Recent content by Prefect

For what it's worth, you can use an Uplink Digicell Anynet cellular monitoring device with most any alarm panel and with NextAlarm as your monitoring company. You get varying degrees of functionality depending on the panel and how you connect the device, but on an ELK M1 panel you get full...

I've done a lot of development work on a large scale system that used the subcutaneous RFID tags (cats in this case), and it was challenging to get a long read distance. If you have a "doggy door" style entry where it is gated down, you can probably situate an antenna close enough to read it...

SOLD to the man with the firearm! ;)

I have bought many refurbished APC UPSes from http://www.refurbups.com/ for work and have had great luck. In my opinion, a refurbed higher-end APC unit is going to last longer (due to better design, higher spec components, etc) and be more robust than the commodity, cheaper units. That's...

A few more photos... The first shows my 14" ELK can. Nothing too exciting, but I tried hard to keep the clutter to a minimum in this can, through extensive use of wire management channel. I use a 25 pair telco style cable to connect the zone inputs over to the BIX punchdown blocks. It's easy...

A little bit of a sneak peak at "version two" of my wiring closet. In nearly all of my spare time over the last couple of weeks, I completely gutted my old wiring/server closet, expanded it considerably, and have been reinstalling and rewiring everything. A few unique things in my system, one...

I have an Insteon serial PLC, which was originally part of the ELK M1 Insteon kit from Smarthome. I ended up doing my lighting through CQC, so I don't need this unit. I have the it available for sale for $35+Shipping. It's seen all of a couple hours of use, and should be ready to go if you...

There may be some specific way to handle this within the Omni Pro that would allow you to retain the full contact ID reporting (i.e. what caused the alarm). In the absence of that, you could possibly use an ELK-980 telephone line fault monitor combined with your alarm output on your panel. The...

Yes, I contacted Uplink. Sorry I wasn't clear. I wonder if it was a recent policy change, or maybe a situation of one representative saying/allowing one thing, and another following a different procedure. In any event, it's probably not worth the hassle of dealing with two separate companies...

Interesting.. I just emailed them about signing up and the response I got back was that you have to be a dealer to sign up with them.

What's the deal with the $2/month savings? Do you save if you sign up with Uplink directly? thanks, Steve

I purchased a new-in-box Uplink DigiCell AnyNET off of eBay for what seemed like a pretty good price. I've powered it just to see that it works, and it looks like it's getting at least one network with "good" signal strength. My question has to do with how to activate it. The user manual...

Personally, I favor the compression-style QuickPort F and RCA connectors (rather than the feed-thru style) because it amounts to fewer interconnects and better signal integrity. You do need a compression tool, but if you've already invested in one then it's a snap. I did not buy the...

Thanks for the info, Digger. I've read in a few places around the Cocoon forums that sometimes the insurance company might send someone out to your house to check your system if you were filing a burglary claim. Some even said these inspectors are pretty astute and might pick up on stuff like...

I recall running across a UL requirement that the unit be enclosed in an acceptable enclosure. This may be an issue if you are seeking to get a discount on your homeowner's insurance. I re-read through the ELK M1 manual and it's misleading because one section does not mention an enclosure...