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Monthly column featuring information pertaining to the security industry.

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Security Networkings 2019
Security Networkings

Securing Doorbell Cameras Is a Must

CYBERSECURITY
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Dave Engebretson
December 7, 2020
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It seems that every night that I watch the local news there is a story that includes a video clip from a DIY outdoor camera. Whether it’s a drive-off at a gas station, a package thief, or someone stealing front yard displays, the doorbell camera certainly illuminates and magnifies the moral failings of some in our society.


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Powerful Kits to Battle DIY Security Systems

Alarm Kits
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Dave Engebretson
November 2, 2020
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The residential and small commercial system market has changed dramatically in the past five years. Large companies with big marketing budgets have reset how consumers think about security systems.


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Fiber Optic Safety 101

FIBER OPTICS
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Dave Engebretson
October 5, 2020
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Dave Engebretson, technical writer for SDM for over a decade, is a well-known trainer and certification proctor in IP networking, copper and fiber optic technologies and techniques.


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Sad Vacation & the Joys of Lockpicking

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Dave Engebretson
September 1, 2020
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Things have changed for everyone since March when the pandemic caused many closures in businesses, government offices, schools, churches and other public locations. As my primary business is providing hands-on training classes in fiber optics and IP networking, COVID-19 has caused my 2020 schedule to be wiped clean.


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New Technologies Equal Opportunities

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August 3, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to dramatically change our customers’ security and video surveillance system needs. Where past concerns were primarily focused on intrusion detection, shoplifting and/or vandalism, and life safety, now added to these issues are concerns about the spreading of the coronavirus from proximity to an infected person. 


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From Crisis Comes Opportunities for Security Contractors

COVID-19 Response
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Dave Engebretson
June 30, 2020
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The last two months have been interesting, to say the least. What’s the report from the Universal Headquarters of Slayton Solutions at the bunker in Bucktown Chicago? Well, the reality of the COVID-19 attack has changed a whole lot of things for us, and created some interesting opportunities to do things differently.


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App Simplifies Fiber Budget Calculations

FIBER optic links
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Dave Engebretson
June 1, 2020
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Hopefully, by the time this column is published, we will be over the hump of the COVID-19 outbreak. But while I hope for the best, I strongly suspect that viral infection fears may change the game for many industries, as small and large public meetings (such as my ADI Expo presentations and training classes) may be curtailed or delayed.


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The Sure Way to Terminate Fibers

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May 4, 2020
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I have been training technicians in fiber optics since 2002. Increasingly fiber optics are being used in our industry for camera, voice evacuation systems and data communication connections.
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Does a Live Person Answer Your Phone?

CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Dave Engebretson
April 6, 2020
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In the continuing chronicle of assisting my 92-year old mother and smoothing out her stay-in-place lifestyle, I try to visit her at least once every 10 days or so.


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What You See Is What You Get

INSTALLATION TOOLS
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Dave Engebretson
March 2, 2020
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It’s an obvious fact that almost all modern communications and connectivity use the internet and Wi-Fi devices. Whether it’s a streaming media stick in the back of your video monitor or a wireless IP camera, just about everything has some wireless connection to the internet.


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