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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784355003321

Autore

Pearson Robert L

Titolo

Electronic security systems [[electronic resource] ] : a manager's guide to evaluating and selecting system solutions / / Robert L. Pearson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007

ISBN

1-281-01472-9

9786611014728

0-08-049470-6

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Disciplina

621.389/28

Soggetti

Electronic security systems

Office buildings - Security measures

Business enterprises - Security measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Electronic Security Systems: A Manager's Guide to Evaluating and Selecting System Solutions; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Electronic Access Control; Chapter 2. Badge Making; Chapter 3. Biometrics; Chapter 4. Electronic Alarm Systems; Chapter 5. Fire Systems; Chapter 6. Exterior and Interior Security Sensors; Chapter 7. Closed Circuit Television; Chapter 8. Wireless; Chapter 9. Intercoms and Controls; Chapter 10. Security Control Center; Chapter 11. Database Management; Chapter 12. System Configuration Control

Chapter 13. Process AutomationChapter 14. Building Automation; Chapter 15. Integration; Chapter 16. Consolidation; Chapter 17. Maintenance and Testing; Chapter 18. Security Design Process; Chapter 19. Special Compliance; Chapter 20. Trends; Appendix A. Pros and Cons of a Consolidated Database; Appendix B. Security Audit; Appendix C. Integration Tips; Appendix D. Technical Security Job Grades; Appendix E. Interviewing; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Electronic Security Systems  is a book written to help the security professional understand the various electronic security functional components and the ways these components interconnect. Providing a



holistic approach to solving security issues, this book discusses such topics as integrating electronic functions, developing a system, component philosophy, possible long-term issues, and the culture within a corporation. The book uses a corporate environment as its example; however, the basic issues can be applied to virtually any environment.For a security professional to be e