Security Advice · CCTV Wired vs Wireless Security Cameras: Which Should You Fit? It is usually framed as two options. There are really three, they fail in completely different ways, and the right answer often depends on the building rather than the budget. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified Installer · Level Up Security, Whenuapai Updated…
Security Advice · Ajax Alarms Is Alarm Monitoring Worth It in New Zealand? A siren is a deterrent. Monitoring is a response. Whether you need the second one depends on things we can work out in about five minutes – and for a fair number of households the honest answer is no. Joe Mills ·…
Security Advice · CCTV How Many CCTV Cameras Do I Actually Need? Most people ask for a number and get sold one. The useful question is what each camera has to be able to show you – because that decides both how many you need and, more importantly, where they go. Joe Mills · Ajax…
Security Advice · CCTV How Long Does CCTV Footage Actually Last? Everybody asks how many cameras and almost nobody asks how many days. It is the same question – your recorder overwrites the oldest footage to make room, so storage is simply how far back you can see. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified Installer ·…
Security Advice · CCTV CCTV and Privacy Law in NZ: What You Can Actually Record Almost every camera we install raises the same question at some point in the visit: am I allowed to point it there? Here is the practical shape of the rules in New Zealand, and how we place cameras to stay…
Security Advice · CCTV How Much Does CCTV Installation Cost in NZ? Camera prices online tell you almost nothing about what a working system costs. Here is what we actually quote in Auckland, what moves the number, and where the cheap options catch people out. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified Installer · Level Up Security,…
Security Advice · CCTV Best CCTV Cameras in NZ: What We Actually Install, and Why Every brand claims 4K, colour night vision and AI detection. Here is what we actually put on Auckland houses, what we will service but not sell, and the honest case for the cheap stuff. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified Installer…
Security Advice · Ajax Alarms DIY Alarm Kits vs a Professionally Installed System Self-install kits are better than installers like to admit, and worse than the box implies. Here is where the line actually falls, from someone who gets called out when a DIY system has stopped doing its job. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified…
Security Advice · Ajax Alarms Is Ajax a Good Alarm System? An Installer’s Honest Take We install Ajax, so treat this accordingly. But a review that says everything is excellent is worth nothing, so here is what it does well, what it is not, and who should buy something else. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified…
Security Advice · Ajax Alarms Will My Pets Set Off an Ajax Alarm? The most common reason a home alarm ends up permanently disarmed is not a fault. It is a dog. Here is how the detectors handle animals, and what setup actually stops the false alarms. Joe Mills · Ajax Certified Installer · Level…