Focused
Entry visibility
Cover the highest-priority entrances and incident scenes.
- 5 camera scenes
- Recorder with reserve
- Basic PoE and storage allowance
$6k–$10k
01 · Property and coverage
Start with what needs to be seen.
Camera count should follow approved scenes—not unit count. Unknowns become site-survey questions.
What outcome matters most?
Primary scene conditions
02 · Recording and operations
How should the system work?
Storage and recorder capacity depend on bitrate, retention, resolution, motion, and expansion—not megapixels alone.
Operating priorities
03 · Preliminary system paths
Your camera + NVR starting points
Illustrative planning estimate—not a quote. Final products, compatibility, installation requirements, and pricing are subject to current catalog data, site survey, final BOM, and sales/operations confirmation.
Recommended
Connected camera core
Balanced coverage, retention, remote review, and expansion.
- 5 cameras + reserve
- Recorder/VMS + storage allowance
- PoE, UPS, mounts, commissioning
$12k–$20k
Expanded
Property-wide platform
Broader common-area coverage and stronger operating headroom.
- Expanded scenes + reserve
- Storage sized to final bitrate
- Network and future expansion allowance
$20k–$32k
Site survey required before final BOM.
Confirm lighting, lens/angle, mounting, cable distance, PoE budget, VLAN/routing, recorder throughput, storage, firmware, and supported analytics.
Planner output: customer inputs · illustrative assumptions · generic solution shape · provisional BOM categories · unresolved site-survey checks · catalog/compatibility items pending validation. This tool never infers identification performance from megapixels alone and does not claim guaranteed coverage or compatibility with any camera.