Security Lighting Installation in San Antonio, TX
Plan security lighting around the places where visibility matters: an entrance, a gate, a side passage or the route from a vehicle to the house. TruLight San Antonio can discuss scheduled lighting and motion responses as part of your installation scope.
New from TruLight, October 2026
Introducing TruLight motion sensors
TruLight's announcement video covers the new motion sensor in about twelve minutes: what it is, how it ties into the app, how it installs in or beside the track, and how it compares with a bolt-on floodlight.
The sensor is not a light. It is a small Bluetooth device that binds to the TruLight app and tells your existing system when to turn a zone on. You assign it a zone, such as the front walkway or the side of the house where the garbage cans are, and a vitality period, the hours it is active. Motion inside that window switches the zone to the security setting you choose, such as bright white. About two minutes after the motion stops, the zone returns to whatever was on before, or turns off if the house was off.
It installs two ways. Most often the installer drills a hole between two lights with a step bit and seats the sensor in the track, so all you see is a small glass bubble between two lights. It can also mount right next to the track, covered by a second piece of track if you want it hidden.
The usual alternative is a floodlight bolted to the house or a post with a sensor on it, both of which need wire and power run to a new fixture. In the announcement, TruLight puts the electrician labor for that at $350 to $650 before the fixture itself. The TruLight sensor is additional hardware priced by the installer, and TruLight expects it to come in under a floodlight install.
TruLight says sensors can be installed into the system you have now.
Already have TruLight?
TruLight San Antonio can add motion sensors to the system you own. Once a sensor is installed, you set the zone and the active hours in the app.
Define the areas separately
Mark the locations you want included on a photo or simple drawing. Note anything that blocks the view or sits beyond the proposed roofline coverage. Ask which areas the installation can illuminate and which need another fixture.
A continuous roofline display does not prove there are no shadows below it. The layout should be evaluated against the property, not against a photograph of a different home.
Agree on behavior before choosing equipment
Some areas may need a scheduled setting; others may be candidates for a motion response. Tell us what you expect in each location, including what should happen when the movement stops.
Have the proposed sensor compatibility, placement and controls confirmed during the consultation. If a camera, doorbell or other smart-home device is part of your plan, identify the exact device. Do not assume compatibility across every product.
Include the everyday setting
Consider what the house should look like when no motion event is active. App zones let you discuss different settings for separate sections, such as a front entry and a seating area behind the house.
Brightness is something to check from nearby windows and walking routes as well as from the street. Ask how the proposed settings can be adjusted after installation and what help is available if the behavior is not what you expected.
Understand the limits
Lighting can support visibility. It cannot guarantee safety or prevent every break-in, and it should not be presented as a substitute for cameras or alarms. Scheduled lights also depend on electrical power; a sunset setting is not backup power during an outage.
Review the equipment included in the quote and the current warranty and service terms. Our outdoor lighting page can help you consider the rest of the property's coverage.
Start with your address and the areas you want assessed. The consultation can then focus on a defined layout and the controls you would actually use.
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Frequently Asked Questions
There is no crime-prevention guarantee. Use lighting to support visibility alongside the other security measures appropriate to your property.
The sensor is a small Bluetooth device, not a light. It sits in the roofline track between two lights or beside the track, and binds to the TruLight app. You assign it to a zone and a vitality period, the hours it is active. Motion inside that window switches the zone to the security setting you choose, such as bright white, and about two minutes after the motion stops the zone returns to its previous pattern. Adjustable sensitivity and a motion log are planned app updates.
Yes. TruLight says sensors can be installed into the system you have now. Contact TruLight San Antonio to add one to the lights you already own.
The sensor is additional hardware and is priced with the install, since placement affects the work. In TruLight's announcement, the comparison is a wired motion floodlight, where an electrician can charge $350 to $650 before the cost of the fixture. TruLight expects a sensor install to cost less than a floodlight install. Ask for a quote for your home.
Identify each area and the response you expect, including what happens after movement stops. Confirm sensor placement, compatibility and controls for the quoted equipment.
A scheduled setting still depends on electrical power. It should not be treated as a backup-power feature.
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