The number of burglaries is certainly on the rise. You can hardly open the newspaper or turn on the news without hearing about another robbery or burglary. Thieves will often enter a home when the homeowner is away, and there is no one watching the house. You don\’t have to make your house an easy target for burglars. You can install security devices to make your home a less attractive target. One of the best security device you can install is a security camera or cameras. A set of security cameras can keep an eye on your home for you. There are some things to keep in mind when installing security cameras.

Wired or wireless? You can find security cameras that are hardwired into a monitoring and recording center, or you can get cameras that send a signal wirelessly. Wireless cameras are obviously less of a hassle, since you don\’t need to run wires throughout your house. The disadvantage, is that wireless cameras need batteries, so you\’ll need to check them and replace them as needed. A hardwired camera can draw it\’s power from your home\’s electrical circuits. If want to install only one or two cameras, then it may not be that much of a hassle to run the wires. If you plan on installing several security cameras, you can still run all the wires through your house, or go with a simpler wireless system.

Where should you mount the cameras? You\’ll certainly want a camera mounted with a view of the doors on your house. If you want to install additional cameras, you should place them so that they monitor other possible points of entry, like the windows and the garage. If you have a workshop or garden shed with a lot of valuable tools, you will probably want a camera monitoring those as well. Basically, you should have a camera monitoring any place where a thief may enter your house.

Should the cameras be visible or hidden? A visible camera can be a very valuable deterrant to burglaries. Many thieves, seeing a camera mounted above your door, may think twice about robbing your house. It is possible, however, for a visible camera to be disabled. The cords can be cut, or the camera itself destroyed. This is an unlikely scenario, but possible. If a camera is hidden, the thief won\’t know it is there. It won\’t serve as a deterrant like a visible camera would, but if the thief doesn\’t know it is there, it cannot be disabled. One possiblility is to use a combination of hidden and visible cameras, or to mount some dummy cameras where the thief can see them, with hidden cameras to do the actual monitoring.

One thing that is essential, whether you use wired or wireless cameras, whether they are visible or hidden, is that the camera be hooked up to a monitoring center. You can have the cameras connected to a recording and monitoring center within your house, or you can have them connected to a security company, so that they can monitor your house while you are gone.

Your home and family are worth a lot to you. Setting up some security cameras can go a long way in protecting them.

Author Bio: Visit Home Security Resources for more tips and information about home security.

Category: Home Management
Keywords: home security, security cameras, home monitoring, security, burglary