Traditional CCTV is a passive observer that merely records a crime as it happens, often leaving you with nothing but footage of a masked intruder. scOS is a proactive guardian. Our system uses MotionX technology, which focuses on 'important activity' rather than just motion. This means it ignores swaying trees, spiders, or wind, focusing entirely on genuine threats. Unlike standard systems that require you to draw complex motion masks, scOS works out of the box, automatically detecting your property boundaries. It doesn't just watch; it intervenes with automatic light and voice responses to stop an incident before your home is even touched.

Absolutely. scOS is brand-agnostic and designed to work with most professional-grade wired IP cameras, including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation, which typically takes 4-6 hours, our engineers will assess your existing hardware. By connecting your 'dumb' cameras to our Intelligence Hub, we transform them into a proactive AI security system. This allows you to upgrade your home's intelligence without the need for a complete hardware overhaul, provided your existing cameras are wired, as we prefer wired connections over jam-prone wireless setups.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layered approach to deterrence. First is Presence Simulation, which uses AI to mimic human activity patterns inside your home, making it appear occupied even when you're away in Nantwich or on the canal. Second is our MotionX detection, which identifies people regardless of how they are moving or if they are attempting to conceal their identity with hoods or masks. Finally, if a threat is detected within your property boundaries, scOS triggers an escalating response. This starts with instant illumination and moves to AI-generated voice warnings from external IoT speakers, designed to convince any intruder that they have been spotted by a live guard.

Your privacy is a cornerstone of our service. scOS is a 100% UK-based company, and all your data is stored in UK data centres in full compliance with GDPR. Most of the intelligence is processed locally on your scOS Intelligence Hub, only escalating to our secure cloud for advanced analysis and remote access. Your data remains yours; we never sell it to third parties. You have 24/7 access to up to two weeks of recordings from anywhere in the world, ensuring you are always in control of your Wrenbury property's security.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool that tells you someone is already at your door—often when it's too late. scOS is a comprehensive property intelligence system that monitors your entire boundary. While a doorbell might show you a package being stolen, scOS uses proactive deterrents like presence simulation and voice warnings to prevent the thief from even stepping onto your driveway. It provides whole-property protection rather than just a narrow view of your front step, stopping crime before it happens rather than just recording it.

Wrenbury's canal-side location can present unique security challenges, as towpaths provide easy, often unmonitored access to the rear of properties. scOS is designed to handle this by automatically detecting your property boundaries, even in complex layouts. Our MotionX technology will monitor the edge of your land, ignoring people passing on the canal but instantly identifying anyone who steps off the path and onto your property, triggering an immediate deterrent response.

Yes, scOS is highly effective for rural properties with outbuildings or farm equipment. The system's AI can be trained to recognise your normal patterns of work, alerting you only when it detects an anomaly—such as someone approaching a barn or workshop in the middle of the night. The escalating voice warnings are particularly effective in quiet rural areas, as they clearly signal to an intruder that they have been detected by an intelligent system.

Cheshire Constabulary provides excellent service, but rural response times can be a factor. scOS provides an immediate, autonomous layer of protection that works before the police are even called. By using presence simulation to make your home look occupied and active deterrents to drive away intruders, scOS often prevents the need for a police call-out entirely. If an incident does occur, the system provides high-quality, AI-analysed evidence to help local officers with their investigation.