By premises
CCTV for bank branches
A branch needs one camera per teller counter, the entrance at face height, the ATM lobby, the strongroom door and the rear service door, recording continuously with 60–90 days of retention. Viewing and export rights are separated at handover, and branch work in Islamabad is scheduled outside banking hours.
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A camera per counter, not one wide shot
One wide view of the counter line proves a transaction happened; it cannot show which notes crossed which counter. Each teller position gets its own camera looking down the customer side of the glass, and the cash-sorting table behind the line gets the same treatment — internal discrepancies are resolved from that camera more often than from any other.
Retention and permissions in writing
Sixty to ninety days is the working baseline, and your compliance policy may demand more — retention is a drive-size decision made at quotation, not after an incident. Day staff get view-only logins; export and deletion sit with named officers. We configure that split at handover and document it, because a shared admin password fails any audit.
Blue Area and markaz scheduling
Branches along Blue Area and in the sector markazes cannot host ladder work on a business day, so cabling happens after closing and cutover happens on a weekend, agreed with branch security in advance. The recorder goes on UPS as standard — Islamabad's outages are shorter than rural feeders' but voltage dips are routine, and a branch system must not blink.
What CCTV does a bank branch need?
Can the ATM lobby run on the branch system?
Usually yes, and it should, so lobby and counter footage share one timeline and one retention policy. Where the ATM vendor fits its own camera, confirm in writing that the branch can retrieve that footage without going through the vendor.
How long does a branch installation take?
Typically two to three evenings of cabling plus a weekend cutover for a standard branch. We provide itemised quotations, model numbers and warranty terms up front, which bank procurement invariably requires.
Rather have it done?
Business CCTV is built around the counter, the entrance, the stock area and the back door, with storage long enough to catch problems you only notice at stocktake. Systems for Islamabad marts, pharmacies, schools and offices start at PKR 85,000, and can tie into access control and your point of sale.
Business CCTV systems in Islamabad — prices and scope