What does Dartel install in Estepona?
Dartel Solutions sells and installs Ajax alarms and cameras with no monthly fee, IP video door entry, access control and WiFi networks in Estepona: old town, port, Cancelada, El Paraíso, Atalaya, Costalita, Selwo and the border with Marbella. In new-build homes, the usual choice is the Ajax professional alarm kit and the Ajax Turret IP Camera 8 MP Indoor/Outdoor Dual Light White, with the cable run before the furniture goes in. Phone and WhatsApp: +34 672 81 57 89.
- Ajax alarms with no monthly fee. Wireless, fitted without building work, and the equipment becomes yours. Alerts to your phone, no lock-in.
- Security cameras and CCTV. Ajax cameras, integrated with the alarm in the same app. Placed where they are useful, with the recording protected and the retention days set.
- Video door entry and access control. See and open from your phone, with separate access for each person and a log of who opened.
- Networks and WiFi. The foundation everything else runs on: if the network cannot cope, the cameras drop out. It is checked before anything is installed.
When is the best time to install security in a new home in Estepona?
Before the furniture arrives. Between getting the keys and moving in there are a few weeks when cable can be run and each point placed where it will be needed without anything showing afterwards; once that window has passed, the same thing is done on the outside and it shows. You can ask for the visit even if you are not yet going to install anything.
A good share of the jobs we get from Estepona are newly handed-over homes, and that case has its own rules that almost nobody talks about.
The first: there is a good moment and it is short. Between being handed the keys and the furniture coming in there are a few weeks when cable can be run where it should go, the network point left where it will be needed and the outdoor camera fitted with its power properly sorted. After that window, all of this can still be done, but it is done on the outside, with trunking or a wireless link, and the result is visible. If you have just received the keys, that is the moment for us to look at it, even if you are not yet going to install anything.
The second: the pre-installation that comes with the home is not always what it seems. Many developments hand over a conduit, a box or a point labelled “alarm” or “video door entry”, and the owner assumes it is already sorted. Sometimes it is; other times the conduit does not reach where it is needed, or the planned point is designed for a specific piece of equipment chosen by the developer. We check it before quoting, and if it is usable we make use of it, which is cheaper for you.
And the third: the developer’s warranty. In a new home you need to know where you can drill and where you cannot —ventilated façade, terrace and roof waterproofing, a partition with installations running through it— before making the first hole, not after. It is one of the few things in this trade where a mistake is not fixed: it is repaired. That is why in new builds the first thing we do is look, not sell.
If the home is in a gated development with vehicle access, also look at the urbanisations section below: the common area and the home are best planned together.
How do you protect a house or a shop in Estepona’s old town without spoiling the façade?
With wireless equipment, small and in the colour of the façade, with no visible trunking and no drilling where it would show. In a home we protect the front door, the low window onto the alley and the roof terrace or patio; in a shop, the back door, the delivery hours and the counter, which is where shoplifting happens.
Estepona’s centre is pedestrianised for the most part, very well kept, and it shows: whitewashed façades, flower pots, murals and streets that vehicles cannot enter. That shapes the installation much more than people expect.
What we do here is almost always wireless, with small equipment in the colour of the façade, no visible trunking and no drilling where it would show. In a home in the old town, what is protected is the street door, the low window onto the alley and the roof terrace or patio, which is how people pass from one building to another when the houses are joined together.
In a shop in the pedestrian area the approach is different. The shutter and the shop window are the obvious point and almost never the problem: the problem is the back door if there is one, the delivery hours —when the door is left open and there are boxes in the way— and the counter. That is where shoplifting really happens, which is almost never a forced break-in at dawn but something that happens in broad daylight with people inside. A camera placed over the till, with the retention days set and the recording protected, solves most of the cases we are told about. And the alarm is local: it sounds, alerts your phone and deters, and that is what we can give you.
The CCTV in an Estepona shop is only of any use if the recording can be used on the day it is needed, and that is where almost all the installations we find working fail: the disk has been overwritten, nobody knows how to export the video, or the camera is so high that you see the top of the head and not the face. All three are decided at installation. We set the retention days to what your case needs, leave it to you in writing, and before we leave we show you how to export a recording yourself and check that it works for you.
A compliance point that is overlooked on a pedestrian street: a shop’s camera can watch your premises and your door, but cannot frame the street or the terrace of the business next door. It is solved in the framing adjustment and with privacy masks, and we leave it done with the information sign in place.
Who installs alarms and access control in the urbanisations of Cancelada, El Paraíso and Atalaya?
Dartel Solutions, along the whole stretch from Guadalmansa to Benamara and on the other side of the boundary, in Guadalmina, San Pedro de Alcántara and Benahavís. In a gated urbanisation what pays off is finding out early: perimeter detection, cameras at the vehicle and pedestrian entrances, and separate access for each person that can be cancelled one at a time.
