Re: Humans invisible to heat sensors?

["Roselnathan" <rosehallz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm roselnathan, not Zach, and I'm in the UK.

Nomen Nescio wrote:
> Zach said:
>
> >The security guy who installed my door alarm and cell backup package
> >programmed the door alarm security for 5 zones but he said the cell backup
> >package will only give a signal to the central station only as Zone 1 no
> >matter which zone is broke. He said the problem is he cannot get the ademco
> >alarmnet cell backup system to program with ECP.
> >
> >Do you  know if this guy is really a security expert or just bs'ing to me.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Consider some form of backup in case they compromise the telephone lines
> >>too.
> >
> >
> >Is there any additional layer of security backup on top of the cell backup
> >package. Assuming the perps are sophisticated security experts, what other
> >alternative backups or measures can one take on top of the cell backup
> >package.
>
> I'm a bit confused as to whether Roselnathan and Zach are the same person,
> and whether this job is in the UK.  If so, your Ademco panels are likely
> different from the US versions, and the control panel may not support ECP
> reporting.  Most of the newer US Ademco panels do.
>
> Your installer should have a programmer for the radio.  It looks like a
> keypad on a cable that plugs into the radio.  It is possible to program the
> radio without one, but I would expect a good installer to have one.  Since
> the radio defaults to ECP mode, the control panel is probably not
> programmed to transmit data to the radio, assuming the panel is capable of
> doing so.
>
> If you are in the UK, your choices in alarm equipment may be limited by the
> policies of the police.  False alarms are anathema these days, and can
> result in rapid withdrawal of police response.
>
> However, if you want something more than cell backup, ask your installer
> about Redcare.  This is a service that protects your telephone line.  An
> even better option is Redcare GSM, which is a combination of the Redcare
> service and a GSM radio.  Each watches the other.  That is a common high
> security configuration in the UK.
>
> - badenov