wire less/free alarm system

leosayer39

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me if these also run on the same frequency as my netgear router and my wireless security cameras.

Have a look at this thread for more details
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=814291

Leo

buglawton

That thread is quite long. Now, the camera type mentioned there seems to broadcast it's own proprietary signal like a cordless phone and this overlaps typical router channels though this should still leave some usable frequencies free. There is some free software out there I believe, that helps you see which frequencies are free.

OR you could use an ip wireless security camera that talks to your router via it's existing frequency, just like your laptop does. There was a group review of these in this or last months Personal Computer World, the D-Link and I think a Toshiba came out top, at around the £100 mark.

These ip cameras can be viewed remotely when you travel and can detect movement and send snapshots to an email address etc when triggered.

leosayer39

Thanks for your comments but i think that you have misunderstood me. I probably have not expressed myself clearly, sorry.

If I buy a wire free/less alarm system, does it run on the same frequency as everything else that I have

Leo

superscaper

leosayer39 wrote: »

Thanks for your comments but i think that you have misunderstood me. I probably have not expressed myself clearly, sorry.

If I buy a wire free/less alarm system, does it run on the same frequency as everything else that I have

Leo

You're still not being clear. Are you asking whether it will interfere or whether it will be compatible? Merely using the same frequency doesn't really mean anything (many things nowadays use 2.4 GHz but that doesn't meant they can "talk" to each other) in either case which is why it's not really clear what you're asking.

leosayer39

will it interfere?

Dont want them to chat to each other

The cameras do interfere with the router, so I can only use either the cameras or the router which is a bit of a bummer

I would like to use the alarm system at the same time as either one of the other two

Leo

buglawton

As per that other thread, depending on the set-up such cameras might interfere and careful adjustments might be needed.

Alternatively you can get complete alarm systems (or just cameras) that connect to a standard home wireless router while causing no extra interference whatsoever.

leosayer39

buglawton wrote: »

That thread is quite long. Now, the camera type mentioned there seems to broadcast it's own proprietary signal like a cordless phone and this overlaps typical router channels though this should still leave some usable frequencies free. There is some free software out there I believe, that helps you see which frequencies are free.

OR you could use an ip wireless security camera that talks to your router via it's existing frequency, just like your laptop does. There was a group review of these in this or last months Personal Computer World, the D-Link and I think a Toshiba came out top, at around the £100 mark.

These ip cameras can be viewed remotely when you travel and can detect movement and send snapshots to an email address etc when triggered.

I like the sound of them but they are a bit expensive at the moment.

Leo

buglawton

The attraction of the ip cameras is, if used in motion detect mode, you might be able to use a couple of cameras instead of a having to buy complete alarm system. No matter what, you'd have secure copies of images taken when the house was intruded. You'll also be able to personally check online if it is a false alarm or not.

leosayer39

buglawton wrote: »

The attraction of the ip cameras is, if used in motion detect mode, you might be able to use a couple of cameras instead of a having to buy complete alarm system. No matter what, you'd have secure copies of images taken when the house was intruded. You'll also be able to personally check online if it is a false alarm or not.

Hadn't thought of that, a good point well made, thank you

Leo