Kengies: cameras for mixed-material perimeters and estate entrances
Kengies is about 13 km north-west of Sandton City. In Kengies, properties are typically modern cluster complexes or security estates with long, shared boundaries. These perimeters, often facing busy roads like Cedar Avenue or Broadacres Drive, frequently mix different materials like precast concrete walling with brick-faced guardhouses and entrances. This creates varied surveillance challenges along a single fence line, from the main gate to the furthest corner of the property.
Our approach is to treat these different sections separately. For the long precast sections, we plan camera positions to create overlapping fields of view that avoid blind spots. At the main entrances, common in estates like Cedar Lakes, we specify different cameras for the general overview, the vehicle lanes, and the pedestrian gates to capture useful detail. We account for how different wall surfaces reflect infrared light at night to make sure a clear picture along the entire boundary.
For bodies corporate and homeowners' associations in Kengies, managing who can access this footage is important. The recordings from perimeter and entrance cameras belong to the collective body, not individual residents. We set up systems with specific user logins so that access for guards or managing agents can be revoked when they leave. It is also important to have signage indicating that recording is in place; the Information Regulator has proposed a code of conduct for gated communities which addresses footage retention.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our CCTV cameras page.
Questions from Kengies
Our Kengies complex has old cameras. Do we need to rewire everything to upgrade?
Not always. Many properties have existing analogue cabling that is still in good condition. We can often reuse this to connect new high-definition cameras, which saves on the cost and disruption of running new cables along shared walls and gardens.
Can the perimeter cameras see into my garden or windows?
No. We position perimeter cameras to look along the boundary line itself, focusing outward or along the wall. We do not aim them into private gardens or homes. If needed, we can apply digital privacy masks to block out any sensitive areas from the camera's view.
Tell us what you have in Kengies now and what is going wrong, and we will tell you plainly whether it needs a repair, an upgrade or a new CCTV camera system, then put the quote in writing.