FrontPoint Security

If you don’t mind rolling up your sleeves and installing a product yourself, FrontPoint Security sells a

remarkably capable yet inexpensive security system. As long as you can mount the control panel near an

AC outlet, you won’t need to deal with electrical wiring, because everything else is either wireless or

low voltage.

Although FrontPoint markets its products and services primarily to homeowners, FrontPoint cofounder

Peter Rogers says that 10 to 15 percent of FrontPoint customers are commercial premises such

as office spaces, retail locations, and warehouses.

You can monitor, arm, and disarm FrontPoint’s systems via any computer, tablet, or smartphone with

Internet access (you'll find apps for tablets and for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone handsets). You can

monitor and control the entire system using any standard Web browser.

Your facility must be within range of a cell-phone tower, and if you install Internet video cameras, it must have broadband access. FrontPoint contracts with a large SaaS (software as a service) vendor,

Alarm.com, for central-office monitoring, but FrontPoint handles its own tech support during

setup and for the life of your contract.

FrontPoint’s systems are best suited to home offices and smaller commercial facilities, because the

control panel cannot support more than 39 sensors, and it’s limited to nine unique user codes for arming

and disarming.

Resources:

http://devconhomesecurity.com/frontpoint-security

http://www.pcworld.com/article/259997/protect_your_assets_a_buying_guide_to_office_security_syste

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