Substation perimeter security with no network and no power connection
No network. No power. No civil works.
HoundLight bolts to the perimeter fence, runs on solar and reports over its own encrypted cellular link. Nothing connects to your protection, SCADA or corporate systems.
ImageDeep already secures critical sites for a Hong Kong water utility.
Security that doesn't need anything from you.
No network
Runs on its own encrypted cellular link. Never joins your IT or OT network — no firewall changes, no IT sign-off.
No power
Solar-powered with built-in battery. No supply to tap, no cabling to run, no outage to book.
No civil works
No trenching, no towers, no trailers. Bolts to a fence, post or wall and goes live the same day.
Nothing for your OT security team to approve
Substation networks are segregated for good reason. HoundLight stays completely outside them — no switch port, no VLAN, no remote access into your systems. Your cyber-security posture is exactly the same the day after install as the day before.
Power on site, but no need to touch it
Taking an auxiliary supply for cameras means design approval, an electrician and often an outage window. HoundLight brings its own power: a solar panel and built-in battery. It mounts on the perimeter fence, so installs usually happen without entering the live compound.
What goes missing
The things that disappear on a substation after hours.
Copper and earthing cable stripped from the compound
Cable drums and materials taken from laydown areas
Fence cutting and break-ins at unmanned sites
Vandalism and trespass at remote switching and transformer sites
Where to put it
Where ImageDeep watches on a substation.
Perimeter fence approaches
One unit per approach, watching the fence line people actually use.
Site gate
Covers the main access — and pairs with SmartReg plate capture.
Cable and materials compound
Guards drums, copper and spares between visits.
Unmanned switching or transformer site
Watches remote sites that nobody visits for days.
Solar farm and BESS compounds
Covers battery storage and inverter compounds at the fence.
Sites under construction or refurbishment
Goes up on day one and moves as the works move.
The 2:04am scenario
It's 2:04am. The substation is unmanned and a mile from the nearest house. Two people cut through the outer fence, heading for the cable drums. As they step through, the HoundLight on the fence post tells them they're being recorded and to leave, while blue and red lights flash. They turn back. The duty engineer has the clip on their phone before they reach the road.
Illustrative scenario — no real customer implied.
How it works
Stops copper and cable theft at the fence.
Detect
AI detects a person at the perimeter, day or night.
Warn
A spoken warning tells them to leave while blue and red lights flash.
Alert
Your duty team gets the alert at once by app, text and WhatsApp, on your rota. Anyone on the alert can cancel or escalate it in the Scopis AI app.
Record
Every event is logged with its clip in Scopis AI. Human verification by our monitoring team is available as an optional upgrade for actionable events.
Pair with SmartReg at the gate
HoundLight watches for people. SmartReg, our number-plate recognition product, logs every vehicle and plate in and out of the site gate and flags anything not on your approved list.
See SmartRegWhy not towers or trailers?
Tower trailers need towing, refuelling or recharging — HoundLight runs on its own
No space needed inside the compound — it fixes to the fence
One small unit per approach covers more points than one tall mast
Moves easily as works and outages change
Questions for Substations
No. HoundLight reports over its own encrypted cellular link. It never joins your IT or OT network — no switch port, no VLAN, no firewall changes and no remote access into your systems.
Secure your substation
Talk to our team about a setup tailored to your substation — on-grid or off.
On your existing cameras, or solar HoundLight units where there's no power.
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