Texecom vs Pyronix vs Others for Apps

[PeterJames]

1 hour ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

Features wouldn't be available to DIY tho.

 

QFA,  But DIY is not likely to need the same protection ............... is it? 

[sixwheeledbeast]

3 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

QFA,  But DIY is not likely to need the same protection ............... is it? 

 

22 hours ago, MrHappy said:

People expect a set up to rival Tony Stark's gaff for pennies.

 

 

[Gadget34]

It looks like Texecom have a dual WiFi/4g module due to be released in the future but. It isn’t available yet..

 

If I did Pyronix I could fit the gsm module which would allow both the app to use 4g and sms notification out of the gsm network.

 

Think I may just have to accept it will be WiFi and never perfect 

[sixwheeledbeast]

Yes it will be Connectv2 subscription via installer option.

[GalaxyGuy]

My thoughts on this are to have a battery backed GPRS capable router in a secured location. This offers better future proofing, as it's not just the alarm that needs to keep communications up if there's a broadband / phone line issue. There's CCTV, HA and more. It's more efficient to have an unlimited data SIM, rather than 3 separate SIM's to track and pay for. It's also easier to keep up with the latest tech. I'm already 5G capable - just waiting on my area being upgraded.  

 

If your hone network has its own failover, then all you need is polled monitoring with a decent polling interval to alert you of a missing heartbeat.

[sixwheeledbeast]

As your average house gets more and more IT connected equipment really they need a little server space where the comms come in. When Openreach eventually switch off POTS you will have to power FTTP equipment anyway.

I have a small UPS with Multi-WAN router, always prefer this configuration but still polling should come from the signalling device itself.

The benefit for signalling to have dual paths at the device with each path polled is to identify an attack over a service outage. If the single path LAN side to the signalling failed you wouldn't be able to tell, you'll just see it down.

I know we are talking different grades of signalling system here but it's worth considering what you get for your money when it comes to monitoring.

 

[GalaxyGuy]

5 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

As your average house gets more and more IT connected equipment really they need a little server space where the comms come in. When Openreach eventually switch off POTS you will have to power FTTP equipment anyway.

I have a small UPS with Multi-WAN router, always prefer this configuration but still polling should come from the signalling device itself.

The benefit for signalling to have dual paths at the device with each path polled is to identify an attack over a service outage. If the single path LAN side to the signalling failed you wouldn't be able to tell, you'll just see it down.

I know we are talking different grades of signalling system here but it's worth considering what you get for your money when it comes to monitoring.

 

 

On my own system, with dual path IP at the router level, it just doesn't go down, so there aren't any annoying Comms messages. I only worry when I get an intrusion signal or polling failure which means both paths are down and I really need to take action. Hasn't happened yet. Touch wood.

 

Any messages for one of the paths going down would just be extra nuisance due to ISP reboots, temporary mast issues and the like. I see installers moaning about this sort of thing all the time on FB installer forums. I'd much rather have a multi failover IP path that then relies on very short poll intervals. As long as there's a good link between the panel and ARC with secure comm's, then I don't really care what path that link is.  With today's network capabilities, we'll probably move to 'always connected' ARC's anyway.

[al-yeti]

4 hours ago, GalaxyGuy said:

 

On my own system, with dual path IP at the router level, it just doesn't go down, so there aren't any annoying Comms messages. I only worry when I get an intrusion signal or polling failure which means both paths are down and I really need to take action. Hasn't happened yet. Touch wood.

 

Any messages for one of the paths going down would just be extra nuisance due to ISP reboots, temporary mast issues and the like. I see installers moaning about this sort of thing all the time on FB installer forums. I'd much rather have a multi failover IP path that then relies on very short poll intervals. As long as there's a good link between the panel and ARC with secure comm's, then I don't really care what path that link is.  With today's network capabilities, we'll probably move to 'always connected' ARC's anyway.

So you have to separate ISP? 

[GalaxyGuy]

2 hours ago, al-yeti said:

So you have to separate ISP? 

 

2 hours ago, al-yeti said:

So you have to separate ISP? 

One ISP is my broadband and the other is the mobile provider, so yes not the same provider for me.