Having an outdoor wireless camera system is a great way to keep your home or business safe from robberies, theft, and vandalism. But just having the system is not enough. You also have to keep your cameras safe from vandalism themselves and secure from opportunistic people that want to hijack the wireless signal. These are a few things that you can do to make sure your outdoor wireless security camera keeps your home or business safe for a long time.
Place the Camera Up High to Avoid Vandalism
One of the main benefits to having a outdoor wireless surveillance camera is that is has a deterrent effect on criminals. If potential criminals see that you have a camera system outside your home, most will move on to the next house, afraid of being caught on camera and going to jail. For this to happen, you need to put your cameras in a very prominent, conspicuous location. However, don’t put them down within arm’s reach of any people. This allows people to vandalize or break the camera. Instead place the camera up high and out of reach, but still make sure it is able to be seen.
Find a Good Protective Case for Your Camera
Placing your camera in a protective case will protect the camera from both the elements and vandals. If you camera does get hit with some kind of object, a durable, rugged case will make sure the camera inside keeps working. More advanced cases even come with heaters or fans that help protect the camera in extreme cold or heat, in addition to protecting it from rain and moisture.
Encrypt Your Wireless Signal
The biggest weakness of outdoor wireless cameras is that the wireless signal that they send out can be hacked into fairly easily if it’s not properly encrypted. Try to find a camera that comes with a high level of security initially, but if you already have a camera make sure you have all the security features enabled. If you don’t, anyone passing by that can receive a wireless signal can see what your camera is seeing by connecting to your feed.
Find a Camera That Doesn’t Work on 2.4 GhZ
Most home appliances that are wireless, including cordless phones, internet routers, and numerous other appliances work on the 2.4 GhZ frequency. If your camera works on this frequency, any of these appliances that are in your home could interfere with the signal. Even microwaves cause some cameras problems. On top of this, since 2.4 GhZ is easy to receive a signal from, your signal can be easily picked up by others. Avoid these problems by finding a camera that works above or below the 2.4 GhZ frequency.
Outdoor security cameras are a great way to keep your home or business safe. However, you still need to take precautions to make sure that your cameras themselves stay safe and thus continue to keep you and your family safe for years to come. Following these recommendations will put you a long way in this direction.
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