Frequently Asked Questions About Alarm‑i Visual Alarm Verification

As secu­ri­ty alarm equip­ment has advanced over the years, it’s now eas­i­er and more afford­able than ever to make sure that your home or busi­ness is total­ly secured. But it’s impor­tant to keep in mind that not all alarm sys­tems are made equal.

With tra­di­tion­al secu­ri­ty sys­tems, when the alarm is tripped, it’s not always clear when a sit­u­a­tion actu­al­ly requires police inter­ven­tion or is sim­ply just a false alarm.

That’s where ALARM‑i comes in. With ALARM‑i, you get actu­al Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion of every alarm event, so that you (and the 24-hour ALARM‑i mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion) can see what’s real­ly hap­pen­ing at your home or busi­ness.

If you’re new to ALARM‑i, here are some fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions to help you under­stand how it works and what the advan­tages are.

What is ALARM‑i?

ALARM‑i is a Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion sys­tem that com­bines the func­tion­al­i­ty of a tra­di­tion­al mon­i­tored secu­ri­ty sys­tem with video cam­era tech­nol­o­gy to cap­ture alarm events as they hap­pen. This pro­vides visu­al ver­i­fi­ca­tion of the premis­es, so that you and/or mon­i­tor­ing-cen­ter dis­patch­ers can take the appro­pri­ate action.

How does it work?

ALARM‑i records video in the area where an alarm has been trig­gered or an inci­dent has occurred. This pro­vides you (and ulti­mate­ly law enforce­ment) with Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion of the event, thus elim­i­nat­ing the response to false alarms.

When your alarm goes off, a video clip will be sent to your mobile device, which gives you the option to dis­patch police or dis­re­gard the alarm. The same footage is also sent to a 24/7 mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion, where dis­patch­ers can take action if you’re unable to review the footage quick­ly enough.

What are the benefits of Visual Alarm Verification?

In addi­tion to the con­ve­nience and peace of mind, the great­est ben­e­fits of an ALARM‑i video alarm sys­tem are:

• Faster response to alarm events
• Reduced false alarms
• High­er arrest rates for bur­glar­ies

With ALARM‑i Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion, the police are on their way under Pri­or­i­ty dis­patch con­di­tions, which is up to 85% faster and results in an appre­hen­sion rate of more than 50% (com­pared to 0.08% for tra­di­tion­al alarms). (Source: PPVAR.org)

Plus, by access­ing video clips through your mobile device, and being able to arm or dis­arm the sys­tem from prac­ti­cal­ly any­where, you’ll be able to enjoy increased safe­ty and secu­ri­ty, while also min­i­miz­ing the num­ber of false alarms that you or law enforce­ment have to deal with.

What kinds of events will trip the alarm?

Any event that trips your secu­ri­ty sys­tem will trig­ger Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion. An ALARM‑i sys­tem uses door con­tacts and motion detec­tors to detect activ­i­ty where there should­n’t be any. So for exam­ple, if a front door is forced ajar or move­ment is detect­ed while the sys­tem is armed, it will trig­ger the alarm, noti­fy­ing you and the ALARM‑i mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion.

What video clips will I receive?

Cam­eras are already rolling when alarm events occur. When an alarm is tripped, you receive pre-alarm clips and real-time video on your cell phone and/or com­put­er with­in moments.

What if I’m unable to respond to an alarm notification?

Because the video is also sent to our mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion, you will still be pro­tect­ed whether or not you are able to ver­i­fy the video your­self. And in the event that law enforce­ment needs to be dis­patched, it will be tak­en care of from the mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion if you are not avail­able to dis­patch the police your­self.

Can I use ALARM‑i for my home?

Yes! ALARM‑i pro­vides pro­tec­tion for res­i­den­tial homes and com­mer­cial busi­ness­es. Com­pare pack­ages here.

Can I use ALARM‑i video clips for insurance claims?

Yes, this is anoth­er impor­tant advan­tage of ALARM‑i Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion. In the event of bur­glary or oth­er crim­i­nal activ­i­ty, video footage can be used to file insur­ance claims and, when applic­a­ble, can also be used for legal proceedings/prosecution.

Have more questions? Contact us today

For more details on how ALARM‑i Visu­al Alarm Ver­i­fi­ca­tion can pro­tect your busi­ness or fam­i­ly, con­tact us to request a no-oblig­a­tion secu­ri­ty sys­tem con­sul­ta­tion.