Hey guys,

It seems many people are wondering how to setup CMS, I have been asked this question for many times.
Today I'm pleased to write this post for providing some information about how to setup alarm receiving center.

What's alarm receiving center?
It has many names such as central monitoring station, alarm central station or CMS, the alarm receiving center is operated by security company. It's designed for receiving specific alarm event and provide the monitored alarm service, therefore making the profit.

Digital alarm receiver is the main equipment inside the alarm control room. The digital alarm receiver is connecting to telephone line or connect to GSM cellular network. Nowadays, the digital alarm receiver can receive the alarm signal via telephone line, GSM, GPRS, TCP/IP. Among them, telephone line also called PSTN is the traditional way for alarm connection. Recently, GSM connection becomes the main trend, since the vulnerability of hardwired connection, and mature technology of wireless GSM cellular.

Upon the receiver received the alarm signal, the phone call will ring, and at same time, it will submit the signal to computer. The software will show the alarm information.

There are two ways to trace the alarm information; Caller ID and alarm protocols. Using the caller ID, the central monitoring station can know who is making the alarm call, it also an shows contact information and address, but it can not give you more detail for the alarm information. Alarm protocols is the professional communication protocols which requires encode and decode processing. Most famous alarm protocol is ADEMCO Contact ID.

ADEMCO is one of leading alarm equipment manufacturer, the company made this alarm protocols, and it became standard alarm protocols, which embedded with majority of security systems. With help of the alarm protocol, the software can show the alarm information such as burglary, fire, medical, panic, duress...etc. The software will show the crime scene location, time, emergency contact name, telephone number.

In summary, digital alarm receiver and computer is the essential equipment for setup basic central monitoring station, also need the trained operators to handle the alarm message. We are offering central monitoring station equipment.

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