Upgrading an existing security system

Almost always partly: if they give a decent image and the cabling is sound, they are reused and AI analytics is added. Whatever is not worth keeping, we will tell you in writing.

Often yes: the existing coax can be reused with adapters in many cases, though PoE and final quality are assessed camera by camera.

Usually it is configuration, network or power. It is among the first things the survey checks and among the cheapest to fix.

It depends on how much is reused. That is why we start with a fixed-price survey: we will know what stays before talking budget.

Yes, very common. Access is recovered or factory-reset, reconfigured and documented with new credentials in your name.

The survey decides: if there is a usable base, upgrading is cheaper; if the system is exhausted, new equipment is proposed with reasons, not by default.

Yes: an AI recorder or an analytics appliance adds person, vehicle and animal classification to existing ONVIF cameras.

It depends on its condition and whether it can be integrated. Sometimes the cabling and sensors stay and the brain and verification are modernised; sometimes it does not pay. The survey tells us.

Yes: the legal maximum in Spain is one month. We adjust it as part of the upgrade.

They ship enabled on many models, and audio is regulated far more strictly than images. We disable them by default and document it.

It is the number-one source of disputes and AEPD complaints. In the survey we correct angles and apply privacy masks, documented in the dossier.

The end of false alarms from animals, vegetation and light, and the ability to search events by object type. It is the highest-impact improvement for the least work.

Half a day at your home, with a photo report. The price is stated before we come and, if you commission the upgrade, it is deducted from the project.

That is not the model: if the system is fine, we will say so. The survey with a report exists precisely so the proposal is verifiable.

We work on open standards (ONVIF, RTSP, MQTT, relay), so in most cases yes. Anything depending on a proprietary API is assessed first.

There is almost always something worth keeping: cabling, brackets, some cameras. We start with a technical survey and a photo report; if your system is fine, we will say so. Replacing everything unseen is the most expensive way to solve the problem.

Often, yes: an AI recorder or an analytics appliance adds person, vehicle and animal classification to existing ONVIF cameras. It is the most economical entry point and can be extended later.

Usually it is configuration, network or power: a recorder with no reliable route to the internet, a router outside the UPS, misconfigured notifications. It is among the first things the survey checks — and among the cheapest to fix.

A very common situation, especially after buying a property. Depending on the equipment, access is recovered or factory-reset and reconfigured — and everything is documented in a handover dossier with new credentials in your name, so it never happens again.

The same points, almost every time: only the recorder on the UPS, no heartbeat monitoring, microphones enabled without anyone knowing, angles covering the street or a neighbour, retention set beyond the one-month legal maximum, and no water-leak protection at all.

A fixed price, half a day of work, and a written photo report. We tell you the price before we come; if you then commission the upgrade, the survey fee is deducted from the project.