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Choosing the Proper Security Camera and Security Equipment is important, if you dont you may find your self not properly protected from the Bad guys! they are getting more crafty these days and can know how to disable your system possibly before they even get in range of your cameras to be seen! WOW….. YOU MUST SAY, here is how someone might try and disable your system.

for starters… Any Camera system is usually connected to a network… in case of home users they usually have a Wireless router haning out somewhere in their house… and its most times secured with WEP Protection on your router. that encryption type can be hacked resulting in cameras being disabled Especially if the default codes are left on your recording unit and your Router. Simply by getting on your Wireless network by force with some commonly known programs like BACK TRACK – a security testing suite. – in the DHCP table area of the router there is listed local IP’s  such as 192.168.2.15 etc? they can find the IP and connect to that, cause they are on your network at this point. they then can either watch your cameras without your knowledge.. and OR Disable them by logging into your DVR / Recorder. with a standard manufacturers password. Leaving your systems down. and or Erasing footage from your Cameras Etc! SO SCARY..Its important to Hire a Company Like JTG SYSTEMS to properly secure all aspects of your SECURITY.. any Leaks or holes in the security is no security at all!… Call us at (905) 892 4555 for more information and to have one of our agents test your DVR security and network security.

Here is a bit of how wifi works:

Wi-Fi, or wireless networking, allows electronic devices including desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones to access the internet without the need for wires or cables. By eliminating the need for expensive and tedious wiring projects, Wi-Fi has made it easier to create everything from secure home networks to public hotspots.Wireless network adapters (also known as wireless NICs or wireless network cards) are required for each device on a wireless network. Some newer laptop computers incorporate wireless adapters as a built-in feature of the system. Separate add-on adapters must be purchased for most computers, however.
Popular wireless network adapters for PCs exist… As more devices ship with wireless networking capabilities, it becomes increasingly important to have routers that are capable of handling connections from hardware such as tablets, laptops and mobile phones. The problem is that many routers still in use are perfectly good pieces of hardware, except for one drawback – they don’t support…