Virtual Monitoring Platform
Most people's lives are centered around many places. The office, your home, the holiday home or maybe on the road.
Being in more than one place at a time used to be impossible - not any more. Virtual Monitoring is the next evolution in cutting edge video technology. It lets you be in as many places as you need to be - when it matters most !
We take a different approach to our competitors who seem to feel they can offer their services at whatever cost they like. The way they see it, if you need a police response - you don't have any choice. Unfortunately, the highly inflated prices also apply to the many Customers who do not require a police response. This is where IP Alarms come in.
We are more focussed on providing our services at a competitive price, whilst at the same time we seek to maintain a high level of functionality. We keep our operational expenses to an absolute minimum by "trimming the fat" brought about by maintaining costly security industry accreditation. Everybody wants their "cut" whenever a priority level 1 police response is required. The truth is, police response is NEVER gauranteed, plus you don't need a URN in every case to get a police response.
IP Alarms do not sell or install IP Cameras and you are free to use any make and model you see fit. If you have existing analogue CCTV cameras then you will require a Video Server to make the cameras compatible with our service.
Video monitoring is most effective when triggered by one of our supported IP or GPRS alarm panel adapters, however, you can even use PSTN & GSM based alarm signalling equipment to alert us of events.A typical event scenario for analogue alarm systems using the Fast Format or SIA protocol is for the panel modem or digital communicator to grab the phone line and wait two seconds for it to settle. Then it will dial a 10 or 11 digit number and wait a couple more seconds for the receiver to answer the call. Depending on the handshake order programmed into the receiver, it can be another two to five seconds before it starts to send its signal. Whilst all of this is happening, an intruder could be moving around the protected premises and valuable footage could be lost.
Using an IP Alarms supported IP/GPRS device for alarm transmission overcomes this delay by transmitting a Pre-Alarm message the instant a panel goes into an alarm condition. IP Signalling and Digital Video enable you to tie together multiple physical applications such as intruder, fire, medical and access control systems so that they can work together in a more unified manner.
IP Camera Monitoring
Our Verified Response Platform allows Customers to maintain a record of any number of IP cameras in the online database. The database stores details of software commands supported by each camera along with various recording parameters such as image size & quality.
When an alarm signal is received on the server, the database is checked to find out what commands should be issued to IP cameras and the appropriate software command is sent. Images are then written to the platform hard drive for safe storage and review by a monitoring operator or Customer.
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Features
Our managed platform can receive alarm signals from any alarm panel or digital communicator over
the Internet or GSM from our range of alarm communication devices.
As our Customer, you are provided with unrestricted access to your account on our web platform.
In fact, you have full control over all your alarm, camera, contact and alert settings.
You see exactly what our operators see. This gives you a better understanding of our solution and the
tools available for handling events.
Enter a list of actions that you want our operators to take and they will be followed to the letter.
A full audit trail of operator actions and comments are stored in your online log.
Although you have access to your cameras at all times, our operators are only allowed access in the event
of an alarm activation. This provides you with both privacy and security. Video surveillance ONLY when
you need it.