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Integrated security systems, tested as one system before your team takes over

Integrated security systems monitored from a unified control room

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event-correlation tested across every system before handover

CCTV, access control and intruder detection, integrated on one platform and tested before handover.

If your facility needs more than a handful of standalone cameras, integrated security systems cover the complete platform from design through documented handover: a threat and coverage survey, IP CCTV and video management, access control, intruder detection, and event correlation between every system, with editable as-built drawings as a named contract deliverable. Every camera, door and alarm is brought onto one ONVIF-based platform, and the cause-and-effect between them is tested before you sign the handover certificate.

Single ONVIF platformISO/IEC 27001 alignedEvent-correlation tested

ELV systems overview

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What it is

What integrated security systems include

Integrated security systems are the practice of designing and wiring your video surveillance, access control and intruder detection to work as one platform, instead of three systems that never share an event. A complete integrated security scope covers IP CCTV and a video management system (VMS), access control and credentials, perimeter and internal intrusion detection, the event-correlation logic that ties them together, and all configuration and documentation from design through handover.

Unified video management and access control on one security platform

Site survey & risk design

Threat assessment, a camera coverage map, and a door-by-door access schedule.

IP CCTV & video management

IP cameras and a VMS, with storage sized to your required retention period.

Access control

Controllers, card, PIN or biometric readers, and the door hardware interface.

Intruder detection

Perimeter and internal sensors, panels, and zoned alarm response.

Integration & event correlation

CCTV, access, intrusion and fire alarm linked so one event triggers the right response.

Handover documentation

As-built drawings, device schedule, coverage map, VMS backup, and operator training.

The coverage map, door schedule and integration matrix are agreed and approved before any device is ordered. Nothing is procured until the design is confirmed.

Risks

What goes wrong when security systems are installed separately

Four failures that appear after installation, not before. Each is preventable at design stage.

Risk 01

Three systems installed, none of them talking

When CCTV, access control and intrusion are bought as three separate contracts, nothing links them. An alarm does not pull up the nearest camera, a forced door does not flag the operator, and your team watches several disconnected screens hoping to catch the right one. We have re-commissioned sites where every device worked on its own but no event ever crossed from one system to another.

events shared between separately procured systems we have re-commissioned.

Prevention

Specify event correlation and a single management platform in your scope before tendering, not as a later add-on.

Specification

Technical specification

Integrated security systems at Yakkaservices use ONVIF-conformant hardware so cameras, recorders and door controllers from different manufacturers work together, with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 controls applied where your security devices share the corporate network. Cameras are selected by scene: resolution, lens and low-light performance are matched to each coverage zone, not bought as one model for the whole site. Recording storage is sized to your required retention period at full frame rate. Before handover, the cause-and-effect between your cameras, doors, alarms and the fire system is tested and witnessed, and the results are recorded in the handover package.

Standards

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 applied where IP security shares the corporate network

Regulatory approval

SIRA approval for Dubai installations · ROP for Oman · MOI elsewhere in the UAE · local authority where required

Interoperability

ONVIF-conformant hardware (streaming, recording and access control) to avoid single-vendor lock-in

Surveillance & storage

IP fixed, PTZ and multisensor cameras · VMS with role-based access · storage sized to the retention period

Access control

OSDP readers: card, PIN or biometric · controllers · zoning and anti-passback · fire-release interface

System integration

CCTV · access control · intruder detection · fire alarm door release · BMS event monitoring

Testing method

Camera coverage verification · cause-and-effect and event-correlation testing, witnessed before handover

Handover documentation

Editable as-built drawings · device and camera schedule · coverage map · VMS configuration backup · operator training

Warranty

Extended manufacturer warranty activated at certified handover

Event correlation tested: an access alarm auto-displaying the nearest camera

Coverage map, cause-and-effect test results and editable as-built drawings included as standard.

