Physical security
Security Cameras & Access Control
The cameras record to a box in a closet, nobody has checked whether they are still recording, and the only person who knew the door codes left in March.
Who this is for, and what it fixes
The cameras record to a box in a closet, and the only person who knows the door codes left in March.
If one of these sounds familiar, this is usually the right conversation.
- You are still issuing physical keys and cannot say who holds them.
- You have cameras and no confidence that they are recording.
- You are fitting out a building, a warehouse, or a yard.
- Your insurer or a customer has asked about physical access to your premises.
What you get out of it
- You can see the footage without calling anybody first.
- A leaver stops having a key that still works.
- The cameras are not the weakest device on your network.
- One company is answerable for the cameras, the doors, and the network under them.
What we do about it
We install camera and access control systems that are managed the same way the rest of your technology is. That means somebody notices when a camera stops recording, rather than finding out on the day you need the footage.
Access control replaces the keys you cannot account for. Somebody leaves and their access ends that afternoon, without changing a lock or hoping the key comes back.
Because we also run your network, these systems get installed properly on it. Cameras belong on their own segment, and pointing that out is the difference between a security system and a device on your office network with a default password.
What is included
Camera systems
Specified for the coverage you need, installed where they will actually see something, and retained for a period you choose.
Door access control
Credentials issued and revoked centrally, with a record of who opened what and when.
Remote visibility
Reach your cameras and door logs from wherever you are, over a connection built for it.
Proper network design
Cameras and controllers segmented away from your business systems, which is where most of these installations go wrong.
Monitoring and maintenance
We watch that the system is recording and the hardware is healthy, so a failed camera is noticed rather than discovered.
One partner for both
Physical and network security handled by the same company, so nothing sits in the gap between two vendors.
How it works, step by step
- We walk the siteWhere the cameras need to see, where the doors need to control, and what the building will let us run cable through.
- We design it as part of the networkOn their own segment, with power and storage sized for the number of cameras and how long you need to keep the recordings.
- We install and commission itAngles checked at the times of day they matter, credentials issued, and the recording verified rather than assumed.
- We keep it workingFirmware, storage, and the check that recording is still happening. A camera that stopped recording in March is the one you find out about in July.
A camera is a computer on your network
Cameras and door controllers run software, sit on your network, and are frequently installed with whatever password came in the box. Treated as building equipment rather than as computers, they become the least protected devices you own. We install them as what they are.
Common questions
How is this priced?
As a project, from the camera and door count and what the building needs, quoted after the walk round rather than from a floor plan.
Ongoing monitoring and maintenance is a monthly figure per device, and the recordings stay yours.
Can you work with the cameras we already have?
Sometimes. It depends on age, on whether the manufacturer still supports them, and on whether they are recording anything usable. We will look before recommending replacement, and we will tell you when keeping them is the better spend.
How long is footage kept?
You choose, and it is a trade between storage cost and how far back you might need to look. Most clients land somewhere between 30 and 90 days. Some industries have a requirement that decides it for you.
Do we need access control on every door?
Almost never. Exterior doors, the server room, and anywhere holding regulated material or valuable stock is a common starting point. We walk the building with you rather than pricing every door by default.
Often paired with
What clients usually need alongside this
Networking
Networking & Infrastructure
Networks that are documented, monitored, and sized for the work you actually do on them.
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Wireless Network Deployments
Wi-Fi designed for your building and your equipment, then proven with a survey rather than assumed.
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Managed IT Support
Your staff get help from people who know your systems, and your technology stops being the reason work stops.
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