GAS G4S SMARTalarm User manual

Brand: GAS

Model: G4S SMARTalarm

Category: Security access control systems

Type: User manual

SMARTALARM USER GUIDE

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We are glad that you have chosen G4S SMARTalarm. G4S is the

largest supplier of security solutions in the world. We have invested

all our experience in developing a future-proof, flexible and user

friendly security system for you. We hope that you will be statisfied

with it.

This guide will help you with using your new security system. If you

have any doubts, feel free to call our customer service:

70 33 00 40.

Venlig hilsen

G4S

CONGRATULATIONS

WITH YOUR NEW

SECURITY SYSTEM!

1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................4

2. THE SMARTALARM APP....................................................................5

3. THE HOME PAGE.............................................................................6

4. ARMING AND DISARMING............................................................7

5. SMART RULES..................................................................................14

6. IFTTT..................................................................................................29

7. SHORTCUTS....................................................................................30

8. VIDEO.................................................................................................33

9. DEVICES............................................................................................40

10. USERS...............................................................................................47

11. PLACES............................................................................................50

12. THE HISTORY PAGE.....................................................................55

13. CUSTOMIZING YOUR APP.......................................................56

14. TUTORIALS.....................................................................................62

15. BATTERIES......................................................................................63

CONTENT

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1. INTRODUCTION

With G4S SMARTalarm you can manage your home with your mobile devices from

anywhere. The mobile app gives you what you need to setup and configure your

SMARTalarm.

This guide will help you do the following:

Arm and disarm SMARTalarm

Define Smart Rules to manage your smart home

Manage devices, users, and places

View event history

Customize notification delivery and other SMARTalarm features

2. THE SMARTALARM APP

You and other users can access the alarm

system through the SMARTalarm app.

Scan the QR codes or search on ’G4S

SMARTalarm’ in Google Play or App

Store. App Store and Google Play do also

contain information about requirements

for operating systems.

1. Tap the SMARTalarm app icon. The Login screen appears.

2. Enter your email address and password, and tap ‘Login’. The Home screen

appears.

2.1 LOGIN

2.2 LOG UD

1. Tap on . The main menu appears.

2. Tap ’Log out’. The Log out page appears.

3. Tap ’OK’.

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3. THE HOME PAGE

Place name

Tap to change place.

Main menu

Access to devices,

shortcuts, users,

settings etc.

Next Smart Rule

Tap the name, if you want to

see or change to next

Smart Rule.

Arm icon and text

The current arming state.

Arming buttons

Tap to arm the system.

When the system is armed

the ’Disarm’ button appears.

Shortcuts

Shortcuts to Smart Rules,

devices, etc.

The hub’s backup

battery

Charge level. The icon only

appears if the panel power

supply is disconnected.

System messages

Unread messages concern-

ing alarms, warnings and

errors. The messages are

removed when the issues

are resolved. A green tick

means ’no messages’. Tap on

the red number to read the

messages. Then tap ’filters’

if you want to filter the list.

Turn the message types on

and off by using this bu tton:

. Tap ’Apply’ to finish.

Temperature

Shows the standard room

temperature on the location.

Tap the temperature to see

more.

Hub cell reception

Signal strength

Quick access

• HOME

• HISTORY

• CONTROL

• VIDEO

4. ARMING AND DISARMING

You can use your app, remote control and tag reader to set your SMARTalarm to the

following arm modes:

Arm Away

Night Arm

Day Arm

Panic alarm

Disarmed

You can configure the behaviour of your SMARTalarm devices for each of the Away,

Night, and Day arming modes. The current arming mode is displayed on the HOME

page (status icon and text). When the system is armed, this icon is displayed: ..

While armed, if a detection occurs, the following action buttons appear on the

HOME page:

- Tap to disarm your system.

- Tap to silence the siren while SMARTalarm remains armed.

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Use Arm Away for full protection when you and your family are out of the house.

SMARTalarm protects all zones by arming all the peripheral devices on the premises.

Read more on page 11.

Arm Away is activated in the following ways:

App: Press on .

Remote Control: Press on .

Tag Reader: Press on .

Night Arm monitors designated areas to protect against intruders while you are at

home. For example, Night Arm can be configured to arm detectors on the first floor,

but not detectors on a floor with bedrooms.

