Why Choose Star Networking Services as Your CCTV Camera Supplier?
Most CCTV enquiries in Chennai get answered with a camera price and nothing else. What decides whether an installation actually works is the rest of it — whether the switch can power every camera at once, whether the cable runs are inside distance limits, and whether the recorder has the disk for the retention you asked for. We quote all of it together.
- Established in 1998 — 27+ years of continuous trading in Chennai, not a recent reseller
- More than 300 completed projects for IT companies, hospitals, factories, offices and retail
- CCTV and networking under one roof — cameras, PoE switches, Cat6, racks and fiber from one supplier
- Genuine CP Plus, Hikvision and TP-Link products, supplied with manufacturer warranty terms
- Structured cabling expertise, so the network behind the cameras is specified properly
- Installation, testing and certification, not supply alone
- 24×7 technical support, including emergency restoration
- Annual maintenance contracts to keep a system working after handover
- Consultancy, BOQ, design and full project management on larger rollouts
- A Quality Management System, with on-time and on-budget delivery as a stated commitment
- B2B and bulk supply with GST invoicing and volume pricing
- Project and BOQ-based quoting for system integrators and contractors
CCTV Cameras We Supply in Chennai
Most sites need a mix rather than one model repeated everywhere. What decides each position is the question that position has to answer, and how visible you want the camera to be.
IP CCTV Cameras
Video and power travel over one Cat6 run to a PoE switch, and the recorder sits on the same network. Resolution is higher than analog at the same price point and remote viewing needs no extra hardware, which is why nearly every new installation we quote is IP.
Dome CCTV Cameras
Discreet, wide coverage, and the default for indoor ceilings in offices, shops and receptions. The housing makes the direction of view hard to read from below, which matters where you do not want people positioning themselves out of frame.
Bullet CCTV Cameras
Visible and directional, which is the point — a bullet camera at a gate or along a perimeter deters as well as records. The longer body also carries stronger infrared, so they suit outdoor runs where the subject is well beyond a few metres.
PTZ CCTV Cameras
One controllable camera that pans, tilts and zooms across a yard, warehouse floor or car park in place of several fixed units. PTZ models carry motors, so they need PoE+ rather than standard PoE — a point missed often enough to be worth stating plainly.
Wi-Fi CCTV Cameras
For positions where running cable is impractical — a rented shop, a temporary site, an outbuilding across a gap. The trade is link reliability and dependence on local power, so we do not recommend them for positions that must never miss a frame.
4G CCTV Cameras
For sites with no usable network at all: construction sites, remote yards, unmanned installations. Footage goes out over a mobile connection, so recurring data cost and signal strength at the mounting point both belong in the decision.
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CCTV Camera Brands We Supply
We stock CP Plus, Hikvision and TP-Link. Which one suits a site usually comes down to what is already installed there, because mixing recorder and camera brands costs you features even when the video works.
CP Plus
The bulk of our camera range: 4MP dome, bullet, WDR IR network and outdoor Wi-Fi models, along with matching recorders. Warranty is manufacturer-standard, typically one year limited on the camera.
Hikvision
IP bullet and network cameras. The straightforward choice where a site already runs Hikvision recorders, since staying inside one ecosystem keeps the analytics and configuration features intact.
TP-Link and VIGI
Cameras alongside the PoE switching, so the camera, the switch and the power budget come from one vendor. Useful on projects where the network is being built at the same time as the surveillance.
CCTV Cameras for Different Applications
The camera model changes less between sites than people expect. What changes is how many positions need covering, which of them need a face or a number plate rather than movement, and how far back the footage has to go.
CCTV Cameras for Homes
Gate, main door, driveway and rear approach — typically four to eight cameras with about a week of retention. A bullet at the gate for identification, domes under the eaves for coverage. Wi-Fi models suit homes where cabling would mean chasing walls.
