ADS Group designs, installs and maintains HD IP CCTV systems for commercial premises across Dublin, with remote viewing, defined retention and GDPR-aware configuration. The point of a commercial system is evidence that stands up when you need it, which depends on camera placement, lighting and retention settings far more than on the headline resolution on the box.
The usual complaint is that the system recorded the incident but the footage is useless. A camera pointed at a doorway with bright sky behind it produces a silhouette. A camera covering a whole yard produces a figure six pixels tall. We design around what each camera is for, which means identification at the door and overview in the yard, as two different cameras rather than one compromise.
Under GDPR, footage is personal data and cannot be kept indefinitely just because the drive has room. Retention has to be justified and set, signage has to tell people recording is taking place, and access has to be controlled. We configure retention and access as part of commissioning and document what was set.
Remote access is standard, and it is also the most common weak point: default passwords, ports opened to the internet, logins shared around an office. We set up remote viewing with individual credentials and a secure connection rather than exposing the recorder directly.
Full detail on the system types, the standards and the certification process is on the CCTV & Video Surveillance page, and everything else we cover in the county is on the Dublin page.
An engineer assesses the site, reviews the existing system and its documentation, and returns a written scope of works.
