Pillar · Surveillance & Security

Surveillance. Cameras, recording, alarm. One platform.

By Mike Restrepo, Owner · Restrepo Innovations

Surveillance is the most over-bought, under-engineered system in a luxury home. Six cameras at the front door. None covering the side gate. Storage that fills up in nine days. A mobile app that requires a login the homeowner has forgotten. The hardware was never the problem. The system design was.

Restrepo Innovations engineers surveillance and intrusion systems for luxury residential, commercial, hospitality, and government properties. We design across Ubiquiti UniFi Protect, Verkada, Luma, Axis, and select Hikvision and Dahua replacements when a client has inherited a problem build. Every camera position is justified, every recording rule is documented, and every system is isolated on a properly segmented network.

This pillar is the index of our published work on surveillance, alarm, and perimeter security. It pairs naturally with the Access Control pillar. the two systems should be specified together, not separately.

Cameras, NVR & Recording Platforms

• Ubiquiti UniFi Access, Protect, and Talk: The Complete Ecosystem
• UniFi Protect vs Verkada vs Luma: Which Platform for Which Project . coming soon
• Why Hikvision and Dahua Cameras Are Wrong for Luxury Homes . coming soon
• NVR Storage: How Many Days Is Enough . coming soon

Camera Specification & Placement

• How Many Cameras Does a Luxury Home Actually Need . coming soon
• Camera Placement: Coverage, Privacy, and the Three-Camera Front Door . coming soon
• Specifying for Low Light: Sensor Size, Lens, and IR That Works . coming soon

Alarm & Intrusion Detection

• Alarm Panel Choice: DSC, Honeywell, Bosch, and Why It Matters . coming soon
• Glass-Break, Motion, and Door/Window Sensors That Do Not Cry Wolf . coming soon
• Central Station Monitoring: What You Are Actually Paying For . coming soon

Outdoor & Perimeter Detection

• Driveway and Perimeter Detection: Beams, Buried Cable, and Smart Cameras . coming soon
• Lighting Integration With Cameras: Why Outdoor Lighting Is a Surveillance Asset . coming soon

Privacy, Cybersecurity & Network Hygiene

• Why Smart Homes Are a Cybersecurity Target. And the VLAN Fix . coming soon
• Camera VLANs and Why Your Cameras Should Not Talk to the Internet . coming soon
• Privacy Masks, Local Recording, and the Cloud Question . coming soon

Commercial, Hospitality & Government

• Restrepo Innovations Launches a Government Division
• Hotel Surveillance: Guest Privacy vs Property Protection . coming soon
• Retail and Commercial Surveillance: Loss Prevention With Audit Trail . coming soon

Integration With Access Control & Control Systems

• Why Access Control and Cameras Should Live on the Same Platform . coming soon
• Surveillance on Crestron, Savant, and Control4: What Actually Works . coming soon

Specifying surveillance for a luxury estate, commercial property, or government facility in NJ, NY, or CT? We engineer the systems and document the coverage.

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