Electronics, Access Control & CCTV
Key Management Improves University Access Control
With almost 30,000 students,1,890 staff and 110+ service contracting companies some requiring 24-hour access to the site, Coventry University needed a secure method to manage its keys and access cards. Traka key cabinets were installed to ensure that pre-authorised contractors could gain easy access to areas of the campus at any time of the day or night, without compromising security.…
Read MoreSecurity That’s Small and Smart – XS4 Mini
SALTO Systems has earned itself a reputation for delivering secure, easy-to-install next generation electronic locking solutions without wires and without mechanical keys. Security, manageability and scalability are the company’s watchwords as it sells its products in over 90 countries through subsidiaries and/or offices in 24 countries. SALTO Systems’ success has been built on two technologies -…
Read MoreAccess Control Conlan CP1000 Supplied By RTR Services
This device is neat and tidy – the reader is ‘potted’ and as such waterproof. It comes ready wired with approx 2.5 metres of cable and a Junction box to make the connections inside. Combined keypad and proximity reader from Conlan Aps Denmark. IP67 fully waterproof head. Up to 190 users with 2 outputs. Access can be…
Read MoreHow You Can Get Into Alarm Monitoring
Mention monitoring an alarm to most people and they automatically think expensive monthly fees and picking a phone up to answer the call back from the Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) on activation. Neither of these things are true anymore, writes Martin West This article in two parts will take you through the history of monitoring building up…
Read MoreS-Steel GSM Door-Entry Solution For Residential And Commercial
Urmet, a door-entry and access control manufacturer, has introduced its easy-to-use access control solution that operates via GSM. The intercom units, which are available with Urmet’s award winning S-Steel panel, use a SIM card for communication and access control. When activated, a call is established to a pre-designated number – either a landline or a…
Read MoreSchool Security Is No Longer A Luxury – It’s A Must
School leaders and authorities need to make building security the No. 1 priority, says Simon Osborne, Commercial Leader of safety and security company Allegion It’s easy to think that school shootings, massacres and violence are associated purely with our neighbours across the pond. In the U.S., gun culture and high-profile cases – like a recent…
Read MoreHow Should You Store Company Records?
I read recently of a small trader that had his company records ’stolen’ from his house along with some nick-nacks and I have to say it made me think, writes Mick Friend. The victim was bemoaning the fact that HMRC smiled and said ’tough your problem. File on time or be fined’. So what is the position? This…
Read MoreTo Boldly Go Further And Further With Technology
Has the future been secured as technology catches up with Star Trek? First there were bar code cards. They evolved to magnetic stripe cards which evolved into proximity cards. As proximity became the predominant credential technology over the last decade, it’s evident that contactless smart cards will replace proximity and the other legacy credential technologies…
Read MoreTried and Fitted ABUS TVAC 80020B
ABUS are known for their padlocks, accessories and now a great 3* cylinder and all sorts of physical security products but what about the electronic side? asks Mick Friend. Picture 1 Video equipment has been available for some time and my eye was caught by this product a wireless CCTV entry system. It comes in a very nice…
Read MoreSo You Know About Safes?
Safes in the sense that we now think of them first emerged during the Industrial Revolution. They were originally designed to protect company ledgers from the all too common fires that many factories of this era suffered from. A market for thief resisting versions emerged soon after and now days there are a plethora of…
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