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Outdoor Beams Information

Outdoor beams provide an early warning for possible intrusion to a property and are designed primarily to protect lives.
Outdoor Beams
Outdoor beams provide an early warning for possible intrusion to a property and are designed primarily to protect lives. The objective is to create a safe zone away from the property, providing home owners additional time to react prior to the threat of an intrusion. Outdoor beams address the inherent weakness of a traditional alarm system consisting of indoor passive infra red detectors and magnetic door and window contacts which often warn of an intrusion only once the intruder is inside the property which increases the risk of a possible violent confrontation.

Outdoor beams should not be considered as a replacement to a traditional alarm system but rather as an additional security layer. Outdoor beams usually use a variety of technologies including infra red and micro wave and may allow the installer various detection options to suite different conditions. The objective is to provide maximum detection and minimum false alarm rate. Some detectors may automatically switch between detection options when weather conditions change.

Outdoor beams may be connected directly to an existing alarm control panel and assigned an alarm zone in the same way as indoor PIR's or door contacts, creating an integrated alarm system. If wireless beams are used, a wireless receiver is required.

An alternative is to install the outdoor beams as a standalone system, separate from the indoor alarm system. In this case one can use a separate alarm controller for monitoring and control of the outdoor beams, for example: IDS Alarms

Whilst some outdoor beams have a built in speaker, this is not intended as the warning mechanism and usually a siren or external buzzer is required.
Lazer aligned Beams
Lazer aligned Beams consist of a transmitter and receiver pair with (usually) a set of twin infra red beams. Effective for protecting a series of windows or doors or between two points. Both transmitter and receiver must be wired. Lazer Aligned Beams
Strip Beams
Strip Beams consist of a transmitter and receiver pair with multiple infra red detectors. Effective for covering window or door frontage. Both transmitter and receiver must be wired. Selco Outdoor Strip Beams
Single Beams
Single Beams may be wired or wireless options are available. The beams detection angle is adjustable e.g. 90°at 15 meters. Often dual technologies are used. Wireless beams are ideal for an easy to install, standalone system, Fortis Outdoor Beams
Butterfly Beams
Butterfly Beams are installed in the centre of the detection area and protect on both sides Optex Boundary Guard Beams
Curtain Beams
Curtain Beams use a special lens to create a very narrow detection area (approx 15°) and are suitable for installations for example in front of a window. Direction recognition curtain beams have the additional feature that recognises the direction of movement and will only be triggered when movement is detected in a specific direction.

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