A unique triple-path technology
utilizes IP for primary communications and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
for backup. If GPRS is unavailable, the system automatically switches over to
SMS (text message) communications. A 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard is
used to secure data traveling through any pathway.
The IPGSM-COM is UL-listed to offer
full Contact ID data reporting and upload/download capabilities for the
majority of Honeywell’s commercial fire alarm systems, including Fire-Lite
Alarms, Gamewell-FCI, Notifier and Silent Knight. Zone inputs and optional
dialer capture features enable compatibility with alternative brands of fire
alarm control panels for dry contact reporting.
Fire alarm
signals are transmitted to central stations through Honeywell’s AlarmNet
network. AlarmNet has built a network of redundant hardware servers and
communication paths. The AlarmNet Direct suite of web-based tools provides
dealers an easy means to register, program, monitor and command compatible
products such as the IPGSM-COM.
Migration
of the telecommunications circuit-switched legacy network to broadband and
IP-based communications, as outlined in the National Broadband Plan Public
Notice #25 from AT&T, has caused many dealers and facility managers to seek
alternative methods for the reporting of fire alarm signals. By utilizing a
facility’s existing IP network for communications and eliminating two phone
lines per fire alarm control panel, the IPGSM-COM offers a potential
cost-savings of $60 per phone line, per month.
Multiple building owners associated
with retail and hotel chains, office parks, hospital and school campuses,
retirement communities and more are prime candidates for the IPGSM-COM. This IP
and cellular technology is also ideal for facilities where phone lines are not
available.
The IPGSM-COM will be available at
security equipment distributor locations in the
