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Security FAQ · CCTV

Where should CCTV cameras be placed around a building?

Common priorities include entrances, lobbies, parkades, loading areas and other locations with a clear security purpose. Placement must consider lighting, sightlines, image detail and privacy. Cameras should be designed to answer specific operational questions rather than simply covering every possible area.

Practical guidance

What this means for your property

Place cameras where they can answer a defined security question, such as who entered a doorway or which route a vehicle used. Typical priorities include entrances, parkade access points, pedestrian doors, loading areas and storage or bicycle-room approaches. A broad overview and an identification view may require different positions.

Camera height, angle, distance, lighting and obstructions affect whether the recorded image will be useful when an incident occurs. Privacy should also be considered when framing the view. WeTech plans coverage around the property’s approved purposes, as documented in the Newton Park strata installation, and checks recording and playback rather than treating a live picture alone as proof of a successful placement.

What to confirm before proceeding

01

Start at relevant access points

Identify entrances and routes connected to the incidents or operational concerns the property wants to address.

02

Check the recorded detail

Review faces, movement or other required detail in playback under the lighting conditions that matter.

03

Control the field of view

Keep the view focused on the approved area and review unnecessary coverage of adjacent private spaces.

Start with the property

Planning a security upgrade?

Tell us what the property has today, what is not working and what you want to improve. We’ll help you plan a practical next step.