CCTV Cameras for Offices
Entrance, reception, server room and floor. Offices usually already have Cat6 in the building, so IP cameras on a PoE switch cost less to add than any other option. Identification resolution matters at the entrance and the server room door; the open floor only needs to show movement.
CCTV Cameras for Shops & Retail
The till is the position that decides the specification. You need enough resolution there to recognise a face and read a note, which is worth more than adding cameras down the aisles. Entrance and stockroom follow, then aisle coverage.
CCTV Cameras for Warehouses
Loading bays, aisles and perimeter. This is where one PTZ over the yard genuinely replaces several fixed cameras, provided someone is watching or the tour presets are set sensibly. Long cable runs make the 90-metre limit a real constraint here.
CCTV Cameras for Schools & Colleges
Gates, corridors, labs and grounds. Wide coverage counts for more than fine detail across most positions, with identification resolution reserved for entrances and any cash or equipment area. Classrooms are usually deliberately left out of frame.
CCTV Cameras for Hospitals
Entrances, pharmacy, corridors and parking, with wards deliberately excluded. Pharmacy and stores need identification resolution; corridors do not. Retention tends to run longer than at commercial sites because queries surface late.
CCTV Cameras for Factories
Lines, stores, gates and weighbridge. Retention is the distinguishing requirement — disputes over a despatch or a shortage often surface weeks later, so the disk order is sized well beyond the usual seven or fifteen days.
CCTV Cameras for Apartments
Gates, lobbies, lifts, basement parking and perimeter. These are usually the largest channel counts we quote, and lift cameras need a cable route planned with the lift contractor rather than assumed.
CCTV Cameras for Commercial Buildings
Multi-tenant buildings need the recorder, switch and patching in a lockable rack with clear ownership, because the cabling will be extended by someone else later. Common areas, entries, parking and service lifts are the standard scope.
How to Choose the Right CCTV Camera?
Working through these in order avoids the usual rework, where a switch is bought before the camera count is settled or a recorder arrives without the disk to match its retention target.
- Resolution — 4MP is the sensible commercial default; go higher only where identification actually matters
- Lens and focal length — shorter covers wider at less range, longer reaches further and narrower; one camera cannot do both
- Field of view — set it from the area the position has to answer for, not from the size of the room
- Night vision — infrared range is quoted in metres; match it to the distance to the subject, not the wall behind it
- WDR — needed where the camera faces a bright background, such as a doorway shot from inside
- IP rating — outdoor and washdown positions need a housing rated for it; IP66 is the usual outdoor minimum
- PoE — check the switch total power budget, not just its per-port rating
- AI, human and vehicle detection — cuts false alerts substantially on perimeters and yards
- Storage — camera count multiplied by bitrate, recording hours and retention days is your disk requirement
- NVR capacity — choose channel count with room to expand; adding channels later usually means replacing the recorder
- Remote viewing — confirm the app, the number of concurrent users, and whether a static IP or a P2P service is involved
IP CCTV vs Analog CCTV
IP cameras carry video over the same network as everything else, take power from a PoE switch on that one cable, and are viewed remotely without extra hardware. That is why new installations are almost entirely IP.
An IP CCTV system follows one chain, and every link in it has to be sized: IP Camera → Cat6 → PoE Switch → NVR → Storage. Quoting the camera without the other four is how a project stalls halfway through installation.
Analog still has a place where coaxial cable is already in the walls and replacing it would mean opening them. If you are cabling from scratch, IP over Cat6 is the cheaper and more flexible choice once you account for power.
CCTV Camera Installation in Chennai
We install as well as supply. Structured cabling, fiber splicing, network cabling installation, testing and certification have been part of the business since 1998, which is why a CCTV job here does not stop at the carton.
The sequence below is the one we follow, and each stage produces something the next one depends on. Installations that skip the early stages are the ones that stall at the cabling.
Site Survey
Walk the site and write down the question each position has to answer. That list, not a package size, is what sets the camera count and the type at each point.
