Parabeam® XR-2500

Parabeam® XR-2500 has almost 5 times the wireless range of the Standard model and is, to our knowledge, the highest performing wireless gate alarm on the market. Entrances can potentially be monitored thousands of metres away from your house when an outdoor gain antenna is added. 800-1200m range through trees is typical without a gain antenna. It’s all site dependent. The XR-2500 uses our XR-LoRa wireless protocol. When enquiring we will typically want to evaluate your site using Google Earth to ascertain whether the system will work on its own, or whether it may need additional hardware. Range testing kits are available if there’s any uncertainty.

The XR-2500, like all of our models, uses a proper photo-electric beam, making it far more immune to false alarms than PIR based systems. Two-way Radio Supervision and On-board Diagnostics (displayed on Base Receiver) are features alarm installers routinely expect on wireless equipment – we haven’t seen these appear on any other gate alarm yet.

The XR-2500 is compatible with optional auxiliary devices such as our long range UHF paging system or Text Message Module, and easily interfaces with Alarm Panels.

See our Parabeam® Standard if you require a standard range gate alarm. ( If you need a much longer detection beam than 35m, check out our Parabeam® Tripwire Series )

Q: I want to install 3-4 beam-sets but I only need the long wireless range on one of my beam-sets, can I use cheaper beams for the closer ones?

A: This has been a common question. The XR-2500 is not compatible with our standard beam-sets so you can’t mix the different systems. An alternative is to install a slightly cheaper Standard system instead, with a range-boosting antenna to receive your more distant beam-set(s). The downside would be the additional installation time and hassle, the cost of an antenna and cable and the eventual deterioration of the outdoor antenna. The other downside is the indoor base receiver must stay in one location.