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

["FIRETEK" <firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net>]

Sir:

You are incorrect.  If you look at the diagram supplied by the OP, the alarm
panel is ahead of every other phone in the house.  The DSL modem is the only
device in the home that is wired directly from the Prot (other than the
alarm).  The only caution I would provide the OP is to ensure that he
doesn't wire additional phones to the DSL side of the connection (which he
can do if he uses the "quick connect kit" filters most telco providers send
you when you order DSL on a self install).

Regards,

Frank

"jewellfish" <jewellfish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1142989479.912311.240500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Just to state the obvious,
>
> In this setup the panel will not seize the line, thus if the phone line
> is busy, the panel cannot dial out in an emergency/break in, etc.
>
> Jewellfish
>
> news.vif.com wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> > ie:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Eric
>