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Security

See who’s at the door before they knock.

A doorbell and cameras that stay online, a porch light that knows when it’s dark, and a home network set up so one cheap gadget can’t see everything else.

  • Free 15-minute call
  • $150 visit, credited
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Free 15-minute call · On-site assessment $150, credited toward your project.

Illustration: a front door at night. The porch lantern is on, a video doorbell glows beside the door, the smart lock shows green, and a camera watches from the corner of the roof.
The front door at 9:10 PM: the porch light is on, the doorbell is awake and the door is locked.

Sound familiar?

What usually goes wrong

  • 01

    The spinning doorbell

    Motion at the front door, and the app just spins. Battery doorbells on weak Wi-Fi often miss the moment.

  • 02

    Cameras that drop off

    The camera by the pool goes offline whenever the Wi-Fi out there gets busy.

  • 03

    Everything on one network

    The smart plug, the kids’ tablets and the work laptop all share one Wi-Fi with the same password.

  • 04

    Old passwords everywhere

    The router still has the password printed on the sticker, and so does half the house.

9:10 PM · Try it

Try the porch light rule

Try it at 9:10 PM, then try it at 2 PM. A good automation knows when not to do anything.

Spend the whole day in the house

9:10 PM · Security

Who's at the door?

Example automation

  1. When someone's at the front door
  2. Only if it's after sunset (8:29 PM tonight)
  3. Then turn on the porch light and send a snapshot

In the typical setup there's nothing to run this. Flip the switch to try it.

Typical setup
Motion at the front door, and you get a spinner. The doorbell is on a battery and weak Wi-Fi.
How I'd set it up
A wired doorbell that's always on. After sunset, the porch light comes on first. It's the pizza.
How each spot does, typical setup vs. how I'd set it up
SpotTypical setupHow I'd set it up
Doorbellcameraofflineon a cable
Motor court cameracameraofflineon a cable
Porch lightyou flip iton with motion after dark
The clipsaved online, when it connectssaved on a box in your house
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The approach

How I approach home security

  1. Step 1

    Cameras that matter

    Front door, driveway and the back gate first, on the strongest connection the house can give them.

  2. Step 2

    Recordings you control

    I’ll walk you through where your video is stored and who can see it, and set it up the way you’re comfortable with.

  3. Step 3

    Gadgets on their own network

    Smart gadgets and guests can live on their own Wi-Fi, apart from the computers and phones you care about.

  4. Step 4

    Accounts and passwords

    A clean-up of router, camera and family accounts, with two-step sign-in where it counts.

Internet boxWhere the internet comes inYour routerRuns the network, guards the doorSwitch, in the closetOne cable to each access pointLiving roomOfficeLanaiPhones and laptopsThe main Wi-FiSmart gadgetsTheir own Wi-Fi
How a home network keeps smart gadgets on their own Wi-Fi, apart from your phones and laptops.

What you get

  • A doorbell and cameras that stay connected
  • Lights and alerts that react to the time of day
  • A home network that keeps gadgets and guests apart from your computers
  • Fresh passwords and a simple record of what’s where

Pricing

On-site assessment

$150

Credited toward your project.

The first 15-minute call is free. Projects are quoted in writing before any work starts.

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Questions

Straight answers

Do you install cameras and doorbells?
Yes, and I’ll start by making sure the network can actually carry them. Tell me what you have and what you want to see, and I’ll suggest a plan.
Is a separate network for smart gadgets worth it?
For most homes with a lot of connected devices, yes. It keeps a cheap or forgotten gadget from being one hop away from your laptop.
What does a visit cost?
The first 15-minute call is free. An on-site assessment is $150, credited toward your project. Repairs and support visits are $150 an hour.

The other four

Let’s get the front door covered.

Tell me what’s going on. The first 15-minute call is free, and I’ll tell you honestly whether a visit makes sense.

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