Khyber rock: cameras for high walls and sophisticated estate access
In Khyber Rock, security systems contend with large, private properties featuring high boundary walls and mature gardens. These elements, common to both freestanding homes and estates like Sandton Country Club Estate, create long perimeters with potential blind spots. Once an intruder is over the wall, the established garden can provide considerable cover. The camera layout must therefore address the entire boundary, not just the main gate.
Our approach in Khyber Rock uses multiple cameras for overlapping fields of view along these high walls. We position them to look along the perimeter from both directions, minimising blind spots caused by trees or architecture. For estates, we integrate these views with cameras on access control points. For individual homes, we focus on the gate and vulnerable sections of the wall.
For trustees of Khyber Rock's estates, managing camera footage is key. Recordings from common areas like gates and perimeters belong to the body corporate. We help establish clear access rules, with individual logins for designated people. This ensures viewing rights can be revoked. The Information Regulator has proposed a code for gated communities addressing data retention, making a formal policy for your estate important.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our CCTV cameras page.
Questions from Khyber Rock
Our estate's perimeter wall is on a busy road. How do we monitor it without filming public space?
We angle the cameras to look down and along your side of the wall, not across the road. We can also use privacy masking to digitally black out public areas like pavements from the view, so you only record what is relevant to the estate's security.
Can residents access the estate's main gate cameras?
We advise against giving all residents live access due to privacy concerns. Access is typically limited to on-duty guards and a few designated trustees or the managing agent. Footage can be provided to a resident if needed, following the estate's formal procedure.
If something on your CCTV camera setup in Khyber Rock is not working as it should, the quickest fix starts with a call. We will ask a few questions, book a visit and quote in writing before any work starts.