Re: Can a Napco system & DSL connection co-exist?

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

"news.vif.com" <ebenze@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am looking at having a DSL line installed at my house that would be
using
> the same telephone line as my Napco Magnum 1000.  The Napco currently does
> nightly self-tests which "seizes" the phone line in the house when it is
> performing these tests.  My concern with the DSL line is that the DSL link
> will be dropped every night as well when the Napco does its self tests.
>
> My question is the following.  If I split the phone line at the
demarkation
> point where one branch goes only to my DSL modem and the other branch goes
> through a DSL filter and then to the Napco and the rest of the house, will
> the Napco still be able to make its nightly self-tests where it seizes the
> phone line, but doesn't drop my DSL connection?

Yes.

> Demarkation pt
> ==============[ Splitter ]
>  phone line                         |=====[DSL Modem]
>                                          |
>                                          |=====[ DSL Filter ] -------
[Napco
> Magnum 1000] ----------[ rest of house ]
>
>
> A friend of mine currently has a DSL connection on a regular line (no
> Napco), and sometimes uses a 56k modem on his computer to dial up to other
> servers.  If a 56K Modem is able to dial up over the DSL line, does this
> imply that the Napco should be able to as well?  I am assuming that Magnum
> 1000 just uses a regular modem to communicate with the centrale - is this
a
> valid assumption?

No. He needs to filter the line going to the alarm panel to keep the DSL
out, if you want consistent reliability.
js