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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Robert L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic security systems.

Office buildings--Security measures.

Office buildings.

Business enterprises--Security measures.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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 e

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611014728

9781281014726

1281014729

9780080494708

0080494706

OCLC:

225369601