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Home & Garden  Home Appliances  Consumer Electronics  Home Security  
How to install a CCTV
camera and DVR in 6
simple steps
by KANISHK KARHANA  Facebook  Twitter 
MARCH 1, 2017 21 COMMENTS 48,900
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I
nstalling a CCTV camera system can an expensive affair. Don’t worry, just follow
these simple steps and do the installation yourself.
Planning before installing a CCTV camera
The most important aspect of installing a CCTV camera system is choosing the right
spots for camera and DVR to maximize camera coverage and minimize cable length
(which in-turn reduces the in line losses that affect video quality). For indoors, choose
a corner in the room from where most entry points into the room are visible. A power
socket should also be in close proximity. For outdoors, choose a higher spot covering
the door, window approaches, garages etc. Choose the spots above 10ft so that it
cannot be knocked down easily.
Mounting the camera
Place the camera unit at the desired place, make guide marks for drilling. Drill holes
and hammer in the screw mouldings. Now, screw the camera in place rmly. Insert the
power cable of the camera in a socket.
Placing the DVR
DVR of the CCTV is the place where the surveillance hard disk is present. Thus all
your CCTV recording reside inside a DVR. It is highly recommended to keep the DVR
inside a locked compartment so that even if an intruder spots the DVR, he/she can’t
destroy the recorded videos. This is a vital step to ensure a bullet proof security
system for your home.
Managing the cables
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Plan the pathway for all the cables from cameras to DVR unit. Use wire moldings to
keep the wire managed and safe. Nail the moldings along the path and put the
Siamese surveillance wire inside.
Connecting the wires
Steps to connect the BNC port:
The video cable is connected via a BNC port. Remove about 1.5cm of outer covering
of the video cable which should now expose the braids. Slide the crimping barrel onto
the cable with wider diameter facing towards the end of the cable. Now remove the
white insulator covering the innermost cable. Now insert this exposed cables into the
BNC port and screw the crimping barrel. This makes a secure connection. Connect
the DVR output port to the screen on which you want the video feed.
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Power on the system
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Start by powering ON the cameras followed by the display and the DVR. Setup the
DVR according to the user manual provided with the DVR. Go over every camera’s
feed to con rm each camera is working properly and providing the desired viewing
angle.
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For any queries regarding installation of a surveillance system, please comment in the
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21 Comments  Leave a reply →
BASHIR UMAR DARMA OCT 18, 2020 AT 9:03 PM
This is very Good Explanations I really appreciate it 1
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danielbarrioss OCT 9, 2020 AT 5:18 PM
Nice and amazing post about security camera installation 2
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William Hillson SEP 27, 2020 AT 10:57 AM
Hello, thank you for sharing this article it will be really helpful for me 3
to understand about how to install a CCTV camera and DVR in 6
simple steps. I appreciate your step for choosing this topic. Great
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pius SEP 10, 2020 AT 7:46 AM
Quite educative keep it up 4
pius
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uzo anyanwu
very informative…
AUG 11, 2020 AT 5:32 PM
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Riliwan AUG 11, 2020 AT 3:15 PM
Wow so helpful l would like to learn more about this CCTV camera 6
please
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Henry skillz JUL 14, 2020 AT 4:59 PM
Really helpful as I’m a beginner …thanks sir, but please what are the 7
things to buy when planing for CCTV installation I’m a satellite
installer….I want to rst try installing it in my house
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TouchTec JUN 17, 2020 AT 6:12 PM
I like to read your article because I get a lot of information every time. 8
Thanks a lot…..
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MORONKOLA TESLIM A MAY 22, 2020 AT 3:00 AM
Kindly help be me with a contact I can cosult for more enquiry 9
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m heaney NOV 1, 2019 AT 10:08 PM
my camera goes from 1 times magni cation to 1000 times making it 10
extremly pixilated. How do you make the image increase gradually
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Anthony MAY 10, 2020 AT 4:41 PM
You have problem with the cable 11
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Samrat Pandey AUG 28, 2019 AT 3:57 PM
A very short and sweet article mentioning the steps to install the 12
CCTV and DVR. Really nice one. Keep it up.
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Ismaila JUL 30, 2019 AT 9:50 AM
How can I connect my DVR with my phone 13
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Nagesh R JUL 29, 2019 AT 2:33 PM
how to select CCTV devices means If i want to install two or three 14
cameras in my home what can i do for that? what all the devices
required?
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Digitronic JAN 18, 2019 AT 12:23 PM
Thanks for sharing the installation process. I will use when I will do do 15
installation.
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Shahbaz Anshari NOV 26, 2018 AT 11:19 AM
That’ great. Your guide is quite helpful. Can you tell how to connect to 16
CCTV camera to internet
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Rahim Khan NOV 23, 2018 AT 12:16 PM
It’s really working. This 6 simple steps is very easily install CCTV 17
camera and DVR. Thanks for sharing very helpful information.
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Athulya MAY 9, 2018 AT 5:00 PM
Hi Kanishk ,This is great article, very useful information shared with 18
us.you have brie y explained about install a CCTV camera and
DVR,very useful information shared with us.keep going… All the best
,Thank you.
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Haris FEB 7, 2018 AT 8:04 AM
How do i get access to DVR with my mobile. All i need is to control 19
with my phone
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Betty Zhou JAN 19, 2018 AT 4:27 PM
If more people that write articles related to CCTV’s were really 20
concerned themselves with writing great & informative content like
you, more readers would be interested in their writings. Thank you for
this step by step guide.
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Videocon wallcam NOV 2, 2017 AT 8:02 PM
One of the best and simple guide for CCTV Installation. 21
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