Security systems for banks and offices

An office security system has three parts: access control at the entrance and to staff rooms, video surveillance in shared areas, and time and attendance. For a single-floor office that means a door with a card or face terminal, two to four cameras on the entrance, reception and corridor, and a small recorder. For a company on several floors — a controller per floor, a turnstile in the lobby and one employee database.

Office access control answers more than “who came in”. Face recognition removes the morning queue at the door, guest QR codes settle the question of temporary passes, and the entry log goes to the timesheet and to 1C, so overtime and late arrivals are counted without an HR officer. Rights by zone and time are set by the administrator; no contractor visit is needed for that.

Video surveillance in a business centre is built as one system for the management company and the tenants: shared areas, lift lobbies, parking and entrances are watched by the management company, while cameras inside offices stay under the tenant’s control. Office cameras record for 30 days and archive access is split by role. A panic button at reception wired to the security station is added to the same system.

We install in a working office without stopping it: cable runs in existing trunking and above the suspended ceiling, noisy work is scheduled for evenings and weekends. Survey and estimate are free; a typical office with one door and four cameras is up in one or two days. After that the system moves to contract maintenance together with the rest of the building.