Introduction
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RB6741-Z Touchscreen Security System Installation Manual
Overview
To set up the security system in a customer premises:
1. Complete a Home Security Survey (HSS) for the customer.
2. Review the Evacuation Plan with the customer. See Appendix G - Emergency and
Evacuation Plans.
3. Be sure the customer premise has access to the Internet.
4. Activate the Touchscreen (see
“Installing the Security System” on page 17).
The Touchscreen can connect to the managed router/gateway either wirelessly or by
Ethernet cable. The Touchscreen communicates with sensors wirelessly. Optional cameras
communicate with the managed router/gateway either wirelessly or by Ethernet Cable. The
Touchscreen maintains communication with the network servers through the Internet or by
Cellular.
The security network router/gateway
MUST be installed “in front” of all other home networks
relative to the Internet.
Connect the customer’s home network to the Internet through the
security network route/gateway by Ethernet cable, as described on page 26. The customer
can install a retail router behind the security network router/gateway and access the Internet.
The customer can choose to expose his retail router to the Internet through the DMZ of the
security network router/gateway, as described in the
RB6741-Z Touchscreen Security
System User Manual
.