Cost factors

What affects the cost of an integrated security system

The cost of an integrated security system varies with camera count and type, the retention period your storage must hold, the number of controlled doors and the reader type, how deeply the systems are integrated, and whether a staffed control room is in scope. A site that needs 30-day footage retention and biometric access on every door costs far more per opening than one needing seven days and card readers, even at the same camera count.

Control room behind integrated security cost factors

Camera count and type

Fixed cameras cost least; PTZ and multisensor cameras cover more area but cost more per unit.

Footage retention period

Longer retention and higher resolution multiply the storage you have to buy and power.

Controlled doors and reader type

More doors add controllers and hardware; biometric readers cost more than card or PIN.

Integration depth

Standalone systems are cheapest to install; full event correlation adds design and commissioning time.

Control room scope

A staffed command centre with a video wall and operator workstations adds cost that a few cameras on one screen do not.

Cabling, power and network

PoE budget, switches and containment for IP devices; an occupied building adds phased or out-of-hours labour.

Standard exclusions(not included in a cabling quote)

Core network switches and servers

Door hardware (locks, maglocks, closers) where by others

Civil and builder’s work

VMS and cloud software subscriptions

Security guarding and manpower

Annual maintenance contract (AMC)

Process

How an integrated security project is delivered

Every project follows five phases in sequence. No phase begins until the previous one is complete and documented. Nothing is procured until the design is approved. Nothing is handed over until the cause-and-effect between every system has been tested.

Site survey & risk design

Your project starts with a physical site survey. We walk the site, identify threats and blind spots, mark each camera field of view on a coverage map, and produce a door-by-door access schedule and an integration matrix.

No device ordered until the coverage map and door schedule are approved.

Containment, cabling & power

Containment, cabling and Power over Ethernet for every camera and reader are installed to the design. Where IP security shares the corporate network, segmentation is agreed with your IT team before devices come online.

PoE budget and network segmentation confirmed before any device is mounted.

Device installation

Cameras, readers, controllers and sensors are mounted and terminated to the device schedule. Each camera is aimed to its marked field of view, and every device is labelled at both ends to match the schedule.

Every camera and reader labelled to the schedule before configuration begins.

Configuration & event-correlation commissioning

The VMS, access control and intrusion panels are configured, then the integration is commissioned: an alarm pulls up the right camera, a forced or held-open door flags the operator, and escape-route doors release on a fire signal.

Cause-and-effect tested and witnessed before handover begins.

Handover & documentation

Handover is not signed until editable as-built drawings, the device and camera schedule, the coverage map, the VMS configuration backup, the cause-and-effect test record, and operator training are produced, reviewed and accepted.

Not signed off until every document and the operator training are accepted.

Key comparison

Standalone, integrated or cloud: which security architecture fits your site?

The architecture you choose shapes how your security runs for the next 10 to 15 years. Buying three separate systems because each looked cheaper is the most common and most expensive decision to reverse once the building is occupied.

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Event correlation

None; systems do not share events

Full; alarms, doors and cameras linked

Varies by platform; often limited

Audit trail

Separate logs per system

One unified, time-synced record

Centralised in the vendor cloud

Operator screens

One screen per system

One screen, one site map

Browser or app, from anywhere

Data location & cyber

On-site, per device

On-site, on a segmented network

Vendor cloud; depends on their security

Ongoing cost

Low; no platform fee

Upfront integration, low running cost

Subscription per camera and door

Best for

Small sites, few cameras and doors

Single large sites with a control room

Estates of many small sites

For a single site with a control room and doors on escape routes, an integrated platform is the more defensible choice: one audit trail, tested cause-and-effect, and no second uncoordinated scope added later. Standalone systems suit small sites with a few cameras and doors. Cloud or hybrid suits estates of many small sites where local IT is limited.

Cross-service

What security integration connects to in your building

Integrated security rarely stands alone. It rides on your cabling, shares decisions with life safety, and feeds events to the systems that run the building. Leaving these links out of scope creates coordination gaps during installation and finger-pointing after handover.

Structured cabling

Every IP camera, reader and controller runs on structured cabling with the right PoE budget. Specify security devices outside the cabling scope and a second, uncoordinated cabling job usually follows as a variation.

