First Alert ONELINK CM2837 User Manual

Page 3

Advertising
background image

Page 3 of 9

CM2837

**Interconnected alarms provide added
warning as compared to single alarms.

installation. With First Alert® OneLink® there is an extremely small chance of a

duplicate code programmed in an adjacent apartment’s units as with the

competition. No trying to remember dip switch locations for each apartment’s

units. Easier programming means a more cost effective installation.

Question: What is a “Mesh Network” and how does it work?

Answer:

First Alert® OneLink® alarms operate on a “mesh network”. All of the First

Alert® OneLink® alarms send, receive and resend the initiating alarm’s signal.

The competition only sends and receives or is a one-way communication. It does

not resend. Why is this important? In the following illustration, the initiating

alarm is in the basement. Let’s say the signal is blocked from reaching the

Master Bedroom alarm either by distance or some obstruction in the home. With

First Alert® OneLink®, the mesh network of alarms re-routes and resends the

signal via the other alarms, providing a greater chance all alarms will receive the

signal. With the competition, only the initiating alarm is sending a signal.

Therefore, the Master Bedroom never receives a signal and is deadly silent. The

“mesh network” is a more reliable means of wireless communication. Again,

seconds count in an emergency.

Advertising