| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 367 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1Electronic Access Control -- Chapter 2Badge Making -- Chapter 3Biometrics -- Chapter 4Electronic Alarm Systems -- Chapter 5Fire Systems -- Chapter 6Exterior and Interior Security Sensors -- Chapter 7Closed Circuit Television -- Chapter 8Wireless -- Chapter 9Intercoms and Controls -- Chapter 10Security Control Center -- Chapter 11Database Management -- Chapter 12System Configuration Control -- Chapter 13Process Automation -- Chapter 14Building Automation -- Chapter 15Integration -- Chapter 16Consolidation -- Chapter 17Maintenance and Testing -- Chapter 18Security Design Process -- Chapter 19Special Compliance -- Chapter 20Trends. |
| Summary |
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 effective, he or she needs to understand the electronics as they are integrated into a total security system. Electronic Security Systems allows the professional to do just that, and is an invaluable addition to any security library. * Provides a well-written and concise overview of electronic security systems and their functions * Takes a holistic approach by focusing on the integration of different aspects of electronic security systems * Includes a collection of practical experiences, solutions, and an approach to solving technical problems. |
| Subject |
Electronic security systems.
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Office buildings -- Security measures.
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Business enterprises -- Security measures.
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Systèmes électroniques de sécurité. |
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Immeubles de bureaux -- Sécurité -- Mesures. |
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Entreprises -- Sécurité -- Mesures. |
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electronic security systems. |
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Business enterprises -- Security measures |
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Electronic security systems |
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Office buildings -- Security measures |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Pearson, Robert L. Electronic security systems. Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2007 0750679999 9780750679992 (DLC) 2006049578 (OCoLC)70673326 |
| ISBN |
9780080494708 (electronic bk.) |
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0080494706 (electronic bk.) |
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0750679999 (alk. paper) |
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9780750679992 (alk. paper) |
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