Re: Home Security ?

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcus
Sorry to hear about your trouble....very nerve wrecking
experience ..

I use a Genesis alarm panel which shortly hopefully be able to control my
C_Bus lighting system....Doesnt have a web interface or intercom but its an
excellent alarm system..You can program your own scripts ...No UK
distributor at this stage but i understand they will be looking for one
soon......

If interested have a look here

http://www.genesiselectronics.com.au/


Frank Mc


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:36 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Home Security ?


> Just got back from a business trip to Southern Ireland to find that we
were
> burgled during the night. SWMBO and the kids were asleep upstairs at
the
> time
> and is now very nervous about being in the house on her own. She's
started
a
> campaign with the kids, to "persuade" me we *NEED* a dog.
Obviously from
my
> point of view a dog isn't very automated so a burglar alarm system
seems a
> better bet :)
>
> From looking over past posts it seems COMFORT is the proffered
> system of most people. At the moment I have no X10 stuff and am just
flood
> wiring with Cat5 to each room . I'm also toying with the idea of C-Bus
> lighting, but the cost is pretty steep. The cost of COMFORT is also
pretty
> steep compared to a standard Alarm system so what advantages does it
give
me
> in the real world.. is it worth the extra money ?
>
> I have a Samsung PBX that I bought of eBay a year or so ago although
I've
> not
> actually installed it yet. I've read that COMFORT can phone your
mobile
> automatically on trigger events, can it happily co-exist with a PBX
> (analogue).
>
> Since we've just had new PVC windows installed and I don't want to
stick
> unsightly magnetic contacts on them I'm thinking that infrared beams
across
> the doorways and windows is probably my best bet. I'll also add a PIR
in
> each
> room (I guess I can also use these for room occupancy at a later
date).
> What do I need to do to install these. Is it enough to just run a
length
of
> Cat5 to each position or should I be using shielded cable ? Also
should I
be
> running power cables as well ?
>
> Marcus
>
>
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