The stretch from Guadalmansa to Benamara —Cancelada, El Paraíso, Atalaya, Costalita, Selwo— is urbanisation after urbanisation: townhouses, villas and gated complexes with a fence, shared garage and, very often, two entrances, one for cars and one for pedestrians.
In this type of property the most common mistake is to protect the house and forget how people get onto the plot. What really pays off is finding out early: well-adjusted perimeter detection that tells a person from a cat or a branch, and cameras at the vehicle and pedestrian entrances, which is where everyone passes. With that, what happens inside the house stops being a surprise.
The second matter in this area is who has a key. In an urbanisation along this stretch the gardener, the pool man, the cleaner and whoever shows the property come and go; and many homes are occupied seasonally. The answer is not one more key: it is separate access for each person —their own code or fob, with a schedule if needed— that can be cancelled one at a time without touching the others, and a log of who opened and at what time. When someone stops working at the house they are deleted in a minute and no lock needs changing.
We are ten minutes from the Marbella boundary and we work the same on both sides: if your property is in Guadalmina, Benahavís or San Pedro, it is the same team. The full approach for a villa with a plot is in security for your villa, and the map of where to start is in the Costa del Sol security guide. If the house spends periods empty, we cover that separately in how to protect an empty house.
How many home burglaries are reported in the province of Málaga?
According to the Ministry of the Interior’s crime statistics (Balance de Criminalidad, January to December 2025, as reported by Málaga Actualidad and Andalucía Información), 2,408 burglaries with forced entry into homes were reported in Málaga province in 2025, down from 3,163 in 2024: 23.9% fewer. Across Spain they fell from 81,094 to 74,353 (−8.3%). These are reported crimes, not every crime that happened, and 2,408 a year is still more than six homes a day in the province. It is a provincial figure: it puts the risk in perspective, but it does not decide what your home in Estepona needs, which is decided by looking at where people really get in.
Can I have an alarm in Estepona with no monthly fee?
Yes: you can have an alarm in Estepona without paying a monthly fee, and that is what Dartel Solutions installs. It is the question we get most and it is worth being precise. The Ajax alarms we install are bought: the equipment is yours from day one, like an appliance. There is no compulsory monthly fee, no lock-in and no penalty for leaving. The alerts reach your phone —and the phones of whoever you add— through the manufacturer’s app, and we charge nothing for that.
That is different from the model you will have seen advertised at so much a month: there the equipment usually stays the company’s and what you pay for is the connection to a centre that only a registered private security company may provide, which is not our case. They are two different things and both are legitimate; what is not legitimate is mixing them in the same advert. We do the first one.
What we do not do, said before you ask. Dartel Solutions is not a private security company registered in the National Private Security Register, and we do not pretend to be. We sell, install and maintain the equipment. Monitored surveillance —where an operator receives the alert and calls the police on your behalf— is a regulated activity that only a registered company may provide: we neither provide nor resell it. If your case needs it, we tell you on the first visit instead of selling you something else.
How we work, step by step
- You write to us and tell us what you want to protect. By WhatsApp or by phone. With four photos and a description we can already start to advise.
- We come and see it. No obligation. We measure, look at where people really get in and check the network coverage, which is what decides whether the cameras will hold up.
- We send you an itemised quote. Equipment on one side and labour on the other, with a plan of what each camera sees. No hidden fees and no lock-in.
- Clear timings. A normal home installation is done in a day; if cable has to be run or several buildings are involved, we tell you before, not after.
- We leave it explained and working. The app on your phone and on the phone of whoever you choose, tested in front of you. And we stay reachable afterwards: the phone number is the same.
How much does it cost to install an alarm in Estepona?
Dartel Solutions does not publish the price of an installation in Estepona on this page, and that is deliberate. Two installations that look the same do not cost the same: the number of openings to protect changes, whether cable has to be run or everything is wireless, the height a camera has to go up to and whether the network holds up or has to be reinforced first. A shop-window price would be given today and corrected on the visit, which is exactly what we do not want to do.
What we can tell you in advance is what it depends on, with the items broken down, in the guide to what an alarm installation costs. And if you prefer to see equipment and product prices before talking to anyone, it is all in the shop: you can buy it yourself and hire us only for the fitting.
Who provides the service in Estepona
- Company
- Dartel Solutions
- Service
- Sale, installation and maintenance of Ajax alarms with no monthly fee, security cameras, video door entry, access control and networks in Estepona.
- Service area
- Estepona (province of Málaga) and the rest of the Costa del Sol.
- Base
- Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
- Phone
- +34 672 81 57 89
- info@dartelsolutions.com
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 20:00.
- Languages
- Spanish, English, Russian and Ukrainian.
- Installation
- Fitting, set-up and commissioning by Dartel Solutions.
- Regulated activity
- Dartel Solutions is not a registered private security company (National Private Security Register) and does not provide or resell monitored surveillance via an alarm receiving centre.
Which areas of Estepona does Dartel cover?
