What are you actually buying?
Put the views, hours and responsibilities on paper before comparing a quote.
NightMarshal / Guides
Cameras. Response. Follow-through.
Know your site.
Plan ahead.
Practical guides for the people responsible for a site.
Check your cameras, compare your options and plan what happens next.
Start with the monitoring workflow
A camera sees.
A team acts.
Understand what gets checked, who verifies an event and who owns the next action. Start with event-based and continuous monitoring.
Understand the workflowThree useful places to start
Will the view work after dark?
Test the routes, lighting and obstructions your cameras need to cover.
Who owns the next move?
Set the contact order, backup response and owner of each open task.
Tools for your site plan
Put the plan to work.
Calculate from your own assumptions or download an ungated worksheet. Examples are fictional; site inputs stay in the calculator page.
CCTV bandwidth calculator ↗
Add simultaneous streams and an explicit planning allowance.
CCTV storage calculator ↗
Compare decimal GB and GiB for a stated schedule and bitrate.
Incident report template ↗
Download a blank fillable PDF and a fictional completed example.
Monitoring quote comparison ↗
Compare written scope, inclusions and charges using downloadable CSVs.
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