Estate CCTV in Nigeria: What to Know Before You Install Cameras
Plenty estate rush go buy CCTV, hang am for gate, and think say security don complete. Six months later, half of the camera don spoil, nobody dey watch the rest, and when incident happen, the footage no dey. Camera dey powerful, but na how you set am up go decide whether e go help you.
Where to point the camera
- The main gate — face the number plate and the person face.
- Every pedestrian entrance, no be only the car gate.
- Common area — playground, transformer, water point.
- Blind corner wey person fit hide.
Power and storage wahala
Naija light no steady, so plan for am — inverter or solar backup, if not your camera go dey off when you need am pass. And decide how long you go keep footage; if storage full after three days, e no go help investigation wey happen last week.
Who dey watch the feed?
Camera wey nobody dey monitor na only for evidence after the fact. Better when the same system wey control your gate fit show the camera too, so security fit watch entry point live. See how MyEstate tie camera into the full estate management software, or sign up free.