ABOUT US

Who are we and what do we do?

Duluth Security Needs is a local security camera installer and smart video surveillance system solutions provider in Duluth, Minnesota. We specialize in the comprehensive design of extremely reliable and effective video security systems for residential homes, commercial businesses, and government applications. We feature exceptional solutions for wireless security cameras, especially in our historic buildings where running wires is not possible and Wi-Fi cameras fail. Our systems are tailored to meet your needs and exceed what you thought was possible. Our technology prevents unwanted activity and stops crime in progress rather than simply collecting video evidence to assist with investigations after a crime has occurred. We invite you to visit our demonstration showroom in Downtown Duluth at the Greysolon Plaza Skywalk, 231 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 to see how the capabilities of our smart security camera systems will secure your home and business beyond the limitations of traditional video surveillance systems.

What sets us apart?

We cut no corners on quality and reliability. Using precision high-definition components and quality optics, our systems capture every detail, providing a wealth of forensic value. Our solutions are scalable and based on open technology standards, which allows you to easily add more features and components as your needs evolve and as new features are developed. This helps reduce upfront costs while maximizing the value of your security system. Our constantly evolving technology is future-proof and obsolescence-resistant, protecting your investment for decades! Our solutions are built for you and can be customized to fit your budget, preferences, and appearance. Whether you need a simple porch or doorbell camera for your home, a complex multi-location system for your business enterprise, or a complete safe-city infrastructure, we can design a solution that reliably and effectively serves your needs.

What advanced technology do we offer?

Our smart security camera systems leverage computer vision video analytics powered by artificial intelligence to recognize humans, vehicles, faces, objects, text, license plates, and more, intelligently responding to criteria met within the video scene recorded by the cameras. Once criteria is met, options for immediate automatic responses are virtually limitless. Some useful examples include sending immediate alerts with live video to your desktop or mobile device, alerting your security team, notifying our live monitoring center, activating sirens and strobes, and more.

No project is too large or too small for Duluth Security Needs. There is no limit to simplicity or complexity with our systems, and no matter how complex, our systems are extremely easy to use. Focusing on crime prevention, our systems provide immediate alerts when criteria is met, such as a human presence in a specific area at an unusual time, in addition to triggering automatic actions, such as providing you with real-time video, allowing you or our live monitoring center to immediately address the situation, such as dispatching the police or deterring the crime over an intercom or PA system. We install and support specialty cameras, including 360-degree cameras, discreet cameras, telephoto zoom cameras, PTZ cameras, thermal cameras, and far more. 

How does our live monitoring work?

Duluth Security Needs Live Monitoring is our flagship service designed as a permanent solution to preventing unwanted activity on your properties, without costly security guards or responding to alerts at all hours of the day and night. Our highly trained and vetted agents will monitor the video feeds you designate. If any activity meets your predefined criteria, we will follow a response plan we carefully design with you. Examples include criminal activity, drug use, loitering, private property rule violations, individuals granting unauthorized access to the premises, and more. We can monitor the appearance of the entrance to your business and alert you, street outreach, or the police to resolve activity that may deter potential customers from visiting your location. There is no limit to situations we can monitor for and address, and we carefully design this plan with you during initial consultation. Every property which employs our live monitoring service becomes part of the solution to revitalizing their business district, community, or shared common areas.

What is Community Collective Security™?

At Duluth Security Needs, we're committed to enhancing the safety of our residential neighborhoods, empowering property managers to oversee their housing complexes, and revitalizing commercial business districts to create inviting environments for our local businesses, community residents, visitors, shoppers, and tourists. Our flagship Community Collective Security™ technology enables businesses and neighbors to securely share one or more cameras, or portions of their camera(s), with each other. This can be accomplished via encrypted links between their own security systems, or via a securely shared private platform. This provides a larger surveillance system capable of additional area and angles not otherwise possible to achieve with cameras mounted only on the premises. Two houses across the street from one another can now enjoy a view facing toward their property in addition to their own camera facing away from their property. Businesses can now secure their common areas, shopping center, or entire business district, inviting business back to once thriving areas! A row of neighbors can now effectively secure their entire block by simply combining their porch or doorbell cameras into a unified system.