Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Honeywell Fire Safes 2575
One question that always comes up when planning on buying a new safe is whether we can bolt it to the wall or to the floor. In the case of the Honeywell 2575, which is equipped with wheels, it's very hard to bolt it to the floor, but one can defenitely bolt it to a table, or possibly to a wall. A local locksmith can just cut off the wheels out of the safe, to enforce the theives to lift it using special tools, and make the safe closer to the floor. If your locksmith has a good technical sense, and can drill holes on the bottom of the safe, than you could bolt the safe to the floor.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
BioFire By Tychi
The BioFire is a biometric door lock featuring advanced breathrough technology.
It is equipped with with a mechanical door lock system with built-in scanned thermal imaging fingerprint verification system, with capability of more than 100 users fingerprints.
The BioFire is easy to install and operate. You will be able to buy BioFire FIngerprint Lock soon on www.GetSafes.com
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Elite Locks and Levers
In addition, Elite Safes inc continues distributing the heavy-duty grade II commercial elite levers, in entry, passage, privacy and storeroom functions, in the polished chrome, dull chrome and oil rubbed bronze color.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Discontinued Amsec Safes - Part I
Effective January 1st American Security has stopped producing some safes, even some that has been ranked as top sellers too.
In the UL listed fire safes the following models are discontinued:
ES1013, ES1310,FS1013,FS1310,FS3316,FS4122,FS4922,FS5722,FS5737DD.
In the wall department, Amsec has stopped producing the following wall safes:
WES2113, WES21310,WES1310.
In the small burgalry safes, ES9137,ES913 and ES1114 has been discontinued.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Security Box
Strong Box – Cash Kept Safe
The most common means of storing money is in a box. There are boxes that have been specially manufactured for this very purpose. These metal boxes have a special tray and containers for money. They are very useful for keeping money as well as transporting money from one location to another. These cash boxes are especially useful at any event where money changes hands.
Security Box – Cash in Container
A good example of an event that would benefit from the use of this box is a fund raising event. Usually at this kind of benefit there is no cash till and a box of this kind is very useful. It keeps the money safe and retains it in one location. Any small business or self-employed person would benefit from a box. Cash that is taken during the course of the day is stored and kept secure in this lockable container.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Hotel Safes for Sheraton
These hotel safes are connected to a printer unit, in order to find the last logins or previous users.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Hotel Safes
Most hotel safes have an elegant appearance, with a digital keypad, that provides a user's friendly environment. Some of the hotel safes have the option to set a different code every time you open the safe. Hotel safe usually has an emergency key and a master code for the management team. In case that the safe is locked and nobody remembers the code, the emergency key and the master code should do the work.
Some examples for hotel safes are the Elite BE-1216 safe, Amsec HRC916.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Fireproof Home Safes
If you want to buy a new safe for your home needs, you might consider fire rated safes, which were rated by Underwriter Labratories (UL). Those safes were tested for holding content in a fire for the duration of up to two or three hours. Most brands, like Sentry, Gardall, Fire Fyter, Honeywell have their products rated by UL.
But, there is nothing proof in the security business, so you might consider call these safes as fire resistant safes. The safes can hold the content inside the safe for a certain amount of time before the content is damaged.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Shipping Methods
Over a 100 lbs, if it is a business you can ship the safes as "dock to dock", which does not involve a liftgate to take the safe out of the track.
If it is a residence you might use a liftgate service as well, to get the safe to ground level.
If you want an inside delivery , you get a full placement service, that includes stairs and placing the safe in the right place.
Usually, the common carrier will call you ahead of time, to let you know they are coming to deliver the safe.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wall Safes
Some of the people don't realize that before buying a wall safe, they have to measure their wall and to try to fit the wall safe to their needs. For example if you have the standard wall of 6" depth, you have to watch from the safes with 15" depth that exist in the market, like the Amsec WFS149 or the Fire Fyter DIY-E.
Moreover, people need to "feel" the combination lock once, before buying a safe with a manual dail, becuase some people will find it hard to use at first. The new generation likes the digital lock rather than the manual dial.
Hand Gun Safe
The purchase of a hand gun safe or a pistol safe is the right thing to do. It is a legal requirement to keep guns in a special safe. However, even if no requirement existed it would make a lot of sense to have a safe especially for this purpose. This category of firearms will not take up a great deal of space, but still when firearms are outside, they are risky for their users. It is important to make certain of the size of safe needed. The number of guns to be kept must also be taken into account.
