Security Basics

I’ve been thinking about buying a security system for a while now, but I don’t know that much about them.  How do they work?

A security system starts with a control panel such as our Honeywell system. The control panel contains the "brains" of the security system, and essentially operates as a central computer. Various sensors connect to the control panel from locations throughout your home. If your security system is armed and the sensors detect a problem, they send signals to the control panel. The control panel automatically dials the central monitoring station, where the proper authoritiesare notified.

 
Record, play back video, watch video online and get notified of video events via cell or email.  For only $18.00 per month*, this is a great system for homes, businesses, construction sites and hidden camera applications

Offsite Video allows business owners and managers to view via PC or mobile devices, critical sectors of their sites. Monitor staff behavior, service and attitude, transactions at cash registers, loading docks, lock boxes, and safes. Get a notification every time there is an alarm or the back door is open.

Commercial Video Surveillance Options

• Multi-business locations
• Stockroom access
• Video openings and closings
• Cleaning service-comings/goings

Home owners will find video useful to make sure the kids get home on time, and who is with them. Monitor the care given to children by nannies or babysitters, cleaning services, see who is at the door whenever the doorbell rings and check in on your pets while away. Online video allows you to verify that gun or liquor cabinets, as well as safes and second homes or garages are secure. Homeowners can be notified whenever their children come home by cell phone or email, as well as any time an alarm goes off in their home.

Offsite Video features

• View one camera or four
•  No onsite video recorder to purchace 
• View from any web-enabled PC, phone, blackberry, or TV/video alt. channel
• Live video can be viewed on-demand or automatically emailed on specific triggered events
• Customers have self-administered, password protected access for secure video viewing, and can store time-/date-stamped images
  
  

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 Heat detector camera   Smoke detector camera Motion detector camera  Infrared outdoor camera

Most people contact us knowing they want a hidden camera.  If you need to watch the kids, spouse, neighbor, front door or drive way.  You need to know a few things first.

Lighting is the cameras best friend.  If you don't have good enough exterior lighting then Infrared cameras may be needed.  The great thing about Infrared cameras is you can see in the dark.   The realistic side is, most infrared cameras illuminate 10' - 15' from the camera.  We are able to illuminate hundreds of feet away if needed.

Hidden cameras, covert cameras, hidden security cameras, covert security cameras.

Equipment needed,
One Digital Video Recording System.
Wire to power the cameras.
Wire to Send Video from the Cameras to the Recorder.
You may be able to use you T.V. as a monitor.
A power supply is needed to power the Cameras.
Video fitting are needed, to connect the Cameras to the wire and wire to Recorder.
If you want watch you video on the internet, our system is networkable.
A surge protector is required.

Contact us for this months special package,  
Ask for John Stevens
Toll Free 1-866-899-0379  

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Digital Recorder Features

- 4ch video input
- 1 Audio Input
- Display(NTSC) : 30fps
- Recording(NTSC) : 30fps
- Built-in RS-422/485 Interface
- H/W Watch-dog on board
- Compression algorithm : h.264
Dual Stream Networking
Romote Access via Internet
USB video back up

Weather Proof Security Cameras
With day & night vision combined with powerful infrared illumination, your system won't miss a beat under any lighting condition.   Available in a variety of Bullet camera styles and configurations to fit any application.

 Contact our office, 503-808-9010 or toll free 1-866-899-0379
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American Veterans Security llc started in 1998 by John Kelly and John Stevens both Veterans of the US Armed Forces. Our goal is the same today as it was then, protect and serve.   We are known for our loyalty to you and the job, while exceeding client expectations.  We listen and respond with answers you may or may not like.  The trueth has grown our business and You can expect true hones answeres from the beginning.  contact us any time to discuss your security needs.


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Why Home Security?             Why would you want home security? Well, that may seem like a silly question to some. After all, we all have locks on the door. But what else do you really need, and what is overkill? The amount of home security you use will be based on your perceived risk to crime and your exposure to loss. If someone is in a low crime area and has no accessible valuables, then he would be less interested in home security. If someone had items of high value in a high crime area, that person would be very interested in an extensive security system. Most people fall somewhere between these extremes. However, from experience, we can tell you that having your home or business burglarized is a traumatic experience. After the shock of feeling victimized, the anger, and despair from the loss of treasured possessions, you will want to do everything possible to prevent it from ever happening again. So take it from us, now is the time to plan ahead with due diligence. Force yourself to think about your home security, before someone else forces you to. 

