On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:08:08 GMT, aerosmith
wrote:

Thank you very much for your feedback. All the alarm systems talk about
zones. What do these zones mean and what are advantages of having zones?



First off, I'm no guru on this but have had 2 wired systems in 2
homes. I'd suggest to talk to a respected company that installs or
sells the alarms. They can educate you best.

Zones are basically alarm sensors assigned to a group and all groups
get monitored by your alarm simultaneously. You might, for example,
have say 3 zones which means 3 groups of sensors... ie: doors are
assigned to zone 1, downstairs windows on zone 2 and upstairs sensors
assigned to zone 3. The reason for this is convenience. If you have
a break in or malfunction, you can narrow it down to the zone where it
occured or maybe you just want to activate the alarm for one zone or
all zones except one zone. Of course you don't have to have zones but
I think the more sensors you have, the more you'll like zones.

I can't tell you exactly how many sensors can be assigned to a zone or
how many zones you can have because that depends on the make and model
of your alarm system. I would suggest to pick a system which has a
little more than you need just in case you want to modify your system
or home.