CCTV Fundamentals

This plan unlocks the CCTV Fundamentals course — 7 hours of structured video covering the foundations of video surveillance for new installers and anyone who needs the basics before serious site work.

What is in the course

• What video surveillance is, and how the components fit together
• Image sensors, lenses, focal length, fixed vs varifocal
• Resolution, frame rate, pixels per metre, the DORI standard
• Light, IR, wide dynamic range, weather and environmental ratings
• Camera form factors — bullets, domes, turrets, PTZ, fisheye, thermal, audio
• The three system types — analogue, HD-over-coax, IP
• Power, cabling, PoE basics
• Compression and bandwidth (H.264, H.265, bitrate)
• Storage, DVRs, NVRs and VMS basics
• Networking essentials for CCTV — IP addressing, ONVIF, RTSP, cybersecurity hygiene
• Live viewing, playback, exporting evidence, remote access
• Site survey, mounting, commissioning, fault-finding

Who this plan is for

• People entering the security industry who want a structured grounding before site work.
• Electricians or general contractors taking on CCTV jobs alongside other trades.
• Junior installers whose on-the-job learning has left obvious gaps.
• IT staff being asked to support, upgrade or replace an existing CCTV system.
• Property managers and small-business owners who want to understand what a CCTV contractor is actually selling them.

Terms

$69 one-time payment. 14 days of full access. No subscription.

How this fits next to the bundle

This plan is a proper subset of the full CCTV Installation Course bundle. If you already know you will need HD CCTV cabling, IP CCTV, VMS and structured troubleshooting in your day-to-day work, the bundle is better value at $99 for 22 hours over 30 days. CCTV Fundamentals is the right plan if you specifically need foundations — either as a stand-alone course, or as preparation before committing to deeper, role-specific training.