, the smart device 204, including, but is not limited to: account data 4340 storing information related to user accounts loaded on the smart device 204, wherein such information includes cached login credentials, smart device identifiers e. g. , MAC addresses and UUIDs, user interface settings, display preferences, authentication tokens and tags, password keys, etc. ;local data storage database 4342 for selectively storing raw or processed data associated with the smart device 204 e. g. , video surveillance footage captured by a camera 118 or 106; a bypass module 436 for detecting whether radios 440 are transmitting signals via respective antennas coupled to the radios 440 and to accordingly couple radios 440 to their respective antennas either via a bypass line or an amplifier e. g. , a low noise amplifier; and a transmission access module 438 for granting or denying transmission access to one or more radios 440 e. g. , based on detected control signals and transmission requests. Each of the above identified elements may be stored in one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices, and corresponds to a set of instructions for performing a function described above.