Buying and installation guides
Written from the questions we answer at the counter: what things cost, what works in your town, and what the law says. Prices quoted are our current shop prices.
Installation guides by town
- CCTV Installation in Nairobi: How It Works for Homes, Apartments and ShopsHow a CCTV install in Nairobi actually goes, from the first WhatsApp photos to phone viewing, and what changes between a Kilimani flat, a Karen compound, a Syokimau house and a River Road shop.
- CCTV Installation in Mombasa: Choosing Cameras That Survive the CoastSalt air, humidity and strong sun shorten the life of CCTV equipment at the coast. This guide covers the hardware choices, cleaning routine and remote-viewing setup that hold up in Nyali, Diani, Kilifi and Malindi.
- CCTV Installation in Kisumu and Western Kenya: Getting the Power RightOutages, surges when power returns and long cable runs through heavy rain are what kill CCTV systems in Kisumu, Kakamega, Bungoma, Kisii and Busia. This guide covers earthing, surge protection and power sizing.
- CCTV Installation in Nakuru and the Rift Valley: Farms, Long Perimeters and Remote BuildingsFarms, flower farms and large plots around Nakuru, Naivasha, Eldoret, Nyahururu and Kericho need CCTV planned around distance, dust and power. This guide covers linking far-apart buildings, solar options and pairing cameras with an electric fence.
Price guides
- Door Access Control System Price in Kenya: One-Door Kit, Part by PartA priced parts list for one access-controlled door, with what each part does, where you can save, and how to keep the door safe for people to get out.
- Biometric Attendance Machine Price in Kenya: Model-by-Model ComparisonEvery fingerprint and face attendance terminal we stock, with its exact price, what it stores, how it connects, and which kind of workplace it suits.
- Alarm System Price in Kenya: Priced Parts Lists for a Flat and a HouseTwo complete burglar alarm parts lists with our shop prices, a zone plan for each, and what to know about wiring, battery backup and wireless options before you buy.
- Razor Wire Price in Kenya: Per Coil, Per Metre and With an Electric FenceWhat concertina razor wire costs per coil, how far a coil really goes, how to price your wall, and how it compares with, and works alongside, an electric fence.
- Cat6 Cable Price in Kenya: Indoor, Outdoor and Cat6A ComparedOur Cat6 boxes start at KSh 12,500 and Cat6A runs from KSh 24,500 indoors. This guide lists every cable we stock with its price, then explains Cat6 versus Cat6A, pure copper versus CCA, outdoor jackets and the 100 metre rule.
Tools and know-how
- CCTV Hard Disk Calculator: How Many Days Will Your Disk Record?Enter your cameras, resolution and compression in the calculator below to estimate how many days of footage a hard disk holds. Below we explain each setting, show the maths and give worked figures for 1 TB, 4 TB and 8 TB disks.
- CCTV and the Data Protection Act in KenyaInstalling CCTV is legal in Kenya, but what you must do depends on whether the cameras protect a home, a business or a shared estate. This is a plain-language checklist built only from published sources, with practical installer advice on angles, signage and who sees the footage.
- Point to Point Wireless Link in Kenya: Linking Buildings Without CableA point to point wireless link joins two buildings with a pair of outdoor radios instead of a trench full of cable. Here is how to plan one properly: line of sight, the Fresnel zone, which Ubiquiti radio to use, powering it and aligning it.
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