In the security industry there is trend of misusing the word ‘wireless’. I want to try and clarify some of the misuse. The term wireless security system is currently being used to describe an expertly installed system with wireless contacts, a wireless phone communication device, and a do-it-yourself security system. There is a huge difference in the three.
A professional installed wireless system is identical to a hardwired system that consists of a main control panel hidden away with all the same components, keypad, siren, contacts, and/or motion. There, components would be wireless in cases where hardwiring is impractical or impossible. Your protection is still essentially the same. Any destruction to the system will cause an alarm, and signals will instantly be sent to your monitoring center.
One of the most notable misuses of the term ‘wireless alarm system’ is the wireless phone communication. This transfer of information works the same as with a hardwired or wireless alarm systems. Adding a GSM/GPS cell module to the security system, hardwired or wireless, allows this service to work. This phone service is used in place of a cheap landline phone or voip phone, and provides safe communication at a lower price.
Now the do-it-yourself is the hardest to solve, but I will make the attempt. Seeing that it is a system that can be installed by the average housewife, naturally it uses wireless components, and there is no main control panel. The system has a self-contained keypad/control panel all-in-one. This system is designed to be moved by the homeowner in temporary housing. These systems are obtained by online alarm companies that ship them out to the homeowner and he installs it himself/herself. If it’s too complicated for them, the company can sub someone to install it at a fee. Now there are some companies that sell these system as permanent professionally installed systems. There are pros and cons to this type of system. A pro is that it is inexpensive to install and can be moved easily. A con is it can be removed with ease by an intruder, it is not good for long-term, and it limits you to one company for monitoring. This system can be easily defeated by removing the all-in-one keypad/control panel.
As technology changes, so will the way people search out information. Information on security systems is being delivered by a modern generation of salespeople and purchased by a new generation of customers. No matter, a professional hardwired security system is always essential to have. If several wireless products are needed as well, that’s fine, as long as the bases of the system is hardwired. When it comes to your communication, it must be viewed in the proper lighting. Your phone is the way in which all systems communicate, one landline phone, voip phone, or GSM/GPS cell; all three cooperate with your security system. An indication that the term wireless security system is being misused is if a homeowner asks for one, and in that case it needs to be clarified.
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