01 · Camera coverage
Security Blind Spot Checklist
Use it before buying cameras or after a break-in scare. Mark the weak spots, then open the Camera Planner or send photos to Hi-Tech.
Goal: find the places a person, vehicle, delivery, or employee could pass without a usable face, plate, or event view.
- Front door captures faces before people are under the camera.
- Back door, side door, garage, or employee entrance is covered.
- Driveway, parking lot, alley, dumpster or loading area has a useful angle.
- Register, counter, lobby or stockroom is visible.
- Cameras aren't mounted so high faces become tops of heads.
- Night glare from lights, windows, headlights or signs is considered.
- Camera bodies and cables aren't easy to grab, cover or unplug.
- Neighbor privacy and private areas are respected.
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02 · Business review
Business Security Walkthrough
A simple walkthrough sheet for shops, offices, warehouses, restaurants, churches, salons and small facilities.
Goal: spot the physical, camera, access, lighting and network issues that usually turn into service calls after something goes wrong.
- Main public entrance has face-level coverage and lighting.
- Employee entrance, back door and delivery path are controlled or recorded.
- Parking lot, dumpster and exterior storage are visible after dark.
- Registers, safe, inventory, server/network area and office doors covered.
- Keys, cards and codes are easy to revoke when staff changes.
- Recorder, modem and switch aren't sitting in an obvious public spot.
- Lighting supports the cameras instead of creating glare or dark pockets.
- Someone knows how to find footage fast after an incident.
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03 · Avoid bad installs
CCTV Install Mistakes
A quick reality check for DIY systems and older installs. If two or more show up, the system needs a layout review.
Goal: catch the expensive mistakes before the footage fails when it matters.
- Mounting cameras too high, leaving faces too small to identify.
- Using a wide view where a narrow face or plate view is needed.
- Pointing at bright doors, windows or headlights without a night test.
- Trusting Wi-Fi cameras where walls, distance or interference are already a problem.
- Underpowering PoE cameras so they reboot or drop when IR turns on.
- Putting the recorder or switch where anyone can unplug or steal it.
- Buying cameras before deciding what each must prove: face, plate, overview, register.
- Never testing exported footage on a phone before an incident happens.
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