Simple Home Security Tips
For the most part and except for the rare high net worth executive or celebrity, our firm does not actively engage in home security consulting for residential properties.  We ty…
The use of shielded category Ethernet cable for IP Video
It comes up from time to time from customers and vendors when and where to use shielded category twisted pair cable for Ethernet.  Most vendors hate it. It’s hard to termina…
Bitcoin Hacked! Hackers steal $70M dollars! And Other Sensational Journalism…
Bitcoin… Another story.  The mainstream media, in their usual quest for drama and ratings, is in a fever pitch about the December 5 hack of Nicehash.com that resulted in the…
Door Handedness
One of the questions that comes up all the time in access control design layouts is door handedness. It’s not a hard concept to understand once you see it graphically, but it 
Alarm Circuit Supervision – Why You Should Care
Nearly every project we work on, we recommend that alarm initiating devices, especially door contacts, are to be configured using end of line (EOL) resistors for 4-state supervisor…
Video Surveillance System Best Practices – The Right Way to Use CCTV
One of the most common questions we are asked by clients when starting a new project is if they should use Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras for video surveillance. As we wo…