BrickHouse Security Online
Platform Setup and Features
WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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Now that your system is active, you’re ready to logon and access a wealth of features
using BrickHouse Security’s online platform. An email was sent containing your Login
and Password information. Locate this email then visit www.brickhousesecurity.com,
hover over “Login” in the upper right corner of the homepage and select “Alarm” from
the drop down menu. This will bring you to your account login. Once you log in you
will be able to begin setting up and customizing your system, including:
Note: Certain online features may not be accessible to certain monitoring plans. For
more information on plan options, or to easily upgrade your current plan, call our sup-
port team at 866-95-ALARM (866-952-5276).
• Door Locks
• Alarm System Status
• Managing User Access Codes
• Live and Recorded Surveillance Video
• Thermostat Control
• Light Control
• Text and Email Alerts
• Much More
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Setting Up Your System
User Codes Management
Create Website User Logins
Set Security Panel User Codes
• Go to Security > User Codes.
• Enter a code for each user who you want to be able to arm/disarm your security
panel.
• Go to Prole > Manage Logins.
• Click Add a Login to add website users to your account.
• These users can also login via the Alarm.com mobile apps and mobile site.
Go to Prole > Mobile Access for more information.
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iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch (with iOS 3.2 or later) and iPad (with iOS 5.0
or later). To download:
• Open the App Store and search for “Alarm.com”
• After locating, tap “Free” and “Install” to begin downloading
Android
Compatible with any device running Android OS 1.6 or later. To download:
• Open the Android Market (Play Store)
• Within the Android Market, search for “Alarm.com”
• Download the free Android App
Windows Phone
Compatible with Windows Phone devices running OS 7 or higher.
To download, visit the Windows Phone Marketplace on your device and search for
“Alarm.com”.
BlackBerry
Compatible with the BlackBerry Curve, Pearl, Bold, and 8800 series devices with OS
4.2.1 or later. To download:
• Using your BlackBerry’s default browser, visit www.alarm.com/bbinstall
Downloading the Apps
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Updating Sensor Names
Image Sensor
By updating your sensor names, you ensure that your alerts and event history display
correctly. To name your sensors:
Image Sensor Gallery
Image Sensor Upload Images
• Click on Security
• Click on Sensors
• Update your sensor names according to the Sensor Location Log
• Go to Image Sensor > Gallery to view all Image Sensor images uploaded within
the past 60 days.
• Click on each image thumbnail for a larger view.
• To enable Auto Zoom click on the Settings tab.
• Go to Image Sensor > Upload Images to upload images captured by the Image
Sensor. Note that Daily View, Peek-In and images captured on alarm are
automatically uploaded.
• Click the “Upload” icon to upload an image, and the “View” icon to view images
already uploaded.
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Image Sensor Daily View Rules
Image Sensor Notications
• Go to Image Sensor > Rules.
• Click Add Daily View Rule to congure rules to receive an image of the rst
motion event occurring during a specic time period.
• Go to Image Sensor > Image Alerts.
• Click Add an Alert to select which contacts should receive images captured
during an alarm event or when someone uploads an image.
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Setting Text and Email Notications
Click on Notications and add recipients to your address book to quickly and easily
congure your text and email notications.
Notications Can Be Customized to Alert You When:
• An Alarm Is Triggered
• The System is Armed or Disarmed (or if the system hasn’t been disarmed by
a certain time)
• System Events Such as Low Battery, Power Failure, System Malfunction, etc.
Are Present
• Sensor Activity for Door/Window/Motion/Image Sensors is Detected
• A Sensor is Left Open (when any door/window sensor is left open for a pre-
dened time frame)
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Notication & Reminder Settings
Notications Page
Notications Catalog
Alarm Notications
Other Standard Notications
• Go to the Notications tab to setup
your notications
• Click the New Notication button to
add event and activity notications
• Click on New Notication >
Standard to setup the
essential security event and sensor
activity notications.
• Browse through the other sub tabs
to enable pre-congured
notications for other types of
sensor-triggered activity, such as
when the liquor cabinet is opened,
the housekeeper arrives, or
the pet-sitter doesn’t show up.
• Click on Standard > Alarm to
congure notication rules
and to identify which contacts
should be notied in the
event of an alarm.
Arming Event: Identify the contacts that should be notied when specic users arm
or disarm the system.
Arming Reminder: Setup an arming reminder that lets selected recipients know if the
system is not armed by an expected time.
No-Show Alerts: Setup an alert if a certain person did not disarm your security
system during a specic time period.
Sensor Activity: Receive alerts when doors or windows are opened or closed.
Sensor Left-Open: Find out when doors or windows have been left open for a specic
time period.
System Event: Setup an alert for non-alarm systems events, such as power failure or a
low battery.
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Searchable System History
Event History
• Go to the History tab.
• Use the menus to lter by device, event type, and date range.
Other Features of the BrickHouse Online Portal
Video Monitoring -
Our video monitoring system always lets you know what’s
going on in your home or ofce. Directly on your smartphone
or PC, you’re able to:
• Stream live video using the BrickHouse Security online platform or any web-
enabled smartphone or tablet.
• Save and download video recordings
• Customize camera and clip descriptions
• Remotely pan and tilt your (pan and tilt-enabled) camera
• Record video clips based on motion or if a specied event occurs (alarm
events, a door opens, etc.)
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Z-Wave Home Automation
Z-Wave is a global standard and one of the wireless communication protocols that
enables the BrickHouse Security system to remotely control home automation
and security appliances. Through the BrickHouse online platform, you’re able to
take remote control of a number of Z-Wave-enabled home appliances and perform
numerous customizable functions, including:
• Dimming and turning lamps on and off
• Setting up schedules for lights to turn on or off while you’re away
• Have lights illuminate when a sensor is triggered
• Adjust thermostat temperature
• Lock and unlock doors
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