The alarm installers at JM Security

The alarm installers at JM Security are a fount of knowledge and can answer your questions in detail. Have a list of questions ready for us and we will be very happy to answer them. The protection provided by your alarm company can mean a peaceful sleep and a safe place for everyone. Visit us online  www.jmsecuritysystems.co.uk

Alarm Installers

If you have a holiday home or travel a lot this is somthing that you should discuss in detail with your alarm installers. Knowing that a home is vacant for several weeks to several months can make your home a target for vandals, or  thieves, or maybe just children in your area who while meaning no harm can still damage the property a great deal. A system that monitors a vacant home can be crucial in finding an intact property when you do arrive.Visit us to find out more  www.jmsecuritysystems.co.uk

Breach Sensors Used By Alarm Installers

Alarm installers working in your home may not need to use these breach sensors, but they may be necessary. Even when there are people in the home, maybe 24 hours a day, knowing quickly that someone has broken into the home, or tried to, may be the difference between life and death. Someone in the home may not be able to get to a telephone to contact authorities and therefore having a system that does so automatically is important.

Alarm Installers

Picking alarm installers can be a tricky task. There are not just a variety of installation type, there are also a variety of alarm system types. Breaking down exactly what you need in an alarm system is the first and possibly the most difficult task of all. Look first at what you are protecting. Is it a business or a home? A business alarm many times protects more "finite value", in other words, there may be a large amount of cash on the premises, often times there are commodities of various types, as in a retail storefront. There will almost always be information, client names and addresses, credit information, important documents and more.

In a home however, there are objects of what many consider even greater value. While there may or may not be a great deal of money at hand, there is usually a good deal of property value, in addition to the obvious loved ones and memorabilia of the lifetime shared with those people. Alarm installers like us may help you decide, but it is best to know ahead of time what you need and why. The business will most likely be unoccupied for a long period of time, usually at night when it is easiest to break-in. This calls for a definite breach type alarm system, one that will alert the authorities that the exterior has been breached

December 2011 – Christmas and New Year Wishes from JM Security Systems

JM Security Systems number 1 for security solutions in Birmingham and the West Midlands would like to thank their clients for their continued custom and support in 2011.


‘We hope that you are more than satisfied with our products and services, and we have exceeded your expectations where possible. It has been a pleasure helping you reach your goals and we look forward to contributing to your success in 2012’.


We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

IP (Internet Protocol) Signalling

Whilst this option has been available for sometime it is still the ‘new kid on the block’ as far as tried and trusted solutions go. Systems using IP signalling connect to Alarm Receiving Centre via the public internet using the ISP of your choice. The system is dependent upon in-house network setup, but may provide alternative signal pathways to ‘ensure’ signal continuity. However, to some the technology has yet to be fully established and you would need to check with your insurer that they are satisfied with security and fire alarms being routed in this way. For advice regarding intruder security please feel free to contact us at http://www.jmsecuritysystems.co.uk/contact.html

Dual path signalling systems

There are several types of dual path systems; some include a digital communicator combined with a GSM system (using mobile phone technology). Under normal circumstances alarm signals are sent to the Alarm Receiving Centre by the digital communicator but if this is not possible due, e.g. to the cable having been cut, the signals are sent by the GSM system. Other system use a monitored signalling system also combined with a GSM system. In the event of the monitored signalling system being unable to send an alarm signal to its monitoring centre the signal is sent by the GSM system.

Dual path siganlling systems have a great benefit in that they allow an alarm condition followed by a signalling path fault (or vise-a-versa) to be treated as a “confirmed alarm" and therefore obtain a police response. Similarly faults in both signalling paths can be treated as "confirmed alarms" and obtain a police response. Visit us at http://www.jmsecuritysystems.co.uk/ to find out about our intruder security systems and monitored alarm systems