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Life safety & fire alarm

Doors on escape routes must release on a fire signal. The cause-and-effect between the fire alarm and every access-controlled door is a design decision, not a site improvisation.

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Building management system

Access and alarm events can drive the building: lights and HVAC follow occupancy, and out-of-hours entry raises a BMS alarm. Decide which events cross over at design stage.

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AV & command centre

A control room needs a video wall, operator workstations and a public-address link so an event can trigger an announcement. The command-centre AV belongs in the integration design.

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Relevant industriesBanking & finance Healthcare

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

The questions buyers ask about integrated security systems before going to tender.

Integrated security means the systems share events; separate systems do not. In an integrated platform, an alarm pulls up the nearest camera, a forced door flags the operator, and one audit trail records everything across CCTV, access control and intrusion. Installed separately, each system works on its own but nothing crosses between them, so your team watches several screens and pieces incidents together by hand. The integration is a design and commissioning decision, which is why it has to be specified before tender.

Your retention period is set by your insurer, your regulator or the local authority, not by the recorder default. Once that period is confirmed in writing, storage is sized to hold it at full frame rate and resolution, not a compressed estimate. Common requirements run from 30 to 90 days, though some regulated sites need longer. Get the number wrong and footage of an incident is overwritten before anyone reviews it.

Yes, and it must, on any door that sits on an escape route. The cause-and-effect between the fire alarm and each access-controlled door is designed, then tested and witnessed before handover. We do not assume a maglock will release on alarm; we prove it does. This is the single most important integration point on most security projects.

That is a design decision to make with your IT team before any device goes online. Security devices can share the corporate network with proper segmentation, or run on a physically separate network, depending on your cyber requirements. Where they share the network, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 controls apply. Deciding this late, after devices are installed, is how security systems end up exposing the network they were meant to protect.

In Dubai, yes: SIRA approval is mandatory for CCTV and security systems, and the installer must be licensed. Other UAE emirates work through the Ministry of Interior, and Oman through the Royal Oman Police. We confirm the approval route for your specific site at the survey stage. That way the design meets it from the start, rather than reworking the system to pass later.

You receive editable as-built drawings, the device and camera schedule, the coverage map, the VMS configuration backup, the cause-and-effect test record, and operator training. These are named contract deliverables, not extras. With them, your facilities or security team can run, expand and audit the system independently. Anything beyond this list should be named in your contract before work begins.

Honest fit

When we are not the right choice

We will tell you directly when your project is not the right fit. These are the three situations where you should look elsewhere.

Your site needs a few cameras and one or two doors

A local security installer will deliver a small standalone system faster and at a lower cost than we will. We focus on sites where security is integrated with other systems and run from a control room. If your project is small and standalone, we will say so at the first conversation.

Your tender is scored on lowest price only

If the scope leaves out the site survey, event-correlation commissioning, or cause-and-effect testing, we will not win that tender, and we will not strip those steps to match a lower number. A proposal without them is a different scope, not a cheaper one.

You want a consumer or single-brand cloud system you manage yourself

If you have chosen an off-the-shelf cloud camera kit and plan to self-install and self-manage, you do not need an integrator. We earn our place where systems must work together, satisfy a regulator, and hand over documented. For a plug-and-play setup, that is cost you do not need.

You're a good fit if…

Your project is a commercial building, hospital, bank, campus, warehouse or industrial site where security is part of a larger ELV or multi-system scope, where you need event correlation, a single audit trail, and doors that release correctly on a fire alarm, and where the system has to run reliably and stay auditable for 10 to 15 years.

Book a security assessment

A security scope you can test every proposal against

A security assessment gives you a coverage map, a door-by-door access schedule, and an indicative budget range for your specific site, so procurement compares proposals that cover the same work.

A certified security engineer contacts you, not a sales representative

Response within one business day

Indicative coverage map, door schedule and budget range in writing within five business days of the site visit

No obligation. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you directly