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CCTV System Design & Installation

beginner 38 hours 6 modules 18 lessons 6 assessments Final exam 4 practical tasks Certificate valid 2 years

About this course

A practical, end-to-end course on video surveillance, IP and analog: choosing cameras and lenses to meet an operational requirement, powering and networking them, installing and fault-finding coax and HD-over-coax systems, sizing recording storage, and commissioning a secure, maintainable system.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the components of an IP CCTV system and how they connect
  • Select camera type, lens, and resolution using pixel-density (DORI) targets
  • Calculate PoE power budgets and network bandwidth for a camera estate
  • Install, power, and fault-find analog and HD-over-coax systems, and plan upgrades to IP
  • Size NVR storage and choose an appropriate RAID level
  • Configure recording schedules, events, and analytics
  • Harden a system against cyber attack and hand it over with full documentation

Curriculum

440 min of reading
  • 1
    System components and architecture
    Preview 20 min
  • 2
    Analog, HD-over-coax, and IP cameras
    20 min
  • 3
    Camera form factors and environmental ratings
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: CCTV Fundamentals
    6 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Lenses, field of view, and pixel density (DORI)
    30 min
  • 2
    Lighting, WDR, and low-light performance
    25 min
  • 3
    Site survey and camera placement
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Camera Selection & Design
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Power over Ethernet standards and power budgets
    25 min
  • 2
    Bandwidth, compression, and network design
    30 min
  • 3
    Cabling and termination for IP cameras
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Network, Cabling & PoE
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Analog formats and coax cabling
    25 min
  • 2
    Powering analog cameras and setting up a DVR/XVR
    25 min
  • 3
    Fault finding and upgrading analog systems
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Analog & HD-over-Coax Systems
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    NVR and VMS setup with ONVIF
    25 min
  • 2
    Storage calculation and RAID
    30 min
  • 3
    Recording modes, events, and analytics
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Recording & Storage
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Secure remote access
    20 min
  • 2
    Cybersecurity hardening and privacy
    25 min
  • 3
    Commissioning, handover, and preventive maintenance
    25 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Commissioning, Security & Maintenance
    5 questions · pass 80%

Final exam

20 questions including field scenarios and image questions · 30 minutes · pass mark 80%. Unlocks when every lesson and module assessment is complete.

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Practical sign-off

Hands-on tasks a supervisor must watch you complete and sign off before your certificate is issued.

  • 1

    Mount, aim, and focus an IP camera to meet a DORI target

    Prove the target pixel density with a test person or chart, day and night.

  • 2

    Terminate and test a camera cable run

    Terminate to T568A/B, pass a certification or qualification test, and verify PoE under load.

  • 3

    Configure an NVR from factory default

    Time/NTP, users and roles, add cameras, recording schedules, and retention.

  • 4

    Export evidential footage

    Export a clip with player and watermark, and complete a chain-of-custody record.