Home or Business Hand Gun Safe
A safe that is used to store any kind of guns must be secured. This is so that the safe cannot be carried off. It is also a good idea to have the safe installed in a room or area that is not too accessible to other people. The safe may be kept in a home or a business premises. The same level of security is need for the storage of firearms. When it comes to guns there is no such thing as too much security.
Examples for pistol safes you can find in the Gardall GS-2522.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
High Security Locks
Most people feel, wehn they get to a new house in a new neighborhood, that they don't know much on that neighborhood, hence they feel insecure. It is a fcat that no house is burglary proof, but you can make the life of the burglars a lot hrader, once you switch your locks to high security locks.
High security locks come with an ID card, which tells the local locksmith how to cut the keys.
That means, nobody else, but that local locksmith, will be able to know how to cut, eliminating the option that one can just duplicate the key and break-in into your house.
Some examples to high security keys: Medeco, Mul-t-lock, LazerTech, Primus.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Honeywell Safes
Different consumers would need a different safe for different reasons. Nonetheless, whatever your reason may be for wanting extra safety in your home or business you would want to make use of a trusted name such as Honeywell. Safe owners have made this a top selling product and this is why Get Safes have chosen this brand name to be on their stock list.
Some of the products include wall safe 2070A, digital burlgary safe 2054D, safe box 2050 and more.
Specialized Features from a Honeywell Safe
This particular safe comes in a variety of models that have been made to have specific features. For those consumers who would want a feature such as fire proofing then this is the brand name that has a number of fire proof models to choose from. Under this label there is also a waterproof model that would protect its contents from water damage. What could interest a number of consumers would be a special model that has been designed for protecting media products against damage that may occur.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Biometric Fingerprint Locks and Safes
Abstract:
Biometric safes and locks have become more popular nowadays for people who use advanced technology. Bio = life and metron = measure in the ancient Greek language.Among the physical characteristics of the biometric field, we can find iris recognition, face recognition and fingerprint recognition. The best value of the biometric safes and locks is that we don’t need a key anymore.
History:
Although there is no evidence that fingerprints were used to identify persons in the pre-modern era, it is believed that governmental papers were stamped with finger print impressions in Persia as early as the 14th century.
In 1892 Sir Francis Galton offered a detailed analysis of identifying persons by their finger prints in his book “Finger Prints”. He estimated the probability of two persons to have the fingerprint to be extremely low to impossible.
The world’s first bureau was opened in India in 1897, trying to help identifying and classifying criminals, and in 1901 a bureau was founded in the Scotland Yard, the United Kingdom’s Police service.
Anatomy and Patterns:
People have ridge skin on their fingers. Like everything in the human body, the ridges form through a combination of a genetic code (DNA) results in random events, influenced by both, the environment and the genetics of the fetus. These random events make the fingerprints a unique marker, to be used as an identification tool, either in security products (locks and safes, for example) or in identifying people.
Scanners:
There are two basic scanners for fingerprints, optical and capacitance. Optical scanner is a charge coupled device (CCD), an array of light-sensitive diodes, which generate an electrical signal in response to light photons. Each diode records a tiny dot representing the light that hit that spot. The light and dark spots recorded form an image of the scanned palm. Then, a processor checks whether the image is clear and adequate for comparison purposes.
The comparison process is performed in three stages: checking the darkness level and then checking the horizontal and vertical lines of the image. Then it proceeds to comparing the captured image with the fingerprint on file.
The capacitance scanner generates an image of the finger using its capacity characteristics. The sensor contains an array of cells, each composed of two conductor plates, covered with an insulator, forming a basic capacitor (an electronic component which can either store up or charge electrical current). Finger ridge will have a different output than a finger “valley” when they are scanned by the capacitance sensor. The sensor array forms the image of the finger that is scanned.
Most biometric fingerprint safes and locks use the optical sensor rather than the capacitance sensor.
Usage in Security products:
Lately, there is an extensive use of fingerprint scanners for security purposes, as in fingerprint locks, fingerprint safes, iris recognition locks and more. There are a few cons for using fingerprint locks and safes: (a) People can guess your password or combination, but they cannot guess your fingerprint pattern. (b) You cannot forget your fingerprint like you can forget or loose your PIN, password or card. (c) Fingerprints are harder to fake than identification cards and tags for a card reader.
