So the company I work for having me explore the idea of replacing our 1981 security system. In new expansion areas of the building there are one-off solutions for various doors, etc. Everything since the 80's has been piecemeal together.
We are looking at four sites. All sites have facility wide fences with independent control access to gates. Only one building actually has security and cams (but very dated). I'm not as much worried about the cameras, but I can't get my head wrapped around how to handle the security panels.
The gates are 100-200 yards away. We want to include some soft of reader (barcode, magstrip, prox, biometric, something). We do not need thermostat control, but we would be monitoring a few temp sensitive rooms. Very little automation. Basically, access control and security.
The kicker is I'm certain three of the buildings can use just one panel; with a possible expansion to the gate. But the fourth location...it's going to be rough. I has 4 buildings on prem. All are far enough away that I would need a separate panel in each one. I do have access to dark fiber to all the buildings except one; and can get a fiber near the gate. The gate currently has a copper cat3 telco line. I have thought about using a few serial to fiber transceivers to help with the distance, too.
Our company is a very DIY company. I feel I'm almost out of my league and it would be better to get someone in here that can developer a good solution based on experience. But, I'm just a doer and not a teller!
That being said, I've looked at OmniPro (currently have one at home) and Elk. I tried looking at Bosch, but their site was extremely hard to read/navigate.
Any recommendations on what I should look for, vendors to explore. Potential issues with Analog/Fiber Transceivers; or anything else mentioned above? Just looking for a few rabbit trails to run down and through.
Regards,
TR
We are looking at four sites. All sites have facility wide fences with independent control access to gates. Only one building actually has security and cams (but very dated). I'm not as much worried about the cameras, but I can't get my head wrapped around how to handle the security panels.
The gates are 100-200 yards away. We want to include some soft of reader (barcode, magstrip, prox, biometric, something). We do not need thermostat control, but we would be monitoring a few temp sensitive rooms. Very little automation. Basically, access control and security.
The kicker is I'm certain three of the buildings can use just one panel; with a possible expansion to the gate. But the fourth location...it's going to be rough. I has 4 buildings on prem. All are far enough away that I would need a separate panel in each one. I do have access to dark fiber to all the buildings except one; and can get a fiber near the gate. The gate currently has a copper cat3 telco line. I have thought about using a few serial to fiber transceivers to help with the distance, too.
Our company is a very DIY company. I feel I'm almost out of my league and it would be better to get someone in here that can developer a good solution based on experience. But, I'm just a doer and not a teller!
That being said, I've looked at OmniPro (currently have one at home) and Elk. I tried looking at Bosch, but their site was extremely hard to read/navigate.
Any recommendations on what I should look for, vendors to explore. Potential issues with Analog/Fiber Transceivers; or anything else mentioned above? Just looking for a few rabbit trails to run down and through.
Regards,
TR