Typically, from the time an alarm panel is activated, it takes between 10 and 15 seconds to dial the telephone number and send a DTMF or FSK signal over a PSTN line. When an IP dialer capture device ...

This may be more difficult than it sounds in the acronym-ridden world of the internet, so if you are one of those people that simply must know what certain terms or words mean, then you will have to ...

An Alberta man who wanted to make his home safer by installing an alarm system was appalled to discover the security company sent a man with a lengthy criminal record. The alarm installer would later ...

Alarm installers handle all the set-up and “prep” work involved with alarms – from pulling the electrical wires to hanging the device, to programming the system and testing the device. Another part of ...

Greg Kessinger has been SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor for more than 15 years. Please email him your fire & life safety questions for ...