Video Surveillance Systems for Business: Cortex AI Cameras and NVRs
Video Surveillance That Tells You What Happened, Not Just That Something Moved
Centra IP Networks designs, installs, and supports commercial video surveillance systems built on the Cortex AI camera and NVR line. Get 4K clarity, on-board AI that separates people and vehicles from blowing leaves, and live views on your phone from anywhere.
- No per-camera cloud fees
- One PoE cable per camera
- Veteran-owned, locally supported
Cost-Effective by Design
You own the recorder and the footage. No per-camera monthly cloud bill that grows every time you add a lens.
AI Detection on Board
Cameras classify people, vehicles, and license plates at the edge, so alerts mean something and false alarms drop off.
Watch From Anywhere
Cortex IQ on iPhone and Android, plus a desktop client for the office. Live views and playback in a couple of taps.
Video You Can Actually Use
Up to 4K resolution with Starlight low-light sensors and DragonFire LEDs keeps faces and plates legible at night.
Why Cortex – Simple to Run
Most Camera Systems Fail on Day 400, Not Day One
The install is the easy part. What breaks trust is a system nobody can log into, footage that expired before anyone asked for it, and a vendor who stopped answering. We build our security camera systems for the boring middle years.
Plug-and-Play Deployment
Cortex cameras pair to the NVR over PoE with QR-code setup. No static IP spreadsheets and no port-forwarding puzzles
- One cable carries power and video
- Auto-discovery of new cameras
- ONVIF support for mixed fleets
Find the Clip in Under a Minute
Search by camera, time, and event type instead of scrubbing hours of empty parking lot. Export a clip and email it to your insurer or an officer on the spot.
- Event-based timeline search
- One-tap clip export and share
- Panoramic dewarping on fisheye views
Managed, Not Abandoned
We monitor recorder health, drive space, and camera uptime, and we tell you before a camera has been dark for a month.
- Drive health and retention checks
- Firmware updates handled for you
- Local techs in DFW, Tampa & Orlando
AI Analytics & Detection
AI Video Analytics With Alerts Worth Looking At
Basic motion detection notifies you about rain, headlights, and a flag on a pole. Cortex analytics run on the camera and NVR, so they can tell a delivery van from a person on foot, and they only ping you for the one you asked about.
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Person & Vehicle Detection
Classifies what triggered the event, so a raccoon at 3 a.m. doesn’t wake anyone up.
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Face Recognition
Flags known staff or a barred individual at an entrance, with a searchable face database.
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License Plate Recognition
OCR-based plate capture and cataloging lets you search every vehicle that entered on a given day.
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Line Crossing
Draw a tripwire on a fence, dock, or property edge and get alerted only when it’s crossed.
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Intrusion Zones
Arm a specific area on a schedule so the loading bay is watched only after closing.
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Loitering Detection
Triggers when someone lingers past a set dwell time near an ATM, entry, or storage area.
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Object Removal
Watches high-value equipment or displays and reports when something leaves the frame.
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Tamper Detection
Alerts if a camera is blocked, spray-painted, or turned toward the wall.
Mobile & Desktop Access
Your Whole Property, in Your Pocket
Open the Cortex IQ app and you’re looking at live video in seconds, whether you’re on a job site, in a hotel room, or on the couch. Multi-site owners can flip between locations without logging out and back in.
- Live and recorded viewing on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS
- Push notifications with a thumbnail of what triggered the alert
- Multi-site dashboards for franchise and multi-location operators
- Role-based logins so a manager sees the floor and not the office
- Encrypted remote connection, with no need to expose the recorder to the open internet
What It Costs to Own
Priced Like Equipment, Not a Subscription
Cloud-only camera platforms charge per camera, per month, forever, and the bill climbs with every lens you add. A Cortex video surveillance system records locally on hardware you own, so your recurring cost stays flat while your coverage grows.
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Recording lives on your NVR, on drives sized for the retention your insurer or industry requires: 30, 60, 90 days or more.
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Power over Ethernet means one cable per camera and no electrician for each drop. Less labor is usually the biggest line item you can shrink.
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Smarter compression means more days of 4K on the same drives, so you buy storage once instead of every renewal..
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Start with 8 channels and grow into 16, 32, or an enterprise recorder as you expand. The platform and the app stay the same.
The Cortex Line
Commercial-Grade Security Cameras and NVRs, Sized to the Site
We spec the camera to the shot, like a 2MP turret for a hallway or an 8MP bullet for a yard, and pair it with a recorder that has room to grow.
Medallion Series
Medallion NVRs
Enterprise & Hybrid
Exact models, lens choices, and storage are specified after a site walk. Available features vary by model, and we confirm everything in writing before you buy.
Where We Deploy
Video Surveillance Built for Real Properties
Warehouses & distribution
Retail & convenience
Auto dealerships & lots
Restaurants & bars
Medical & dental offices
Multi-tenant office
Self-storage
Schools & churches
Construction yards
Property management
Manufacturing
Hospitality
Free Site Walk & Camera Layout
Let's Find Your Blind Spots
Book 30 minutes and we’ll review your property, mark where cameras actually need to go, and send back a layout with a fixed price covering cameras, recorder, storage, and labor. No surprises. If you already have a system, we’ll tell you honestly what’s worth keeping.