Tag: IP

Things to look out for in the coming weeks on this site

Saving money on security guards

We look at a case study for a site that was spending over 70 thousand pounds a year on security guards. We discuss how this can be cut to a fraction of that cost by using  Analytics.

FLIR thermal imaging cameras.

We look into the new thermal imaging camera released by FLIR that is light and very cost efficeint  something we all thought would be impossible for a thermal imaging camera.

ANPR cameras. 

 How they work? and where they are being used today.We highlight some good and some bad points about them.

Biometrics.

We ask whether this technology is ever going to become as big within the security market place as it promised to be when it was first launched.

Adpro and IP.

Can Adpro ever get back to where they were in the CCTV transmission market place. It was not so long ago they were the only choice when transmitting CCTV images.

CCTV distributors.

We discuss whether CCTV distributors need to look at a different route to market now that IP cameras are so popular.

Emizon IP.

We talk about Emizon and what it means for IP intruder alarm monitoring.

Raytec.

This revolutionary new lighting technology has turned a few heads but will it replace all the old halogen lighting systems out there?

NSI.

Does the security industry need this regulator and how will IP camera systems impact  on this inspectorate?

Integrated IP intruder alarm solutions

Integrated IP intruder alarm solutions

This site is all about saving money. Sometimes you do have to spend a little to save a lot;  This is defiantly the case when dealing with intruder alarms on multiple sites.

A facility Manager’s utopia?

So how can IP and integrated security help here? Facility mangers will be very familiar with the pitfalls of dealing with multiple sites looked after by several different alarm companies.

Integrate , make things simple !

The hassle of dealing with different service departments and invoices can often be confusing. |Facility managers need one one point of contact in order to control their costs.

Monitoring

Another issue is monitoring. Your sites may use dualcom, Redcare, Redcare Gsm or digicom. For those people who have limited knowledge of how all these different technologies work can be a costly minefield.

So what is the solution ?  It’s quite simple, standardize.

Standardize

How does it work? You need to consider an IP communication platform to signal alarms to the central station and a central PC within your own organisation for administration of codes and fault monitoring.

Upgrade to integrated security.

Firstly you will need to change the control panel on  all your sites. This is going to cost money but some alarm companies may do this for a very good price in order to secure your long term business.  Secondly by using an IP platform such as Emizon you will find some very good savings to be made on your annual monitoring costs. Typically £150 per site per annum.

Networked

The alarm panels will also report to your server and can be networked so that you the facility manager will know what is happening with each panel.  This takes the need away to rely on a service engineers report and invariably the charges that will accompany this call out. The software is simple to master and gives back control to the end user.

So by integrating all your sites together,  long term savings will be inevitable.

Please feel free to contact us for more detail.