Technology and the Monitoring Center

This module introduces the new operator to the need-to-know basics of how technology works in the professional monitoring industry. The student will discover how communications systems support effective monitoring and will be introduced to the main components of an alarm system and how sensors, detectors and video work together at a protected location to save lives and property. The student will gain an appreciation of the importance of technology to the advances in monitoring services.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basics of how technology works in the monitoring center
• Understand how communication systems support effective monitoring
• Recognize the main components of an alarm system
• Describe how sensors, detectors and video are used to protect lives and property