Total Connect - Remote Alarm Management Services

If it's happening in your home, it's happening on your phone. Anywhere ... Anytime

Available on new and most existing systems

free - no risk - no obligation Total Connect Consultation

With S.E.M Security Systems and Total Connect from Honeywell you can turn your desktop computer, iPhone, iPad, smart phone or laptop into a virtual keypad giving you complete control of your alarm system anywhere … anytime. Arming and disarming your alarm system has never been more manageable and convenient – but that’s only the beginning!

• Receive e-mail alerts of activity in or around specific areas of your home

• Remotely arm or disarm your security system

• Be notified when your children come home from school

• Allow a contractor, housekeeper, or service person to enter your house

And so much more!

Email Alerts and Text Notifications

Total Connect allows you to receive an email or text alert each time an event occurs at your home. From knowing when your alarm system is armed or disarmed, to getting a message when the temperature is low - the possibilities are endless! Simply setup the event, along with a short description to be sent to you each time the event occurs. Every time the event occurs, within seconds you’ll receive a time/date stamped message along with your short description – ready for you to respond.

Contact our Sales Department at 845-986-0336 today - and ask about Total Connect. If you already have an alarm system with S.E.M Security call us today and we'll let you know if your current system is compatible with Total Connect or what software and hardware updates you may need to take advantage of remote alarm management and services.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q - Do I still need alarm monitoring?

• Yes. Total Connect notification events are limited to non-alarm events. Any event or alarm trigger device or sensor that is set to be reported to our Alarm Monitoring Central Station will be transmitted and handled directly by our professional operators. To include, if necessary, verifying the alarm event and placing a ‘Call to Dispatch’ to the appropriate local authorities.

Q – Do I have to change my current alarm system to use Total Connect?

• Total Connect can be activated on almost any security panel. However, to take full advantage of all of the features you may need to upgrade your control board. For more information, speak to your S.E.M Security Systems Consultant to discuss your system and what features are available to you.

Q – Does Total Connect work on my iPhone?

• Yes – You can download the free Honeywell - Total Connect App from Apple iTunes for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Q – Does Total connect work with my Android smart phone or my Blackberry?

• Yes – most popular models running current release software can access the S.E.M Security Systems Total Connect secured portal directly. Your sales consultant can provide you more details regard your specific phone and service provider.

Q - How many emails notification events can I have?

• 8 – Eight events are currently supported. These events can be any event / alarm trigger that would not otherwise be treated as an alarm event by our Alarm Monitoring Central Station. Notifications of Arming and Disarming of your system are considered a single event.

Q – Can I change what events I am receiving email notification from?

• Yes – With Total Connect you are in complete control of all functions that are available from your real world keypad. Any motion detector or other physical trigger that is properly configured into your home keypad will be available to you when you are connected to your Total Connect virtual keypad.

Q – Can I send email notifications to more than one person at a time?

• Yes – you can setup a maximum of 6 emails accounts in the Total Connect system. Each email you enter will receive any and all notification emails sent from Total Connect.

Q – Can Total Connect work with my security video cameras?

• Yes – However at this time S.E.M Security is still exploring the specifics of integration with the wide array of video cameras and services available from S.E.M Security Systems in order to offer a complete list of options that address the real world needs of our customers. Please contact Sales if you would like to know more about integrating video into your Total Connect suite – offering live video ‘look in’ capabilities via PC, iPhone, iPad, laptops and smart phones with email alerts sent based on your selected trigger and event recording both post and pre alarm event video. All stored online on the secured Honeywell network for your detailed review.

Q – I have seen similar systems online and in retail outlets, but most of them seem to be made by companies that I would normally not consider to be security related companies. Is there a real difference between those products and Total Connect from Honeywell?

• Yes – Although many of these manufacturers produce high quality equipment and software, only a company like Honeywell with decades of security experience and a world-wide security services dealer network can offer you this type of service – tied directly into your alarm system.

• Total Connect is not about replacing your Alarm Monitoring Company; Total Connect is about expanding how you think about your alarm system and better leveraging its potential for management as well as security.

Q – Can I purchase Total Connect direct from Honeywell?

• No – Total connect is only available from an Authorized Honeywell dealer such as S.E.M Security Systems.

Remote Alarm Management For Home Security

Total Connect’s virtual keypad has all the features and functionality available to you from your physical keypad and more. With the virtual keypad you can change user codes, view past events, and even control devices. From managing access to your home to monitoring doors, windows and lights, Total Connect remote alarm management puts total control right on your laptop, iPhone, Blackberry and more. All accessed via a secured network managed by Honeywell – an industry leader in electronic home security technology and products.

Home Security Applications

Safe and Sound

When your children return home from school and disarm the alarm system you know it when it happens. Relax while away at work or out food shopping as an automated … on demand email alert let’s you know everyone is safe and sound.

Home Management

We all want to keep our property as secure as possible, without making access impossible. From cleaning services, to babysitting to delivery of that new wide screen 3D-TV to the Cable Company you’ll be able to disarm and arm your system yourself, without having to rely on a neighbor or the family member that ‘ … completely promised to be there … ‘. Put the freedom of managing your home at the convenience of anywhere you have access to the internet.

Home Power and Environmental Management

Be Virtually Green! By extending your total control you can also manage lights and other power devices as well as monitoring sources of air leaks and drafts. Have a back door that always creates a draft in the winter and no matter how many times you ask, someone is always leaving it open at the end of the night ? With Total Connect you don’t have to guess at what’s going on – you’ll know it. Adding a low temperature sensor to your Total Connect system could send you an email alert once the temperature in the area dropped below a certain point – clueing you in that the door has been left open for an extended period of time.

Home Office Security

If you have a home office enjoy the flexibility of securing your office without having to arm your complete home alarm system. Using a door trigger and Total Connect you could be out of your office but still at home; maybe taking a well deserved nap in the backyard, to be alerted should someone in the house enter your office space unexpectedly. You may have the need to secure a particular section or cabinet space within your home or home office – such as a dark room or collection of Antiques. With Total Connect the possibilities are literally endless.