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Above The Threshold: Power Supplies & Power Transfer Webinar May 23

ASSA ABLOY Americas University webinar covers types of power supplies, power requirements, cable requirements and power transfer devices

News • May 16th, 2012

Wireless Security Communications

CANSEC Air-45 provides a wireless solution for adding distant doors to access control system

Article • May 2nd, 2012

Troubleshooting Power Supplies for Access Control Systems

troubleshooting power supplies for access control systems

Article • July 12th, 2011

Transitioning To Electronics: Getting Started In CCTV

“Access control is a lot more involved because you’re dealing with hardware considerations, codes, cable going back, the controller, creating different sites, etc. CCTV is much simpler.”

Article • June 7th, 2011

Advances In Video Technology

VideoIQ, CelAccess and PoE In Security all provide high-tech security solutions for challenging security applications.

Article • May 3rd, 2011

Tri-Ed / Northern Video 2011 Catalog

Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution's 2011 Product Catalog highlights hundreds of manufacturer partners and thousands of product offerings spanning IP, CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion, Fire, Structured Cable, Sound, Data Communications, Hardware, and...

Product • March 10th, 2011

What Does the Clark-Anixter Merger Mean to the Locksmith?

What do you see as the advantages to locksmiths from the merger of Clark Security and Anixter? With the acquisition by Anixter, Clark is in the best position yet to help locksmiths succeed in today’s business environment. Clark is already...

Article • January 31st, 2011

Trends in Electronic Locks

The electromechanical lock is not new. I installed battery operated motorized deadbolts and electronic locks way back in the 1980s. I remember a “key free” electromechanical knob and deadbolt lockset that was pretty amazing. To enter the...

Article • January 27th, 2011

Troubleshooting Electronic Locks

Most troubleshooting will be performed when you have completed the wiring and try to use the system or on a service call, where you have to determine why the door is not locking of unlocking. Electric locks are both mechanical as well as electrical...

Article • January 17th, 2011

People and Places

ADI Appoints Flink GM & VP, North America ADI has appointed Michael Flink as general manager and vice president, ADI North America, responsible for driving business initiatives across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. He will...

Article • January 11th, 2011

Access Control Components: Getting Them All To Work Together

We modern locksmiths are working with a wider variety of technologies that ever before, so therefore when approaching installations and service calls, it is imperative that we put our thinking caps on and be extra observant so as to avoid issues...

Article • December 10th, 2010

What Does IP Mean?

Contrary to what you may have been told, IP does not necessarily mean “In for Problems.” IP is the acronym for Internet Protocol which is the set of techniques used by many hosts for transmitting data over the Internet. The current version of the...

Article • December 10th, 2010

Running Wires

Even in this wireless world, locksmiths must run wire for access control installations. This guide to wiring and tools helps select and install the right product.

Article • December 3rd, 2010

Adventures In Wireless Video

Tips on bidding and selecting components for a wireless video project with networked indoor and outdoor CCTV cameras and recorders. The project also included refitting the front doors with new exit devices, a door bell and a remote release system.

Article • November 1st, 2010

Isonas Door Access Control Systems Serve Schools

For more than 40 years, school facility managers and security personnel responsible for selecting a door access system have essentially had one option: a local control panel hardwired to power and individually wired to a maximum number of door...

Article • October 1st, 2010

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