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Honeywell 6280 Color Graphic Touchscreen Keypad with Voice

The Honeywell 6280 color graphic voice touchscreen keypad (comes in 6280S which is silver or 6280W which is white around the screen). This is Honeywell’s newest offering if you are looking to add a touchscreen keypad option to your Vista system.

This keypad has a graphical interface that matches the icons from the Honeywell total connect graphics, which makes it easier to understand if you get the total connect monitoring add-on later. It also has the voice annunciation for all system status conditions, that means if you don’t understand the icons it will speak to you. It will only speak in the English language.

This new keypad not only displays what your alarm is doing, but it can be a digital picture frame or play videos as well. This makes it not only useful as a keypad but fun as well.

Features

High-resolution, 7″ widescreen 640 x 480 TFT display
16 million colors capability to display vivid images
Intuitive touchscreen display with icons and menu driven prompts (English only)
Digital picture frame, slide show or home movies through standard SD card
Available in two colors
- Silver: Ideal for kitchens with stainless steel appliances, garages and basements
- White: Blends seamlessly with lighter décors
Three languages can be displayed
- English
- Spanish (Latin American)
- French Canadian
Voice annunciation of type and location of alarm (English only)
Family message center that lets end-users record and playback messages
Entry/Exit countdown displayed
Authorized end-user can easily add or delete user codes
View zone lists with status
End-user can quickly and easily bypass zones

I have worked with one of these and I have to say they are very nice looking as well as easy to work with. And would be a very good addition to any system if you are looking to have touch screen capability on your Vista system.

WiFi IP BAT Broadband Alarm Transmitter Communicator

The WiFi IP BAT Broadband Alarm Transmitter Communicator is the latest release from IPDatatel. This works just like their regular IPBAT but instead of connecting the panel to a router via ethernet cable; this version is a two piece unit. One piece wires into your control panel and then you take the wireless gateway and attach it to your router. This will give the module the ability to communicate back and forth without a long run of ethernet cable.

It gives you all of the functionality of the original IP BAT and none of the hassle of running ethernet cable through the house.

You still get the ability to go online and sign in, through any web browser, and set up your contact list, review your systems event log, and access the system through the virtual keypad.

The contact list you set up can be contacted by automated phone call, email, or text message and whichever method you choose for notifications; you will see or hear exactly what is being triggered.

The virtual keypad that you get can be used for anything that you can do on the real keypad such as programming, bypassing zones, arming, disarming, adding user codes, deleting user codes, etc. It even resembles the keypad that is on your system.

You can also download an app for your iPhone or Android that works as a simple numeric keypad that you can use as a key fob to arm and disarm your system. Say that you get down the street and remembered that you forgot to arm your system. Well, before the WiFi-IPBAT you had to drive all the way back home and arm it. Not anymore. With the app for your smart phone, all you have to do is pull out your phone, go to the app, and arm your system.

This is a really great product and we have quite a few people using it now. We can’t wait to see more developments from IPDatatel in the future because being such a young company; they have really come out with a great device for today’s technologically savvy alarm system owner.

Honeywell Total Connect Video

That’s right!! We are now offering Honeywell’s Total Connect Video service. We are very proud to have this as addition to our already great line of monitoring options.

Almost everyone now-a-days has heard of Honeywell’s Total Connect service on television. The service allows people to have monitoring service through a GSM cellular communicator which also allows them to remotely control their alarm system as well. Well, Honeywell also offers as an add-on or standalone service the Total Connect Video service. This service, with the use of Honeywell Total Connect Video equipment, allows subscribers to remotely view their location from anywhere in the world.

Whether it be from a PC, Ipad, Smartphone, etc.; you can now have the piece of mind that comes from being able to view your location while you’re away. The cameras run on a secure network and you never have to worry about anyone other than you, or those you give permission, accessing your cameras.

A very nice addition to your monitoring or a great new way to insure the security of your home!

You can go HERE to learn more about the video service as well as the Total Connect monitoring service.

Honeywell Total Connect Video

Honeywell IPCAM-PT Camera Compact Pan & Tilt IP for Total Connect

The Honeywell IPCAM-PT Camera Compact Pan & Tilt is an IP camera that is used to monitor your home visually from a remote location. This camera can only be used with Honeywell Total Connect Video service and it does require a monthly fee.

This is a great camera to have in your home and because of its pan & tilt features you can scan the area that you put the camera in. This camera also works very well in the dark because of it’s five LED lights. The IPCAM-PT also features auto white balance, auto glare control, sharpness, and brightness controls.

The pan feature allows you to scan 150 degrees left and 150 degrees right. You also have a 53 degree range of sight. The tilt feature lets you move the camera up 90 degrees and down 30 degrees, also with the 53 degree range of sight.

The camera can use three different methods of encryption. It uses WEP 64 Bits/128 Bits, WPA/WPA2
Personal, and WPS. The IPCAM-PT also features a privacy button so that if others in the household have access to the cameras you can disable a certain camera so that they will not be able to view them. This gives you the piece of mind to know that no one outside of those you give access to can view you cameras. I am sure that most of you have seen the recent news footage of the dangers of regular wireless cameras and outsiders ability to view them just by having a receiver. This is not a worry with these little beauties!

This camera also has a microphone built-in so not only can you see what’s going on in the house while you’re away; you can hear what’s going on as well.

Weighing in at a mere 1.5 lbs. this camera has some hefty features. A nice addition for your home security needs.

