Are all burglar alarm control panels capable of supervised wireless signaling?

• A. True
• B. Sometimes
• C. Only some models
• D. False

Answer: (D)

The ability to use supervised wireless signaling isn’t universal across all burglar alarm control panels. Supervision requires both a wireless transceiver in the panel and the capability to monitor and report the status of each wireless device (including battery health, tamper, and check-ins) to the monitoring station. Some panels are wired-only or require an optional wireless module, and even among wireless-capable models, supervision may not be enabled or supported with certain sensors or service plans. Because of these variations, not every panel can provide supervised wireless signaling, so the statement is false.