System And Method For Take-over Protection For A Security System

摘要

A secure communications and monitoring system includes a control unit and a plurality of modules distributed in a region to be monitored. The control unit has an assigned identifier. When a module is installed in the system, the control unit transmits the identifier to the module which stores it. Before a module communicates with the control unit, the identifier is requested from the control unit. The identifier received from the control unit is compared to the stored identifier. The module will only communicate with the control unit where the identifier received at the module corresponds to the identifier stored at the module.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a selected system, and, providing a plurality of modules in the system which communicate with a least a selected member of the plurality; providing a selected member identifier which is made available to at least some of the members of the plurality; storing the selected member identifier; requesting that the selected member communicate the selected member identifier to at least one other member of the plurality; receiving the selected member identifier and comparing the received identifier with a pre-stored identifier; and initiating communications with the selected member only if the selected member identifier matches the stored identifier.