07. Apr 2025
Smart surveillance: How KNX systems enhance video monitoring for homeowners
Traditional security cameras provide basic monitoring and video recording to access after an incident has occurred. The integration of KNX systems enhances your home surveillance significantly. By combining automation, energy efficiency, and real-time monitoring, KNX-powered smart surveillance offers homeowners a future-proof security solution, remote control features and more.
Why choose KNX as your partner in smart surveillance for your home?
Whether you live in a house, apartment or rental, a sense of security is important to any type of home. In KNX you can trust to have a reliable partner in smart surveillance and home automation in general. As an internationally recognized home automation standard, we possess the expertise for setting up, integrating and securing your smart surveillance devices. When applied to video surveillance, KNX offers the following advantages:
1. Smart surveillance seamlessly integrated into your smart home setup
KNX enables homeowners to connect security cameras with lighting, alarms, and motion sensors. For instance, when motion is detected near the entrance, the system can automatically turn on exterior lights, start recording, and send an alert to the homeowner’s smartphone.
The cascade of triggering devices is what we call ‘home automation’, and as evident as it may sound, this setup does require a professional installer. So be sure to always contact a KNXpert to assist you in realising your security system.
2. Automated security responses to suspicious events
With smart surveillance, homeowners can program KNX to respond to specific events. If your security camera detects unusual movement at night, the system can activate security alarms and lock all smart doors automatically. These responses are pre-set by your installer in agreement with the homeowners of course.
3. Effective video monitoring without wasting energy
Homeowners often have energy consuming habits to create their own safe space and safeguard their property.
For example,
- Leaving a light on to create a sense of presence at home, when they’re in fact not.
- Households equipped with traditional security cameras leave them in recording mode at all times, as the only other option is to turn their cameras off.
These little actions seem harmless, but will cost you in time a lot of energy and money.
KNX helps optimize energy usage by ensuring that security cameras and connected devices (such as lights and blinds) are only active when needed. Motion-triggered recording reduces power consumption while still maintaining an effective security for your home.
4. Remote monitoring & control to keep an eye on your home from anywhere
Whether homeowners are at work or on vacation, they can access live video feeds, receive security alerts, and adjust surveillance settings remotely through KNX-compatible apps. This ensures 24/7 security control from anywhere.
Product highlight: Axis security cameras by ISE
ISE is one of the +500 KNX Members, a group of globally renowned manufacturers that produce smart devices and systems compatible to our KNX standard.
The surveillance system by ISE (the SMART APP KNX by Axis) offers a multitude of benefits for homeowners:
Reliable motion detection via KNX: Records only relevant movements, reducing unnecessary footage, like trees moving in the wind or a cat running past your porch.
Privacy control: Disable motion detection or use private zone masks whenever you need some privacy (for example when you’re having some friends over).
Active deterrent system: By connecting the security cameras to a KNX system, devices by third parties can also be activated. Turn on lights, stereo, or even your TV when suspicious activity is detected to create a sense of presence.
Anti-tampering protection: Somebody trying to tamper with your surveillance? Get immediately alerted when the camera is covered or sprayed with paint.
KNX-integrated door station: Connect the Axis Communications door stations seamlessly with your KNX system. This allows you to remotely answer the door, when the mailman is ringing your doorbell.
These features truly distinguish your smart home surveillance system from the traditional home security.
Trust in KNX for a safe and secured smart home
KNX offers homeowners a future-proof solution for smart surveillance. With seamless integration into home automation, reliable motion detection, real-time alerts, and energy efficiency, KNX ensures proactive security without unnecessary complexity. Its ability to integrate with other smart systems, such as lighting and alarms, provides a comprehensive, automated security network. Whether preventing intrusions, safeguarding privacy, or enhancing convenience, KNX delivers a scalable, customizable, and robust smart surveillance system.
In order to enjoy the benefits of your smart surveillance system, trust in a certified KNX installer to configure the setup.
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