Bob Dolph’s 2013 Top Technology Picks
The cellular broadband transceiver provides high-speed dual path of IP Internet and cellular alarm transmission, which are made using Contact ID format, and this format can be sent to your central station via the PSTN to your alarm receiver or can be transmitted directly by IP. Users can have a full-featured virtual keypad when connected to a Honeywell, DSC or GE Interlogix alarm control. Other alarm controls can utilize the systems key-switch and have a virtual keypad to arm/disarm the system. Smart devices that include the ZigBee protocol can also control thermostats, lighting controls and lock controls managed by the ipDatatel gateway, which can be purchased separately.
