Specifications

354 Module 136: System Monitoring | IP Monitoring
IP Alarm Monitoring
IP alarm monitoring has been developed to achieve the same thing as Contact ID alarm monitoring (to transmit
an alarm message to a central monitoring station), only it does this via a network connection across the internet.
Alarm Transmitted
Acknowledgement sent
IP Alarm Transmission
Alarm Panel
Router
www
Router
Alarm Receiver
www
ArmorIP Server
-or-
The ArmorIP protocol takes the Contact ID message and encapsulates it inside a TCP/IP message. Along with
this is the ability to add additional information if it is available, such as panel name, event time, panel type, serial
number, zone or user name, and much more. This data is all transmitted across the internet to the monitoring
station.
0800 123 456 1234 18 1131 01 015 8
Monitoring Phone Number Contact ID String
Contact ID Format
203.97.49.55 1234 18 1131 01 015 8
Monitoring IP Address Additional Data Contact ID String
ArmorIP Format
The message can be received at the monitoring station either by the existing receiver (if it is IP capable), or by
the ArmorIP software running on a server. The ArmorIP software has the added advantage of being able to
display all of the additional data that comes with the ArmorIP protocol.
This means that changes to names of users, areas and zones on site will be transmitted to the monitoring
station as they are seen on site, so there are no more mismatches between what the monitoring station and the
people on site are looking at.