Alarm System Communications

Redundant Communication Paths
The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router provides three ways to transmit security system alarms back to your monitoring site:

1. Wired Ethernet - DSL, Cable Modem, etc.
2. Analog Telephone Modem (POTS or satellite)
3. Cellular Modem (CDMA or GSM)

Any of these interfaces can be designated as primary, with the others serving as redundant back-up communication paths in the event that higher priority paths are down. Fail-over to the back-up interfaces is automatic. This provides you with the most reliable means of ensuring timely notification of remote alarm events. Use the LAN-Cell 2 when you need secure high availability communications for your critical installations.

Control Communications Costs
The LAN-Cell can connect any of its WAN interfaces "on demand" when an alarm condition warrants to help keep communications costs low. Our unique Cell-Sentry feature enables you to use inexpensive cellular data plans to provide access while monitoring and controlling cellular costs.

Connect Any Alarm System
Ethernet-based alarm systems can be connected natively to the LAN-Cell 3G router. Serial-based systems can be easily interfaced with an inexpensive serial-to-Ethernet converter. You can even "mix & match" Ethernet and serial components such as IP cameras and serial alarm consoles using the LAN-Cell's built-in 4 port 10/100 Ethernet switch.

Once connected, you can also remotely manage the alarm system using any WAN interface via static IP address, Dynamic DNS name, or dial-up phone number.

The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G Cellular Router (Mobile IP 3G Router) utilizes user accessible upgradable high-speed PC-Card (PCMCIA / laptop) 3G modems and supports all CDMA & GSM 2.5G & 3G cellular modem standards including CDMA2000: EV-DO RevA, EV-DO Rev0, 1xRTT; UMTS / W-CDMA: HSUPA, HSDPA, HSPA, EDGE, and GPRS on all major wireless carriers (cellular internet or broadband) worldwide including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, AT&T Mobility (Cingular), T-Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra & others. See the LAN-Cell 2 3G Router Product Specifications page for a list of the currently supported PC-Card 3G modems. The rugged LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router offers Ethernet, wireless WiFi (802.11 a/b/g) and serial interfaces plus advanced enterprise mobile router features such as multiple IPSec VPN tunnels, NAT/DMZ, SPI firewall, X.509 certificates, bandwidth management and other wireless router functions which are optimized for corporate, financial, mobile in vehicle, industrial automation, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) telemetry and SCADA type remote cellular WWAN applications. The LAN-Cell 2 is also a great satellite data link alternative or backup for Low Earth Orbit - LEO (ORBCOMM, Iridium, Globalstar) and VSAT (HughesNet, Starband) satellite network sites.