Fence Inspection and Walkthrough

Introduction Fiber SenSys intrusion detection systems offer an extremely wide range of features and customization options that allows our products to integrate well with a variety of fencing styles.  Our alarm processors are designed to be used with mesh style fences,...

Optical Connector Cleaning

The cleanliness of optical connectors used in conjunction with the Fiber SenSys Alarm Processor Units (APU’s) is absolutely critical.  All optical connectors must be cleaned immediately prior to insertion into the ports on the alarm processor. Failure to do so...

Periodic Preventive Maintenance

A well rounded and regularly followed PM program will ensure that your Fiber SenSys system will continue to perform as designed to high industry standards for many years. {rsfiles path=”Tech Tips/PI-SM-516 Periodic Preventive Maintenance Tech Tip Rev. A...

Remote Support with the APU Modeler

One of the system calibration and tuning features that helps our engineering support team better serve customers is the recording and modeling feature.  The 300 series Alarm Processing Units (APUs) are equipped with internal storage that allows the user to record and...

Selecting an Alarm Processor Unit

Since 1990, Fiber SenSys, Inc. (FSI) has installed more than 12,000 Alarm Processor Units (APUs) under the Fiber Defender® and SecurLAN® product lines.  The APU is a device that uses electronics, software and laser technology to form the dynamic core of this highly...

Selecting an APU Power Wire

Every installation that involves field mounting Fiber SenSys Alarm Processing Units will need to run wiring for power.  Deploy the right gauge wire for the job. You can download the full Tech Tip below: {rsfiles path=”Tech Tips/PI-SM-515 Selecting APU Power Wire...

Tech-Tip: Installation Overview

The successful installation of a fiber optic security system is achieved by a thorough understanding of the security needs of the site to be protected as well as proper deployment of the sensor cable. The application note and drawing schematics contained in this Tech...