Wireless Alarm System
A fully wireless alarm system requires no cabling of the security motion detectors or sirens back to the main control panel.
A partly wireless alarm system offers wireless components such as movement detectors, glass breaks and reed switches with connect to the alarm system via a signal from a wireless receiver back to the main control panel.
Bosch Security and NX offer a partly wireless alarm system.
DSC, Risco and Connect offers a fully wireless alarm system, including wireless siren options.
Benefits of having a fully wireless alarm system.
- Reduced installation cost, due to reduced labour on the installation and wiring of alarm system components
- Quicker installation time
- Reliability of detectors, a message is sent to the panel if the wireless device batteries are running low.
- Ideal alarm system for renters, ability to take the alarm system with you.
- Smartphone alarm system app
- High ceilings where exposed wiring would not be desirable a wireless detector is often a better solution
- Wiring of external and internal sirens in apartments can be problematic due to the walls and ceilings being solid brick with no internal cavity.