A surveillance
system and method performing actions and interacting with a base
system including at least one
wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding
digital input recorder (DIR) and / or another ICD, and, optionally a remote
server computer (RSC), including the steps of providing base
system; at least one user accessing the DIR via
user interface either directly or remotely; activities and functions within the system and methods of set-up and operation capable of being performed via single click-select interaction or one-click action by the at least one user through a
user interface or directly on components in the base system (ICD(s), DIR, and / or RSC), which correspond to underlying preprogrammed actions or steps performed automatically by the system following the single click-select action of the user, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having
wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with single click-select actions by the user.