40 Universal Cellular Communicator
PSTN/
GSM
1
Communication
protocol
2
CID/SIA
Event
Conversion
Virtual
Receiver on
GSM Path
IP Receiver
on GSM
Path
Effects
PSTN No effect Disabled No effect No effect The panel's voice and digital messages (SIA and
CID) are forwarded to PSTN.
PSTN SIA / Contact ID Enabled No effect No effect The panel's voice and digital messages are
forwarded to PSTN.
The digital messages are converted to voice or SMS
messages (as set in the Communicator > CID/
SIA Converter page) and forwarded on GSM
3
.
GSM No effect Disabled Disabled Disabled The panel's voice messages are forwarded to
GSM
4
.
GSM Contact ID Enabled Disabled Disabled The panel's voice and digital messages (CID) are
forwarded to GSM
4
.
The digital messages (CID) are converted to voice
or SMS messages (as set in the Communicator >
CID/SIA Converter page) and forwarded
on GSM
3
.
GSM SIA / Contact ID Enabled Enabled Disabled The digital messages (CID or SIA) are converted to
voice or SMS messages (as set in the
Communicator > CID/SIA Converter page)
and forwarded on GSM
3
.
The communicator simulates a receiver by supplying
the handshake and kissoff messages.
GSM SIA / Contact ID Disabled Disabled Enabled The digital messages (CID/SIA) are decoded and
forwarded on the cellular data network to the IP
receivers.
The communicator simulates a receiver by supplying
the handshake and kissoff messages.
GSM SIA / Contact ID Enabled Disabled Enabled The digital messages (CID/SIA) are decoded and
forwarded on the cellular data network to the IP
receivers.
The communicator simulates a receiver by supplying
the handshake and kissoff messages.
The digital messages (CID or SIA) are converted to
voice or SMS messages (as set in the
Communicator > CID/SIA Converter page)
and forwarded on GSM
3
.
Table 12 – Effects of the CID/SIA Event Conversion, Virtual Receiver on GSM Path and IP Receiver on GSM
Path options on the communicator's operation.
1) Refers to the communications channel used by the communicator.
2) See the Options page.
3) Only if the panel's communications protocol is compatible with that of the communicator.
4) SIA and CID messages may NOT be understood by the receivers due to distortion on the GSM network.