Most homes in Kenya need four to eight CCTV cameras and most small businesses need eight to sixteen. The right number comes from a simple rule: cover every way into the property, every place where valuables or cash sit, and every spot where you need to identify a face or a number plate.
Which places must a home CCTV system cover?
Start with the gate and the driveway, then the front door, the back door and any kitchen or servant quarter entrance. Add cameras for the blind corners along the perimeter wall, where someone could climb over unseen. If you park outside, cover the cars. Inside cameras are optional and best kept to living areas, never bedrooms or bathrooms.
Which places must a business CCTV system cover?
Cover the entrance and exit, the till or cash office, the stock room, the loading bay and the parking. Offices add reception, corridors to server rooms and the back gate. Warehouses add every roller door and the perimeter fence line.
What is the difference between seeing and identifying?
A wide camera on a long wall tells you that someone came in. It rarely shows a face clearly enough to identify them. Good systems combine wide cameras for awareness with narrow, well lit cameras at doors and gates where people have to pass close by. That is where the evidence comes from.
Can I start small and add cameras later?
Yes, if the recorder has spare channels and the cabling is planned for growth. We usually recommend a recorder with at least four spare channels so you can add cameras without replacing it.
How do I plan the right layout?
Our free site survey produces a camera plan for your property with every position marked, so you can see what each camera will cover before anything is installed. Read more about our CCTV systems, or see pages for Nairobi estates and the rest of the areas we serve.
