User Manual

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At Siemens, we understand the complexity of this
task. For this reason, we have developed a com-
prehensive portfolio of security solutions which,
irrespective of your facility’s size, construction,
furnishings or organizational structure, will give
you complete control and management over any
situation. This without infringing on your facility’s
operations or on the comfort and freedom of your
guests. Our solutions to effectively help you to deter,
recognize and limit disturbances or dangers include:
Video surveillance systems, which together with
your security personnel, will keep your whole facility
under continuous observation. This through strat-
egically positioned fixed or adjustable dome cameras
in places such as the foyer, swimming pool, under-
ground garage, loading ramps, elevators and other
public areas. In cases of uncertainty, the cameras,
which are centrally monitored and operated, can
be directed to the relevant area to help determine
whether an alarm is genuine or not. If it is, the
Just as it is a guardian angel’s job to safeguard its
fosterling against any possible danger 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, so it is a host’s responsibility
to protect guests, staff and assets around the
clock against any potential threat. This, however,
is not easy when having to consider everything
from minor misdemeanors to major criminal
offenses, vandalism to theft, assaults to terror-
ist attacks, technical disturbances to deliberate
sabotage.
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appropriate intervention can be initiated without
delay. The recordings can later be easily accessed
and used as evidence.
Intrusion detection systems to secure all the
different zones of your property. These being the
outer perimeter such as the garden and fencing;
the peripheral points of entries such as windows,
patio doors and entrances; and public areas such
as corridors, stairwells and conference rooms.
Furthermore, these systems protect your assets
such as showcases, safe, paintings and IT infra-
structure. All this through a variety of detectors,
which because they have specially been designed
to be tamper proof, can fulfill your surveillance
requirements without unnecessary disturbances
such as false alarms or system errors due to mani-
pulations. Our range of detectors includes magnetic
contacts, glass breakage detectors, motion detec-
tors, seismic detectors as well as alarm and panic
buttons.
Access control systems to manage and control the
access to all areas of your property. This through a
variety of modern electronic identification methods,
which only allow access to an area once the individ-
ual has been identified and his or her access rights
confirmed when compared to a profile database on
a central processing unit. The identification may be
performed through the use of a proximity badge,
which besides serving as a visual identification, is
equipped with a microchip to allow access rights to
be read by a door reader; by entering in pin code on
a door key pad; or through a biometric scan, in which
bodily characteristics such as fingerprints, hand
geometry, retina or facial features are used for auth-
entication. The benefit of these modern solutions
lies in the ability to define, reassign or invalidate an
individual’s access rights at a moment’s notice as
well as centrally logging every access attempt in real-
time. This being extremely helpful should an incident
such as a theft or vandalism require investigation
or need to be proven. Furthermore, these solutions
can be used for other purposes such as
time-related
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scenarios, whereby specific individuals such as the
housekeeping staff may only enter the premise
through specific entrances at pre-defined times; for
staff time and attendance recording; or for cashless
payments using so called smart cards.
Asset tracking systems, which use wireless technol-
ogy (low, high frequency and infrared), to track the
position of an object or a person. This through small,
active transmitters – so called RFID tags – which
can be secured to objects such as flat screen TVs,
artwork, computers, or carried by personnel. Readers
placed on the ceiling or above doorways enable a
constant monitoring of the transmitters by continu-
ously relaying their identity and position to a central
server. Thereby protecting your objects against theft
and misuse as any unauthorized tampering, removal
or destruction of the transmitters will immediately
trigger an alarm. This early notification enables an
immediate assessment of the situation so that un-
necessary confrontations with guests and personnel
can be avoided. Alternatively, appropriate security
With thousands of customers ranging from small,
boutique hotels to vast luxury resorts, from casinos
to cruise ships, from wellness centers to residential
care facilities, we know what your facility needs to
keep your guests safe. Rest assured with Siemens
you will provide the precautions your guests will
trust to keep them from harm – everywhere and at
any time.
measures can be instantly activated in order to
minimize the damage and to record the incident
for future evidence. The transmitters can also be
used as wireless panic buttons, or for gathering
statistical information on mobile equipment usage.
Finally, though all of these security systems
can be implemented as stand-alone end-to-end
solutions, they can also be integrated along with
other third party systems into our
danger manage-
ment systems
. Thereby, enabling you with the
help of a user-friendly graphical interface, which
provides detailed building and floor layouts, to
centrally monitor and operate your entire security
systems and procedures over one common platform.
A feature, which will also reduce the amount of
training your staff will require and, when deployed
over a number of facilities, facilitate your staff trans-
fers. Furthermore, the software can also allow you
to pre-define sequences, which are to happen in
specific situations as well as provide guidance to
your security personnel in the event of emergencies.