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The Concept of
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A security system (also
referred to in the industry as an alarm panel) is
installed in a building (residential or business). Upon
a triggering event (like a break in or hold up), the
panel seizes the phone line (some panels use internet,
cellular, or radio transmissions) and calls the alarm
company (also known as a central station) or security
office. The panel sends data over the phone line and is
received and acknowledged by a hardware device called a
receiver.
The receiver sends the
alarm information to the ALARM CENTER®
Monitoring/Dispatch Module where it is interpreted,
processed and presented to a dispatcher for action. In
the case of a break in or hold up, the dispatcher may
attempt verification of the event by calling the
premises (also known as a subscriber) or will dispatch
the police depending on the procedures followed at the
central station or the instructions given by the
resident or business. Dispatchers can also send medical
help, fire personnel, service and maintenance personnel
and can notify the subscriber's designated people on a
call list (responsible parties) upon unauthorized entry
into a building within a specified time frame (also
known as time schedules or open/close times). |
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This is a very brief
primer on the concept of alarm monitoring. Alarm panels
are used to monitor many more things than the standard
burglary and fire situations. Other monitoring uses are:
video verification, temperature variances, barometric pressure changes,
movement detection, gas detection, medical alert and
many more.
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