Introduction
Perimeter surveillance
Continuous monitoring of large areas of open land
around the periphery or the areas used for approaching
the property, e.g. using light barriers and motion detec-
tors on the premises and/or surveillance cameras with in-
telligent motion detection.
Port
Part of a network address.
Programming
Detailed settings for the alarm panel according to the
user's requirements (e.g. zones/partitions can be de-
fined).
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network, analogue, a/b
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Smoke alarm device
Optical smoke alarm devices save lives, as they respond
to smoke particles in the air (usually poisonous gases).
Heat detectors/heat difference detectors respond to a
maximum temperature (e.g. 65°C) or a rapid increase in
temperature.
Relay outputs
Switching outputs for external devices (lighting control,
electric shutters, other sounders, etc.)
Rolling code (RC)
Rolling code is a technology which provides optimum
protection against code scanning and code grabbing in
order to prevent unauthorised access.
Router
See IAD
RSSI
The Received Signal Strength Indicator is an indica-
tor of the signal strength of wireless communication
applications.