I-78 warehouse security systems installed by Northeast Remote Surveillance and Alarm, LLC (NERSA) are designed around the movement of employees, drivers, freight, inventory, vehicles, contractors, and vendors through large commercial and industrial properties.
Warehouses and distribution centers along the I-78 Lehigh Valley corridor frequently operate across multiple shifts and contain very different security environments within the same property.
A single facility may include:
- Employee entrances
- Visitor entrances
- Shipping and receiving offices
- Warehouse aisles
- High-value inventory areas
- Loading docks
- Overhead doors
- Trailer staging
- Truck courts
- Employee parking
- Vehicle gates
- Exterior storage
- Mechanical and utility areas
- Detached buildings
- After-hours operations
NERSA designs commercial and industrial security systems around those operating conditions rather than applying a generic camera or alarm package.
For complete corridor-wide planning, visit the I-78 Lehigh Valley Corridor Security Systems parent resource.
Warehouse Video Surveillance
Warehouse video surveillance should begin with the purpose of each camera.
Different views may be required for:
- Employee identification
- Shipping and receiving activity
- Dock operations
- Warehouse aisles
- Inventory movement
- Overhead doors
- Truck entrances
- Trailer rows
- Parking areas
- Exterior approaches
An overview camera intended to show activity across a large warehouse should not automatically be expected to provide detailed identification at a distant entrance.
Camera selection, lensing, mounting height, lighting, recording requirements, network capacity, and retention should be planned around the required result.
For broader warehouse planning across NERSA’s service territory, visit Warehouse and Logistics Security Systems.
Warehouse Access Control
Access control can help separate public, employee, contractor, warehouse, administrative, and restricted areas.
Controlled openings may include:
- Main employee entrances
- Shipping offices
- Inventory rooms
- IT rooms
- Maintenance rooms
- Production areas
- Exterior doors
- Interior department transitions
Permissions can be assigned according to employee role, schedule, department, facility, or operating requirement.
The objective is not simply to place a card reader on every door. Controlled openings should correspond to an actual operational requirement.
Intrusion Detection
Large warehouses can contain numerous exterior doors, overhead doors, offices, utility rooms, storage spaces, and low-occupancy areas.
Intrusion protection may incorporate:
- Door contacts
- Overhead-door contacts
- Interior motion detection
- Glass detection where appropriate
- Partitioning
- Communication supervision
- Professional monitoring
- Video verification
Facilities operating around the clock may require different alarm strategies from buildings that are completely closed overnight.
Loading Docks and Truck Areas
Loading docks create a transition between controlled interior space and continuously changing outside activity.
Security planning may address:
- Dock doors
- Driver entrances
- Shipping offices
- Trailer approaches
- Freight staging
- Employee interaction
- Overhead-door status
- After-hours activity
Facilities requiring deeper dock-specific planning should use the dedicated I-78 Loading Dock Security Systems resource.
Existing Warehouse Security System Upgrades
NERSA can evaluate existing:
- Cameras
- Recorders
- Access-control systems
- Alarm panels
- Communicators
- Door hardware
- Network equipment
- Cabling
- Fiber
- Administrator credentials
- Monitoring procedures
A warehouse does not necessarily need complete replacement simply because portions of the system are older.
The first step is determining what remains useful, what is unsupported or unreliable, and where the largest operational gaps exist.
Request an I-78 Warehouse Security Assessment
NERSA provides commercial and industrial security planning for warehouse and distribution facilities throughout the I-78 Lehigh Valley corridor.
An assessment can review entrances, docks, warehouse areas, parking, vehicle movement, existing systems, network infrastructure, monitoring procedures, and future expansion requirements.
Call 1-888-344-3846 or request a commercial security assessment.
Does NERSA install residential warehouse-style camera packages?
No. NERSA focuses on commercial, industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, institutional, municipal, and multi-location environments.
Can existing warehouse cameras and access control be upgraded?
Yes. Existing equipment can be evaluated to determine what should be retained, repaired, reconfigured, expanded, or replaced.
Can warehouse cameras, alarms and access control work together?
Yes, when compatible platforms and project requirements support integration.