How the Apartment Intercom Works - Kintronics

What is Inside the Apartment Intercom 

The latest lobby intercoms include a large touchscreen panel, intercom, camera, and wireless connections to the tenant's phones.  This multi-tenant intercom system connects from the lobby intercom station to an app on each person's smartphone. This article reviews the apartment Intercon's state-of-the-art components making this a valuable and easy-to-install system for ...

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The Best Value When Purchasing Your Security System - Kintronics

How to Get the Best IP Camera and Door Access Systems Remember the old idiom that "you get what you pay for." We seem to learn this over and over again. We rarely get a real bargain, yet we always look for the best deal. This article provides guidance that helps ensure that you get ...

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Access Control and Intercoms: The Perfect Match - Kintronics

Intercoms can Enhance Access Control The receptionist was once the guardian of the gate. This person greeted guests, recorded the visitors, and determined who could enter. Unfortunately, there are far fewer receptionists doing this task. What is the best way to replace this function? Integrating door access control, intercoms, and IP camera systems provides similar ...

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IP Cameras for Police Surveillance - Kintronics

Covert IP Camera Systems for Law Enforcement and City Surveillance There are times that you want people to know that surveillance cameras are watching, but there are times you don't. The type of IP camera system depends on your objectives. Visible surveillance may provide a deterrent, while covert camera systems help catch the lawbreaker.  This ...

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How to Define Your IP Camera System - Kintronics

How to Specify Your IP Camera Security System What do you do when your boss says, "We need an IP camera surveillance system?" Do you purchase the lowest-cost camera system? The purchasing process is not a simple task. If you get an inexpensive solution, you may get burned when the camera system doesn't do what ...

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Security Questions and Answers - Kintronics

Security Q&A How can we make our lives safer? 

 That's the critical question asked by all security personnel. How can we prevent dangerous people from entering our facilities? Can we reduce the crime at our schools? Can we quickly notify the police when danger threatens? These questions and others are on the top of our ...

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How the IP Camera Works - Kintronics

The IP Camera Components 

 An IP camera is a surveillance video camera that attaches to the network and is part of an IP Camera System. The cameras are an essential part of the physical security systems and are used in business, government, and educational institutions worldwide. Over the years, they have played a vital role ...

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How the IP Powered Speakers and Intercoms Work - Kintronics

A Description of the Internal Components of IP Paging 

 An IP Paging System is a network-attached audio device that converts digital signals to audio. These network-attached speakers include amplification so that many people can hear the message. The system also includes software used for managing and controlling the audio. The IP Audio system ...

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How Access Control Works - Kintronics

Description of the Components of the Access Control System 

 Door access control is part of an overall security system that keeps our organizations safer. The access control system ensures that only registered people can enter the organization. It provides four essential functions: It identifies who can enter, determines what door a person can use Defines ...

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Door Readers for Everyone - Kintronics

Comparison of Door Readers Used in Access Control Systems 

 A door reader is an integral part of a door access control system. It is the interface between the person at the door and the rest of the access control system. We have come a long way since the early magnetic stripe cards. The new door ...

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IP Intercoms for Controlling the Door - Kintronics

IP Intercoms Are Used for Visitor Control 

With all the scary news about disturbed people entering organizations, we have been tasked to improve security. IP Intercoms can make this job more manageable. We use door access control to allow entry of the people we know, but intercoms are essential for monitoring visitors. IP camera systems ...

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How IP Cameras, Access Control, and Intercoms Enhance Security - Kintronics

Creating Rings of Defense 

 The news is filled with stories about criminal activity that affect our safety and security. Disturbed people have attacked houses of worship, schools, and businesses. Organized criminals have been implicated in smash and grab intrusions in retail stores. Surveillance cameras provided by IP camera systems have helped catch the criminals, but ...

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The Evolution of IP Camera Systems - Kintronics

New Developments in IP Camera Systems Make You Safer 

 Over the last 20 years, much has changed in the security market, yet many things stay the same. IP camera systems, door access control, and IP intercoms provide the primary security systems, but many organizations have not implemented many innovations that make organizations safer. One example ...

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Face Recognition for Door Access Control - Kintronics

Benefits and Controversy of Facial Recognition 

 IP camera systems have been used for surveillance for many years, but there is controversy when facial recognition is added to the system. For example, there have been concerns about law enforcement using face recognition in public locations. Criticisms against facial recognition include race bias and privacy issues. Using ...

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IP Camera System Troubleshooting

Finding Problems in Your IP Camera System 

 We are frequently asked to help correct problems with IP camera systems. Troubleshooting the surveillance camera system can be challenging. Here is a list of things that could help. Does the IP Camera have power? It's not easy to see the little red light on the camera or ...

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Technology Review of 2021

A Year of Challenges 

 Even during the pandemic, some companies were busy creating new technology. New IP cameras included advanced intelligence that improved camera performance, enhanced object detection, and notified the user about alarm conditions. Access control systems improved their software and provided cloud as well as on-site management software. IP intercoms enhanced the "if-then" ...

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Recent Crime Wave Emphasizes the Need for Better IP Camera Systems

How to Improve IP Camera Effectiveness When criminals trash and steal from businesses, it traumatizes customers and employees. You would like law enforcement to respond as quickly as possible, but how can you help? One crucial contribution is good video surveillance that allows law enforcement to identify the perpetrators. This article reviews the basic requirements ...

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Technology in Our Changed World - Kintronics

The Pandemic's Industrial Revolution  - Predictions for our New World 

 Things have changed. This past year made it plain that we live in a transformed world where climate change and Pandemics will be part of our lives for the foreseeable future. The paradigm shift in the way we think about where and how we work ...

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The Benefits of an IP Based Audio System

IP Paging and Intercom Systems are Easy to Install An IP paging system uses the Ethernet network to transfer the audio from a microphone to all the speakers. The digital system includes IP intercoms as well as IP paging. The IP speakers and intercoms use power over Ethernet (PoE), making them very easy to install. ...

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Multi-Tenant Visitor Access Control Intercom - Kintronics

How to Improve Security in Large Organizations 

 Monitoring visitors in large organizations is a continuing challenge. The pandemic of 2021 increased our need to improve entry control to multi-tenant buildings and apartment houses. Not only do we want to know who would like to enter, but we also want to know if they are healthy. ...

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How Low-Light Sensitivity Works in an IP Cameras

Enhanced IP Cameras Provide Nighttime Viewing 

 Nighttime is when we expect criminal activity, and of course, that's the most challenging time for IP surveillance cameras. There are several ways of seeing in the dark, but the best way is to use an IP camera with enhanced low-light sensitivity. The low-light capability of IP cameras has ...

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