Alarms

What Should a Security Alarm System Include?

Most systems rely on a combination of contacts placed on doors and motion sensors.

The basic elements of a standard security system include:

• Control panel:
  This is where the system wiring terminates, the backup battery is located and where it is connected to the phone lines if it is a monitored system.
• Keypad:
  This is where the system is armed and disarmed.
• Siren:
  To drive away the intruder
• Inside motion detector:
  These sense changes in a room caused by human presence. Special motion detectors are available for people who have pets.
• Door and window contacts:
  This sounds the alarm when the door or window is opened (and the system is on).
• A central monitoring station:
  If the system is monitored, and the alarm is set off, the control panel sends a message to a central monitoring station, which is manned 24 hours a day.

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