Which term describes monitoring performed by the installing company for its own protected premises or that performs those functions for properties off premises?

• A. 1st party/proprietary monitoring
• B. 3rd party monitoring
• C. 2nd party monitoring
• D. Contract monitoring

Answer: (A)

The situation describes monitoring that is done by the installer itself, either for its own premises or for other properties under its control. That is known as first-party or proprietary monitoring. It means the company that installs the system also operates the monitoring center, giving it direct control over the monitoring process and immediate oversight of alarms.

This differs from third-party monitoring, where an independent central station handles monitoring for customers and is not owned by the installer. The other terms aren’t standard for this setup: second-party monitoring isn’t describing the installer’s own monitoring, and contract monitoring refers more to a contractual arrangement with another entity rather than the installing company actually running the monitoring.