Remote CCTV Monitoring
View your camera feeds from anywhere on Earth. Mobile and desktop access to live footage and historical recordings. No more being blind when you're away from the office.
Key highlights
- Live video streaming to mobile and desktop
- Historical footage search and playback
- User account management with role-based permissions
- Mobile app alerts on motion or security events
Being away shouldn't mean being blind
If your CCTV system only works on a monitor in your office, it's doing half the job. What happens at 3am when nobody is there? What happens when you're out of town and an incident occurs? Professional surveillance is remote surveillance. You need to see what's happening from your phone, tablet, or laptop. anytime, anywhere.
Security beyond business hours
Your premises are most vulnerable after staff leave for the day. that's when you need to watch closest. With remote CCTV access, the managing director can monitor the empty office from home in the evening. Security guards can respond to incidents in real time by looking at live feeds. Motion alerts wake you up if something unusual happens during the night.
Mobile app access
We configure your camera system with mobile access via the iOS and Android apps provided by Hikvision and Dahua. Download the app, log in with your credentials, and you're viewing your cameras. the home screen shows thumbnail previews of all cameras. tap any one to go full screen. Live streams are optimised for mobile bandwidth so they play smoothly even on 4G.
The app also allows you to switch between multiple camera systems if you manage more than one property or have backup systems at different locations. everything in one place.
Historical footage and search
Live viewing is important. being able to go back and find something is equally important. The app lets you browse historical footage day by day and time by time. need to see what happened in the lobby between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday? search by date, camera, and time range. the system pulls the footage and you can scrub through frame by frame.
You can export clips from the app to share with anyone. send a 30-second incident clip to your insurance company. email a 5-minute segment to law enforcement. all from your phone without needing to access the office computer.
User accounts and permissions
Not everyone needs to see every camera. Your receptionist might only need lobby feed access. Your security manager might see everything. we configure user accounts with granular permissions: which cameras, which time periods, and whether they can just view or also manage settings. accounts are created, modified, or revoked instantly.
Audit trail of who watched what
The system logs every access to every camera feed. who logged in, which cameras they viewed, and for how long. if someone is misusing their access, you'll have the evidence.
Motion and event alerts
Configure motion detection on any camera. when motion is detected, you get an instant notification on your phone. optionally with a thumbnail of what triggered the alert. Useful for monitoring after-hours activity. during the day you might get too many alerts (legitimate foot traffic). overnight. you want to know everything.
Integration with your access control system
If you've installed biometric access control alongside your cameras, you can correlate them. someone's card was used at the door at 4pm. which camera shows them entering? someone accessed the server room at 11pm on a Sunday. is there footage of them actually doing something malicious or just walking through? the combination of access logs and video footage is powerful for investigations and forensics.
Bandwidth and connectivity
Remote access works best on reliable internet. Most modern buildings in Nairobi have business-grade connectivity from Safaricom, Airtel, or Zuku. We configure camera stream quality adaptively: if your connection slows, the quality decreases to keep the stream flowing rather than buffering to a stop. At the office with fibre. full quality. remote on 4G. lower quality but still watchable.
Watch from anywhere with full control
Remote CCTV access puts the power of your security system in your pocket. You're at home. You're out of town. You're in a meeting. and you can see exactly what's happening at your property whenever you want. That's what modern surveillance looks like.
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Get it done right
Let Sentire handle your Remote CCTV Monitoring.
Our engineers are based in Nairobi and support businesses across Kenya. No lengthy contracts. Just reliable, expert IT delivered as a service.