SECURITY 2ED

Security: A Guide to Security System Design and Equipment Selection and Installation, Second Edition, aims to provide much of the essential information needed for the intelligent, careful design, selection, purchase, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of common security systems. It aims to demystify the ""black art"" and ""black box"" approach to security systems and their components by explaining in plain English what these systems do and don't do. It also seeks to arm the potential designer, purchaser, and system user with enough product knowledge to be able to quickly identify available options and to ask sensible questions of those persons trying to sell systems or services. The book begins by explaining the design, selection, installation, inspection, testing, and commissioning of security systems. This is followed by separate chapters on security devices such as sensors for external and internal use; closed circuit television (CCTV) systems; locks for doors and windows; access control systems; and security lighting systems. For each device, the principles of operation; equipment types and selection; primary uses to which the device is put; application of the device; and limitations, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1 Stages of System Design, Selection, and Installation The Design of Intruder Detection and Alarm Systems: Security Overview The Design Procedure Installation Inspection, Testing, Commissioning, Setting to Work, and Hand Over Review of System Chapter 2 System Composition Sensor Classification Sensor Cabling and Signal Transmission Methods Control Panel and Central Equipment Computer-Controlled Security Systems and Intelligent Sensors Chapter 3 Sensors for External Use Introduction Fluid Pressure Sensor Electromagnetic Cable Sensor (Microphonic or Electret) Fiber Optic Cable Sensor Capacitive Sensors Geophone Sensors Active Infrared Sensor (AIRS) External Microwave Sensor (EMS) Taut Wire Switch Leaky Coaxial Cables Industrial Laser Beams Extended Piezoelectric Cable Sensors Passive Magnetic Effect Cable Sensors Movable Point Detection (MPD) Systems Chapter 4 Sensors for Internal Use Introduction Pressure Mat/Pad Magnetic Reed Switch (MRS) Personal Attack Switch Electromechanical Switch Foil-on-Glass and Film-in-Glass Sensors Wiring Sensor Piezoelectric Sensor Inertia Switch Passive Infrared Sensor Ultrasonic Sensor Microwave Sensor Acoustic Sensor Air Pressure Sensor Dual Technology Sensors Chapter 5 Closed Circuit Television Systems Introduction CCTV Specification, Selection, Purchase, and Installation System Composition and Fundamentals Lenses and Functions Camera Types Camera and CCTV Systems Application Signal Transmission Monitors, Recorders, and Detectors Lighting and Lamps Model Specification Tender Appraisal, Testing, and Purchase Installation Chapter 6 Locking Systems for Doors and Windows Introduction Locks, Frames, and Openings Locks Door and Window Furniture Key Control and Door Management Chapter 7 Access Control Systems Introduction Principles of Operation and System Parts Uses and Application Residential Systems Commercial Systems Computer Suites and Similar Restricted Areas: System Types Hotels, Clubs, and Motels Chapter 8 Security Lighting Systems Introduction Categories of Security Lighting Illuminance Levels Quality and Other Considerations Forms of Security Lighting Scheme Planning Lamps and Luminaires Wiring Techniques and Materials Costs Appendices Appendix 1 Suggested Readings: Security Books and Periodicals in the United States and the United Kingdom Appendix 2 Sources of Further Information Appendix 3 Security Associations—United States and United Kingdom, Short Form List Appendix 4 Metric Equivalents Appendix 5 Data Sheets Index