Elk M1 Gold Backup Phone/Cell/Pager

[artifice]

Hey all,

In the process of planning my install and wanted to know if there was a way to hookup the M1 to a secondary phone line? What about cellular or two-way pager based backup. I'm aware that these methods exist for a variety of security panels and figured there must be a way with the M1.

--David

 

[rfdesq]

Hi David:

Do a quick search on the forums for "telular" and "uplink". If you have any specific questions I'm sure many of us can answer them.

 

[Digger]

You can email your pager or cellphone with the ethernet module. It will be limited to 16 messages.

 

[artifice]

The Uplink Anynet looks interesting. Let me make sure I've got this right, it connects to the M1 via a serial expander? So it can act as a backup link?

Also, do you happen to know the monthly or yearly cost of operating it?

Thanks, David

 

[rfdesq]

David:

I'm a Telular dealer. Others can help you with Uplink. Telular does not need a serial expander and it is transparent to the central station. Here is a quick installation guide http://telular.com/telguard/Files/TG7%20QIG.pdf. Monthly fees are approximately $10 per month for the cellular backup, this does not include your normal monthly land line monitoring fees. If you are in a fringe area there are some new satellite uplink systems.