How virtual patrolling works

It depends on how many cameras and checklist items are involved, but the six steps above are designed to be worked through in a single sitting for a typical site. Connecting cameras is usually the fastest step; writing checklists per camera tends to take the longest, because that is where you decide what actually matters at each stop.

Cameras need to be connected before they can be added to a patrol sequence, and a sequence needs to exist before checklists and guards can be assigned to it. Beyond that dependency, later steps like scheduling can be revisited and adjusted at any time.

A camera without an assigned guard can still be included in a patrol sequence and checked, but there is nobody to notify if an item comes back Not Compliant. Assign a guard to every camera before relying on a sequence for real coverage.

No. Connecting a camera is a matter of entering its stream details, and the rest, building sequences, writing checklist items, assigning guards, scheduling rounds, is done through the same configuration screens without coding or networking expertise.

Yes. Cameras, checklist items, guard assignments and the schedule can all be edited at any time. Changes take effect from the next round onward, so a live sequence never has to be torn down to be adjusted.

A manual round is walked by an operator, camera by camera, making each judgment against the live view. An automated round follows the same sequence on a schedule with the AI making the assessment, recording its reasoning, notifying guards on its own and filing the report without anyone present. Most sites use automated rounds for frequency and manual rounds when a person needs to look properly.