[TriLUG] OT: internet-based alarm service - Asterisk, of course!

[Mark Turner]

Christopher L Merrill wrote:
> We're looking for an alarm service that uses the Internet connection for
> monitoring, rather than a phone line.

Set up an Asterisk box at home and monitor it yourself:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+cmd+AlarmReceiver
http://www.markturner.net/2008/09/01/asterisk-and-alarm-working-well-together/

Kick off a script whenever an alarm event occurs. I do!

Cheers!
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Mark Turner
www.markturner.net