Specifications

KEY FEATURES
SECURITHOR is so packed with features that we en-
courage you to download a trial version from securi-
thor.com to check them all. Here’s a sample of what
you will find in SECURITHOR:
Pick an alarm or arrange by priority
All incoming alarms are shown in a general traffic window.
Alarms are presented to the operator as they come in or
sorted by priority code when the CMS receivers more alarm
events than operators available. Priority codes 1 to 10 are
colour coded for easy reading and predefined to insure op-
erator does treat most important e.g. fire or burglary over
low priority service alarm events.
If you recognize an important alarm event in the traffic
window that should be treated readily, just pick it from the
incoming traffic and process it (available to some supervis-
ing operators only, in version 1.1). Otherwise just let SECU-
RITHOR decide of the alarm assignement from the priorities
you defined.
Multiple events processing
Multiple signals coming for the same event or site can be
processed at same time to speed up operation. A succes-
sion of zone alarms can be batch processed this way to
speed up processing. (requires version 1.2)
Standardized comments
Standardized comments can be defined by the manager so
operators use those when processing alarm or writing notes on events.
Professionalism of the Centrals will show as some comments and notes
are shown to subscribers. This feature also speeds up processing time as
notes by operators are often the same day after day.
Automatic processing of alarm signals
SECURITHOR has the ability to process alarm automatically without opera-
tor interventions. For each account, you can define an action for each type
of alarm code. Some alarm codes are only logged automatically while other
trigger emails or SMS sending to. A high volume Central could operate
automatically without operators if critical alarms monitoring is not needed.
Email and SMS sending
Upon receiving an alarm signal, SECURITHOR matches this signal to the
customer account and checks automatically if an email or SMS should be
sent for this particular alarm signal. Operators intervention is not needed
as this operation is totally automatic. This email message can be personal-
ized with from, subject, headers and footers predefined for your Central
Station.
SECURITHOR works with Telit 864 GSM or Siemens mc52i modems to send
SMS Short Message Service over the GSM network. This is a fast and
realiable way to send phone to phone SMS. Another way to send SMS
related alarm events is to use the email to SMS gateway of your GSM
provider. Providers that offer this service typically use a porthole such as
[e-mail] .
Comprehensive scheduling
SECURITHOR new scheduling section gives you real flexibility to create
and edit schedules. Editing is intuitive, comprehensive and flexible. Copy
schedules from template or add daily, weekly or monthly events just by
clicking. Select special holiday schedules. Easily extend a schedule on two
days, weeks or months simply by dragging and stretching the event block.
Copy templates
No need to retype all information each time you creat an account. Most
CMS use only a few sets of alarm codes and generic schedules. Import
them into a new account, edit them to your liking and create a new sub-
scribers’ account in seconds.
All specifications are preliminary and may change without prior notice. Some features require version 1.2
Automatic periodical back-up
Don’t get caught by equipment failure. Schedule back-ups on removable
drive or network drive at regular intervals and let SECURITHOR handle
back-ups. No need to quit SECURITHOR as back-ups are handled in the
background without slowing SECURITHOR.
In case of equipment failure, SECURITHOR also includes a restore applica-
tion so you can easily rebuild your database from the latest back-up.
Back-up on demand is also available at any time. NAS supported.
EXTENSIVE REPORT SECTION
SECURITHOR goes further by using Crystal Reports technology for its
Report Generation. Numerous filters available to tailor reports and help
you manage your CMS and offer more to your customers.
To help you manage your Central Station operation you can select reports
to fine tune open and closing settings and send Reports to customers.
Filter by time period, account numbers, alarm receiver number, alarm
code type etc... Reports can be formated as rtf, pdf, tab/comma delim-
ited. Emailing to customers is possible for some type of reports.
The Network Edition
If you require several operators to handle alarm traffic or require a high-
redundancy, high-efficiency monitoring setup, Securithor NE (Network
Edition) is the choice for you.
To meet the demands of today’s Alarm Receiving Centre, Securithor NE was
developed with security, scalability and speed in mind. Both small and large
ARC aiming for continued growth can benefit from Securithor NE’s scalable
architecture; from a single server, single station installation to more com-
plex installations with server clusters, gateways and workstations, Secu-
rithor NE is designed to meet the demands of any Alarm Receiving Centre.
SECURITHOR is delivered with its own easy-to-follow installer. No IT spe-
cialist is needed for a basic setup. Our support staff can offer training
and assistance with larger and more complex installations for those who
require them.
Architecture: Separate gateway and database server, clusters
To enhance security and speed, the database server [1] and operation
gateway [2] can be separated. This ensures the security and stability of the
database cluster as the load-balancing between operators [3] and requests
from the out of walls operators [4] take place before touching any of the
nodes on the database.Global
operation takes place on
the gateway, as does da-
ta-caching. The database
itself is architected to al-
low data-sharing.
Load-balancing and
network throttling
As SECURITHOR NE
supports many differ-
ent access points, we
have included tools and
measures to ensure that
incoming alarms have
priority over all other non-essential events. In this way, web requests,
data migration, statistics calculations and all other non-essential database
interactions are throttled dynamically according to a central’s current load.
WAM Web Access Module WAM is hosted on a dedicated web server,
physically separated from ST. A permanent connection over VPN tun-
nel insures WAM receives the most up to date data. Web requests are
made directly to WAM and handled solely by WAM thus shielding the
Alarm Receiving Centre’s SECURITHOR from attacks and traffic surges.
APS Panic button module: this optional module includes Panic buttons
apps for Android phones and PC. Subscribers can install a virtual panic
button to reach the ARC. Android phones app sends geolocation when
available.
Easy upgrade path from single station edition to NE SECURITHOR
Single Station Edition and Network Edition share a common user interface
and a similar database structure. Moving from SSE to NE is easily done and
will not require operator re-training. Securithor NE is architecture allows a
rolling upgrade, so the alarm central will incur minimal downtime.