06 — Cameras
Cameras placed for what you need to see, and footage you can actually find.
Planned camera by camera for your building, on Ubiquiti UniFi Protect, powered by the same PoE network we run for your phones and Wi-Fi, and recorded on site, on a recorder you own.
What we run
From the front door to the recorder in the closet.
The system
- UniFi Protect cameras
- Indoor and outdoor cameras chosen for each view: the front door, the register, the lot, the back entrance.
- A local recorder
- Footage is recorded on a recorder in your own closet, not streamed to a stranger’s cloud. Storage is sized to how long you need to keep it.
- Doorbells and door access
- If you want them.
Day to day
- Live view on your phone
- Watch any camera, or scrub back through the day, from the UniFi Protect app on your phone or computer.
- Footage you can find
- Motion and smart detection mark people and vehicles on the timeline, so you jump to the moment instead of watching hours.
- Who sees what
- Owners see everything, managers see their location, staff see nothing unless you decide otherwise. Access is written down.
Under management
- Firmware and health
- Cameras and the recorder kept updated. When a camera goes offline or a drive starts failing, we know.
- Exports on request
- Need a clip for the police or an insurance claim? Ask, and we pull it and send it.
- Changes after hours
- New cameras, moved cameras and recorder upgrades are installed when the office is closed.
Why UniFi
One system for the network, the Wi-Fi and the cameras.
UniFi Protect runs on the same Ubiquiti platform as the switches and access points we install. The cameras show up in the same console, draw power from the same switches, and record to a recorder you own, with no per-camera cloud subscription.
- Cameras draw power from the same PoE switches that run your phones
- One network, one set of equipment, one firm answering for it
- Recording stays on site, on hardware you own
- Cameras on their own network segment, away from the computers
How it is run
Planned, wired and installed on purpose.
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Planned by view
We walk the site and decide what each camera must see, and at what distance, before anything is ordered.
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Wired properly
Every camera on a labeled cable run back to the closet, powered by the switch, with no extension cords or Wi-Fi guesswork.
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Installed after hours
Ladders and drills come in when the office is closed. Every view checked against the plan before handover, so staff arrive to a working system.
What we document
Know what every camera sees, and who can see it.
When something happens, nobody should be hunting for the recorder password. Every system we run has a written record, kept on file, and it belongs to you.
- Camera map
- Every camera on a floor plan, with its view, cable run and switch port.
- Retention
- How many days of footage are kept, and how the recorder is sized to hold it.
- Access
- Who can view live, who can play back, who can export. Reviewed when staff change.
- Equipment
- Model, serial, firmware and warranty for every camera, doorbell and recorder.
Questions
Cameras, answered.
- Is there a monthly fee per camera?
- Not for recording: footage is kept on a recorder at your site, not in a per-camera cloud plan.
- How long is footage kept?
- As long as you need. We size the recorder’s storage to the number of days you want to keep, and write the retention into the camera record.
- Who can see it?
- Only the people you name, on their phones or computers. Who can watch live, play back and export is part of the written record, and we review it when staff change.
Under the same agreement
Start with a walk-through
Tell us what you need to see.
We walk the site, plan every view, and give you a written camera map before anything is ordered.