Wyatthaplo Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I have worked in the security industry for 10 years. The company I used to work for is an electrical company that started doing alarms and got heavily into them. They had over 450 maintenance contracts and are doing approximately 2 installs takeovers a week. They only did alarms though. So while i got a lot of experience doing alarms I didn't get any in other fields. I feel I have a very good knowledge of intruder alarms and was never put off by takeovers of older systems. I have a pretty comprehensive catalogue of engineering manuals. However on moving to my new job they do CCTV and access control which i am really interetsed in getting involved in. I am a big geek and love to know how things work and play around with the programs a lot. I also have started doing a lot more admin work at my new job which I am really getting into. NSI admin, raising statistics and making sure jobsheets are done and filed correctly. I just really like my job. So hi all!! Work Website: http://www.welch-group.co.uk/ Personal Blog: http://wyatthaplo.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzies Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Welcome! You never stop learning in this game, technology changes soo fast. I guess thats why we all love the job Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
9651 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Indeed. I work for a local NSI gold, but we are a bit stuck in our ways imo. We used to programme all systems on site via RKP. Thats fine on a domestic, but anything over 25 zones its a chore, especially on comms. The geek in me had me interested in local pc programming, and since using it cant belive we didnt embrace it sooner. Panel changes are sooooooo much quicker, also good for back ups etc. To think of some of these Gals we had to crash then reprog from scratch is madness, the time we wasted. Next up is remote connections. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzies Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I still recoil from the thought of programming a ts2200! Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
9651 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 2500 was the biggest ive done on a school, 90+ sensors. Off the engineer rkp...... what a day that was Its grown over the last 5 years, and we've lost the printer interface we had (supports laptop connection too) Really need to get the data off it, must be running 130+ zones at the mo! Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzies Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 U gotta love the mpa! 2500 reminds me of a shopfit in cardiff, perched on a big cardboard box,paperwork strewn everywhere, trying to get my brain in gear at 4am ready for handover at 10am. sweet memories :S Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterEGO Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 We did a takeover and upgrade about 11 months ago, it was 9 scanny systems in one building with a total of about 300 ish zones. We upgraded to a prem 640 with 9 areas. I can't imagine using a keypad to programme that beast. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
9651 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 wintex is the best software I've used. Just got hold of the risco one. Looks like something from 1992! Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatthaplo Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 I think the Scantronic one was ok but i do like the Wintex software a lot. Just out of curiosity where is the actual files for wintex i have them on my laptop and need to send them to the office for backup there. Work Website: http://www.welch-group.co.uk/ Personal Blog: http://wyatthaplo.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 defualt, C:\Program Files\Texecom\Wintex\Customers\ if you have a log on to your works network , move path to something which sync's when you plug in /vpn Mr Veritas God Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/32187-10-years-and-still-so-much-to-learn/#findComment-278211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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