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Monitoring signal quality is critical for mobile IoT deployments. The IoT Portal Live Screen now provides real-time signal strength monitoring and network logging, helping installers and support teams diagnose communication issues, identify operator changes and improve device reliability.

PSTN Replacement Guide PSTN Alarm Dialler Replacement Using 4G GSM Diallers The UK PSTN network is being phased out, meaning many traditional alarm diallers, speech diallers and early 2G/3G alarm communicators will soon stop working reliably over analogue phone lines. Modern 4G and 5G IoT alarm diallers such as the CQ5 provide a future-proof replacement with secure VPN connectivity, SMS, email and remote monitoring support. If your alarm system currently relies on: Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Analogue Phone Lines Landline diallers Speech Diallers 2G/3G signalling Legacy Redcare-style systems it will require upgrading to a modern 4G cellular alarm communicator before...

Temporary QR Users with Expiry Dates (via the IoT-Portal AI Chatbot) In this short video, Michael shows how to add temporary users with an expiry date using the AI chatbot on the IoT-Portal. This makes it easy to generate a full page of QR codes that you can print out for visitors, giving them time-restricted access. You can also email or text a QR code to a user if desired. Temporary users are a simple way to grant access anonymously for people who don’t need to be permanently added to your device. It’s more secure than giving out keypad codes!...

To use the Jablotron Oasis Alarm system with the CQ5 dialler the following wiring should be used.  The power is derived from the alarm panel using the U+ and GND terminals. The default behaviour is for the alarm to pull the IW terminal to GND when the alarm sounds which is ideal for connection to IP1 on the Priory Access CQ5 alarm dialler. The alarm dialler is available here:CQ5 4G/5G GSM Alarm Dialler for Burglar Alarms

NB-IoT, LTE-M and GSM all have their uses still. NB-IoT gives you stable, reliable, operation in low signal areas, LTE-M is fast and gives enhanced coverage and GSM is the perfect fall back network offering a bit of everything (we'll miss 2.5G Edge when it goes!).However, EE-NB-IoT is borderline useless at the moment. Vodafone 2G is currently causing us a headache and LTE-M is still new and sometimes has some teething problems. It's good to be able to switch off a technology or specific network in certain places - this is why we have the RAT Modal on the IoT...