Honeywell WAP Wireless Access Portal

We are soon to be bringing Honeywell’s Total Connect Video Service to our already great monitoring options. The Honeywell Total Connect Video service is a stand-alone service that you can use without a monitoring contract. There is a service fee required to use it but you don’t have to have monitoring to use it. Now you can view your premises while you are away via any internet connection and because of Honeywell’s secure server; you won’t ever have to worry about anyone else being able to access it.

The Honeywell WAP Wireless Access Portal is the hub of your home’s Total Connect Video feature. This operates just like a Wi-Fi switch that connects to a port on your router. This will bring all your cameras, whether you have them wired or wireless, together.

When you connect this to your router the router needs to be configured to be a DHCP server for this device. The Honeywell WAP Wireless Access Portal will then, if your router is configured for port-forwarding, allow you to remotely view your cameras.

We are excited to be able to offer this as a choice for people who want the remote video that everyone these days is so ready to use.

The Pistol Pad by Tane

The Pistol Pad by Tane, Inc. is something that we are proud to offer because its potential to make home protection safer and more effective.

The Pistol Pad is a unique device that lets you keep your gun out in the open and not have to worry about a burglar grabbing it and shooting you or a child accidentally grabbing the gun and shooting themselves. We do still recommend putting it out of the reach of children, but even if your toddler happens to move this it will set off a siren in your panel.

The pad works with any standard wireless transmitter that has terminals to wire in Normally Closed/Open contacts. You remove the base on the bottom and attach your transmitter and then enroll the transmitter into your alarm panel with a panic zone type. Re-secure the base and then take the circular key and unlock the mechanism that goes through a pistol’s trigger hole. Place your pistol on the pad and run the magnetic contact through the trigger and secure it in the opening on the pad. You then lock the mechanism with the key and you are set and ready for total home protection.

Whenever the pistol is removed without the lock being disengaged; an alarm will sound through your panel and a siren will sound. If you have alarm monitoring you can label that zone with them so they will call the police and tell them that a firearm has been deployed.  Also, because of the tamper switch on the bottom of the unit, if someone tries to pick up the whole pad and pistol; an alarm will also be issued.

We definitely recommend this for anyone who owns a firearm and has an alarm system where wireless transmitters can be used. We think that this will cut down on accidental deaths and violent crimes in households were alarm systems are used.

Ademco 6160 Alpha Keypad/5883H Transceiver Combo Kit

The Ademco 6160 Alpha Keypad/5883H Transceiver Combo Kit is Honeywell’s way of bringing you two great products in one money-saving package! This kit is a combination of a standard Ademco 6160 Alpha Numeric Keypad and a 5883H Transceiver. If you would like to add a second keypad to your system, add the ability for your hard-wire system to incorporate wireless devices, and save some money then this is the kit for you.

The 6160 Alpha Keypad is great because it not only reads out zone numbers, but you can add labels for it to read out as well so that you don’t have to guess what is on zone number ’06′. The keypad features, as you can see from the picture, a numeric keypad and four function buttons. Programming is a breeze with the 6160 because it displays words and makes finding your way through programming very easy.

The 5883H is a transmitter and receiver all-in-one, hence the name transceiver.  This transceiver not only works with devices on the RF house Code but can also work with devices, such as the 5839 keypad, that use a site ID number. The 5883H is great for when you want to add bi-directional devices like the 5839 or the 5804BD key-chain remote.

This also works in conjunction with Ademco’s 5800RP repeater module if you need to extend the range of your wireless devices. The Ademco 6160 Alpha Keypad/5883H Transceiver Combo Kit is a great addition to add more power to your Honeywell system.

Honeywell GSMV Cellular Communicator

The Honeywell GSMV Cellular Communicator is a great way for you to add full contact ID reporting over GSM to a central station monitoring service. You can use this unit as a backup to your existing land-line or for primary reporting. This unit handles Contact ID reporting using ECP mode with compatible Honeywell control panels or combined with optional dialer capture for non-ECP capable control panels. Dialer capture mode means that it pulls the signal from your panels phone line connections. That means that instead of hooking into your ECP terminals, where your keypads hook into, you can have it report this way as well.

This unit should be used with Honeywell panels but you could also use this on another panel where you could use the dialer capture mode.

Not only does the GSMV report fully to a central station, but it also gives the owner of the alarm system the capability, for an extra fee and added peripherals, to communicate with the central station via two-way voice communication. This will give you piece of mind especially if the alarm system is installed in a residence that has an elderly person living there. They can talk with the station operator in case of a medical emergency.

A very good unit that will give you piece of mind if you have worries about someone cutting your phone line or if you have no phone line at all.

Honeywell GSMVLP5 GSM Cellular Communicator For Lynx Touch

The Honeywell GSMVLP5 for the new Lynx Touch alarm system is only compatible with this system. It gives Lynx Touch users the ability to get rid of their land-line phone lines for communicating to a central station monitoring service.

If the only thing that you are keeping your land-line for is your Lynx Touch alarm system then this will let you get rid of it totally. The Honeywell GSMVLP5 will allow your Honeywell Lynx Touch to communicate with a central station monitoring service through the GSM cell phone frequency.

Installation is a snap and the unit is plug and play with a couple of programming changes of course. You just pop open the front cover of the Lynx Touch, attach in the GSM module in the provided space with the three screws provided, enable the GSM, configure alarm reporting and module supervision, and register the device.

Most monitoring services offer two-way voice communication and with the GSMVLP5 you’ll be able to take advantage of that feature. With the two-way voice feature; if your alarm goes off and calls the central station then they in turn can talk back to you to see if everything is alright. You don’t need any other add-on because of the Lynx Touch’s built in microphone.

I would definitely recommend this for anyone who wants to get rid of the land-line telephone line or if they’d like a backup just in case of phone trouble.