TextAlert has its own 433mhz radio receiver that is capable of reading and reacting to the coded pulse signals sent by VoiceAlert sensors. (*Please read the “How it Works” description under the Product/VoiceAlert section.) However, TextAlert’s on board radio receiver allows it to work like the VoiceAlert receiver.
Briefly: VoiceAlert sensor/transmitters detect an intruder and transmit a wireless coded radio pulse. When TextAlert receives the pulse, it identifies the specific zone (by the pulses code) and sends the right zone warning – for example: “Driveway INTRUDER, 3 Central Drive, Smith family, please ASSIST”
Easy setup via software or Cell/Mobile phone
TextAlert comes with setup CD software to install on your computer and USB cable to link TextAlert to your computer for setup (after which you unplug TextAlert and use it anywhere you choose).
Message Content
So - as the name “TextAlert” suggests, the unit’s primary function is to send Sms/Text messages.
From the message example given above, you will appreciate that succinctly crowding a lot of information into the message is important. Recipients of this message need to understand the urgency and nature of the problem, the location and your desired response from them.
16 Monitored Zones
TextAlert monitors up to 16 zones. Each zone can have its own warning message that you type into a message input area in the software.
In the setup software’s main Administrative screen, you can input and name up to 16 potential text message recipients. These names are then immediately duplicated into every one of the 16 zone setup tabs. You can have certain zones notify only certain recipients and allow them to turn specific zones on or off - all you do is check/tick the box alongside their name in those zones.
More than just Text messages
Sms/Text messages can be held up if the networks are busy - but phone calls go straight through. With this in mind, for every zone you have a checkbox that, when checked, will cause TextAlert to dial a specific recipient and cause their cell/mobile phone to ring for 30 seconds or until answered. A recipient can save the TextAlert’s SIM card number into their contacts list so when an incoming call starts to ring from that number, they know there is trouble at the location - and the SMS that follows will provide the details.
This ‘call’ feature allows you to designate your armed response company’s control room/monitoring computer’s modem as the call recipient. This is precisely how regular alarm systems prompt armed response - by calling the ops computer, which throws up a warning message and client details on the computer monitor of an operator.
Eliminating false alarms with Dual & ‘Double-Knock’ sensors
Our sensors are excellent at always identifying genuine intruders while eliminating the potential for false alarms - but to add to this system integrity we’ve engineered additional options into TextAlert that allow you to manage each zone independently - where some zones might require at least two sensors to trigger within a period of time (i.e. sensors set a distance apart in the length of a driveway) or a single sensor that must be activated several times within a time period (i.e. a single sensor inside of an office/computer room) before a message is sent.
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