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If the facility has the basic security elements in place, virtually all self storage organizations can benefit from enhancing and upgrading their security measures. Not only will companies experience a reduction in security incidences, but the improve security measures can be used to attract additional customers at higher rental rates. It behooves any organization to perform a detailed Return-On-Investment (R.O.I.) analysis on potential upgrades and enhancements as part of their comprehensive security program review. FocusMicro has extensive experience performing security studies and R.O.I. analysis for companies both large and small. Contact a FocusMicro Security Consultant for more information on this topic.

Offer door alarms to customers as a billable option or on all units as a benefit of your facility. This feature controls access to a rental unit by password. FocusMicro access control systems have an extensive feature set that can be configured to the specific needs of a storage facility.
Make your security program part of your marketing, featuring the main components of your security measures prominently in brochures, billing statements and facility posters. This will not only attract potential customers, but will also serve to encourage criminals to look for easier pickings.
Implement a maintenance program to keep equipment operating properly and at full capability. Some insurance companies offer a reduction in premiums to organizations that have a comprehensive and well documented Preventative Maintenance System in place.
Minimize or eliminate false alarms. False alarms are the bane of law enforcement agencies nationwide, with estimates as high as 98% of all alarms are in actually invalid. Integrated Digital Video Surveillance and Access Control systems from FocusMicro is the only proven way to achieve this difficult goal. Police quickly recognize a company whose security system generates only valid, timely alarms.
Employ multiple alarm strategies that take into account the time of day and nature of the security breach, while generating multiple redundant alarms. An unauthorized access to a maintenance closet in the middle of the business day should page staff members and call managers’ cell phones, while large scale motion within a hallway in the middle of the night should turn on sirens and lights while notifying police and facility owners and managers. FocusMicro integrated Digital Video Surveillance and Access Control systems can do all of this and far more.
Use cylinder locks on unit doors that are of high quality to both discourage thieves from picking or breaking the lock and to resist the environmental conditions of your facility.
Remote access monitoring can be offered to customers as a billable option. Utilizing FocusMicro’s proprietary ESP™ technology, customers can use a password to access a secure web site that displays live video images of their unit.
Wireless motion sensors can be installed in customer units, motor homes, vehicles or boats as an additional security measure. This billable option not only increases revenues but provides customers with an improved peace of mind as well.

All self storage companies face a wide variety of potential security threats on a daily basis. The scope and breadth of these threats are constantly in a state of growth and expansion. Conversely, security technology and strategies are evolving at a rapid pace as well. FocusMicro is at the forefront of this evolution, with a complete range of services and solutions for self storage organizations. Whether your facility is a small, owner operated company or if you own and manage a multi-state organization, FocusMicro can help you direct your security strategies. Contact a FocusMicro Security Consultant for a preliminary evaluation of your security needs today.