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Practical guides for low-voltage and security professionals. Floor plan markup, site surveys, takeoffs, device symbols, and field workflows.
Guides
How to Do a Low-Voltage Takeoff Without Bluebeam
Step-by-step guide to doing a low-voltage security takeoff without Bluebeam. Drop trade-specific icons, auto-count devices, and export a clean PDF, all on an iPad in the field.
How to Do a CCTV Site Survey (Step-by-Step Checklist)
A practical CCTV site survey checklist for security integrators: what to bring, how to walk the building, what to document per camera, and how to turn the survey into a bid.
Security Camera Types Explained: Dome, Bullet, PTZ, Multisensor & Fisheye
A plain-English guide to security camera types (dome, bullet, PTZ, multisensor, and fisheye) and how to choose the right one for each location on a job.
What Is a Device Schedule? (And Why Every Security Install Needs One)
A device schedule lists every device on a security job (type, label, location, model, and status). Here's what goes on one, why it matters, and how to generate it from a floor plan.
How to Track a Retrofit Camera Install on a Customer's Existing PDF
A walk-through for low-voltage techs doing retrofit installs: how to mark up a customer's existing floor plan with status circles for each device without redrawing what's already there.
How to Estimate Cable Footage from a Floor Plan
Calibrate a floor plan to a known distance, then tap out cable routes that roll up into a per-type cable schedule on your BOM. No tape measure, no whiteboard.
How to Set Up Your Team in FieldMarkup
Build your account roster, assign people to projects with the right position, track skills and certifications, and bring in sub-contractors as project guests without cluttering your team.