Is your house safe and secure? That may initially seem like an obvious question, but it’s likely you think your home is safer than it really is. There are major differences between home security systems, and some of them will assure your safety much better than others. Many systems are available with a variety […]

  There are various reasons why people opt for the top of the line home security systems. One of the main underlying reasons is safety of the valuable art, jewelry and money in the vaults. Others have a lot of expensive antique furniture or electronic appliances that need to be safeguarded. Many others opt for […]

  Experiments in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s (including outdoor CCTV in Bournemouth in 1985), led to several larger trial programs later that decade.   These were deemed successful in the government report “CCTV: Looking Out For You”, issued by the Home Office in 1994, and paved the way for a massive increase […]

  The first CCTV system was installed by Siemens AG at Test Stand VII in Peenemünde, Germany in 1942, for observing the launch of V-2 rockets. The noted German engineer Walter Bruch was responsible for the design and installation of the system.   In the U.S. the first commercial closed-circuit television system became available in […]

  Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.   It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point (P2P), point to multipoint, or mesh wireless links. Though almost […]

  The most basic alarm consists of one or more sensors to detect intruders, and an alerting device to indicate the intrusion. However, a typical premises security alarm employs the following components:   ▪ Premises control unit (PCU), or panel: The “brain” of the system, it reads sensor inputs, tracks arm/disarm status, and signals intrusions. […]