Products:
Most of the biometric fingerprint safes have the scanning time (time to capture the image) of less than one second, like the ADEL LA9-3, Bioaxxis BDS1, Shepherd DL-210 and DL-240. Whilst the scanning time is pretty standard, the capacity of the locks and the safes varies from 10 users on Honeywell’s 2054SB, 2084SB safes through 30 users on the Elite FP-1216 and Bioaxxis BDS1 to 120 users on the Adel LA9-3.
The false accept rate (FAR), that is the probability to get a match for a non-matching pattern, is less than 0.0001% for the BDS1 lock and the Adel locks, and less than 0.0004% for the DL-210 lock.
Fingerprint recognition time varies from 0.2 seconds per user for the shepherd DL-210 to less than a second for the Sequiam Biovault 2.0 safe.
Epilog:
The differences between the fingerprint locks and safes are usually the scanning time, the false accept rate, the image recognition times and the capacity of users. Still, there are other parameters to consider when deciding on our biometric safe or lock, like false reject rate (FRR), position tolerance and rotation tolerance (will be explained in the next paper).
Resources:
www.wikipedia.com
www.computer.howstuffworks.com
www.nolo.com
www.biometrics.cse.msu.edu - By Salil Prabhakar, Anil Jain.
www.onin.com
Fire Safes
When you think of safes, you might immediately think of protection against theft. However, safes can protect against much more than an intrusion; they can also protect important items from damage due to fire. Built to withstand the heat and smoke that often occurs during a fire, these safes can protect documents, media, valuables and other important items from severe damage at your home, or at the office.
Keep Important Documents in a Fire Safe
We all have important documents; birth and marriage certificates, identity documents and passports, stock certificates, cash and checks, and many others. These are often difficult or even impossible to replace, and the process can be expensive. If a fire occurs, it’s good to know that these items, which stand little chance of withstanding a fire if left unprotected, can be safely retrieved. After all, if a fire does occur, trying to track down something like your insurance documents can be a nightmare if they are lost in the process. Other delicate items, such as fine jewelry or family heirlooms can also be stored safely in a fire safe.
Fire safes are usually rated by Underwriter Laboratory (UL), an independent organiztion. The rating goes by hours of withstanding a fire. Some Brands that are well known for safes with fire rating are Sentry gun safes, Honeywell burglary and fire safe, Gardall and Amsec safes.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Office Safe for Peace of Mind
A safe could provide peace of mind for a busy owner. If you are the owner of a business then the chances are great that there would be many reasons for needing a commercial safe, possibly fire rated for up to two hours. Security is a very important issue in this day and age. It could be the security of your customers or your property. However, for smaller items such as money and official documents, an office safe would be the solution.
Prevent Mishaps with an Office Safe
All businesses have documentation that must be kept safe from being misplaced, stolen or damaged, or just revealed to their emplyees. There is any number of models that would be appropriate as a safe in an office environment. It would be entirely up to the business owner or manager as to which features would best serve the needs of his or her particular premises.
Some of the features available are: Water resistance, Fire-proof, keyless, digital locks and safes.
Moreover, every office nowadays has high security locks, like Medeco, MultiLock, LazerTech or Primus. High security locks have become popular for being pick and bump resistant.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Gun Wall Safe
There are many who believe that the object that most needs to be kept secure is a gun. Wall Safe designs for this specific purpose do exist. There are very few people who would dispute that fact that a gun would require a safe. The safe would have to be suitable for keeping the gun away from everyone except the owner. A gun owner should be aware that the safe is for the protection of others.
Law Demands Gun Wall Safe
This would be especially essential in a household where there were children. The law demands that a gun owner should have a suitable safe for his or her gun. The type of safe that would be used for this purpose would depend on the category of gun. There are models of safes that are suited to hand guns and there are others that are suited to rifles. It is obvious the size and shape of the safe depends on that of the gun.
Example for such safes are the Secure Logic Gun Biometric Wall Safes.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Keyless Door Locks
There are some inventions that are very welcome. One in particular is a keyless door lock. There are few things as annoying as the act of losing a key. Even worse is losing a bunch of keys. It costs a lot of money to have new keys cut and new locks installed. On top of cost for the actual items there is the fee for calling out a locksmith. With the invention of doors that do not need locks, a key seems quite outdated.
Most Convenient Keyless Door Lock
One wonders what will become of the tradition of handing over a key as a token of adulthood on a twenty first birthday. Fortunately, it is not a key that has to be carried around. Nowadays all it takes is a swipe of a card. Even more remarkable is the use of fingerprints as a key to unlock. There are keypads that work according to a secret code. However, by far the best and most convenient is the type that reads an individual’s fingerprints.
Some Locks might be found at www.getsafes.com.