Elements of Home Security.  Home security should be treated with a "layered" approach. There are several layers of defense that are used to deter and prevent crime. By adding layers of protection, we make the your premises a harder target. By becoming a hard target, you will be less likely become a victim of crime. Our layers of security are based on studies conducted with former career burglars, and what they look for when deciding to break into a house. The burglar looks for a high value home (or a location that has valuables), that's easy to break into, with a low risk of getting caught. Oftentimes he will have thought out an plausible story for being on your property in the event he is confronted. He may scout out locations during the daytime and then return later. It's unlikely the professional burglar will randomly break into your house. He will scout out an area, pick a house, and then watch the house for a period of time. Sometimes this scouting process may take several weeks. He will monitor how many people come and go, what times is the house unoccupied, how many cars are in the driveway. Are there pets in the house? What costume does he need to work unnoticed? For instance one burglar dressed as a landscaper, even going as far as to carry a leaf blower to cover the noise of breaking glass. He broke in after the regular landscaper left. The neighbors didn't notice anything amiss because everything looked normal, and they didn't hear anything because of the leaf blower. The burglar carried jewelry and silverware out in a plastic garbage can used for grass clippings. The First Layer of Security is premised on the basis that the burglar will attempt to enter your house when you are not home. We will cover the scenario in which you confront a burglar in your home later on.

 First Layer of Security.  The appearance of your home is the first layer of security. This is the most basic component of an effective home security system. As they say, the first impression is the most important. Although there is no guarantee against breakins, there are a few simple steps residents can take to reduce their chances of victimization. The first step is to take a security survey of your home to identify those areas that could be made more secure. You need to harden you house against break-in commensurate with your exposure and the level of risk you can accept. If a burglar needs more than one or two minutes to break into a home, chances are he will leave for fear of being seen or of making too much noise.

 Lighting.                      Good outside lighting can be a deterrent to burglars. Criminals do not want to be seen, and they want to work undisturbed. Light those areas that are accessible to prowlers and visible to your neighbors. These include all doors and windows. Spot lights connected to motion detectors are very effective and help detect persons or movement on your property. Install photoelectric timers on your outside lights so they will go on and off with the rising and setting of the sun. This ensures you won't forget to turn them on and off.  Do not leave porch lights on during the day to burglars it's a sure sign that no one's home.  Connect timers to inside lighting and a loud radio or TV to give the house a lived-in appearance.

Landscaping.                                          Expose your house to the neighborhood.  Make sure bushes do not hide your door from view, making it possible for burglars to spend more time breaking in.  Bushes should be trimmed to below window level so that burglars can't have a secluded place to break into. Also, your visibility to your neighbors houses will be improved.  For larger shrubs, trim up from the ground three feet to increase exposure of anyone hiding behind them.Hedges should be trimmed no higher than three feet.  Shrubbery provides not only cover for burglars, but hiding places for tools and stolen property.

 Doors, Windows, and Locks.                    Exterior doors should be solid, not hollow core. They should fit snugly in the frame and the hinges should not be exposed.Sliding glass doors should have a dowel in the track to prevent opening. Place screws in the upper track so that they do not touch the door as it slides but prevents someone from lifting the door out of the track.Double doors should have one side locked at all times by a heavy duty flush or surface bolts that go into metal strike plates. Deadbolts should also be used. Lock strikes should be securely fastened to the to the wood house framing with long screws. Strikes attached only to a wood door frame are insufficient to prevent the door from being forced open.If a door has a window, or if there are windows adjacent to the door, a double cylinder deadbolt should be used. A double cylinder lock is one that needs a key on both sides to open the lock. A single cylinder lock uses a key on one side, and a knob on the other side. A person attempting to gain entry only needs to break a window and reach the knob to unlock the door with a single cylinder lock. When using a double cylinder lock, be sure to leave a spare key in a known and convenient location near the door so you or family members can quickly exit the house in the event of a fire.Windows should be secure in the frames and capable of being securely locked. Window bars should be considered in high crime areas. Curtains should be drawn when your not home to keep the contents of your house and occupancy status unknown to persons outside.Vacations. Make arrangements to suspend newspaper delivery and have a friend pick up your mail when away from home for an extended period.

  Security Warning Signs.            Have warning signs by windows, doors, and on the lawn indicating your house is protected by a security system. This lets criminals know that a break in will provoke an immediate response. Phony "Warning: These Premises Protected by the Acme Alarm Company" signs are usually not effective; a serious burglar need only look in the telephone directory to see whether an alarm company exists.  Most companies won't let non customers display their emblem, and the burglars know that, too. Centrally Monitored alarm systems offer increased protection since they don't rely on your neighbors to call the police to respond

The Second Layer of Home Security.               The Second Layer of Security is electronic detection of a break-in. Let's assume we've implemented the steps outlined previously, but we did not succeed in deterring the burglar from breaking into your house. We now fall back in our defenses to our second level of protection.