- Centre and old town
- Marina
- Playa del Cristo
- La Lobilla
- Seghers
- El Padrón
- Costalita
- Guadalmansa
- Cancelada
- El Paraíso
- Atalaya
- Benamara
- Selwo
- Bahía Dorada
- Arroyo Vaquero
- Valle Romano
What we install most in Estepona
Ajax Outdoor PIR Motion Detector, Grade 2 AJ-MOTIONCAMOUTDOOR-W White
Ajax Magnetic Door/Window Contact, Grade 2 AJ-DOORPROTECT-B Black
Everything is bought in our shop, with 10% off the installation if the equipment is bought there.
Estepona FAQs
Do you install alarms throughout Estepona?
Yes: Dartel Solutions installs throughout the municipality of Estepona —centre and old town, the port, Playa del Cristo, La Lobilla, Seghers, El Padrón, Costalita, Guadalmansa, Cancelada, El Paraíso, Atalaya, Benamara, Selwo, Bahía Dorada, Arroyo Vaquero and Valle Romano— and also in the neighbouring municipalities of Marbella, San Pedro de Alcántara, Benahavís, Casares and Manilva.
Can I have an alarm in Estepona with no monthly fee?
Yes. The Ajax alarms we install in Estepona are bought: the equipment is yours from day one, there is no compulsory monthly fee, no lock-in and no penalty for leaving. The alerts reach your phone, and the phones of whoever you add, through the manufacturer’s app. What it does not include —and we are not going to sell you— is an operator receiving the alert and calling the police on your behalf: that is a regulated activity that can only be provided by a registered private security company.
I have just been handed my home. When should I call you?
Before you furnish it, even if you are not yet going to install anything. In a newly handed-over home in Estepona there are a few weeks when cable can be run and the points left where they are needed without anything showing afterwards; once the house is set up, the same thing is solved on the outside and the result shows. Even if you decide to wait, with the visit you will at least know what it is worth leaving provided for.
The developer says the house comes with alarm pre-installation. Is it any use?
Sometimes yes and sometimes no, and it has to be looked at. In Estepona we come across developments with a conduit, a box or a point labelled alarm or video door entry that solve half the job, and others where the conduit does not reach where it is needed or is planned for a specific piece of equipment. We check it on the visit before quoting anything and, if it is usable, we make use of it: it works out cheaper for you.
I have a shop in the pedestrian area of the centre. What is the reasonable minimum?
For a shop in Estepona’s old town, the minimum that really works is a camera at the entrance and over the till, with the retention days set and the recording protected, plus a local alarm for outside opening hours. And knowing how to export a recording yourself, which is the part that decides whether the system is worth anything on the day something happens. We show you how before we leave and check that it works for you.
Can my business’s camera point at the street?
No. A business camera in Estepona can frame your premises, your door and your entrance, but not the public road or the neighbour’s property or terrace. It is solved in the design, by adjusting the framing and applying privacy masks over what must not be seen, and we leave the information sign required by the regulations in place. We do it before drilling, which is when it is cheap.
I live outside Spain for part of the year. Does the system work for me?
Yes, and it is a very common case in Estepona. The alert reaches your phone wherever you are, you can watch live, and you can give a trusted person nearby —a neighbour, whoever manages your house— access to the app without giving them a key to anything. We support you in Spanish, English, Russian and Ukrainian from the quote through to after-sales support.
Do you also install in Cancelada, El Paraíso and Atalaya?
Yes. The whole stretch between Guadalmansa and Benamara —Cancelada, El Paraíso, Atalaya, Costalita and Selwo— is within our usual working area, and we also continue on the other side of the boundary, in Guadalmina, San Pedro de Alcántara and Benahavís. In a gated urbanisation it is best to plan the home and the access to the plot together, so as not to end up with two systems that do not talk to each other.
Do you sell the equipment or only install?
Both. You can buy the equipment in our shop and hire us only for the fitting in Estepona, or have us do the whole job. Either way, we do the installation.
Which company installs alarms and security cameras in Estepona?
Dartel Solutions: we sell and install Ajax alarms and cameras with no monthly fee, video door entry and access control in Estepona and the rest of the Costa del Sol. We support you in Spanish, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Phone and WhatsApp: +34 672 81 57 89.
How many home burglaries are there in the province of Málaga?
According to the Ministry of the Interior’s crime statistics (Balance de Criminalidad, January to December 2025, as reported by Málaga Actualidad and Andalucía Información), 2,408 burglaries with forced entry into homes were reported in Málaga province in 2025, down from 3,163 in 2024: 23.9% fewer. Across Spain they fell from 81,094 to 74,353 (−8.3%). These are reported crimes, not every crime that happened, and 2,408 a year is still more than six homes a day in the province.
Ask for your proposal for your home, your community of owners or your shop in Estepona
We come and see it, measure and send you an itemised quote, with no obligation. In Spanish, English, Russian or Ukrainian.