install wireless, battery-operated hidden cameras in strategic locations. Toss in a dummy camera or two to mislead potential intruders.

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Ensure your cameras are web-ready to allow remote and online access your surveillance system. Do not set up your DVR system in your hotel room as this will obviously give you away. Set it up somewhere else and make sure that you will never run out of disk space.

Install alarms and other security devices to prevent unauthorized access and break-ins to your room. Besides doors and windows, vents in your ceiling may also be another way to get into your room so be sure to fortify these as well.

Hotel Security Tips against Employees with Bad Intent
Again, you need to be always on your guard against even the individuals in the hotel’s employ. Hotel-issued keys are not enough. Use manual locks and practice common sense. Consider the tips below.

Do not allow housekeeping or any other hotel employee inside your room if you are not present. Inform hotel management about this to ensure that your room remains safe and secure.

Never leave your room unattended nor unlocked. It only takes a few seconds to create a huge amount of trouble if you know what you’re doing.

If someone requests entry to your room and identifies himself as an employee of the hotel, make sure to double check their identity with hotel management. If you have not made any request for their services, chances are hotels won’t take the initiative to send an employee to your quarters as they are entirely too busy for such fuss. Last but not the least, remember that a uniform does not an official employee make.

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Mobile Home Security Tips for Round the Clock Safety

Alarm System, Hidden Camera, Home Surveillance, Professional Surveillance Cameras | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 25 2009

If you are travelling or residing in a mobile home, security is definitely one of your major concerns. As mobile homes are easier to access, once your property has been breached, you will have a harder time avoiding direct confrontation. Use the tips below to secure the safety of your loved ones or whichever valuable assets you have stored in your mobile home.

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Stock windows and doors of mobile homes are ordinary and thus easy to break into. You can fortify this, however, by installing wired meshes or even grills. Even if intruders were to smash the glass of your doors and windows, they would still have to contend with the additional security tools you have taken.

Security Alarms
You need at least two kinds of security alarms for your mobile home. Firstly, attach alarms to windows, doors, and any other possible area that intruders could use to obtain access to your mobile home. If you’ve subscribed for security coverage, authorities will respond whenever the alarm in your home has been triggered.

Another alarm you probably need to install is a barking dog alarm. For this to work, you will need to set up an area that would create the impression you own a guard or security dog. Under the cover of darkness, intruders would have a hard time of visually verifying whether or not you do own one but with the barking dog alarm, they’re sure to be convinced.

Barking dog alarms sound off when they detect motion. In this way, they work like motion sensors but with barking alarms to serve as a deterrent against potential troublemakers.

Surveillance Cameras
When strategically positioned, a single surveillance camera would be able to cover the entire area of your mobile home. Partially obscured areas may still be under surveillance with the use of security mirrors.
The outside perimeters of your home may also be under surveillance if you see the need for it. But you’ll need surveillance cameras designed for outdoor use this time around. They are slightly more expensive but work the same way indoor cameras do.

To give intruders a false sense of security, you may also install dummy cameras. Destroying these might make them more lax, not knowing that their actions are still being monitored.

DVR
Also, you need to use a DVR system so that all images or video footages recorded by your cameras will be directly stored in a secure drive. The ideal DVR system must have sufficient disk space to allow continuous recording.

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Jewelry Store Security – How to Avoid Costly Losses

Business, Surveillance Systems | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 24 2009

Jewelry stores are one of the most difficult places to secure because their valuable contents are highly portable, making them an attractive target to potential thieves. If you own a jewelry store, here are essential security tips to provide maximum protection for your merchandise regardless of where you’re currently setting shop.

4 Channel Wired Digital Video Recording SystemMind the Store Layout
Security should always be taken into utmost consideration when you are designing the layout of your store. Display counters must be as far away as possible from the main entry and exit points of the store. The distance between these two points is equivalent to the time you can buy for yourself in order to apprehend the thief or other necessary courses of action.

Never put the cash register or booth in a location that will have you facing away from the door. You must always see people coming in and going out of the store because their appearance and movement might alert you ahead of time regarding potential trouble.

Secure Entry and Exit Points
During operating hours, do ensure that your entry and exit points lead through metal detecting archways. This will discourage potential thieves from carrying the usual array of weapons with them. At night, these must be additionally secured with alarms that are connected to your security insurance provider or local police station.

Surveillance Systems
Your jewelry store will be more secure if it is armed with a surveillance system. Surveillance cameras with motion detecting sensors and floodlights must be installed not only within the store premises but outside as well to detect possible signs of trouble. The best locations for your cameras are those that can get a bird’s eye view of the area without being easily reachable and prone to attacks of vandalism.

Surveillance cameras must allow for remote control or operation as well as web-based access. It must also be connected to a DVR system for remote monitoring. The best DVR systems will have sufficient disk space for your needs and save files in formats that are easily playable in your desk PC or laptop.

