Alarm.Com PanelKit Owner's manual

Brand: Alarm.Com

Model: PanelKit

Type: Owner's manual

BrickHouse Security Online

Platform Setup and Features

WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW.

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

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 Prole > 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 Prole > Mobile Access for more information.

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

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.

Image Sensor Daily View Rules

Image Sensor Notications

• Go to Image Sensor > Rules.

• Click Add Daily View Rule to congure rules to receive an image of the rst

motion event occurring during a specic 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.

Setting Text and Email Notications

Click on Notications and add recipients to your address book to quickly and easily

congure your text and email notications.

Notications 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-

dened time frame)

Notication & Reminder Settings

Notications Page

Notications Catalog

Alarm Notications

Other Standard Notications

• Go to the Notications tab to setup

your notications

• Click the New Notication button to

add event and activity notications

• Click on New Notication >

Standard to setup the

essential security event and sensor

activity notications.

• Browse through the other sub tabs

to enable pre-congured

notications 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

congure notication rules

and to identify which contacts

should be notied in the

event of an alarm.

Arming Event: Identify the contacts that should be notied when specic 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 specic 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 specic

time period.

System Event: Setup an alert for non-alarm systems events, such as power failure or a

low battery.

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 ofce. 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 specied event occurs (alarm

events, a door opens, etc.)

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

Alarm.Com PanelKit Owner's manual

Alarm.Com PanelKit Owner's manual

Alarm.Com PanelKit Owner's manual

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