Duress Codes For Alarms Systems
By: Ari Erenthal, Published on May 02, 2017
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Comments (6)
John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 05/03/17 01:42pm
One of the ways we use duress codes is with access control. Almost all of our access control systems are integrated with intrusion via the DMP control panel and are pin plus card. We program in multiple user codes for each person including a duress code. So if someone walks up to a door and is being forced to open it, they scan their card like normal and enter their duress pin rather than their normal pin. This will, of course, disarm the system and unlock the door like normal. This combination of card plus duress pin alerts the central station.
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Shannon Davis
05/05/17 06:19pm
I remember years ago a residential customer got mad at me because she thought I kept saying a "Dress Code" was required.. True story..
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
I remember a case when the victim was beaten to death until the guards came in because he used silent alarm only.
Is there any statistics which would show how many robberies went south due to loud/silent alarm ???
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