Notifier IP Communicator Alarm-Transmitter
Jan. 16, 2009 — "Hello, 911? Get me the fire department...!" Yep, that's how most buildings' fire alarms still work. OK, they don't actually say words, but making a phone call is what your traditional Digital Alarm Communicator/Transmitter (DACT) does, being as how it works over its own dedicated telephone lines — with the accompanying monthly telephone bill. But, hold the phone! The IP Communicator instead calls the cavalry via Internet-phone. The idea is that it's faster, cheaper and, most important, way cooler. No, really, cool is important. If it weren't, men would still be wearing three-piece suits, and women, those blazers with great big shoulder pads.
The IP Communicator, from the Notifier division of the conglomerate Honeywell, performs alarm transmission through your existing LAN, WAN, ADSL or cable modem, using either dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) or public and private IP addressing. All signals also get sent to a secondary-receiver IP address should the primary become unavailable.
The connection between the IP Communicator and your local central station is tested every 90 seconds, and the central station can detect any off-line alarm panels within seconds. Plus, says the company, your alarm signals are transmitted using 512 bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the highest level for commercial use. Good, gracious, great call o' fire!
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