Bosch B-Series Intrusion Tested

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Apr 10, 2017

Bosch is one of the biggest names in intrusion but their B-Series panels, targeted at smaller site installs and available through distribution, are relatively new for intrusion standards.

We bought a Bosch B3512 panel and a B942 graphic keypad to see how it stacks against competitors.

In this test, we examine the system on this criteria:

  • Strengths & Weaknesses
  • Competitive Comparison
  • Distribution Availability
  • Physical Overview
  • Keypad Options
  • System Price
  • Remote Security App
  • Monitoring Options

Inside, we detail our results that contrast the B-Series to other enclosure panel based intrusion alarm systems.

Note: in our next test, we cover the Bosch G-Series.

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Strengths ********

*** **** ******** ***** *-****** *** **** *********** **********, ********** compared ** ***** ***** ****** ** *** *********** ******:

  • ******* ******** & *** *****:*** *-****** ******** **** ********** ******* *** *** ***** *** installer ******** *********** ** **-***** **********. ***** **** ****** ***** this ** ****** **** * ******** ******, *** *-****** ******** this ** *******. ** *** ****, *** *** ****** ****** a ******, '*************' ********** ** *** *****. **** ******* ******** installers *** ******* ****** **** ********* ***** ** ********* ** the *****.
  • **** ******* *******:**** '*****' ********* ******* ******** ********* *** *********** ** *** system ** ********* **** ************* *******. ****** ******* ******** *** *********** *********, *-****** ****** ******** ******** ** *******, ***** ***** ** cards, *********** ****, *** ********** ********* **** *********** *******, ******* integrated ********* *******.
  • '****' ***** ***********:*** **** *******, '******' *********** **** ********* ******* *** ******* to * *** ***** *** ********** ******* *** *** ******* add-on ***** ******* ** ********* *****. ****-****** ******** **** (***** *** ***** ******)******* ** **** ***** *** * ***** ** ******. ***** the *********** ** ******* ** **** ***** *******, *** **** range ** ******* *** ** **** *** ****** ****** ****** for ***** ****** *********.

Weaknesses ********

*******, *** **** ***** *** *-****** *** **** ********* ******** to ********* ***********:

  • ****-********* *******: ******* ******** * *-****** ******, **** * ***** ***, takes **** *** ********* ** **** ******** *** *******. *** range ** *******, ***********, *** ************** ****** *** ****** ******* and '**** & ****' ************* **** *** ** *******.
  • **** ********* ***** ********:** *******, * ****-****** ********* ******* *** * '**** *** go' ****** ** ******* ******* *** **** ** *** **** job ** ****** ***** ** ** *********** ** *** ****** of ************* ******* *** ********* *********** ****** ** ***** ********* a *-****** ******.
  • ***-******** *****:****** **** ***** ********* ***** ***** *******, *** ***** ** fixed ** ** ***** *** ** *****. ******* ** ********* via ****-********* *******, *** ***** **** ** ******** **** ******* larger ***** ** ******* ****** **** ***** ****.
  • *** ******** ** *******:**** ***** ********* ******* *** ********** **** *** ******** ******* to ***** *** ******* ****** *******. ***** *-****** **** ************* ********, ***** *** **** ******* ******** *** ************ ********* ******* that *** **** **** *** ****.
  • ** **** ********** ** *******: ** **** ********, *** *-****** ***** ******* *********** ** control ** *-**** ** ****** ******* *******. ************* ******* *** *********, ********** **** **** **** *** ********** ** * ****** whose *********** ***** ******* **** ** *******, **:*********.

Competitive **********

** ***** ** ******** *** ******** ******, *-****** ** ** the ****-*** ** ***** ********* ********* **** **** *************, ***** video ***********, *** ***** ****/***** ********* ******, *** ****** ********* optimized *** *********** ********, * *-****** ****** ******** ********** ******** and ********** *******, *** *** ****** ************* ***** **** **** on ****.

***** *-****** ** ****** ******* ***** ** ***** ***** ********* systems, **** *** ***** ******* **** **** *** ******* ******. The ***** ***** *** * ****** ***** ** ~$***, ***** the **** ****** ****** ** ~$***. *** ***** ******** ****** by ***** ** ***** *********** ********* *********, *-****** **** ** cost *********** ** ******** *****.

