The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office Security: Selecting, Installing, and Troubleshooting Systems and Devices

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Author: Bill Phillips

ISBN-10: 0071467440

ISBN-13: 9780071467445

Category: Home Safety & Security

This is a one-stop resource for securing and protecting homes,\ businesses, and valuable property. Written without technical\ jargon, this guide focuses on choosing, installing, and\ troubleshooting security devices and systems and offers insider\ advice on starting and running a security consulting business.

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The expert, in-depth guidance needed to protect people, homes, businesses, and valuable propertyThis is a one-stop resource for securing and protecting homes, businesses, and other valuable property. Written without technical jargon and packed with at-a-glance charts, checklists, and illustrations as well as sample contracts and agreements, this indispensable guide focuses on choosing, installing, and troubleshooting security devices and systems, and offers up practical advice on starting and running a security consulting business.Written by nationally known security expert Bill Phillips, The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office Security is the only book that offers:Detailed, expert answers on every major security issue, from automobile theft prevention, to closed-circuit TV and video systems, to safes and vaults, to terrorism threats The best available advice and clear instructions from a leading professional Jargon-free language that anyone can follow and applyInside, you'll find step-by-step, illustrated instructions for selecting, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing high-tech security systems and devices along with insider information on locks and other protective equipment. The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office Security has it all.Packed with useful features such as security surveys and checklists, a registered professional locksmith (RPL) test, a registered security professional (RSP) test, and lists of trade associations and journals, Bill Phillips' The Complete Book of Home, Site, and Office Security is a solid value—whether you're investing in a career or merely your own peace of mind.Hands-On Professional Security Access Control Systems Alarm Systems Apartment Security Automating a Home Automobile Security Building a Security Business Carjacking Prevention Closed Circuit TV and Video Computer Security Crime Watches Desk and Filing Cabinet Locks Door Security and Vulnerabilities Fence Security High Rise Security High-Security Locks Home Invasion Prevention Home Safety and Security Jimmyproof Deadlocks Key Control Landscaping for Security Lighting for Security Locks and Locking Devices Lock Installation Lock Vulnerabilities Office Security Physical and Electronic Security Safes and Vaults Security Consulting Smart Cards Smart Homes Terrorism Defenses Windows and SkylightsBill Phillips is president of the International Association of Home Safety and Security Professionals. He is also the most successful author of security books ever. His best-selling The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing is currently in its sixth edition. Mr. Phillips also wrote McGraw-Hill's Locksmithing, part of the Craftmaster series, and The Complete Book of Electronic Security, also from McGraw-Hill. He is the author of the "Lock" article in the 1998 to 2006 editions of the World Book Encyclopedia, and has written hundreds of security-related articles for professional and general-circulation periodicals, including Keynotes, Home Mechanix (security editor), Locksmith Ledger International (contributing editor), Los Angeles Times, Consumers Digest, The National Locksmith (contributing writer), Safe and Vault Technology, Security Dealer, and many others.

Ch. 1History of loss prevention1Ch. 2Strengthening doors21Ch. 3Exit door devices33Ch. 4Securing windows57Ch. 5Lock basics63Ch. 6High-security mechanical locks75Ch. 7Electronic locks87Ch. 8Electromagnetic locks91Ch. 9Intruder alarms and home automation97Ch. 10Access-control systems111Ch. 11Safety and security lighting121Ch. 12Closed-circuit television systems127Ch. 13Safes and vaults133Ch. 14Automobile security143Ch. 15Home and office insurance151Ch. 16Home and office security basics163Ch. 17Neighborhood crime watches169Ch. 18Computer security175Ch. 19Choosing and using security professionals181Ch. 20Preventing and surviving home fires187Ch. 21Terrorism197Ch. 22Creating a Web site205App. ARegistered professional locksmith test211App. BRegistered security professional test221App. CInstalling a securitron mortise glass lock231App. DFinish codes243App. ETrade journals247App. FInstalling securitron magnalock devices249