Camera Position Planning
Fix mounting heights, angles and the identification-versus-detection call for every position. This is the stage that decides resolution per camera rather than one figure for the whole site.
Cabling Design
Route every run back to the switch location and confirm none exceeds 90 metres of permanent cable. Anything beyond that needs fiber with a media converter, or a switch positioned closer to the cameras.
Camera Installation
Mount, aim and weatherproof each unit. Outdoor positions need the rated housing and a drip loop at the gland; the commonest cause of a camera failing in its second monsoon is water tracking down the cable.
PoE and Network Configuration
Bring the cameras up on the switch, confirm the total PoE draw sits inside the budget with headroom, and put the cameras on their own VLAN where the network supports it.
NVR Configuration
Add the channels, set resolution and frame rate per camera, and configure the recording schedule — continuous, motion-triggered, or a mix by position.
Storage Setup
Fit surveillance-grade disks sized from the retention target, then verify the recorder is actually achieving that retention rather than the figure on the datasheet.
Remote Viewing Configuration
Set up app access, user accounts and permissions. Confirm how many people can view at once and whether the arrangement depends on a static IP or a P2P service.
Testing and Handover
Check every camera by day and by night, confirm playback and export work, and hand over credentials, the position list and the as-built cable schedule. Without that documentation the next change to the system starts with a survey.
Full CCTV installation & setup guide
Cat6 Cable and PoE Networking for CCTV
Modern IP CCTV installations run on Cat6 structured cabling and PoE switches, which carry both the network connection and the power to every compatible camera on a single run. Getting this layer right is most of what separates an installation that stays up from one that drops cameras at night.
Quality Cat6 matters here beyond bandwidth: the full-size conductor limits voltage drop on PoE runs and reduces heat where cables are bundled in a tray. The switch, recorder and power distribution belong in a rack with cable management that lets you trace a camera link a year later.
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NVR, DVR, Storage & CCTV Accessories
The camera is roughly half the order. Everything below has to be specified alongside it, and leaving any of it to be sorted out later is what turns a two-day installation into a two-week one.
- NVR — for IP cameras; choose channel count with room to expand beyond the current camera list
- DVR — for analog and HD-over-coax systems, where the coaxial cable is already in the walls
- Surveillance HDD — rated for continuous write, unlike a desktop drive, and sized from the retention target
- PoE switch — sized on total power budget, not just port count
- Cat6 cable — one run per camera, each inside the 90-metre permanent-link limit
- Network rack — to house the recorder, switch and patching, lockable where the site is shared
- Patch panel and keystone jacks — so runs are terminated and traceable rather than crimped direct
- RJ45 connectors and patch cords — for the final link at both ends
- Power supply and PDU — for the recorder, switch and any non-PoE cameras
- Camera mounting accessories — junction boxes, poles, wall and corner mounts
RJ45 & patch panels · Racks & cable managers
CCTV Camera Supplier for System Integrators & Contractors
A large share of what we supply goes to integrators and contractors running the installation themselves. What matters on those orders is not advice but availability, model-exact matching and a price that holds for the length of the project.
Send the BOQ as it stands. We quote line by line against the model numbers in it, flag anything discontinued with an equivalent, and confirm what is in stock against what needs an indent.
- BOQ-based procurement, quoted line by line against your model numbers
- Bulk quantities with volume pricing and GST invoicing
- Model-specific matching, including equivalents where a part is discontinued
- Project pricing held for the duration rather than quoted per despatch
- CCTV and networking on one order — cameras, Cat6, PoE switches, NVR, racks
- Fiber backbone products where runs exceed copper distance limits
CCTV Camera Bulk Supplier in Chennai
For bulk and repeat orders we quote against quantity rather than list. Share your BOQ, the camera quantity, preferred brand, camera specifications and the project requirements, and we will come back with pricing and availability — including what is in stock now and what needs lead time.
Bulk orders are invoiced with GST and can be despatched in phases against a project schedule where that suits the site.
