CAMERA & CCTV PLANNING
Make camera coverage part of the site conversation.
Firmark Secure brings camera locations, coverage illustrations, and site notes into one browser workspace. Start with the equipment you use and a view of the place you need to cover.
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Start with the right view of the site
Search for a U.S. address and choose the matching location, or import a PDF or image. A drawing can sit over the map or stand on its own. Crop it to the area you need, then move and rotate it to match the site.
Working on site? Choose Use device location when creating a site to start from coordinates. Allow the one-time location request, check the point, and add a written address later if you need one.
Without an address, you can begin editing as soon as the drawing is placed. Use Set scale when you need distances to correspond to the drawing. An unscaled image is useful for arranging ideas, but its distances should not be treated as measured site dimensions.
Place equipment, then aim each view
Choose a camera or multi-camera unit from your equipment library and place it on the plan. Set each cone’s direction, reach, and view angle to reflect the specifications you want to illustrate. The visible aim handle makes direction easier to adjust directly.
Coverage borders start off, leaving the filled cone as the main visual. You can adjust the style when an outline helps communicate the plan. For a unit with multiple cameras, review every cone independently.
On desktop, right-click an object for its available editing actions. On a touch device, select the object and use its controls and properties. Save equipment profiles when you want to reuse those specifications.
Review obstacles and neighboring areas
In Site setup, enable Trim coverage at buildings to account for available building outlines. You can also add custom rectangular obstacles, adjust their position, size, and rotation, and control their visibility and labels.
Review automatic outlines against the actual site: a missing building or an unexpected outline can change the illustration. Optional 3D review offers another view of the surroundings; it does not turn the coverage into a full three-dimensional visibility calculation.
Turn the plan into a useful handoff
Add numbered notes, dimensions, arrows, and installation details. In PDF layout, frame the part of the plan that matters, add site information and company artwork, and prepare the page for printing or inclusion in a package.
Follow the first-plan guide or review an illustrated sample before starting your own site.
What coverage does—and does not—show
The cones are two-dimensional illustrations based on the values you enter. They do not guarantee visibility, identification quality, detection, network signal, or compliance with an installation requirement.
Confirm terrain, obstructions, lighting, equipment specifications, mounting conditions, and the actual view before installation. Use the plan to communicate design intent and the checks still needed on site.