That's easy. Disguise your NID by relocating it or burrying it in a
dry spot. Now setup a dummy NID with a very obvious phone line wire
going to it. Wire that dummy phone line to a zone on your alarm.

Burglar cuts what he thinks is a phone line and the alarm goes off.
Cheaper than radio or cellphone backup.

(An alternative is to wire the dummy phone line to 220V so the burglar
gets dead if he cuts it. Just make sure it's not a lineman for the
phone company.)

ender (Jeffrey J. Kosowsky) wrote in message ...
We are installing a centrally monitored, wired alarm system in our
house.

I noticed that the Network Interface device sits unprotected at waist
level on the outside of the house. Even more concerning, the phone
line enters and exits the box unprotected.

Other than paying for a radio link backup, what is the best way to
"harden" the phone line?

- Would it make sense to encase it in electrical conduit at least
until the wire is out of reach?

- If so, What type of conduit and fittings should one use so that it
is both sufficiently tamper-proof and weather resistant?

- Any other suggestions?