Off-Grid Home Security, Perimeter Lighting & Blackout Intrusion Protection
Protect dark driveways, outbuildings, and rural perimeters when streetlamps, broadband fibre, and cloud-dependent smart doorbells go dark.
Consumer smart doorbells and Wi-Fi cameras (Ring, Nest, Arlo) fail the instant a domestic power cut hits because they depend on mains-powered Wi-Fi routers and remote cloud servers to process motion clips. Worse still, when street lighting extinguishes across a suburb or rural lane, unlit driveways become completely invisible to standard optical sensors.
Off-Grid Academy engineers three independent layers of blackout-proof UK property security: (1) standalone solar-charged 4K ColorVu PTZ floodlight cameras that record 100% locally onto onboard encrypted MicroSD cards and trigger 800-lumen motion floodlights with zero internet required; (2) BS EN 50131 Grade 2 wireless intrusion systems (Ajax Hub 2 4G Dual-SIM) with 60-hour internal LiFePO4 backup batteries and 868MHz Jeweller/Wings encrypted photo-verification; and (3) hardwired 48V DC battery-backed PoE NVR arrays combining VOx thermal imaging turrets (which see warm human figures through dense British valley fog) with downward-angled 2,000-lumen perimeter floodlights.
We do not recommend individual installers. To find one, use the official NSI, SSAIB, MCS or NICEIC search linked on this page, and check the firm’s certificate before you agree a quote.
Off-Grid Security & Illumination Systems
- OGA-SEC-077 — Ajax Hub 2 (4G Dual-SIM + Ethernet) 868MHz Jeweller Wireless Perimeter Intrusion, MotionCam Photo-Verification & Outdoor Siren Kit (60h Battery Backup) (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-078 — Reolink / Milesight 4K Dual-Lens Solar & Battery PTZ Colour-Night-Vision Perimeter Floodlight Camera + 128GB MicroSD Kit (Zero Cloud / Zero Wiring) (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-079 — Hikvision / Uniview Pro Dual-Spectrum Thermal & 4K Optical Perimeter Turret + 8-Channel 48V PoE NVR (4TB) & 2,000-Lumen PIR Security Floodlight Array (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-033 — Reolink TrackMix LTE Plus Dual-Lens 4G PTZ AI Camera + 6W Solar Panel (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-034 — Reolink RLN8-410 8-Ch PoE NVR (2TB Local HDD, 48V DC) + 4x 4K AI Turret Kit (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-035 — Dakota Alert DCPA-4000 Plus 868MHz 1-Mile Underground Driveway Probe (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-SEC-036 — Ajax Hub 2 Plus (868MHz Jeweller) + MotionCam Outdoor & 113dB StreetSiren Kit (Price confirmed at launch)
- OGA-LUM-031 — Vapcell S4 Plus V3.0 4-Bay 3A Battery Analyser + Molicel/Eneloop Cell Bank (Price confirmed at launch)
How to find an accredited installer
- Search NSI-approved companies — Intruder alarms, CCTV and access control installers inspected by NSI.
- Search SSAIB-certificated companies — Security systems and fire safety installers certificated by SSAIB.
- Find an MCS certified installer — Solar panels, batteries and heat pumps installed to MCS standards.
- Find an NICEIC-registered tradesperson — Electrical contractors assessed for work to BS 7671, including generator changeovers and new circuits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do solar floodlight cameras and PoE NVRs work if street broadband cables are cut?
Yes. All our security cameras record locally to onboard High-Endurance MicroSD cards or local 4TB surveillance hard drives inside the NVR with zero cloud subscription or internet dependency.
What UK accreditation should a professional security alarm installer hold?
For home insurance recognition and police URN response in the UK, look for NSI NACOSS Gold or SSAIB accreditation installing to BS EN 50131 (PD 6662) Grade 2 or Grade 3.