by jjordonbrown | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guard Tronic and Sims, our central station automation provider, have completed an update to our web interface. The functionality remains the same, but in a fresh, updated format. If you are interested in viewing open/close reports or who is on your call list, the web...
by jjordonbrown | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wireless Technology When discussing security systems, “wireless” may mean one of two things. First is the communication method between the subscriber (home or business) and the central station. Guard Tronic is a proponent of wireless communication and has been...
by jjordonbrown | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several breakdowns in our communication infrastructure. Cox Communications had a major failure a couple of weeks ago. A few weeks prior to that network outage, one of the major telephone carriers in central Arkansas experience a...
by jjordonbrown | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Cameras systems have become more cost effective and so convenient that almost anyone can install them. All it takes is a wi-fi connection and a plugin and you can view your home or business from your smart device. While convenient, is this security? Consider the...
by jjordonbrown | Jan 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
As temperatures drop, we begin pushing our heating appliances to their limits. It is common this time of year to hear news stories of accidental deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning from incomplete combustion of a natural gas or propane furnace. If you have a...
by jjordonbrown | Jan 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Access control in its simplest form is a lock and key. It keeps me from entering your home or business and you from entering mine. However, if you use a lock and key, there is no reporting of someone entering the building. It also gets very expensive very quickly. If...
