A LOCALLY developed technology from Cellsecure, which will be demonstrated at the MTN stand, allows a security alarm, lights and other electrical appliances to be controlled remotely from a cellular phone from anywhere in the world.
The E6 and V8 SMS Communicator products come with an alarm panel and SMS communication in a single control-box that can be installed in a home or business premises, says Cellsecure marketing director David Scales.
In addition to room detectors and panic buttons, miniature doorguard devices can be set up to trigger an alert if an intruder opens a door.
Other small devices can be mounted in the grounds of the business premises, or the garden of a home, and will set off a beeping sound if something moves past them even when the alarm is not activated. If the alarm is triggered, the system will automatically send an SMS alert to five designated cellphone numbers and will detail the zone in which the intruder has been detected.
The recipient can instruct the control panel to switch on the lights and to release pepper gas if one of these appliances has been installed, says Scales.
"The control panel has a built-in microphone, so you can phone in and listen to what is going on in the house or the premises."
The system can be set up to turn any electrical device on or off or to open and close electronicallyoperated gates or doors from a cellphone, for example, to give trusted service people access to the property in response to a phone call.
Once a day the system will send an SMS to report the status of the alarm and that everything is all right.
If in doubt, the user can SMS the control unit for a status report
A PC equipped with a GSM modem could communicate with the control panel and can act as a monitoring unit, providing logging reports of all the activity in a home or business premises.
With a small transmitter device that can be attached to the PC, the system can also be set up to send out alerts if the computer is moved, providing an asset-management system.
One alarm panel can monitor up to 45 PCs.
"The PC becomes a command centre that controls what happens and when," says Scales.
May 07 2003 06:49:53:000AM Business Day 1st Edition
Publisher: Business Day
Source: Business Day
Security at the end of a cellphone.
Posted On Wednesday, 07 May 2003 02:00 Published by eProperty News
Local premises can be monitored from anywhere in the world.
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