Our CCTV Installation – level 1 qualification covers the following areas:
FIVE compulsory units must be completed by all students
Unit 1 Introduction to CCTV
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Introduction to CCTV installation
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CCTV Video signals (H 264, Mpeg 2, H 265, H 265 +)
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Cabling and connectors (CAT5, CAT6 & Coax)
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Crimping BNC, CAT5 & keystone connectors
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Video transmission (analogue to digital, megapixel cameras)
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Assembling a CCTV system Troubleshooting using CCTV tester
Unit 2 Electrical and CCTV installation
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How to design a cable run
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Introduction to Ohm’s law
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How to choose the right type of cable
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Installing CCTV cameras with RG59 & CAT5
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Installing CCTV power supplies
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Using electrical tools
Unit 3 – CCTV system designing
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Introduction to recording resolution, frames per second & lens sizes
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How to calculate field of view (Selecting the correct types of lens size, recording resolution and configuring frames per second)
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Digital CCTV storage and lighting (DVR storage calculator, Illumination and camera sensitivity in CCTV)
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PTZ camera installation (Protocols, baud rate in PTZ
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Installing camera housing for bigger projects with power
Unit 4 – the Practical wiring of CCTV system
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Running cables for a CCTV system (CAT5 & coaxial)
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Installing passive and active balun for long CCTV cable run
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Running shotgun cable and use of cable pulling tips and techniques
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Installing junction boxes
Unit – 5 Networking in CCTV
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Remote access and mobile app viewing
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Local area networking and wider are networks
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Assigning a local area IP address to a DVR via DHCP
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Techniques used in assigning a unique and static local IP address to a DVR and NVR
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Private and public IP address
- TCP and IP setting
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Mobile phone view through P2P
