remote smoke detector?

[Cham]

One of my properties is currently vacant, and my insurance company requires a smoke detector to work and somehow alert me remotely. They recommend one of the alarm services such as ADT etc. This requires wiring the building and a monthly subscription, which is quite pricy, and might only be needed for a month or two.

The building has a wired LAN, and I was thinking I may be able to use it somehow. Is there a smoke detector that would connect to a wired LAN, preferably POE powered? I could run a app on one of the servers here and have an audible alarm and/or send a text message etc... Would be great if it also had a temp/humidity sensor as well...

Maybe someone here has run into something like this. I have seen wireless (802.11) type smoke sensors but I would prefer to not be bothered with setting up a wireless network at that site If I can help it.

 

[FTA4PA]

What about these?

• http://gridconnect.com/sensorprobe2.html / http://gridconnect.com/ip-smoke-detector.html
• http://www.sensaphone.com/products/sensaphone-ims-4000-enterprise-monitoring-host-unit.php
• http://www.hw-group.com/products/poseidon/poseidon2_3266_en.html and manual: http://www.hw-group.com/download/Poseidon2-3266_MAN_en.pdf

 

[Cham]

Tnx FT4PA. They look rather complex. The third one looks interesting. Might send them a quote request. I googled and found much the same list before posting. One basic unit with an rj45 plug and power inserter would be what I am looking for, but not much shows up. Was even thinking of a webcam with some kind it gpio input interface but would prefer a ready-made solution.
Seems like a device that there might be demand for if the price point is low enough.

 

[mike123abc]

While ones tied into an alarm system have a monthly monitoring fee, you might save enough on insurance to cover the fee.