*******, *** ** ***** ** ***** ********** ***** ******* ** if **** ********** ** *******, *** *** **** ****, ***** offered ** ***** *********, **** ** **** ********* *** ***** intrusion *******.

B-Series **** ************

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Test ****** *******

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Physical ********

*** ***** ** ** **-**** ****** ***** ********* ****** * steel *** *********, **** * ********* *** ******* ** * wireless ***** *******, *** ** ** * ********** *******. ** a ******** ***** *********, ***** ** **** *** *** ** VDC *** ****** *********.

*** ******* ******** ******* ******* ***** ** ******** **** * hard-soldered **** ******** **** *** *** ****, ***** **** * configurable ******.

************, *** **** ***** ******** ** ***** **** ** ********* levels. ** **** ***** ** ***** *** ******, ****** ***** of ****** **** ** ** **** - **** ** *********** is *** ******* ******** *** *** ***** *** *** *-******. The ***** ****** ** *** ******, *** *****, *****, *** B6512 ******* ** ** ** ***** *** *** ****** **** B4512 ****** *** *****-*********:

Keypad *******

** ****** *** ***** ***** * **** *********** ****** ********* using * *********** *-**** ********* ***. ** ***** ** ********* and ***********, *** ****** **** *****-******** *******, *** ****** ********, and ** **** ** ********* ***** ******** *** ****** *********.

*** ******* ***** ******* **** *** ** **** ****** ** exclude *** ** ********** *****, *** *** ****-******* ***** *** * ****** ****** *** automatically ******** **** ***** ********.

*** *** ***** ******** *** ** ********** ** ******, *** instead ******* *** *** ** ** ********* ** *** *****'* free ********* ************* ***.

***** ******* *** ** **** ** ******* ***** ********,******* ** **** ** ********* '******** **************' ******** **** ***** communicator *******, ****** ***** ***** ***********, **** ***** ***** *******, and ********* ***** ******* *********.

Advanced ********

*-****** ****** ******* ***** ******** *** ****** ** ***** ***** system *********. ***** ******** *******:

  • **** **-***: **** *******, ***** ****** ** ***** *** *****, ************* arms ** **** **** ***** ** *** **** ********, *********** 'relocking *** **** ****** *****'.
  • ***-*** *****:**** ******* ******** *** ********* ***** **** ********* ***** ** different ********* ** ***** ****** * ******, ********** *** **** under ****** **** ***** ****** ** ****** * ******.
  • **** **************: **** ******* ******** *** ***** ** *********** ** ***** to *******/***/****** *** ******, ********* ****, *****, ** ******** '*****' verification.
  • ********* ******: **** ****** ****** *** ******* *** ** ********** ** activate ** * ********, ****** **** **** **** ** **** activation.

***** ******** ********* ********* **** ********** **** ** ***** ***** intrusion *******, *** ***** ** * ******** ********* *** *-****** panels ** ***** *** ****-******** ************.

System *******

*** ***** ***** *** * ****** ***** ** ~$***, ***** the **** ****** ****** ** ~$***. ********** **** ********* **** Vista ** ***, ***** *-****** ** ********* **** ***********. * B-Series ***** **** *** ******* ***** ******** ******** **** *******, door/window ********, ****, *** ****** ****** *****. *** ***** '***-**' price *** * ***** * ****, *** ****** ****** ***** exceed $****, ********** ** ***** ******* ** **** ********** ** integrated.

******** ** *** ***-*** '**** *******' ******* **** ** **** national ***** *********, *-****** **** ** ** - ** **** expensive *** ******* **** ***** ** ********** ******** *******, *** the ***** ****** *** ***** **** ******** **********, ************, *** control ******** ** ***** ********* ***** *** ** * ********** maker ***** ****-******** ****** *********.

Remote ***

***** *-****** ** ********* ** *** ****** ******** ***, * free ****** ******* ** ***, ******, *** ********* ******* *** system **** ***********.

***** ****** ******** ******* ****** ****** ****** *** ********* *** management ** ********* *******, *** **** **** ***** **** ********** cameras, *** *** ******** ********.

Central ******* ********** *******

***** ****** *** ** ********* ********* ** *** ******** ** central ********, ** **** *** *****/********* '******' *** ************* *********. **** ******* *** ****** ********* ** ******* ******* *********, with ** ***** ******** **** ** ********** ** *** ******* of ***** ******* *** ** **** ** *** *****.

