Re: How to secure an abandoned building that has pigeons, etc.?

["autonut843" <hmjunk31415@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bill and Rocky,
Yeah my first thought was photobeam sensors as well, but I would think
that pigeons flying in front of them would cause false alarms.  I know
the TV stuff is nonsense.  I always crack up when I see them putting
the mirrors in front of a visible beam so they can open a safe door or
something.  Obviously they've never even tried to figure out what
really doesn't work or what hasn't been on the market for 10 years or
more.  Like I said, my interest wasn't in bypassing, my curiosity was
along the lines of, 'how could you secure something like that?'.
Considering how I've never heard of anybody successfully bypassing the
security at, say, Home Depot (where you can see all the sensors and
keypads while you are shopping there), I seriously doubt anybody could
successfully bypass the security at a building where they've never even
seen where the sensors are.  Maybe a more realistic scenario would have
been an outdoor lumberyard or loading dock or something like that.  I
just gave the building details to see how professionals would approach
the problem.
Thanks guys!

Bill wrote:
> I've seen buildings such as this have systems ranging from just a few basic
> sensors to full blown everything.
>
> And that is the thing with alarms. Depends on what the customer wants and
> the company installing the system. There are many different customers and
> many different alarm companies.
>
> So far as bypassing systems... What they show on TV is nonsense - placing a
> jumper or two in an electrical box. This is silly. Some companies
> manufacture their own custom alarm panels. Few people would know about this.
> Nothing is labeled. Even the employees working for these companies have
> trouble understanding how these systems work let alone a burglar! Add to
> this the variables of different customers and different companies, then no
> telling what may be in a particular building!
>
> Also sometimes there are paranoid customers or customers who are bound and
> determined to catch whoever is doing something. These customers will spend a
> small fortune on this and that. So add that to the mix as well.