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With Any Alarm System An RJ-31X Telephone Interface Is Recommended. This Ensures That The Burglar Can Not Take Your Telephone Off The Hook And Prevent Your System From Dialing Out.
The Following Steps Will Show You How To Install Your RJ-31X Jack.
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Type of Cable |
Pros |
Cons |
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RG59U |
- easy to find - least expensive - available in Siamese - can be custom made - can use universal coax tools - can use it in conjunction with individual power wire if power and video are running to 2 different locations |
- can only go up to 600’ |
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RG59U Siamese (RG59U / 18/2 PW) |
- only have to make one wire pull for both video and power wire |
- limited by video signal distance for 24V cameras and power signal distance for 12V cameras |
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RG6 |
- can go up to 1200’ - can be custom made - can use universal coax tools - can use it in conjunction with individual power wire if power and video are running to 2 different locations |
- more expensive - harder to find in Siamese style |
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Cat 5 Twisted Pair |
- with no powered baluns can go up to 1200’ - with powered baluns you can go up to 2.4KM - use it when space is an issue (conduit) - some businesses already have some existing - good filter for noise interference from power |
- may need gender changers on each end of the cable to change it from BNC to screw terminals and vice a versa - additional cost for baluns |
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Fiber Optic |
- extremely long range distances can be achieved |
- Very expensive - Only for the professional installer |
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18 guage / 2 conductor power wire |
- Extremely inexpensive - Easy to work with - Works with 12V DC or 24V AC cameras |
- Will have to run two different cables, one for video and one for power |
How to Use Your Honeywell 6270 Keypad to Control Lights
Written by AdministratorHow to use your Honeywell (ademco) 6270 Keypad to control X10 lights or devices
The 6270 Keypad by Honeywell has a built in X10 switching feature, accessed by the "Lighting" button on the main menu screen. You need only to replace the standard transformer that powers the alarm panel with a 1361X10N Transformer/X-10 Interface kit. The kit is actually just another transformer with 5 screw terminal instead of 2. Simply locate the standard power transformer, and replace it with the X-10 transformer. Chances are there will not be enough condutors in the cable connecting you transformer to the panel. You should run a second cable (such as 22-4) along side the existing cable, if this is the case. Connect the cables to the new transformer and to the wires from the kit to the 8 pin connector on the panel. Dont worry about the actual color of the wires connected to transformer. Just make sure they are connected to the proper color on the 8 pin connector.
The most basic system is a remote, and a reciever. The reciever is a small box about the size of an AC power adapter. It has a plug on one end, and has two knobs on it. Turn the knobs to set the codes. The letter sets the house code, while the number sets the device code. For instance you can set a reciever for A1, and plug a lamp into it. The remote has a similar knob on it to set the house code, but has buttons for each device code. Just simply push the button of the device number, number one in this case, and the light comes on!
How to View your Security Cameras Remotely via the Internet (From Anywhere)
This article will cover how to set up a home video server. If you already have a security camera connected to a "networkable" DVR then you are ready to procede to Step 1, if not below is a little info that you may find helpful.
Most of the time a DVR listed as "networkable" can act as a video server and allow the live cameras and recorded video to be viewed on PC's connected to the DVR via a network. I use a 4 channel DVR I bought for $299 and added a 160G hard drive. I have 4 b&w cameras connected, 2 dome cameras and 2 bullet cameras. I paid about $90 total for the cameras. You may have any camera configuration you like as long as they are viewable on your DVR. You can find many good sources for cameras and DVRs listed on the links page. Once you have your cameras connected and can view them on the DVR monitor, you are ready to proceed to Step1. If you dont have a monitor you can view them on your PC after the network connections are established. I use my PC for viewing because I have no space for another monitor. In a future article I'll cover how to set up the cameras and DVR including cables, connectors, power supply and more. Check back here soon for a link.