Buy CCTV Cameras Online in Chennai
Every camera on this page can be ordered online, or collected from our counter in Choolaimedu. Prices are live from our catalogue rather than hidden behind an enquiry form — what you see is what we quote, with GST invoicing on every order.
For a single camera or a small set, order from the page. For anything with a camera count, a BOQ or a site plan behind it, send the requirement instead: we come back with the camera mix, switch capacity, recorder channels and cabling as one specification, at project pricing rather than list.
- Live catalogue pricing — no enquiry needed to see what a camera costs
- GST invoicing on every order, business or personal
- Genuine CP Plus, Hikvision and TP-Link, with manufacturer warranty terms
- Free shipping on all orders
- 7 days to return from delivery, and replacement or warranty support after that
- Bulk and project pricing on quantity, quoted against your BOQ
- Collection from Choolaimedu if you would rather not wait for delivery
- Technical support on product selection before you order, not after
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CCTV Camera Price in Chennai
There is no single honest answer to what a CCTV camera costs, and a supplier who gives you one without asking about the site is quoting a number they intend to revise later. Price moves with the specification, and the specification comes from the positions.
As a real reference point, the cameras listed on this page run from around Rs 3,100 for a 4MP Wi-Fi unit to Rs 50,000 at the top of the range, with a 5MP AHD PTZ speed dome at Rs 47,573, across CP Plus, Hikvision and TP-Link. Fixed 4MP dome and bullet models — the bulk of most installations — sit between roughly Rs 3,400 and Rs 4,400.
- Resolution — the single largest driver, through both the camera and the disk it demands
- Brand and model series, and whether the site is already committed to one ecosystem
- Camera type — dome, bullet, PTZ, Wi-Fi or 4G
- Lens and infrared range for the distance each position has to cover
- AI features such as human and vehicle detection
- NVR channel count, and the headroom you want beyond today
- Surveillance HDD capacity, set by the retention target
- PoE switch capacity and total power budget
- Cat6 cabling, termination and rack
- Installation scope, where that is part of the requirement
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CCTV Solutions for Complete Security Projects
A surveillance system is a chain, and it is only as good as the weakest link in it: Camera → Cabling → PoE → Network → NVR → Storage → Monitoring. Every stage has to be sized against the one before it.
This is the difference between a supplier and a reseller. A reseller sells you the first box in that chain. Because we have supplied structured cabling and networking in Chennai since 1998, we can specify all seven — which is why the camera quote you get from us arrives with the switch capacity, cable schedule, recorder channels and disk already worked out against it.
CCTV Project & Technical Experience
Star Networking Services has supplied and installed networking and surveillance infrastructure in Chennai since 1998, across more than 300 projects for IT companies, hospitals, factories, offices, retail, system integrators and contractors.
The profiles below are representative of how those requirements are specified — the camera mix, the switch capacity, the cabling and the recorder worked out together rather than quoted one line at a time. Client names and site details are not published.
Office CCTV Installation — 16 IP Cameras
- Requirement — entrance, reception, server room, floor and parking covered, with identification resolution at the entry points and remote viewing for the IT manager
- Solution — 4MP IP dome and bullet cameras on a PoE switch sized past 170 W total budget, Cat6 runs inside the 90-metre limit, 16-channel NVR with surveillance-grade disk
- Scope — camera installation, cabling, PoE and network configuration, NVR and storage setup, remote viewing, testing and handover
Warehouse & Yard Surveillance
- Requirement — loading bays, aisles and perimeter, with the open yard covered without lining it with fixed cameras
- Solution — PTZ over the yard on PoE+ with tour presets, fixed bullets on the perimeter and bays, and a switch positioned mid-site so no run exceeded the copper limit
- Scope — position planning, cabling design, installation, PoE budget verification, recorder configuration and testing
Retail Store — Till and Entrance Priority
- Requirement — recognise a face and read a note at the till, with entrance, stockroom and aisle coverage behind that
- Solution — higher resolution at the till and entrance, wider and lower elsewhere, WDR at the doorway where the camera shoots towards daylight
- Scope — survey, camera selection per position, installation, recorder and storage setup, staff handover
Factory — Extended Retention
- Requirement — lines, stores, gates and weighbridge, with footage available weeks later because despatch and shortage disputes surface late
- Solution — retention target fixed first, then recorder channels and surveillance disk sized from bitrate against that target, with motion-triggered recording on low-traffic positions to stretch it further
- Scope — cabling, installation, recorder and storage sizing, testing, and an annual maintenance contract covering disk and camera checks
CCTV Maintenance & AMC
A surveillance system fails quietly. Nobody notices a camera has been offline for three weeks until the week they need the footage, which is the one week it does not exist. Annual maintenance contracts exist to close that gap, and we have run them alongside our structured cabling work since the business started.
