TextAlert brings Voice Alert technology to the next level using cell phone technology to transmit intrusion warnings to interested parties via their cell phones.

Today, if there is something that a man carries with him 24x7, then it is a cell phone. We decided to utilize it and the result is textalert.

TextAlert can work in conjunction with a standard Voice Alert system or independently. The system is easy to set up and provides a cost effective solution to remote monitoring applications.

Be several places at one time.

Unlike traditional voice alert systems, where an intrusion is detected and announced by a voice, the text alert system sends out a customized text message to your cellular phone.

TextAlert announces an intrusion by sending a customized text message for up to 16 zones it wirelessly monitors. This silent betrayal means that the intruder has no idea that his every move is being reported. This silent betrayal is a critical factor because, a burglar who believes he"s undetected is easier to apprehend. With instant, intruder information in your hands you have the ability to control a situation.

How TextAlert works

TextAlert has its own 433mhz radio receiver that is capable of reading and reacting to the coded pulse signals sent by VoiceAlert sensors. (*Please read the "How it Works" description under the Product/VoiceAlert section.) However, TextAlert's on board radio receiver allows it to work like the VoiceAlert receiver.

Briefly: VoiceAlert sensor/transmitters detect an intruder and transmit a wireless coded radio pulse. When TextAlert receives the pulse, it identifies the specific zone (by the pulses code) and sends the right zone warning – for example: "Driveway INTRUDER, 3 Central Drive, Smith family, please ASSIST"

Easy setup via software or Cell/Mobile phone

TextAlert comes with setup CD software to install on your computer and USB cable to link TextAlert to your computer for setup (after which you unplug TextAlert and use it anywhere you choose).

Message Content

So - as the name "TextAlert" suggests, the unit's primary function is to send Sms/Text messages.

From the message example given above, you will appreciate that succinctly crowding a lot of information into the message is important. Recipients of this message need to understand the urgency and nature of the problem, the location and your desired response from them.

16 Monitored Zones

TextAlert monitors up to 16 zones. Each zone can have its own warning message that you type into a message input area in the software.

In the setup software's main Administrative screen, you can input and name up to 16 potential text message recipients. These names are then immediately duplicated into every one of the 16 zone setup tabs. You can have certain zones notify only certain recipients and allow them to turn specific zones on or off - all you do is check/tick the box alongside their name in those zones.

More than just Text messages

Sms/Text messages can be held up if the networks are busy - but phone calls go straight through. With this in mind, for every zone you have a checkbox that, when checked, will cause TextAlert to dial a specific recipient and cause their cell/mobile phone to ring for 30 seconds or until answered. A recipient can save the TextAlert's SIM card number into their contacts list so when an incoming call starts to ring from that number, they know there is trouble at the location - and the SMS that follows will provide the details.

This "call" feature allows you to designate your armed response company's control room/monitoring computer's modem as the call recipient. This is precisely how regular alarm systems prompt armed response - by calling the ops computer, which throws up a warning message and client details on the computer monitor of an operator.

Eliminating false alarms with Dual & "Double-Knock" sensors

Our sensors are excellent at always identifying genuine intruders while eliminating the potential for false alarms - but to add to this system integrity we've engineered additional options into TextAlert that allow you to manage each zone independently - where some zones might require at least two sensors to trigger within a period of time (i.e. sensors set a distance apart in the length of a driveway) or a single sensor that must be activated several times within a time period (i.e. a single sensor inside of an office/computer room) before a message is sent.

Applications beyond the home

And TextAlert's application extend way beyond home use:

• It's ideal for wirelessly protecting boundaries on golf and security estates
• TextAlert is a builder's best friend; it's better than any night watchman - or at least, the best foreman a night watchman can have; with wireless sensors that can be re-located at will and corresponding Sms/Text messages that provide ample warning and forensic evidence the instant intruders trespass
• It's the perfect backup and/or 'second option' for retail/factory installations and vacation homes to confirm when a regular alarm is validly triggering or false alarming
• No farmer should be without TextAlert to monitor livestock, equipment, assets, farm road and boundary
• Yachts, stables and other valuable assets can easily be protected with TextAlert.

Part of the Family

And, never forget, TextAlert is part of a larger WirelessAlert "family" of products. When you invest in VoiceAlert you automatically get the huge and significant bonus of being able to answer your security needs for today with a minimum investment, and then respond to new threats by adding to the system if your needs change.

TextAlert Quick Facts

• Program with software CD, via USB cable provided
• Simple & complete management of unit using mobile phone
• Wirelessly monitors 16 zones, each with a customized Sms/Text message
• Dual sensor and 'double knock' capabilities ensure zero false alarms
• Load 16 potential message recipients into admin list
• Select up to 5 of the 16 recipients in admin list to receive any specific zone warning
• Missed-call feature can be used to prompt armed response, or have unit call you directly
• Internal battery provides approx. 20 hours of backup
• Solar options available for use where power is unavailable
• Detachable antennas allow TextAlert to be used outdoors (in waterproof housing) & antennas to be placed for max reception advantage
• Remote event database logging; for forensic & insurance purposes tracks all unit activity
• Remote Control is optional.