Crash and Smash Protection Overview
A security system for your security system
Offer complete protection, exclusively with Alarm.com’s patented Crash & Smash detection technology. Because of built-in entry delays in most security systems, intruders often have time to find and damage the panel. This is a Crash & Smash event.
With Crash & Smash Protection by Alarm.com, your customers can rest assured that if the panel is damaged, their central station will still be notified immediately. It’s a security system for their security system!
Alarm.com can detect security system destruction during:
- Entry Delay
- Dialer Delay
- Alarm Dialing
How it works
How Alarm.com makes this possible
When an intruder enters the property, an Entry Delay signal is transmitted to the Alarm.com Network Operations Center (NOC). The Alarm.com NOC is then expecting to receive a Disarm signal with a few minutes. When it doesn’t receive the signal, the NOC then sends a suspected Crash & Smash signal to the central station. The central station will then alert the police.
Dialer delay protection
Alarm.com’s Crash & Smash detection also works during the Dialer Delay, so the property remains protected even if the intruder circumvents the entry delay doors and finds another way in. As soon as the security system goes into an alarm state, a Pending Alarm signal is transmitted to Alarm.com and can be routed to the central station, even if an Alarm message is not received shortly after due to panel damage.
Alarm.com Crash & Smash Scenario
For more information about Crash & Smash, see Alarm.com Crash and Smash - User Guide.