richms: I'm just pointing out that the alarm industry is hardly known for being very forward thinking or moving on as technology improves.
why are alarms still being installed these days with PSTN dialout for monitoring?
This PSTN love affair is consumer driven because IP Alarms are twice the price as there analogue cousins and more importantly the lack of a 24 hour backup battery support for the network router means the NZ standard 4301 for intruder alarms is not met (therefore often insurance cover is lost) so most Alarm companies stick to PSTN devices routed via GSM or POTS because its easier and cheaper. BTW. For over 2 years now Telecom NZ refers http://www.brightspark.org.nz/next-generation all New Zealanders to go to some outfit called ALARM New Zealand http://login.alarmnz.com/Public/PRODUCTS/Broadband/IPALARMS/IPALARMS.htm
richms:
Can a sensor be adjusted to not trigger on cats without climbing up to it?
Yes but you need to be creative with the sensor selection and installation, I normally suggest feline affixation (kidding) ok if you are using a Passive Infrared sensor (PIR) try mounting it upside down at waist height out of direct sunlight. OR use Point to Point beams at a similar height OR if you are game ...try a “PET Sensor” which is a Device optimised not to detect cats/small animals, personally I would use exterior door/window switches as these can be used at night and only ever detect human animals.
richms:
can the battery in the outdoor unit now be monitored from the panel, and by extension of that the remote monitoring center?
Yes you can monitor any battery that way but for much higher cost, however batteries in external units are not really required if you have remote monitoring. New subdivision building guides often forbid external sounders due to noise pollution standards, so I think this is not really an issue any longer, just keep the sounder leave the battery out and connect the external box tamper switch to remote monitoring…All good.
richms:
If its alright, I will take advise for future cabling needs from an industry not stuck in the past.
If you think the security industry is stuck in the past then all I can say is the spooks have done their very job well. The security industry began installing Alarm and proximity card access systems with real time graphical floor plans based on networked PDP11’s in the 70’s …..even Vodafone was a start up division of a security company. The pillars of the electronics industry since the 60’s like Texas instruments, Philips, Marconi and many others have all been heavily engaged in this sector well before Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak were out of day care. Ok the conventional ALARMs you see in the domestic market seem backward but the $$ rules and the consumer wants a cheap solution and since dialup PSTN ALARM technology is in its technological sunset its now very... very cheap. If you want IP ALARMs right now then expect to pay more…please don’t suggest the security industry is stuck in the past because you are dealing with a sector well in front with its roots embedded in the Military industrial complex sucking lots of tax payer CASH elsewhere ….so how much do you want to spend ??
If you want to know more you can either contact your local professional Alarm company or for now perhaps others involved in the industry can help out under this topic ( that’s if it survives the wrath of Mauricio Freitas and is deleted )
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