How do Banks Choose the Alarm Form of the Intruder Alarm System (2024)

The intruder alarm system is an essential equipment used by banks to protect property and security. In the era of rapid technological development, people’s demands for product quality have become increasingly high. With the gradual improvement of the information age, intruder alarm systems have made great progress and have now become a powerful means of maintaining security and combating crime. The bank’s intruder alarm system has two forms of alarm: audible alarm and silent alarm.

• Audible alarm: It means that while providing the alarm information to the bank’s alarm monitoring center and personnel, the on-site siren sounds loudly, or sounds such as “someone is robbing the bank”, “catching a thief”, “come quickly to put out the fire”, etc. The on-site personnel and surrounding personnel can all know that the bank has issued an alarm.
• Silent alarm: It means that while providing the alarm information to the bank’s alarm monitoring center and personnel, no sound is made at the scene, and only the staff know that the alarm has been triggered, while the criminals are unaware.

The alarm incidents that occur in banks are generally divided into four types: robbery, theft, fraud, and fire, and the handling methods for these four types of incidents are different. Whether it is an audible alarm or a silent alarm, corresponding settings should be made based on the characteristics of each alarm situation.

1 Robbery

Bank robbery is a serious violent crime, and criminals often resort to extremely brutal means. Therefore, the primary purpose of dealing with robbery cases is to protect the lives of staff and the safety of bank funds. When dealing with it, efforts should be made to encourage criminals to abandon robbery activities. If the method of audible alarm is adopted, the criminal will be the frightened bird, they may become even more panicked and fear being caught by the police, giving up the robbery activity and fleeing in panic. Although the criminals could not be apprehended at that time, the primary goal of protecting the lives of staff and the safety of bank funds was achieved.

Robbery can only occur during banking hours, and bank staff must manually alarm. Banks can also install PIR motion sensors, door contacts, and other equipment in key areas that bank staff will not touch during their work. If these detection devices detect unauthorized entry, the intruder alarm system will automatically sound an alarm.

2 Theft

When theft occurs, it is usually late at night, and it objectively takes some time for the police to arrive at the scene. And criminals often only commit crimes for a few minutes. By the time the police arrive, the criminals may have successfully stolen and fled. This not only caused losses to the bank, but also failed to catch the criminals. If an audible alarm is used to intimidate the thief, they may be afraid of being caught and give up the theft activity, achieving the goal of protecting the safety of funds and property.

Theft can only occur during non banking hours, and there may be no one on site to handle it, requiring an automatic alarm. Whether theft has occurred, it can be judged by PIR motion sensors, door contacts, glass detectors, etc. If an alarm occurs, the intruder alarm system will automatically sound an alarm.

3 Fraud

When bank staff discover fraud, it will no longer cause financial losses to the bank, and fraudsters generally will not endanger the safety of the staff. In this case, it should be set as a silent alarm. As long as the bank staff calmly presses the panic button and stabilizes the fraudster for a while, the security personnel will arrive in time and catch him. This not only avoids losses, but also captures criminals on the spot.

Whether fraud has occurred, it needs to be judged by bank staff. Therefore, in order to report a fraud, the only way to do so is to manually alarm by the bank staff to press the panic button.

4 Fire

The wisest method in the event of a fire is to use an audible alarm to let the outside know and receive the most timely and effective assistance.

Whether a fire has occurred, it is judged by smoke detectors and temperature detectors. If a fire does indeed occur, the alarm will automatically sound an alarm. A fire can occur at any time and must be automatically or manually triggered. The automatic and manual alarm functions of the intruder alarm system have achieved comprehensive and rigorous prevention of banks.

Whether it is a manual alarm or an automatic alarm, the alarm information, phone number, alarm monitoring center information, and other content must be input into the alarm control panel of the intruder alarm system in advance. After pressing the panic button or any detector detects an alarm, the intruder alarm system will automatically report the alarm information to the set alarm telephone or other devices, without the need for manual intervention.