Major brands for keyless door locks are:
Alarm Lock Trilogy
Codelocks
Adel
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wall Safe Brands
Hidden Wall Safe by Trusted Brands
A good idea would be to have a safe that could be hidden. Wall safe models are available from Get Safes that are suitable for this purpose. The advantage to having this kind of safe would be that there is more protection simply because the safe is concealed. Another advantage would be the fact that it would not take up any unnecessary space.
This type of safe is manufactured under the following trusted brands:
Honeywell, Gardall, Amsec, Sentry, Secure Logic, Adesco, Fire Fyter.
Location of Hidden Wall Safe Secure
The Safe has to fitted between 16" studs in the wall. A concealed safe would be fitted into the wall. The spot is normally covered by a painting. This model of safe is especially useful in a home. It is only the inhabitants of the home who would know the location of the safe. Items such as jewelry, documents and firearms would be kept secure. All of the listed brand names are available on request from Get Safes.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Amsec Safes
It would be considered as a sensible decision to purchase an Amsec. This is a safe that would keep all of your valuables safe and sound. There is an item that would need to be kept very secure and this would be firearms. Fortunately, this brand name manufactures a safe that is reliable enough for the security of guns.
The selection of a safe is a very serious consideration.
Get An Amsec Safe
Amsec produce all types of safes, for home and office.
If guns are kept in the home then the owner would wish to make use of a reputable manufacturer and supplier of safes. The manufacturer of this brand of safe has a variety of modes for the consumer. They do offer a Super Brute Square Door safe B1500 for example, or gun safe LP5924W, hotel safe HRC916E, Wall safe WFS149 and commercial safes CSC 1717.
that is extremely durable. This heavy safe would keep the most precious items secure. For those customers who are looking for a waterproof as well as a fire resistant safe there is a molded security chest that would do the job.
Secure Fireproof Home Safe
There are many different features that make security extra safe such as fireproof. Home safe models that are fireproof would give the owner of the contents an extra measure of safety. There is always the possibility of a fire wherever there are people. At home there are many opportunities for an unwanted fire to develop. No matter how careful the occupants of the house are, mistakes can happen.
As a matter of fact, there is no "fireproof", but fire resistant safes. They are rated by the independant UL organization. Most of them get up to 2 hours of fire resistance.
Fireproof Home Safe is Specially Treated
Your valuables may be of the kind that would be damaged by a fire in the home. Logically speaking, most valuables would be damaged by the element of fire. Irreplaceable documents would, of course, need to be kept in a specially treated safe box. There are specialist safes such as the Media safe that has been specifically designed to protect items that are fragile. Examples of these are papers, photos, discs, films, etc.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Hotel Safes - Also for Home?
Hotel safe is used a lot by any of us, once we stay at a hotel. But, is there any other places we might see this kind of safes? Can these safes be used at home or at the office?
The answer for that is YES. There are people who like smaller safes, that they can bolt to the wall or put in their closet. For example, take the Elite Safes BSW817; This safe has great and elegant look, and can be used at home as a home safe. Most of the hotel safes are going for up to $350, makes it affordable for us to buy. So do the Amsec HR916E.
Most if not all of the hotel safes have an electronic lock/ digital keypad, which makes the safe very user's freindly, and enables the young generation to operate it fast and easy.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wall Safes
When maximum protection is required for items, then a good place would be to place them in a wall safe. More often than not this particular form of security would only be known to very few people. In fact, usually only the people who would use it would know of its existence in their home. This kind of safe could be placed in just about any part of the home. There are businesses that also rely on this safe model.
In a Wall Safe Jewelry is Secure
The safe is installed into a cavity in the wall, like the AMsec WFS149 or the Honeywell 2070A. Once this had been carried out the safe could be covered by a picture or other appropriate wall covering. By doing this the actual location of the safe is kept confidential. Nobody would guess that behind the picture or covering that there was a safe containing the family’s valuables. This kind of safe is especially popular for valuable jewelry.
A few wall safes that are recomended by many people:
Gardall SL6000
Amsec WES149
Honeywell 2070A
Secure Logic WS20700
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Prevent Accidents with a Gun Safe
There are a number of reasons why a person would want to own a gun. Safe requirements would have to be made before acquiring any type of firearm. It is a legal requirement to lock away firearms in a safe place. The reasons for this are obvious. It is to prevent the guns from falling into the wrong hands, including your kids at home and their friends. The type of safe that is chosen would depend on the type of firearms that are owned. At www.getsafes.com you will find a variety of sentry gun safes, including GT8423.
