Security Monitoring
Monitoring solutions
The Alarms Corporation offers an extensive range of control room monitoring solutions for your security system. Our preferred monitoring company is based in metropolitan Melbourne and is an accredited Grade 1 monitoring station. Using an accredited monitoring station ensures your security system is monitored by a company which offer many security features including:
- Voice recording of all the phones
- Alarm receivers are backed up in case of failures or faults
- Ability to continue monitoring in event of power loss
- Immediate connection to local authorities (police, fire, medical)
- Construction of premises built to high standards
- The monitor station is open 24 hours a day , 365 days a year
- In the event of an alarm, our chosen monitoring company can advise which areas have activated and how many times
- Other events, such as power loses can be monitored
- You can enjoy piece of mind knowing your premises are being monitored
- Response is without delay – events are actioned per your instructions immediately
- Some insurance comapnies offer discounts on premiums to premises with monitored secuirty systems
- With unique user codes, know your armed your secuirty system adn at what time.
- We only use graded monitoring stations, which meet Australian Standards
- Free limited remote user code changes (for new staff)
- Free weekly security panel test and weekly reports sent to your nominated email address
- We can monitor domestic smoke alarms
- Multiple choices and package offerings
- No long term contracts
- Free switching on of the alarm system
Standard PSTN phone line monitoring
- Medium security monitoring
- Security system communicates to monitoring station daily or weekly (subject to programming option)
- Does not report line faults to monitor station
- Standard call costs for all event communication
- Relies on active phone line
- Available on most alarm panel types
- Med – High security monitoring
- Security system communicates to monitoring station every 120 seconds
- Monitors IP line and report IP loss
- IP monitoring backed up by standard phone line during failure
- No additional call costs through IP communication
- Relies on active ADSL/ Phone line
- Requires dedicated IP module connected to alarm panel (cost varies to type of alarm panel, from $470 to $840 to supply install)
GPRS Monitoring
- 3G Monitoring Unit
- High security monitoring
- Preferred monitoring solution for businesses and high-risk homes
- Security system communicates to monitoring station every 90 seconds
- Monitors phone line and reports line loss
- GPRS monitoring backed up by standard phone line during failure
- Wireless connectivity – not reliant on phone lines
- No addition call costs through GPRS communication
- Upload/download feature
- Requires dedicated GPRS module connected to alarm panel ($445+GST to supply and install if required)