Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for controlling a user interface of a video monitoring system, comprising generating, at a first time, a graphical user interface that depicts a first plurality of camera views that correspond to a first camera view configuration of a first security mode captured from cameras installed in an environment. The implementations further include detecting a start of a second security mode at a second time and updating the graphical user interface to depict a second plurality of camera views that correspond to a second camera view configuration of the second security mode in response to detecting the start of the second security mode. Additionally, the implementations further include detecting an end of the second security mode at a third time and updating the graphical user interface to a third camera view configuration of a third security mode.