Alarm monitoring work and its characteristics

It has an alarm receiving centre (CRA). They are also called monitoring centres, which are control centres, reception and monitoring of the signals emitted by a security alarm due to the activation of an alarming jump produced by an attempted intrusion when the security system is connected (usually 24 hours a day and 365 days a year). After verifying that the alarm has occurred due to an intrusion, the police or relevant emergency services will be called.

Remote alarm monitoringLink Text is the brain or manager of an alarm system, which receives signals from peripheral sensors to provide an alert output (which may or may not be audible) and communication to the security systems. Surveillance can also activate output to other auxiliary devices. It should be noted that with loudness, we refer to the sound, and whether it is audible or not means that it can be configured for some instances.

How does alarm monitoring work?

The control centre must be attended 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and in alarm monitoring, which works by a group of operators. They are in charge of receiving all the news that may be presented on their computer terminals and the openings and closings of local security systems, companies, or offices, with actual events, panic signals, fire, paramedic, and police emergencies.

Likewise, remote alarm monitoring has the following characteristics:

Alarm system: these are devices installed in the home or in a location that protect against any intrusion.

Automation: they offer well-being and peace of mind by controlling everything from electrical contacts to the panels of our home, location, organization, etc.

Video stream: a real-time application that watches what happens in our home and location, no matter where we are. That is, it works remotely.

Security in the company

One of the security equipment systems implemented for a company, office, commercial premises and home is composed and distributed at least as follows, according to the needs and capacity, as appropriate, for remote alarm monitoring:

Command keyboard. It is generally installed near the main entrance of the property. It is used to activate and deactivate the system and enable other options, such as emergency buttons for fire, medical or police emergencies.

Infrared sensors. They detect movement through infrared rays, which perceive movements and temperature changes. They can be adjusted to work even in the presence of animals.

Glass break sensor. Detects the breaking of doors, bars and windows.

Siren. When an event occurs, it emits a sound signal to scare away possible intruders.

Magnetic sensor. Installed on doors and bars, and detects when they open them.

Radio signal transmitter. Sends the alarm signal to the Operations Center through electromagnetic waves.

Remote panic button. It can be pressed anywhere in the establishment. It remains activated 24 hours daily, even when the central system is disabled.

Metallic magnetic sensor. Intended for all types of doors (houses, warehouses, premises, etc.). Detects when they are open or collapsed.

Fire sensor. It remains activated 24 hours daily, even when the central system is disabled—Detects signs of fire through smoke.

There are two types of remote alarm monitoring:

Manual alarms: These consist of warning stations distributed throughout the factory. These stations consist of keys or bells whose operation triggers the alarm.

Automatic alarms: these can be activated by two mechanisms. One is a detector that indicates an increase in ambient temperature over a specific limit: fixed temperature type. The other is a sensitive detector of a sudden variation in ambient temperature: type of rapidity of increase.

When analyzed, they are those situations that fall outside the particular behaviours of the clients or the market, being considered atypical and, therefore, requiring further analysis to determine if there is a possible risk.

Examples of different types of remote alarm monitoring alert colours:

Green: declared when the natural phenomenon, after an evaluation, is considered a low threat to the territory. Prevention and surveillance measures can be considered.

Yellow is declared when there is a 50% probability of being affected by the natural event, providing a greater degree of certainty of the danger that may exist.

Orange will be activated when the risk intensifies, reaching a critical level greater than 75%, with the probability of causing severe damage until specialized groups participate.

Red: will be activated when the widespread magnitude of the event has managed to have a severe impact until producing a disaster situation, and attention must be applied by the Emergency Plan, making use of all State resources.

Blue: in the case of the Early Warning System for Tropical Cyclones, they consider it a minimal danger.