Advanced Digital Security have experience of designing and installing many types of integrated security solutions to meet the needs of customers in a wide variety of industries. Below is one example of our work in the commercial Sector.

One of the best-known International Construction Companies in Ireland approached Advanced Digital Security with several critical security needs.  First and foremost, the organisation needed live visual monitoring of vital operational areas outside of working hours. They also needed to control access to a large number of sensitive areas within their premises, as well as monitoring the visitor and stock delivery locations within their premises. 

With the high cost of employing permanent security guards they were conscious of cutting costs whereby also not compromising the on-site security by doing so.

A traditional burglar alarm responds to motion or physical damage breaking a circuit. All too often when it is triggered at 2am it is a false alarm - ruining your day and, when on a security call out contract, this can cost you hundreds of euro in false alarms. If there is a break-in the thieves often get away because of the delay in responding to the call out, and there is no record of who did it.

The cameras pick up the motion and immediately the system moves to record and back up the footage. This footage is captured to a local server where the digital video archive is stored. At the same time a remote Monitoring Station, whose services provide you with Live Monitoring of your CCTV cameras, is alerted by a warning signal displayed across the video footage being sent to them in real time through the Internet. With a simple click of the mouse they are able to activate and deliver Live audio warnings to the intruder, clearing them of the premises and all the while the cameras are recording and backing the footage up.. The Monitoring station can then contact the Gardai, or keyholding service and owners in the event there is a break-in taking place, cameras on the outside can record details of the getaway vehicle. And, no more false alarms.   This is then followed up with a full reporting system that is delivered to the client by the next morning detailing the incident and the actions taken by the Monitoring station staff. Live CCTV monitoring is a fantastic deterrent and at a fraction of the cost of permanent security, does not give a thief any lead time.   

Access Control

An access control system installed, addressed several major issues involving a large number of staff members and various sections of the premises.  The system provides access for selected personnel to sensitive areas at specific times, as well as staff and visitor access outside working hours.  In addition, the system manages time and attendance; by networking the office computers, department managers are able to monitor their own personnel.

Stock Control:

Stock control is one of those nightmare areas in which thousands of Euros can be lost each week. These losses can be through claims by clients that their order was not filled correctly or through pilfering by staff or customers. There is nothing like CCTV footage to cement a reality check when resolving theft related issues.

In the case of despatch, a video camera recording each delivery being packed, with the time recorded on the despatch documentation matching the time on the video provides irrefutable evidence of just what was sent to the client. If your packer did not put in the correct quantity you can check this by tracking down the video sequence within seconds by using the date and time from the software options to call up that exact video sequence on your office computer. Within minutes you can respond to your client's complaint, apologise and fast track the missing items.

If, however, the correct quantity was packaged you can email your client a video clip showing his order being filled. Powerful stuff - in at least one case we are aware of a client being alerted to the fact that one of his staff was lifting stock after it arrived at their office but before they had processed the order!   When you consider that a large hard disk can store several days of footage you can see how valuable this option becomes! In the case of staff management and general pilfering by the public video footage from well placed but discrete cameras can be viewed by you in real time with up to 16 camera signals being displayed on just one computer screen. If an event is taking place the person monitoring the cameras can bring that image to full screen size and, while the event is being automatically recorded, alert staff on the premises of what is taking place. Furthermore with the PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) cameras the remote operator can zoom right into an event to improve the recording being made to hard disk.