PCGUARDTM aims at drastically reducing the risk of computer theft.
Mostly, computer theft takes place unnoticed and is only discovered when it is too late. Burglars take their time after hours and when security is minimal. They can steal equipment worth thousands during a single incident. Armed robbery during office hours is also on the increase when security measures are low and people are not as alert. Office alarms are switched off and people are not as cautious.
Criminals are getting very clever and have also started working “office hours”. Their favourite time these days is to walk into your business during office hours armed and dangerous. They know that the alarm is off. They will even come “disguised” as clients or people interested in doing business with you.
Werner van Brakel, the developer of PCGUARDTM asserts: “In most cases, computer theft occurs unseen and unnoticed. We aim to close that gap. You can have the best products on the market to physically safeguard your computers, but it will do absolutely no good if theft takes place unnoticed, the moment the incident occurs.”
“Being in the IT industry and experiencing one too many break-ins and notebook grabbing myself, I decided to do something about the problem. During the development of the product I came across a lot of business owners and clients who had personal experiences with armed robberies and computer theft during and after hours. We need to catch these criminals in the act!”
What makes PCGUARDTM unique
is that it does not get installed into or onto your computers. There are no devices, loop alarms or software installed into or onto your computers. It is easy to install and works in conjunction with an alarm system and your current network. It monitors your computers, network printers, routers etc. 24 hours.
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PCGUARDTM How it Works
PCGUARDTM is a unit which, when connected to an alarm system, monitors your computers, laptops, network printers and routers.
PCGUARDTM is installed on your current network infrastructure. There are no extra devices, looping cables or gadgets installed onto or into your computers.
Each computer represents a zone on the alarm system. When a computer network cable gets disconnected from the network, PCGUARDTM will detect this disconnection, and if the zone has not been deactivated on the alarm panel, the alarm will be triggered.
You can add PCGUARDTM to your current alarm system, but we prefer, (for security reasons), to install PCGUARDTM with its own dedicated alarm system with all the functionalities of a normal alarm system. (Connecting to your current office alarm will depend on the number of PC’s and the number of open zones on your current alarm system.)
This way your computers get monitored 24 hours. So even when your office alarm is deactivated during office working hours, your PCGUARDTM still monitors the computers.
When a computer gets disconnected from the network, PCGUARDTM will detect this disconnection, and if the zone has not been deactivated on the alarm panel, the alarm will be triggered. Even when your computer is switched off, it is still being monitored.
PCGUARDTM does not work with electricity, so even when your electricity is switched off, your computers are being monitored. From a visible point in your office, you cannot see that your computers are being monitored. Because PCGUARDTM works in connection with an alarm, you can still link your alarm to an armed response unit. We strongly recommend this.
It is easy to install and works in conjunction with an alarm system and your current network.
FAQ’s
Do you offer 8 and 16 channel systems (presumably for 8 or 16 computers). Can PCGUARDTM be used for a network greater than 16 computers?
Yes, by adding more PCGUARDTM units. It is just the same as adding more zones or expansion slots on your alarm system. It also depends on the zone capability of the alarm to which PCGUARDTM connects.
Am I correct in believing that it is the physical disconnection of a LAN cable from a computer that triggers an alarm event?
Yes, any path disconnection from the network switch through PCGUARDTM to the workstation would trigger the workstation as being disconnected.
Does PCGUARDTM work when the electricity is off?
Yes, the unit does not need any electricity to work. The alarm monitors the PCGUARDTM unit and the alarm has a battery back-up.
Can you assign a password for each port/zone/computer on the network?
Yes, if the alarm panel that is installed provides for that function.
What happens when I disconnect my computer from the network without deactivating it in the alarm panel?
The alarm will be triggered.
What happens when I disconnect my computer from the network without deactivating it in the alarm panel?
The alarm will be triggered.
Can I only link computers to PCGUARDTM?
You can link computers, notebooks, access points (linked to the wired network), network printers, routers and any device that connects with an eight pin UTP connection.
I already have an alarm system installed in the office. Why do I need to install another alarm system dedicated to PCGUARDTM?
From a security point of view, it is safer to have a dedicated alarm system just for your computers in case your office alarm gets bypassed by intruders or “forgotten” to arm. It safeguards you from notebook grabbing during office hours.
When I return to the office with my notebook/computer, do I have to re-activate my PC on the alarm system?
It depends on the type of alarm panel that gets installed.
Can I link PCGUARDTM to an armed response unit?
Because PCGUARDTM is connected to an alarm system, you can link up with an armed response unit.
I already have other security measures in place. Why should I install PCGUARDTM as well?
Because PCGUARDTM basically turns every PC into a panic button, it will safeguard you that even when a burglar manages to bypass your current security measures, your pc will trigger an alarm when disconnected from the network and your security company will also be notified (if linked to an armed response unit)
Can PCGUARDTM work on any network?
Yes, as long as it is a wired network.
Is PCGUARDTM compatible with any alarm system?
So far we have not had any difficulties, problems or incompatibility issues in this regard.