Home Security Monitoring - Protecting the Life Blood Your Alarm System
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Home Security Monitoring: Safeguarding Your Alarm System’s Lifeline
Summary:
Discover essential techniques and tips from a security expert to protect your home security system's vital connection. Learn how to overcome common vulnerabilities, particularly those related to phone line connections, and enhance your home’s safety.---
Protecting the Lifeline of Your Security System: The Phone Line
Home security systems primarily rely on your telephone line to transmit alarm signals to a central monitoring station. This connection is established using a 4-conductor wire between the security panel and the main phone company's box. Ensuring this connection is correctly set up is crucial for achieving what’s known as line seizure. Line seizure ensures that a dial tone is available for your system to send alerts. Without it, a burglar could potentially disrupt the connection by causing a busy signal, preventing your security provider from receiving alerts.
Steps to Secure Your Connection:
1. Proper Installation:
- Ensure the alarm technician connects the incoming telephone line to the security panel first, before routing it to your home phones. Double-checking this setup is advisable.
2. VOIP and Cable Connections:
- If you've switched to VOIP or cable services, contact your alarm company to confirm the security panel's phone connection. Often, the cable company may inadvertently disconnect this line, leaving you vulnerable without visible service changes.
3. DSL Compatibility:
- Upgrading to high-speed DSL can create compatibility issues that interfere with your system's ability to dial out. Your alarm company can install a DSL filter for a service fee to resolve this.
Addressing Vulnerabilities:
Using your existing phone line is cost-effective, but it carries the risk of being cut by intruders. This is a common tactic among burglars to obscure their activities. Fortunately, there's a robust solution available.
Cellular Backup Equipment:
Installing cellular-backup equipment transforms your alarm system into an ultra-secure setup, similar to those used by banks and large businesses. With this upgrade, your system uses the phone line as its primary communication method. However, if the phone line is cut, the monitoring company will receive alerts via the cellular network. This added security could make a burglar overly confident, possibly extending their stay and increasing the chances of police apprehension.
While there is typically an extra charge for cellular backup monitoring, the peace of mind it provides is invaluable. Additionally, check if your insurance offers discounts for enhanced home security monitoring.
Final Thoughts:
Your phone line is the lifeline of your home security service. Regularly test your system and inform your alarm company about any changes to your telephone service. By taking these precautions, you can ensure your home remains well-protected against intrusions.
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