Manned Security
While automated security equipment is undeniably helpful, it is never a sufficient replacement for manned security. Always have your business guarded by professional and experienced security personnel.

Access Restriction
First and foremost, make it a strict store policy to keep all jewelry display cases locked. If you are taking out a sample for a client’s perusal, be sure to lock the display case immediately. It’s a cumbersome process but it could save you thousands of dollars in terms of theft and loss.

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Video Surveillance Equipment – How to Use One

Hidden Camera, Surveillance Systems | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Nov 24 2009

4 Channel Embedded DVR with MonitorVideo surveillance equipment is not just exclusive to government private detectives, secret agents,  and potential blackmailers or even extremely wealthy families and organizations. Anyone can purchase them now and that’s both a good and bad thing. If you want to protect the safety and privacy of yourself and your loved ones, you need to beat them in their own game and invest in video surveillance yourself.

Different Types of Video Surveillance Equipment
One important consideration in using video surveillance equipment is to determine what kind of system you need. This will largely depend on the area you wish to monitor and your purpose for surveillance.

In-Car, Residential and Commercial Video Surveillance Equipment
When you factor in areas under surveillance, systems for commercial and residential use are virtually the same. They just differ in terms of quality and quantity. With in-car video surveillance equipment, there is currently only a single type of system available and which uses two kinds of cameras: a rear view mirror hidden camera and an external camera that you can mount on your rear dash or anywhere on your car’s exterior.

Crime Prevention
If subtlety is not your best skill and you want potential assailants and offenders to know that you have taken all necessary precautions for your home or office’s safety then you’ll need to use huge, in-your-face cameras that have heavy-duty, weather-proof, vandal-resistant housing.

But just to be on the safe side, you could also use hidden cameras for additional coverage.

Internal Monitoring
There is the danger of inside jobs. If you have new people working for you or with temporary access to your property, you need to be on your guard with them until they’ve sufficiently proven their trustworthiness.

In this case, you need to use completely hidden cameras —if possible, those with deceptive housing. Browse the Internet to know your options. There are cameras hidden in tissue boxes, pens, air fresheners, and radios. You just need to find something that will completely fit in with the design and function of the area being monitored.

DVR System
This is of utmost importance if you want to enjoy real-time monitoring. A DVR system may be a dedicated server or a simple program for your computer. Either way, you’ll need to configure all your cameras for the DVR to work.

If you also want to consider remote access to your surveillance system, this is possible too but only with proper network and IP configuration. After that, you can access your system online and be able to personally monitor the areas under surveillance.

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USB DVR Complete Surveillance System – A Review for First-Time Users

Business, Home Surveillance, Surveillance Systems | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Nov 23 2009

A USB DVR complete surveillance system is very important for any home or office that you want thoroughly protected from all kinds of internal and external danger.

USB DVR surveillance systemComponents of a USB DVR Complete Surveillance System
For a basic review of a USB DVR complete surveillance system, let’s assess the benefits and functions of each and every component it’s made of.

DVR System
The most efficient DVR systems are those that truly offer a “plug and play” function. With these systems, you only have to plug the system via its USB and it’s ready to go. There is no program to install!

Of course, easy installation is not the same as user-friendliness so make sure that its interface or control panel is beginner-friendly and with sufficiently descriptive buttons or icons to let you navigate your way around easily.

DVR systems must be easily configured. This will allow you to determine labelling for your data. Do you want to include time stamps and add other notes to the data recorded? What kinds of file formats does the DVR system accommodate? Which type do you want to use as default?

Factor in its built-in and external memory capabilities. External memory devices must always be available to allow you to continue recording without interruptions, if necessary.

Camera Considerations
Cameras for a USB DVR complete surveillance system should be able to produce sharply defined images and videos regardless of light settings. It must be designed for automatic light detection for the camera to switch from daytime to night time viewing whenever necessary.

Audio detection is an essential feature. If you are expecting to use your surveillance system to provide evidence of any kind, proof would be more credible and substantial if it offers visual and audio confirmation.

Weatherproof casing is also very helpful. That way, you won’t have to remember which cameras may be used outdoors and which ones have to be permanently used indoors. Weatherproof casing will also ensure continuous surveillance even in ill weather.

Reception Considerations
This has more to do with the type of receiver station antenna you are going to use rather than the length of cable you’ve consumed to have everything connected. Besides, if it’s wireless there is no need to physically connect every component.

Reception must be at least 100M in terms of open range and 7M for night vision range.

Multiplexer
Lastly, don’t forget the multiplexer. This will allow you to simultaneously view recorded or real-time footage in one screen.

If you think that all these combined will do for your home or office’s safety then go ahead and buy a USB DVR complete surveillance system!

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