With summer around the corner, it is time again to open those windows at night when you go to bed to survive the stifling heat and humidity. But can you afford to with the threat to your safety and security?

Yes, you can! Complexes with fibre can simply invest in a WiFi CCTV camera system that is connected to the internet to ensure residents are safe and secure, giving them peace of mind that they and their families will be able to have restful nights as the security cameras keep an eye on them.
Body corporates (BCs) or homeowners associations (HOAs), responsible for the management of a complex or estate and its security should consider security solutions that are internet based and effective. Worried about costs? Don’t! These systems can be very cost effective and can be sold modularly.
Units can buy their own cameras, while the BC or HOA only have to acquire the system and a few cameras for the gate and other important areas to provide secure surveillance. Unit owners’ cameras can easily plug into the complex or estate system to create a completely covered surveillance solution for the entire property. This shared cost option makes it very affordable.
As money becomes available to individual units the system can be expanded to also include smart beams, door connectors and alarms, connected through the fibre internet system to bring more peace of mind to residents regarding their safety.
Furthermore, Load shedding is very unreliable, but there are smart backup power systems available for complexes and estates.
These systems automatically switch between different sources of power depending on the availability and cost of electricity and can use solar panels, batteries, inverters, or generators to provide backup power when there is load shedding to keep your security system always on. These systems can also optimise the usage and storage of power to reduce waste and save money.
It’s a good idea for complexes and estates to invest in alternative power solutions (solar, inverters, generators) so that when load shedding hits, smart automation solutions will reserve batteries and keep residents safe continuously.
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