Specifications

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 If encryption is used, the monitoring station will supply an Encryption Level and Encryption Key that
must also be entered in the service settings.
 If required, select a Backup Service:
If a backup service is selected you must also enable the Service Operates as Backup option in the
Contact ID service, otherwise both services will report each new event.
 The Area Group defines which group of areas the service is responsible for monitoring.
By default, it is set to All Areas which means that signals generated by any area will be reported offsite
by the service.
 One of the advantages of IP reporting is that essentially it is always 'on'. This is achieved by sending
regular poll messages.
In most cases the frequency should be set to 90 seconds, however your monitoring station may request
a different setting.
IP Polling should not be confused with the 24 Hour Test Signal. The 24 Hour Test signal is still required
and is a Contact ID message generated by the system once every 24 hours. The polling messages are
handled by the IP protocol, and don't appear as a test signal at the monitoring station. The IP receiver
software handles the regular polling internally and generates a monitoring poll fail signal locally if a regular
poll is not received within a predefined period.