Internal Security Controls
Within the facility, it is still necessary to maintain levels of security. LUL
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The layered approach provides for additional security measures while inside the perimeter of the facility.
Some of the internal monitoring tools and sensors include:
- Card Reader: A card reader can control • Passive Infrared Sensors: A passive access into a specific room.
infrared sensor picks up heat signatures from intruders by comparing infrared
- Balanced Magnetic Switch (BMS): This
receptors to typical background device uses a magnetic field or mechanical infrared levels.
contact to determine if an alarm signal is
- Automatic Request to Exit: Acts as
initiated. the automatic sensor for detecting an
- Acoustic Sensors: This device uses
approaching person in the exit direction.
passive listening devices to monitor building spaces.
- Dual-Technology Sensors: These provide a common-sense approach for the
- Infrared Linear Beam Sensors: A focused
reduction of false alarm rates.
infrared (IR) light beam is projected from an emitter and bounced off a reflector that is placed at the other side of the detection area.