I have noticed recently a lot of confusion in relation to electric strikes, specifically which strike is needed for a specific application. This week I will discuss many of the options on electric strikes, and...
Last week I was asked by an experienced alarm tech on how he could get a door alarm to stay on until reset if a fire door was opened. He had thought about various modules...
As a follow up to the recent Tech Tip on what is required for a routine maintenance on an access control system I have been asked about the same thing for a CCTV system. As...
Once again we have had an instance of cards being duplicated. Some proximity cards were ordered from us with a specified site code and number range. When the tech went to the site to enrol,...
In general, domestic intercom installs are very easy; provided some basic rules are followed. Before you start cabling you must know what you are going to install. This is because different systems use different...
Access Control... The questions to ask. The following is a list of things that we all need to know before an access control system can be quoted. How many users? Is time...
At almost every training course that I teach, I try to stress the importance of doing backups. An incident last week once again shows the importance of a proper backup regime. The client's site...
A couple of weeks ago, a customer new to CCTV asked what should be on their checklist for the commissioning of CCTV systems. This is actually quite a good question as it constantly amazes me...
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