***** ***** * **** ** ******* ******* ********* **** ******* a ***** ***** ** ****** *********, ********* *** ***** **** used ********, ********* ***, ****** **, ******, *** *********. ***** receivers *** *** **** ******* ** ***** *****'* *********, *** many ******* ******** *** **** ** ******* ********* **** ** Bosch ****** *** *** *** ******* **** ***** *********. **** geographic ***** ******* ******** ********** ******* ********** *** ******* **** by ***** ***** ******.

Upcoming *-****** ****

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Comments (6)

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Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 04/10/17 06:02pm

** **** ********* ******* ** *****. ** *** *** *********** with ***** *** ************ ** ********** ******. *** ***** **** back ** ***** ** *** ******** **********. *** **** ** use *** **** *** ******** ** ****** *** **** ***** as ******** ** ********* ***** ******* *** ***** ******* *** can ** ****. **** *** ******* *** ****** **** **** year ** **** ***** ***** ***** ******* ********* ***** ***** programming ******** ******** ******.

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Greg Levorchick

04/19/17 03:29pm

***** *** *****, ***** & ******** ******. ** ********* ** not ******* *** ***** *** ****** *** *****/***** *** *** larger *-******. ** *** **** ******* **** *** ******** **** Bosch ** ********* **** ******* ********** ** ** **********. ** stated ******, **** *** ******* **** ***** ** *** *******/********* & *********** ******** ** **** ********** ****** *** ******** ***** be ***********. ** **** **** ***** *********/***** ******** ***** **** and **** **** * *** ** ****, ***** **** **** bad(DS *****) ******** - ***** *** ********** ** *** **** end. ***** *** ****** *** *** *** ** ** ****** as **** ********** *********, ** ** **** ****** **** **** we've ***** **** "************" ****** ** **** ********** **** *** remote ****** ***** **** **********. ** ****** * *** *** the ******* *********** ******** *** **** * ******* ****** *** for *********** ***********. **** ****** ** ** ******** * ***** relationship **** *** ******* *** ** **** **** ****** *** current & ********* ** ********, ********* *** ******* ******* **********.

**** **** ***** *** ***** ****** *********, *** ******, **** are **** ********* **** *** *********** ***** ******. ****** *** vast ******** ** *** *** ******* ****** *** *********** **** shown/demonstrated. ** ** ****** ********* ** *** **** ******* *********** needed.

*** ******** * **** ****** ** * **** ******.

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Steve Beck

06/16/17 03:14am

*****-

*** ****** **** *** ********** *** ** * ********. *** Bosch ****** ***** ***** **** ** ***** ** ***** * 4512 *** ** ***** $**.** **** *** **** *****. **** panel ** **** ******** ** ****** **********.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Steve Beck | 06/19/17 11:01pm

*********** *****. ***** ****** ********** ** **** ***** ********?

**** *** ******, *** ***** ******** ** ** ** ****** which ** **** **** *** ** ** *** *****.

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Greg Levorchick

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 06/20/17 08:54pm

*** ***** ** **** * **** ******* ***** **** ** designed *** ******, ****** *** ***** ********. **** ** *** generally *** ****** ** ** **** *** **** ** *** a *** *****. **** *. **** ******, *** * ***** dollar ****** ****, *** ******** *** ************* *** ********* ************ by ***** *** *****/*****. ** * ****** ***** * ****** in ***** **** ** ******** *** ***** ** ****** *** system, *'* ****** ** **** ** ****** ******* *** ***-** additional ******* ****** **** ****** ** ******* *** **** **** to ******** * *** ******* *****. *** ***** **. *'* rather *** *** ********** *** ** ****'* ***** *** ****** in *** **** ***.

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Steve Beck

06/20/17 01:56am

*'** ****** **** ***** *****. **** *** * **** **** chain *** ***** *** *** * *** ****** **** ** were ********* ***** * ****** ****** *** * ****** ******** at *** ***** *********. ** ***** ** ****** **** *** existing *** ***** ******* ** ***** **** *** ****. ********* the ***** ** ****** *** ****** *** ******* **** ***** or **** * **** ***** ***** ****** ***** ** * larger *******. * ******** *** * ******** ***** ****** ***** on **** *** *** ** **** **.

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