IP Auto Alarm Dialer: Calls your Cell Phone using your Router

I self monitor my alarm system with a telephone dialer. Over the years I have gone through 3 of them. Now that the AT+T is phasing out copper I decided to leave the phone company. I looked at this dialer many times and thought it is too expensive and difficult to setup. So I took a chance, the setup was incredibly easy it is so small that it nests next to the router doesn’t use any electricity until it is triggered. This might be the last dialer I will need to replace.

UPDATE 2025:Has been working reliably in my Alarm System panel since 2016 without any false triggers or failures (it is now 2025). Works great in a building where the phone line was cancelled monitoring a sump pump. For sump pump monitor you can use a lantern battery and a float switch that closes when the float is not vertical to provide power to the unit when the sump reaches the limit above where the pump would normally function. Sump pumps fail but this device on its own float switch will catch it and give you the time to correct the problem before your basement floods using the dry closure float switch I use to act as the switch to trigger this alert device. Just buy a mechanical float switch and use the wires to open close positive DC power to the dialer. Tie wrap the switch cord to the sump exhaust pipe leaving enough slack so it can flip over and trigger before water gets close to exiting the sump well. Be sure to test and you will have peace of mind. Don't forget to test periodically and replace the lantern battery every year or so if you don't have a meter to check it.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am Truly Impressed!!When I purchased and received this in the mail at first I wasn't too impressed, especially when I saw how limited the website was as far as data went. Then after playing around with it I must say that I'm impressed with how simple this device and with how well it does it's job.Before I powered this thing up I glanced at the directions and saw how important it was to do the on-line information part before you plug this into your network. Makes sense. Your Serial number and Password are clearly printed on the top of the device so you can access the website and set up your device.On the webpage the top option is a delay in seconds that this thing will wait before sending another alarm. Most likely to avoid multiple triggers throughout the night if what ever it was monitoring went crazy. It was originally set for over an hour but I adjusted my subsequent trigger time down to 3 minutes as my output is a dry closure and is very false alarm proof.You have the option of having this device text multiple phone numbers and/or calling multiple numbers and verbally speaking on the phone the message you type.WEBSITE:TEXTING Setup:- If you want it to text you can have up to 160 characters (spaces between words count)- Your text message will be texted to all of the phone numbers you put in the text notification list.CALLING Setup:- If you want it to call a phone number and physically speak (computer voice was clear) you can type in 250 characters (spaces count)- The unit will call each number and speak the same words you typed for the phone call message to each phone number you put in the call list. I put periods after each number for my local police department so that the unit would read out the digits slowly enough for me to write them down.TRIGGERING UNIT:- To trip the device they include a male plug with 8 inches of wire attached to the plug. You will splice into their wire with your wire.- The trigger voltage is listed at 9 to 18 volt DC continuous trigger.- This trigger power is the same power this unit uses to turn on. Meaning, the internet connection is not in use until your trigger power comes in and powers the unit up so it can contact the website and follow the directions you provided. I tested the device with a 9v battery that was only putting out 8vdc and it worked like a champ.- The listed current draw on the paperwork cites this device draws at 6vdc = 200ma, 12vdc = 250ma, 18vdc 380ma- The DC plug for the trigger and operation is 2.1mm barrel plug with center being positiveTRANSMISSION SPEED:- I was really impressed here. When the trigger was applied it was only 7 seconds and my phone was ringing with the spoken alert. At 13 seconds from the trigger point I was receiving a text alert with that message. My second phone rang at 15 seconds. I don't know if this is typical but the results were very similar at 6:30pm when I did my testing.PROS:- Unit only powered on when needed- Lightning fast phone call messages being sent as well as text messages (way faster than alarm company)- Operating Voltage 9-18vdc supplied at dc input (you can power this off of a standby lantern battery and a thermostat, off of an alarm, or other homemade device)- Aluminum case- Small size 3.25" x 3" (includes the 3/8" flange on each side)- Adjustable subsequent trigger timer- 500 free alerts sent a year (each call by text/phone counts)- Almost too simple to useCONS:- Wish it were a bit cheaper

Ridiculously simple. I really thought this was not going to work. Went online and put in number and message. Hooked attached leads to contacts for local alarm. Plugged in Ethernet. Bingo. All good.

Excellent add-on to home alarm system; easy install, no fees. Alarm IP (internet) cell phone dialer for text and digital voice message triggered by 12v alarm horn.

The manual cleary sais it is not for alarm system! Why the seller marked in the description that for old alarm systems? - I do not know. FYI this item is not UL Listed as well.I do not recommend to buy this item.

Keeping a phone line is just too expensive these days. This was the best option to continue to receive notifications from our alarm system that I could find. It was simple to install. First thing to do is activate the service on line and set up your notifications. You can set up text, phone, and email. All or any of those options for numerous people if you need. Then connect the two wires to your alarm panels siren terminal and connect an Ethernet line to the device. That's it! For some connecting an ethernet line will be the only challenging part. The unit sits in an off state. When the siren sounds it powers the unit and send out the notifications. In my test the notifications went out almost immediately. You wont know what zone or why the alarm is sounding but you will know the alarm was triggered and to check in. I can remotely check my cameras. You also cant silence or reset your alarm. This is a simple notification device. Saving hundreds on the phone service and on the alarm monitoring makes it worthwhile.

The purpose of this review is to help others. I purchased this ip dialer and was excited because I live in the country and response times by PD for vicinity alarms going off is like 45 mins. Didn’t want to pay for $30-$40 monthly monitoring if I didn’t have to. Sooooo, I had the ip dailer set up and connected to my alarm for almost a year and I could not get it to activate consistently. Their tech help was not very good and the just said I needed to get a port opened up on my router. Finally picked it back up recently and was determined to make it work! I tried a relay and power supply thinking it was a power problem from the alarm siren (+) and (-) outputs to the dialer being to low of voltage to trigger the ip dailer. I could get it to trigger with a 9v battery so I knew the ip dialer and internet were not the problem. Still it wouldn’t work with an outside supply/relay. Put a multimeter on the + and - siren outputs while the alarm was going off. My power would jump from 12vdc to 4 or 5vdc consistent with the alarm siren warbling sound. Even with an outside power supply/relay, and the siren output only as a trigger for the low voltage relay it would not work. Finally I tried a power stabilizer rectifier that is used for car backup cameras. (Relay Filter Rectifier,12V DC Car Rearview Camera Power Adapter Relay Capacitor Filter Rectifier) ($7 dollars), NO relay or outside power supply needed. It stabilized the alarm siren output voltage at 11-12vdc even with the warble siren tone. Now the dialer works perfectly. It’s a $7 fix and you wire it between the ip dialer and the siren outputs. (-) to neg and (+) to positive. The $7 rectifier has a (+) and (-) in from the panel and a (+) and (-) out to the ip dialer. Super easy fix and there aren’t many options for other auto ip dialers on the market.