Cctv cameras issue

[Nanochi]

so im trying to make a cctv network however i notice each wire i make goes red and only 1 is blue when connected to the cctv monitor but for phone taps theres a larger ammount of blue than there is red, does this mean red cant connect or blue cant?

I dont remember campaign giving an explanation of this at all help on this would be most appreciative.

[Jet City Gambler]

Well, always connect *from* the monitor *to* the camera/phone. Won't work otherwise. You should be able to get 8 blues for each CCTV monitor, but only one blue (rotating) for the phone taps.

You might want to consider overlapping the coverage for cameras, as not every monitor is manned every moment in your prison.

[Nanochi]

overlapping? and can you clarify on the rotating for phone taps?

[Jet City Gambler]

They only tap one phone at a time, and they cycle between them. I usually settle with one Phone Tap per ~16 phones. But they're not actually that useful once you get your CI network up and running, so I only bother with phone taps early on.

As for overlapping, suppose you have Security Office 1 monitoring cameras 1-8. You might have Security Office 2 monitor cameras 5-12. And Secutity Office 3 monitoring 9-16, and so on. That way, you're likely to have have an officer on the monitor when ♥♥♥♥ goes down.

[Nanochi]

Thank you! very clear and cut on how this works. Now Can i connect cameras to each other then to the terminal or will that not work?

[Jet City Gambler]

No, you need to connect each cam individually to the monitor. Your wiring diagram will look like a spider's nest in no time. Again, be sure to connect monitor >> cam/phone (not the other way around) or it won't work.