Durable and Secure: The Ultimate Guide to Vandal-Proof Intercoms for High-Risk and Industrial Areas

A vandal-proof intercom or vandal-resistant intercom is used for two-way communication in areas where obnoxious, destructive-type of people hang out. The intercoms are often simple stainless steel panels with an embedded speaker and a stainless steel button.

The intercom you need depends on the complexity of your application. A multi-tenant building needs a more sophisticated system than an intercom for a prison. The multi-tenant intercom is typically at a door or a gate and it has the ability to call multiple points. A prison intercom typically calls only a single point like a guard house.

A vandal-proof intercom not only needs to be impact resistant, it also needs to be fluid-resistant. It should be able to withstand a glass of water or corrosive fluids like sodas thrown at it. If it is outside, it also needs to withstand weather.

If you have noisy location you may want a system that has really good audio quality along with features like active noise filtering, and acoustic echo cancellation.

Connection between intercoms is done either via two wires, or via CAT-5 Ethernet depending on the system. If you need fewer than 10 stations that call a master station, we have a two-wire system that has a vandal-resistant stainless-steel intercom. If you need more stations than that, we have CAT-5 system can integrate with a VoIP telephone system. We also have a CAT-5 intercom that has its own built-in webserver so it can act independently without a telephone system or Internet access.

Mounting can be done in a couple of ways. The intercom can be mounted flush mount into the wall, or it can be surface mounted in a housing. We recommend the flush-mount installation with security screws because that will be the most vandal-proof for obvious reasons.