Our AMC cover includes 24×7 emergency restoration, so a failure on a gate camera or a recorder is not something that waits for the next working day.
- Preventive maintenance visits on a scheduled cycle
- Camera cleaning, and re-aiming where a view has drifted or been obstructed
- NVR and DVR health checks, including firmware and configuration
- Surveillance HDD checks, with replacement before failure rather than after
- Network and PoE troubleshooting across the switch and cabling
- Camera replacement and re-commissioning
- Recording and retention verification — confirming the system is actually holding the days you are paying to keep
- Remote viewing support, including user and permission changes
- 24×7 emergency restoration
Resolution, and What It Costs You in Storage
Almost everything we stock is 4MP, with 5MP on the PTZ. That is the sensible default for commercial sites: enough detail to identify a face at an entrance or a number plate at a gate, without the storage penalty of pushing higher everywhere.
Resolution is not free. Raising it raises the bitrate, and the bitrate multiplied by camera count, recording hours and retention days is your disk requirement. Spending resolution where you only need to see that something moved is how sites end up buying disks they did not need.
- Identification — entrances, tills, gates: worth the higher resolution
- Detection — corridors, open floors, storerooms: lower resolution and wider coverage
- Retention target drives disk more than camera count does
- Motion-triggered recording extends retention substantially over continuous
Sizing the PoE Switch
PoE cameras draw power from the switch, so the switch has to supply enough for all of them at once. Two figures matter and only one is usually quoted: the per-port limit and the total power budget. A switch can meet its per-port rating and still run out of total budget once every port is populated — the symptom is cameras dropping offline in the evening, when infrared illumination raises every camera draw at the same moment.
Standard PoE (802.3af) supplies 15.4 W at the port. PoE+ (802.3at) supplies 30 W and is what PTZ models with motors need. A fixed 4MP dome or bullet typically draws 4 to 8 W, more at night.
For sixteen fixed cameras, budget around 128 W of draw, add roughly 10% for cable loss and 20% headroom, and look for a total PoE budget near 170 W.
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Night Vision and Lens Coverage
Infrared range is quoted in metres and is the distance at which the camera can still produce a usable image in darkness. Match it to the actual distance to the subject, not to the size of the room — a 30 m rating pointed across a 40 m yard gives you a dark image at the far end.
Lens focal length decides the trade between width and distance. A shorter focal length covers a wider area at less range; a longer one narrows the view and reaches further. A single camera cannot do both, which is why entrances and open floors usually take different models.
CCTV Camera Supplier in Chennai — Areas We Serve
Star Networking Services is based in Choolaimedu, Chennai and supports CCTV, networking and structured cabling requirements for customers and projects across Chennai. Contact our team to discuss your site location and project requirements.
Request a CCTV Camera Quote in Chennai
Planning a CCTV installation or upgrading an existing surveillance system? Share your BOQ, camera quantity, preferred brand, model numbers, floor plan or project requirements with Star Networking Services. Our team can help you evaluate CCTV cameras, NVRs, PoE switches, Cat6 cabling, storage and the related networking infrastructure.
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