Wireless VoIP network for security system monitoring

An alarm monitoring system comprising:

• an existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals;
• a dedicated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) module connecting the analog telephone interface from the existing alarm system to the Internet through a built-in wireless network connection connecting the VoIP module to an Internet interface, by establishing a continuous VoIP connection from the dedicated VoIP module to an alarm monitoring server via the wireless network connection, and connected to the Internet through a digital internet interface, the alarm-monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital Internet interface, for receiving signals from at least one existing alarm system, the alarm-monitoring server including:
• a digital Internet interface for receiving signals from the at least one existing alarm system from the Internet,
• a monitoring system for detecting when continuous VoIP connection from the alarm-monitoring server to the at least one existing alarm system is broken, and
• a reporting system for reporting at least one of an alarm reported by the existing alarm system and when a connection from the alarm-monitoring server to the at least one alarm existing alarm system is broken.

A method of redirecting a communication path from an existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals to communicate with an alarm company, comprising the steps of:

• disconnecting the existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals from a telephone line,
• connecting the existing alarm system analog telephone interface to a dedicated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) module having a built-in wireless networking module connecting the VoIP module to the Internet through an Internet interface, the VoIP module programmed to communicate with an alarm-monitoring server, and
• connecting the dedicated VoIP module in a continuous VoIP connection from the dedicated VoIP module through built-in wireless networking module and Internet interface to an alarm monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital Internet interface,
• wherein the existing alarm system communicates with the alarm-monitoring server through the module over the Internet connection.

A method for monitoring over the Internet an existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals, said method comprising the steps of:

• connecting the analog telephone interface from the existing alarm system to a dedicated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) module connected to the Internet through a Ethernet-over-Powerline adapter, connecting the VoIP module to an Internet connection,
• establishing a continuous VoIP connection from the dedicated VoIP module to an alarm monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital Internet interface,
• monitoring the existing alarm system at the alarm-monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital internet interface, and
• indicating at the alarm monitoring server, when the continuous VoIP connection between the alarm-monitoring server and the existing alarm system is broken.

An alarm monitoring system comprising:

• an existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals;
• a dedicated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) module connecting the analog telephone interface from the existing alarm system to the Internet through an Ethernet-over-Powerline adapter connection by establishing a continuous VoIP connection from the dedicated VoIP module to an alarm monitoring server via the Ethernet-over-Powerline adapter connecting the VoIP module to digital internet interface connected to the Internet, the alarm-monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital Internet interface, for receiving signals from at least one existing alarm system, the alarm-monitoring server including:
• a digital Internet interface for receiving signals from the at least one existing alarm system from the Internet,
• a monitoring system for detecting when continuous VoIP connection from the alarm-monitoring server to the at least one existing alarm system is broken, and
• a reporting system for reporting at least one of an alarm reported by the existing alarm system and when a connection from the alarm-monitoring server to the at least one alarm existing alarm system is broken.

A method of redirecting a communication path from an existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals to communicate with an alarm company, comprising the steps of:

• disconnecting the existing alarm system having an analog telephone interface for outputting alarm signals from a telephone line,
• connecting the existing alarm system analog telephone interface to a dedicated Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) module having a built-in Ethernet-over-Powerline adapter connecting the VoIP module to an Internet interface, the VoIP module programmed to communicate with an alarm-monitoring server, and
• connecting the dedicated VoIP module in a continuous VoIP connection from the dedicated VoIP module through the Ethernet-over-Powerline adapter and Internet interface to an alarm monitoring server connected to the Internet through a digital Internet interface,
• wherein the existing alarm system communicates with the alarm-monitoring server through the module over the Internet connection.