Gun Safe for Shotguns or Pistols
The most important consideration would be to have a model that is a proven safety box for guns. Get Safes is a supplier that has a list of carefully chosen safes for the storage of firearms. You may need a suitable place to keep your hunting guns. You may own a single pistol for personal protection. According to the law, any gun that is owned must be kept under lock and key in a safe.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Home Wall Safe Hidden from View
It is a common practice for an occupant to secure his or her home. Wall safe facilities would be a most welcomed feature in any home for securing your valuables and money. However, if there is no such facility then the home owner could have one fitted. This kind of safe is particularly well suited to a private home. One of the features that have made this safe more popular is that it is hidden from view, that means, nobody knows you have a safe installed in your wall. This model is fitted into a wall and covered with a painting.
Owners Prefer Home Wall Safe
There are a few home wall safes, like the Amsec WS149, Gardall WS1417, Honeywell 2070A and Sentry safe 7150. Valuables could be placed in this secure cavity and locked away. Behind the painting this type of safe would be completely concealed. If there was an unfortunate incident of thieves entering the home, they would not know that a safe was in the wall. This is why there are business premises that do request such a safe to be installed. Many house proud home owners prefer a safe that is hidden.
New Sentry Safes
Sizes and Features: If you want a super secure place to store your valuables then consider a Sentry Safe. This brand name is trusted by Americans and known worldwide. This brand produces safes that are regarded as extremely reliable. Consumers across the United States place their orders for this brand. They have every confidence in its quality and the price is cheap. A wide range of valuable goods can be stored in this safe. This container is available in a variety of sizes and comes with a choice of features.
Protect your valuables with Sentry Safes
The brand has many models available. It is particularly well known for its fireproof and waterproof features. Most customers make a point of selecting a safe with the capability of proofing against fire. Fragile and irreplaceable possessions need to be protected against a hazard such as fire. Get Safes is a reliable supplier of this particular brand of safe. Consumers can view the complete list of this brand name at www.getsafes.com.
The new sentry safes are from models: X055, X075, X105, X125 and X031 - all security safes, F2300 and F3300 as advanced waterproof security file and chest.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Floor Safe
There are specific types of safes that are required and can provide security for your valuables, without being shown. A floor safe falls into such a category. For any person who wants a safe to be hidden from sight this is the design to consider.
For example, Amsec floor safe B1500; This model is inserted into the floor. It can be conveniently cylindrical in shape, like the Sentry safe 7250. This is especially useful for the storage of rolled documents. However, any item of a suitable size can be comfortably stored in this model.
This clever design is very suitable for the home. It is of course necessary for the safe to be properly installed. Making use of a reputable supplier will ensure that there are guarantees in this regard. They will supply all the necessary instructions on how to use this particular model of safe. This kind of safe can also be fitted on a business premises. There are business owners who want extra storage for specific items, like in Gardall safe G700 for eample.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Home Safe – Not Just for the Rich
Which Home Safe Should You Choose?
Which home safe is right for you depends on several factors. Budget is often a primary concern for safe buyers, but there are safes that fit into every budget without sacrificing on quality. Other things to consider are your particular needs, such as whether your main concern is theft and unauthorized access, or protection from the elements. Whatever your needs are, the vast array of safe types ensure that you’ll be able to find the perfect fit for your needs and your budget.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Sentry Safes - Protecting What's Important Since 1930
Today's Sentry Safes are more reliable than ever
Technology has changed dramatically since Sentry’s start in 1930. The changes are evident in Sentry’s newest products, including biometric safes that further reduce the chance of unauthorized access. But despite the changes, Sentry safes have stayed constant in their reliability in protecting the things that matter most, whether it’s an important document or a family heirloom. Available in a wide range of sizes and materials, you’ll find the perfect safe for you at www.getsafes.com from manufacturers like Sentry.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Why Responsible Gun Owners Choose Gun Safes
Which Gun Safe is Right for You?
Which gun safe you should choose depends on numerous factors, such as the type of gun(s) you need to store, and the main reasons you are locking it away. If you have several guns, or need to store large firearms such as rifles or shotguns, you may need a larger safe than if you are only storing a handgun. Aside from size, you’ll also want to evaluate the safe’s ability to protect your gun from damage from fire and water, and its ability to resist attempted intrusion. Regardless of your reasons for owning a gun, be sure to take the necessary measures to ensure that your gun is only used when, and by whom, it is supposed to be.