TV mounting, smart home and Wi-Fi in Morris County, NJ

Morris County mixes historic downtowns like Morristown, Madison and Chatham with hilly, wooded towns such as Randolph and Mendham, lake communities around Lake Hopatcong, and the office parks of Parsippany. A home in the county could be a century-old house a short walk from a train station or a newer colonial at the end of a long driveway on a wooded slope, and the installation plan follows the setting.

Wooded lots and hillsides affect outdoor coverage. Trees and changes in grade can block a wireless signal heading to a detached garage, shed or the bottom of the driveway, so cable or a well-aimed point-to-point link is often more dependable. Cameras need to be placed where branches will not fill the frame or trigger constant motion alerts, and infrared night vision should be tested against the dark of a wooded yard. Wildlife is another factor: deer and other animals can set off motion alerts all night, so we tune detection zones and use cameras that can tell people and vehicles apart from animals. Long driveways may also benefit from a vehicle-detection camera near the road.

Storms that bring down limbs and knock out power are a fact of life in much of the county. A battery backup on the modem, router and camera recorder keeps the network and cameras running through short outages, and if your home has a generator, we can make sure critical equipment is on a backed-up circuit. Lake homes add water-facing decks and docks where weather-rated speakers and cameras belong. Freezing winters also matter for anything mounted outside, so we choose equipment rated for cold as well as rain, and we seal wall penetrations so ice and meltwater stay out.

For older homes in the historic towns, we plan careful cable paths through basements and attics, and for businesses around Parsippany and Morristown we set up office networks, guest Wi-Fi, cameras and conference room displays. Whether you are in a small cape or a large property, we work across Morris County and size the system to your home.