Cameras · AI vision · review · audit · installation
Camera-system reviews, compliance-style audits, and full installations for small businesses. Vendor-independent IP cameras on a segmented VLAN, recording locally, with optional on-prem AI vision that flags only what matters — so you stop scrubbing footage and start reading a daily plain-English digest.
Walk-through of an existing system: cameras, NVR or cloud retention, DVR firmware, network exposure, and who actually has admin. Output is a ranked findings list and the cheapest path to close the top three gaps.
Deeper compliance-style pass: signed change log, ACL inventory, retention proof, NTP/clock drift, motion-zone coverage, and an off-site recording test. Output is an audit pack you can hand to an insurer or franchisor.
New build or replacement. Cabling, mounting, NVR config, hardened admin accounts, off-site backup, and a one-page operator runbook. Local-first storage with optional cloud sync, no subscription lock-in.
Single-location storefront, salon, or small office.
Mid-size restaurant, repair shop, or multi-room facility.
Mixed cameras, access readers, vehicle plates, environmental sensors — integrated with the systems you already use.
Add-on to any tier. Vision-guard runs on the local TCG fabric so footage never leaves the building.
Most small businesses are still running 2015-era analog DVRs locked to a vendor that may or may not exist next year. Here are the four stacks I install in 2026.
Coax to a single DVR box, cloud login through whatever app the installer picked. When the installer disappears, the cloud login disappears, the firmware stops updating, and the cameras are stranded.
PoE IP cameras on an isolated VLAN, recording to an NVR in a locked closet, with a documented router config you keep a copy of. Phone access works whether or not anyone's "cloud" is online.
Continuous off-site sync of the recordings index to a Cloudflare-fronted backup, fail-open UPS on the NVR, multi-location aggregation for franchises.
A vision-AI worker on a local GPU watches the feeds 24/7. Body recognition, license-plate flagging, after-hours unfamiliar-face alerts, daily plain-English digest. Footage never leaves the building.
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Probably yes. Any IP camera that supports RTSP or ONVIF can plug into a new NVR and the AI worker. Old analog cameras can be kept short-term with an adapter, but I usually recommend a phased swap to PoE IP because the picture quality is dramatically better and the wiring is simpler.
No. This is the most common reason I get called. If the cameras themselves still work, often the only thing that died was the vendor's cloud login. I can put a local NVR in front of the existing cameras, restore mobile access, and give you the credentials in writing so this doesn't happen again.
By default, no. The AI worker runs on a small server on your network. Footage and event data stay on your premises. Off-site backup is opt-in and goes to a destination you control.
It tells you when something matters and ignores everything else. A recording-only system makes you scrub through 24 hours of footage to find the 30 seconds that mattered. The AI watches it for you and produces a plain-English daily digest.
Up to you. There's no required monthly fee. After install, you can call me whenever something needs attention and pay per visit, or opt into an ongoing-support tier where I check the system health monthly and answer phone calls without metered billing.
Every system I install uses standard equipment (RTSP / ONVIF cameras, mainstream NVR brands, open-source AI components) and you get the admin credentials in writing on day one. Any other competent IT shop can pick up where I left off.