Security wiring. Cameras to doors.
Camera home runs to a central recorder, door access-control wiring with maglock or strike power, alarm system pre-wire, PoE switch power and patch-panel work. We do the electrical infrastructure; your security integrator does the head-end equipment.
Security electrical is the unglamorous half.
Every commercial security install has a wiring half (cables, conduit, terminations, PoE switches, power supplies) and an equipment half (cameras, recorders, access panels, alarm panels). Many security integrators are equipment-focused and either subcontract the wiring or skip critical electrical specs. We handle the electrical half properly so the integrator’s equipment works reliably.
Common scope: camera home runs (Cat6 or Cat6A from each camera location back to the IT closet, terminated and labeled), door access-control wiring (maglock or strike power, REX motion sensor wiring, request-to-exit button), alarm system pre-wire (zone wiring, motion sensors, door contacts, glass-break sensors), PoE switch power and rack mounting, structured cabling closet with proper grounding and clean power.
The most common failure mode we fix on existing security installs: a camera that drops offline intermittently, traced back to a poor termination at the patch panel, a undersized PoE switch power supply, or a Cat5e run that’s too long for the camera’s power draw. The fixes are usually fast once the actual cause is found.
We coordinate with your security integrator on equipment specs, mounting locations, and timeline. We handle the electrical scope; they handle the equipment. We leave the patch panel labeled and the home runs documented so they can plug-and-play their head-end.
- Typical scope
- Camera home runs · access control · alarm pre-wire · PoE · structured cabling
- Typical timeline
- Phased with security integrator · 1-3 days per zone
- Typical price
- Itemized per project · per-drop or scope-based
- Permit
- Pulled when required (high-voltage scope)
- Inspection
- Coordinated when required
- Warranty
- 2 years labor · pass-through manufacturer warranty
Security wiring scope.
Camera home runs
Cat6 or Cat6A from every camera location back to the IT closet, properly routed, terminated on a patch panel, labeled. PoE class matched to camera power draw.
Access-control wiring
Maglock or electric strike power (typically 12V or 24V DC from a Altronix or LifeSafety power supply), REX motion sensor, request-to-exit button, door position switch.
Alarm pre-wire
Zone wiring from the alarm panel location to every motion sensor, door contact, glass-break sensor, and keypad location. Pulled during rough-in if new construction; retrofit if existing.
PoE switch + power supply
Sized PoE switch (24-port, 48-port) with adequate power budget for the connected cameras. Backup power UPS for sustained operation through brief outages.
Structured cabling closet
Patch panels, managed switches, proper grounding, clean power. Labeled and documented so the security integrator and IT team can manage the head-end.
Diagnostic of existing installs
When existing security has dropouts, missing cameras, or unreliable access doors, we diagnose: bad terminations, undersized power supply, run length issues, EMI from nearby high-voltage. Fix the actual cause.
Field log.
Where we install this.
Same-day truck rolls across the East Tennessee corridor. Sevier, Knox, Blount, Jefferson, and Cocke counties primarily.
- Sevierville, TN
- Pigeon Forge, TN
- Gatlinburg, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Farragut, TN
- Powell, TN
- Maryville, TN
- Alcoa, TN
- Seymour, TN
- Townsend, TN
- Dandridge, TN
- Jefferson City, TN
Five steps. No surprise invoices.
Text or call us first
Describe the job. We follow up with a phone chat to scope it, then we send your quote. Same-day for most residential.
On-site walk-through
For larger jobs, we come out, look at the panel, and talk through what you actually want. Free. No “let me get back to you.”
Itemized quote
Every line item priced. Materials, labor, permit, inspection. You see exactly where the dollars go before you sign anything.
Job day · permits handled
We pull permits, coordinate with the county inspector, and arrive when we said we would. We protect your floors. We label every breaker. We test every circuit before we leave.
Inspection & sign-off
Inspector signs off, we walk you through what changed, we hand over the documentation. If anything ever flickers, you have our cell.
Our previous “security electrician” left a closet full of unlabeled cables and Cat5e runs that wouldn’t support the new cameras. Volt Pro re-terminated everything, swapped to Cat6A on the long runs, and labeled the panel so our integrator could actually do his job. No more dropped cameras.
Five things we get asked every week.
Do you install the cameras and recorders, or just the wiring?
Can you fix existing security wiring that has problems?
What does commercial security wiring cost?
Do I need Cat6 or Cat6A for my cameras?
Can you handle the access-control panel pre-wire for a new build?
Security build-out or rewire?
On-site walk-through within the week. Itemized quote before any work starts.
If it shocks you, we got you. A licensed Tennessee electrician serving Sevierville, Knoxville, and the Smoky Mountains corridor since 2018.