Security and Alarm Systems Blog

A security dealer’s plan to have more than 50 technicians NICET Level 2 certified finds that private training classes are the best option.

Recent product development yields advances in smoke detector performance and serviceability.

New modern designs are what show on the outside, but access keypads are undergoing significant changes on the inside, too, with military-developed technologies being adopted.

Hidden away from the noise of one of many Las Vegas casinos, there used to be a room chock-a-block full of videocassettes, with three security staffers rotating them like champagne bottles in a French vineyard. That was security video storage then. Now there is a diversity of options ranging from flash memory in the camera to petabytes of images in the cloud.

More and more AHJs require CO detection ­— and new installation requirements are coming soon.

Because of ubiquitous wireless Internet, customers now see the potential of wireless in security and surveillance. But the wireless used in security systems is much more complex than your average wireless router.

Dealers taking on managed access services essentially become their customer’s security department.

From initial installation issues to common problems and solutions on a managed network, here’s a how-to technicians shouldn’t miss reading and sharing.

The outer limits of access control systems are moving beyond the front (or back) door to encompass the wider perimeter and beyond.

That’s why the camera lenses for your customers’ surveillance projects may be the most crucial components you’ll choose.