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June 2019 - Edition 34
Zone Gate Areas
Separately
Ranging provides a
very practical bene-
fit for sensors used
to protect gates:
The gate area can
be configured as a
separate zone on
the same sensor,
enabling it to be
masked or placed in
Illustration of FlexZone being used to protect a swinging gate. As the gate has its own
access mode during zone, it can be masked in software during normal business hours while the fence on
authorized usage
each side remains protected.
while the fence on
al equipment).
each side remains protected (with block
sensors, the gate becomes part of a larger Ranging Sensors Go the Distance
zone or is protected separately by addition-
Perimeter sensors with ranging ca-
pabilities enhance site security by
providing additional intelligence
to the SMS/VMS while also making
calibration and maintenance easier.
Stewart Dewar, Senstar Product Manager
That’s why ranging is supported
in FlexZone, FiberPatrol, Senstar
LM100, and OmniTrax perimeter
intrusion detection sensors and is
an integral part of the security of
thousands of sites’ worldwide.
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