Protection for the hours you are not there.
The riskiest time for any property is when it is empty. Sentrix after-hours monitoring puts trained operators on your cameras through the night, weekends, and holidays, exactly when most intrusions happen. The moment someone appears, an operator verifies it, warns them off by voice, and escalates to police if needed, all while your premises sit closed and your team is at home.
Why closed hours are the dangerous ones
Intruders wait for the lights to go off. Empty premises, no staff, and a slow response window make closed hours the obvious time to strike. After-hours monitoring removes that window. You pay only for cover when you actually need it, and you get a live, proactive response during the exact hours your property is most exposed.
Overnight Cover
Live monitoring through the night, weekends, and holidays.
Voice Deterrence
Intruders are warned off the moment they are verified.
Escalate Fast
Verified threats are escalated to police with live, actionable detail.
What is included
live monitoring during your chosen closed hours, AI detection, live audio intervention, verified police dispatch, and incident logging with video evidence. Pair with daytime cover for full 24/7 protection, or run after-hours only to control cost. Connects to most existing CCTV
Remote Video Monitoring
Live Video Monitoring
Virtual Guard Services
Audio Intervention
Police & Rescue Dispatch
Construction Site Monitoring
Warehouse Monitoring
After-Hours Monitoring
Only need cover at night?
Tell us your closed hours and we will design after-hours cover to fit, free.
How after-hours cover responds, step by step.
An operator is watching through your closed hours, so the response starts the instant activity appears.
01
Watching After Hours
An operator monitors your feeds live during your agreed closed hours.
02
Operator Verifies
The moment activity appears, the operator confirms a genuine threat.
03
Voice-Down Warning
A live warning is issued through on-site speakers within seconds.
04
Dispatch & Escalate
If ignored, police and your contacts are alerted with full detail.
When after-hours cover protects you
The peak-risk window
The hours between closing and opening are when most break-ins happen. Live cover through the night closes that window.
- Closing to opening
- Late-night hours
- Early morning
Two quiet days of risk
Weekends leave premises empty and unwatched for longer. After-hours cover extends across Saturday and Sunday.
- Saturday and Sunday
- Long weekends
- Reduced-staff days
Extended closures
Public holidays and shutdowns mean days of exposure. Cover scales to protect through extended closed periods.
- Public holidays
- Seasonal shutdowns
- Annual closures
After-hours monitoring
vs.
all-day staffing.
Pay for protection when you actually need it, without staffing the quiet hours.
| Feature | Sentrix After-Hours Monitoring | Full-time guard |
|---|---|---|
|
Cost |
Pay only for closed-hour cover |
Pay for a full shift regardless |
|
Focus |
Targets the peak-risk window |
Spread thin across the day |
|
Coverage |
Every camera during those hours |
One position at a time |
|
Scalability |
Add weekends and holidays easily |
Overtime and extra shifts |
|
Safety |
Off-site, no risk to a person |
Alone on site overnight |
|
Evidence |
Every event logged on video |
Inconsistent reporting |
THE IMPACT
Targeted cover when risk is highest.
After-hours monitoring concentrates protection on the hours that matter.
Closed hours
When most break-ins happen
Live
Operator watching, not recording
Flexible
Nights, weekends, holidays
Under 60s
Average alert response
FAQs
After-hours monitoring, answered.
What hours count as after-hours?
Whatever your closed hours are. You set the window, usually from closing to opening plus weekends and holidays, and we watch live during exactly those times.
Is this different from live video monitoring?
After-hours monitoring is live video monitoring scheduled for your closed hours. If you want cover at other times too, or full 24/7, we simply extend the window. Many clients start with after-hours only.
Can I add weekends and public holidays?
Yes. Cover scales easily to include weekends, long weekends, and extended holiday closures, which are often the highest-risk periods.
Is after-hours cover cheaper than 24/7?
Usually, yes. You pay only for the hours you need watched, which makes it a cost-effective way to protect the peak-risk window.
Will it use my existing cameras?
In most cases, yes. We connect to most existing CCTV and add audio hardware where voice deterrence is needed.
CLIENT VOICES
We only pay for the hours we need.
Cover the hours your property is most exposed.
Tell us your closed hours and we will design after-hours cover to fit your schedule and budget, free and with no obligation.