Remote video monitoring
Remote video monitoring with a person on the other end.
Behavior AI flags the activity worth a look. A live operator reviews it, speaks to the person on your site, sets off the siren and strobe, and alerts your team. You get an intervention, not just a recording.
The short answer
What remote video monitoring is.
Remote video monitoring means live operators watch your site's cameras from off site and act on what they see. At VuePoint Secure, Behavior AI flags events; an operator verifies each one, talks to the person through a speaker, sounds the siren and alerts your contacts. Solar units ship by freight and cost under $1,000 per unit per month.
That monthly figure covers hardware, connectivity, analytics and software. Live monitoring is quoted with your site review.
You'll also see it called live video monitoring or remote guarding. To be clear about the second term: an operator is not a guard. Nobody patrols, and nobody steps in physically. What remote video monitoring is, in more depth.
The problem
Cameras that only record leave you reading about it the next morning.
A guard post is expensive to staff around the clock. A 24/7 guard is roughly $18,250–$29,200 a month for one person with one view of the site.
Cargo theft losses jumped in 2025. CargoNet logged 2,646 cargo thefts in the US and Canada in 2025, up 18%, with about $725M in losses. California had 1,218 of them, the most of any state (CargoNet/Verisk via CCJ, Jan 2026).
Watched cameras do more than recorded ones. A 2019 review of CCTV studies found cameras were associated with a modest drop in crime. Actively monitored systems showed larger effects than passive ones (Piza, Welsh, Farrington & Thomas, Criminology & Public Policy, 2019).
A recording tells you what happened. A live operator can act while it's happening.
How it works
Detect, verify, talk down, alert.
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Detect
Behavior AI scores each event on context, site knowledge, time of day and action. A crew at 7 a.m. reads differently from someone at the fence at 2 a.m. It was trained on hundreds of thousands of alerts.
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Verify
A live operator reviews the flagged clip and the live view. Wind, shadows and animals get dismissed here, before anyone's phone rings.
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Talk down
The operator speaks to the person through a talk-down speaker. If that doesn't work, they set off the siren and strobe.
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Alert
The operator alerts you and the contacts on your list with what they saw and what they did.
Cost compared
Guard vs camera trailer vs monitored tripod.
24/7 on-site guard
$18,250–$29,200 per month for one post. The math: 730 hours × $25–$40 an hour bill rate (Mobile Video Guard, 2026, vendor estimate). One person, one spot, at any moment.
Monitored camera trailer
$1,000–$4,500 per month to rent (LVT Essentials $1,000, LP Magazine 2026; ECAM 2026, vendor estimate). Delivery adds $300–$800 each way (TrueLook, vendor estimate). Weighs 1,400–3,000 lb.
VuePoint Secure tripod
Under $1,000 per unit per month for hardware, connectivity, analytics and software. Ships by freight, about 120 lb, one-person setup. Live monitoring is quoted with your site review.
Want your own guard number? The security guard cost calculator runs it by state. For a side-by-side on coverage, not just price, read remote video monitoring vs security guards.
What's included
What you get.
Behavior AI alert scoring
Every camera feeds Behavior AI. It scores context, site knowledge, time of day and action, so operators see the events that matter.
A live operator on each alert
A person reviews every alert Behavior AI flags before anyone on your team is called.
Talk-down
Operators speak to people on site through a talk-down speaker, in real time, about what they're doing right now.
Siren and strobe
If talking doesn't move someone along, the operator sets off the siren and strobe.
Your cameras or ours
An edge device adds Behavior AI to cameras you already own, with no port forwarding. No power on site? Use the solar tripod instead.
Alerts to your contacts
When an operator acts, you and the people on your list hear about it with what they saw.
Where we serve
California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.
We run VuePoint Secure from our Las Vegas office and cover sites across California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Tripod units ship by freight, so a yard in Fresno or a jobsite in Bend doesn't wait on a local trailer fleet.
We cover construction sites, equipment and contractor yards, car lots and vacant property. Outside those four states? Ask, and we'll tell you straight whether we can cover it.
Where monitoring is the wrong tool. If your site has no cellular signal, monitoring a solar unit isn't possible. If you need someone to check IDs, walk the building or handle an emergency in person, you need a guard. Our virtual guard page covers when a hybrid makes sense.
FAQ
Remote video monitoring questions
What is remote video monitoring?
Operators watch your site's cameras from off site and act on what they see. At VuePoint Secure, Behavior AI flags events, an operator verifies them, then talks to the person on site, sounds the siren and strobe, and alerts your contacts.
How is live video monitoring different from recorded CCTV?
Recorded CCTV stores footage for you to review after something happens. Live video monitoring puts a person on each flagged alert while it's happening, with a speaker and a siren to act on it.
Is remote guarding the same as having a security guard?
No. Remote guarding is an industry name for monitoring with talk-down. An operator can see, speak and sound a siren. They cannot patrol, check a door or step in physically.
How does the AI avoid flagging my own crew?
Behavior AI scores context, site knowledge, time of day and action, not just whether a person is in frame. A crew working at 7 a.m. scores differently from someone at the fence line at 2 a.m.
Can you monitor the cameras I already have?
Often, yes. An edge device adds Behavior AI to existing cameras without port forwarding. Tell us your camera brand and whether you have speakers on site, and we'll tell you what it takes.
How much does remote video monitoring cost?
Our solar tripod units are under $1,000 per unit per month for hardware, connectivity, analytics and software. Live monitoring is quoted with your site review, based on your hours and camera count.
Where do you offer remote video monitoring?
California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon, run from our Las Vegas office. Tripod units ship by freight. If your site is elsewhere, ask and we'll give you a straight answer.
Get a free site review.
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