As you may have seen in the news or on social media recently, big box stores have begun to hire sales teams and are training them to become field representatives to sell many of their products and services which include Home Control, A/V, and Security.  These deep-pocket companies believe that having sales personnel who can […]

Whether it was your charming sales pitch, your catchy marketing campaign, or your outstanding price point, you have a customer that is ready to take the leap and upgrade their Access Control System but now what? The customer may have an electronic access control system that needs an upgrade or may still be working with […]

  As the use of connected devices in both home control and intrusion systems becomes increasingly popular the demand for adequate Wi-Fi bandwidth has continued to expand exponentially as well. In other words, the need for high bandwidth Wi-Fi throughout a home or commercial structure is becoming a growing requirement for end-users. Fortunately, a new […]

What would most likely be the answer if you asked a group of low-voltage contractors what the most troublesome aspect is of connecting IP devices to clients’ LAN and setting them up for Internet connectivity?  Most likely, the response would be programming the port forwarding and firewall settings to allow an authorized user to connect […]

Every year, the CEDIA Expo stands out as THE place to find the industry’s best products and discover the newest emerging trends. If you are going to be at the 2017 CEDIA Expo in San Diego, CA from September 5th to the 9th, you won’t want to miss all of the exciting new technologies in […]

It is becoming increasingly apparent that we have entered a networked world where we are surrounded by devices that are connected to the local network via Wi-Fi. Whether it’s a smart door lock, thermostat, lighting controls or a mobile device that can control them all, almost every system has the need for access to a […]

Installing fire prevention systems can be steady work. Since the industry is driven by Fire Code, every building holds the potential for a sale if you work in the Fire/Life Safety field. However, it seems as though the Fire Category has not seen as many advancements that others in the Security Industry have, but the […]

  AT&T has announced plans to sunset its 2G technology as it shifts spectrum capacity to its 3G and 4G networks.  The planned shutdown date is January 1, 2017.  All 2G devices, including alarm panels operating on 2G Technology, will no longer work in this new environment. Changes, such as the sun-setting of the 2G […]

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When you’re 30 feet off the ground in a lift basket in a dimly lit warehouse, isolating a cable in a bundle of red fire cables can be challenging, to say the least.  While you toil away trying to isolate the right cable, your boss is beginning to wonder why it’s taking so long to […]