| Property | The Gallery |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 July 2026 |
| Prepared by | Aref Kashani, Elberta Labs LLC |
The recording server's GPU misconfiguration (the "ticking time bomb" from the security cover letter) is already being corrected by IntuVision technicians. Beyond that, the bigger gap is usage: IntuVision's own team says the current integrator never fully learned the platform, most notably the API/trigger layer that item C depends on. Most of 2027's value comes from closing that usage gap, not from buying anything new. It is suggested to use the remaining of Dave's prepaid hours to onboard on the hardwired integration with the access control.
IntuVision offers a redundant/failover-node license add-on. Deferred, not declined: once we know more about what's driving the current server's load, we can decide. If the 100% CPU issue turns out to be an early sign of hardware nearing failure rather than pure misconfiguration, we'll likely want to build the failover box. I'm working on a quote for that now: my time is billed quarter-hourly, estimated at ~1 hr if we buy a ready-made box or ~4 hrs if we build one, with most of the remaining work handled by IntuVision support.
Today, IntuVision's detections (after-hours motion, tailgating, tamper) log quietly to a screen nobody watches. Plan: route high-priority detections through a home-automation hub to trigger a physical alert at the front desk (siren, flashing light). There's a range of options (a physical alert at the desk, a push notification via app, Telegram message, text message or a mix), and the point of building on the specific open-source automation suite is that we can customize it to exactly what the front desk needs. This customized alerting infrastructure is shared and reused by (D) below. Estimate: 3 hrs planning + ~10 hrs build + a <$200 in hardware. Firm quote once requirements are finalized for what the front desk needs to see and hear, billed under the engagement letter.
Open-source detection engine, no per-camera fee (vs. IntuVision's ~$400–540/camera/year). Not a replacement for IntuVision: no tailgating/anti-passback or line-crossing, so IntuVision stays on access-controlled areas. Piloting on the pet area/dog park to catch off-hours use at no ongoing license cost. Labor is free: this is new to me, so I'm not charging for the learning curve; once it's running, I'll be positioned to scope a wider rollout and its real cost. Ask: $1500 one-time hardware budget for a refurbished PC, placed downstairs on the camera network (a hardware pass-through, not billed time). Additionally, we can expect about $600 labor budget to graduate the concept into a real deployment making customizations and fine-tuning the alerts. If the Frigate pilot doesn't pan out, the same box can be repurposed as the failover node in item B, so the spend isn't wasted either way.