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Optex integrates with
Genetec surveillance module
Maidenhead, Berkshire (UK) & Montreal, Canada
Innovative laser scanning technology from Optex, can
now be integrated with the Genetec Restricted Securi-
ty Area (RSA) Surveillance module, and is designed to
deliver a new era in security and detection in outdoor
and indoor environments for airports and other criti-
cal infrastructure sites.
Via the RSA Surveillance module,
the Optex award-winning Redscan
laser sensors can now send real-
time events and alarm data to the
Genetec unified security platform,
Security Center, alerting control
room operators to any intrusion
in the surveillance area. Intru-
sions can be tracked on site maps
to enable operators to respond
to threats even more quickly and
accurately.
The Redscan laser sensors
provide highly customisable virtual
walls and ceilings which can be
used to protect a perimeter line,
but also specific areas. In the case
of an airport, this might include
entrances to hangars, gates and
other restricted areas including
baggage halls.
The virtual ceiling or panes can
protect rooftops and open areas
(to create `sterile zones'), as well as
being able to detect objects thrown
over partition walls between se-
cured and non-secured areas, such
as passports and contraband.
Perfect for airports
Optex Redscan is offered as an ex-
tremely reliable system, whatever
the internal lighting or external
weather conditions. The target
object can be defined by its size
and the speed it is moving; when
used in outdoor applications, it
can ignore most wildlife such as
rabbits, birds, and rodents.
"We are pleased to welcome
Optex as a partner," says Georges
Tannous, Director of Strategic Alli-
ances at Genetec. "The technology
and detection precision provided by
their Lidar devices can help benefit
airport, mass transit and critical
infrastructure customers."
These sentiments were echoed
by Ryosuke Miwa, Senior General
Manager of Global Security Divi-
sion from Optex Japan. "We are
delighted with the integration of
our laser detection sensor within
the Genetec RSA Surveillance
module. Intrusion detection along
the perimeter, or a controlled area
inside a building, can play a critical
role in an overall security solution,
especially for airports and other
high security sites that Genetec
software is often specified for. The
integration adds another layer
of awareness and control to the
system's operator."
Licence required
To add a Redscan laser on a
Genetec RSA Surveillance module,
a device licence will be required. It
will be supported on any Security
Center Pro or Enterprise version
5.6 SR1 and later releases.
This new integration means that Intrusions
can be tracked on site maps to enable opera-
tors to respond to threats even more quickly
and accurately.
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