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Alarm Systems & Monitoring · Dallas & North Texas
Commercial intrusion and environmental alarm systems with genuine 24/7 monitored response — integrated with your cameras and door access rather than running as a separate island.
Alarm Systems & Monitoring
An audible alarm with no monitored response relies entirely on someone hearing it, recognising it as genuine, and choosing to act. In a business park at two in the morning, none of those are reliable — and repeated false activations actively teach neighbours to disregard it.
Monitored alarms produce a response. Activations reach a monitoring centre where they are verified and escalated according to a plan you have agreed in advance, so an event at three in the morning is handled rather than discovered at eight.
We also cover the risks that are not intrusion. Environmental sensors for water ingress, temperature and power failure protect server rooms, stock and equipment — and in practice, these detect far more incidents for most businesses than break-ins do.
What's included
No asterisks, no "available as an add-on" surprises after signature. If it is on this list, it is in the price.
Door, window and motion sensors specified for the premises, with zoning that reflects how the building is actually used.
Activations verified and escalated by a monitoring centre according to an agreed plan and call list.
Water ingress, temperature and power-failure detection for server rooms, stock areas and equipment.
Camera verification where fitted, reducing false dispatches and the fatigue that causes genuine alarms to be discounted.
Arm, disarm and check status from a mobile app, with a record of who did what and when.
Areas armed independently, so late-working staff in one part of the building do not require the whole site to be disarmed.
Alarm state linked to door events and camera footage, giving one connected record rather than three separate systems.
Scheduled testing, battery replacement and sensor checks — so the system works when it is finally needed.
Why it matters
Every engagement starts with an assessment you keep whether or not you hire us. It is a documented audit, not a sales exercise.
Premises assessed for entry points, zoning, environmental risk areas and existing infrastructure that can be reused.
Sensor placement, zoning and the escalation plan agreed, including who is called in what order and what they are authorised to do.
System installed and commissioned, monitoring connected, staff trained on arming, disarming and handling an activation.
Scheduled testing and battery replacement, with the escalation plan reviewed as staff and responsibilities change.
Where we deliver it
Same engineers, same monitoring stack, same escalation path in every city we serve.
questions
Alarm activations transmit to a monitoring centre staffed around the clock. Operators verify the activation — using camera footage where fitted — and escalate according to the plan you have agreed, which typically means contacting your named keyholders in order and dispatching a response where warranted.
Correct sensor placement and zoning during design, camera verification where cameras are fitted, and sensor selection appropriate to the environment. False alarms are usually a design fault rather than an equipment fault — a motion sensor pointed at a heating vent will keep triggering regardless of its quality.
Yes, and for many businesses these sensors prove more valuable than intrusion detection. A water leak or air conditioning failure in a server room over a weekend can cause more loss than a break-in, and both are detectable well before the damage is done.
Yes, through a mobile app, with a full record of who armed or disarmed and when. Zones can be armed independently, so staff working late in one area do not need the whole building disarmed.
Yes, and that integration is the main reason to source all three from one provider. Alarm state, door events and camera footage combine into a single connected record — an activation arrives with footage and the door history attached rather than requiring three systems to be cross-referenced manually.
Yes. Scheduled testing, battery replacement and sensor checks are part of the service. An alarm system that has not been tested in three years is an assumption rather than a control, and battery failure is the most common reason systems are found not working.
A free, no-obligation assessment. You keep the findings report either way.
COMMERCIAL INTRUSION DETECTION
We don’t just rely on one sensor. We build a redundancy of protection to ensure intrusion is detected instantly
Secure sensitive data rooms and monitor after-hours entry with employee-specific user codes.
Protect against break-ins and unauthorized access to back-office inventory or safe rooms.
Cover large perimeters with wide-range motion detectors and roll-up door contacts.
Environmental monitoring for server rooms (Heat/Water) to prevent catastrophic hardware loss.
Lydia Security Monitoring is a premier wholesale monitoring station. Known for rapid response times and operator professionalism, they ensure that when your alarm trips, law enforcement is notified immediately.
With multiple redundant centers across the United States, COPS offers fail-safe protection. If one center goes offline due to a natural disaster, another picks up your signal instantly. Zero downtime.
Heavy-duty contacts for overhead garage doors and concealed sensors for glass office entryways.
Dual-tech motion sensors and glass-break detectors to catch intruders who bypass doors (e.g., smashing a window).
Water leak and high-temperature sensors. Get alerted instantly if your AC fails or a pipe bursts near your rack.
Arm/disarm remotely via app. Assign unique codes to staff to track exactly who opened and closed the shop.
An alarm system is only as effective as the monitoring service behind it. That’s why businesses trust Texas Communication Services to connect them with professional alarm monitoring services that respond immediately — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Our wholesale monitoring partners dispatch live operators the moment a signal is triggered, ensuring law enforcement is notified without delay.
OUR TRUSTED ALARM MONITORING PARTNERS:
LYDIA SECURITY COPS MONITORING
Texas Communication Services
P.O. Box 451192
Garland, TX 75045-1192
Tel: 1-833-892-5276
Tel: 214-560-9900
Email: info@txcomputing.com
Web: https://www.txcomputing.com
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