Find, activate, and configure every camera on site — from your phone

Sentinel discovers ONVIF and SADP security devices across your network, brings new ones online, and fixes their IP settings in seconds. No laptop. No serial cable. No one tool per brand.

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What Is Sentinel?

Sentinel is a cross-platform field tool for security-camera installers and IT admins. It discovers ONVIF and SADP (Hikvision-compatible) devices on the local network — even across subnets via multicast — activates brand-new cameras with a strong password, and reconfigures IP, mask, gateway, and DHCP settings, all from the device already in your pocket.

One app for discovery, activation, and network configuration. No laptop up the ladder.

Key Features

Everything you need to commission a site — from a single app.

Discover Everything

Finds ONVIF and SADP (Hikvision-compatible) cameras and recorders in seconds, with live results as devices respond — no manual refresh.

Cross-Subnet Scanning

Standard multicast surfaces devices even when their IP is outside your current subnet — the ones vendor tools quietly miss.

Activate New Devices

Bring brand-new, uninitialised cameras online without a laptop or serial cable, and set a strong admin password with a built-in strength meter.

Reconfigure On Site

Change a device's IP address, subnet mask, and gateway, or switch between static IP and DHCP — no unplugging or factory resets.

Secure By Design

Credentials are stored in the iOS/macOS Keychain, never in plain text. Password-policy enforcement keeps every device hardened.

Every Detail At A Glance

See model, firmware, MAC, serial, and current network settings for each device the moment it appears.

Live & Fast

A modern SwiftUI interface built for speed on real job sites, with troubleshooting guidance when a device won't appear.

iPhone, iPad & Mac

A native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — a clean, fast interface designed for the field.

One App, Every Protocol

Stop juggling a separate utility for each brand. Sentinel speaks the standards installers rely on, with ONVIF and SADP side by side in one list.

  • ONVIF WS-Discovery
  • SADP (Hikvision-compatible)
  • Multicast cross-subnet probing
  • Device activation
  • Static IP configuration
  • DHCP switching
  • IP / mask / gateway editing
  • Read-only ONVIF discovery

Built For The Field

Commissioning a site used to mean dragging a laptop up a ladder, hunting for a serial cable, and juggling one clunky utility per brand. Sentinel puts it all in your pocket.

Mobile-First

No laptop up the ladder. Walk the site and bring devices online from the iPhone, iPad, or Mac you already carry.

Cross-Subnet

Multicast discovery reaches devices whose IP is outside your current range — a real pain point vendor tools handle inconsistently.

Multi-Protocol

ONVIF and SADP in one app, not one utility per brand. Everything shows up in a single list.

Security-First

Keychain credential storage and password-strength enforcement keep every device hardened.

Secure By Design

Sentinel is built to harden the devices you commission — and to keep your credentials safe while doing it.

  • Credentials stored in the iOS/macOS Keychain — never in plain text
  • Password-policy enforcement keeps every device hardened
  • Encrypted activation handled securely on device
  • Read-only ONVIF discovery — changes are explicit and deliberate
  • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking
  • Built with Apple-native frameworks
  • Full GDPR compliance
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How It Works

1

Open Sentinel and scan

Grant Local Network permission and tap Scan. ONVIF and SADP devices appear live as they respond — no account or setup required.

2

Review what's on the network

See model, firmware, MAC, serial, and current network settings at a glance. Out-of-subnet devices are clearly marked as detect-only.

3

Activate new devices

Bring brand-new cameras online and set a strong admin password with a built-in strength meter.

4

Configure and hand off

Change IP, subnet mask, gateway, or switch to DHCP, and hand off a hardened, correctly-addressed network before you pack up.

Who Is This For?

CCTV Installers

Commission cameras and recorders on site without hauling a Windows laptop to every mount point.

Systems Integrators

One multi-protocol tool that replaces a truckful of vendor utilities across brands.

IT & Network Admins

Find, address, and harden camera endpoints across subnets from the device already in your hand.

Low-Voltage Techs

Fix a misconfigured camera without unplugging, serial cables, or factory resets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Any ONVIF-conformant device and SADP (Hikvision-compatible) cameras and recorders. ONVIF is a trademark of the ONVIF consortium; Sentinel is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any camera manufacturer.

Not to find devices — multicast discovery reaches across subnets. But to change network settings or activate a device you must be on the same subnet as it, because those actions run over IP and need the device to be routable. Sentinel detects out-of-subnet devices and clearly marks them as detect-only.

iOS requires Local Network permission to discover devices on your network. On iOS this is requested on first scan — please allow it, or scanning cannot work.

No — multicast discovery requires a physical device on the same LAN as the cameras.

Credentials never leave your device and are stored in the system Keychain, never in plain text.

Commission your next site from your pocket

Native for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Discover, activate, and configure every camera on site — no laptop required.

Download on the App Store
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