Night Arm is activated in the following ways:

App: Press on .

Remote control: Press on .

Tag reader: Press on .

4.1 ARM AWAY

4.2 NIGHT ARM

Day Arm keeps your family safe when they’re at home during the day. For example,

Day Arm can be configured to arm only the front and back door sensors while you

and your family are at home.

The Day Arm mode is activated in the following ways:

App: Press on .

Remote control: Press on .

Tag reader: Press on .

When SMARTalarm is armed, this icon is displayed on the HOME page.

You can disarm your system like this:

App: Enter your PIN code, if you have activated this function. Press on .

Remote control: Press on .

Tag reader: If your tag reader does not require an access code, hold the tag close to

the tag reader. If your tag reader requires an access code, you have to enter your PIN

code first, and then hold the tag close to the tag reader.

4.3 DAY ARM

4.4 DISARMING

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Night Arm

Arms the devices that

are configured for

Night Arm.

SOS function

This function is activated

as call to SRC.

User function on the tag reader

You have three attempts to enter your four digit code. If you enter the code in-

correctly three times, the tag reader will be locked for five minutes. Furthermore,

you have five seconds to enter each digit, and after entering the code, you have ten

seconds to register your tag on the tag reader. If you spend more time than allowed,

you will have to start over. However, this will not be considered an error.

How to enter the access code

Press the buttons representing the numbers of the code. For example, if your code is

’4568’, press the button with ’4-5-6’ three times, and the button with ’7-8-9’ one time.

How to disarm your system

Enter your code slowly, and register your tag on the tag reader.

Arm Away

Arms all devices in

your system.

Day Arm

Arms all devices that are

configured for Day Arm.

Delayed Arming allows you to arm your SMARTalarm while still on the premises. The

function is giving you the time you need to leave the secured area without triggering the

alarm. After you activate Arm Away, the siren and tag reader will beep until the system

is actually armed.

4.5 DELAYED ARMING

Countdown screen

When you are arming your system through the app,

a countdown screen will be displayed. The screen are

counting down in seconds, showing you how much

time you have to leave the area.

Note: Delayed Arming only works for Arm Away.

To configure the arming delay

1. Press on . The main menu appears.

2. Tap ’Settings’. The Settings menu appears.

3. Tap ’Delayed Arming’.

4. Tap the number of seconds for the delay.

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4.6 FORCED ARMING

Error: Action failed

To arm SMARTalarm, all the peripherals

should be closed or functional.

If one or more peripherals are open or

offline when you arm your system, a

notification window appears in the app.

You can force SMARTalarm to arm using the following

App: Tap the ‘Force Arm’ button in the arm window.

Remote control:

1. Press on the round botton in the middle of the remote control until all the LEDs on

the remote control are lit.

2. Press the button for the arming mode you want to set.

Tag reader:

1. Press the button for the arming mode you want to set and hold until the button

flashes Red.

2. For an outdoor tag reader, place your tag near the tag reader when the LED begins

flashing.

In case of an emergency, you can trigger a panic alarm using your remote control or tag

reader.

4.7 SOS ALARM

The SOS button on the tag reader

How to trigger the alarm

Press the button for at least five seconds.

SOS buttons on the remote control

How to trigger the alarm

Press the two buttons simultaneously.

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5. SMART RULES

You can use Smart Rules to setup your SMARTalarm to automatically perform specif-

ic actions following specific triggers. For example, you can build a Smart Rule to make

the siren chime twice if the front door is opened between 10:00 and 12:00.

Each Smart Rule can have one or more triggers that determine when to perform one

or more actions.

The triggers and actions available in a Smart Rule depend on the specific scenario and

on the installed devices.

SMARTalarm supports up to 20 Smart Rules.

Triggers are events that cause the Smart Rule to be performed. Each Smart Rule

requires at least one trigger. You can combine an arm mode trigger or device trigger

with a schedule trigger. You can set the following types of triggers: Schedule, Tap,

Security, and Events.

Schedule

Specific times or range of times.

Security

Security triggers refer to the security status:

Disarm

Arm Away

Day Arm

Night Arm

Intrusion

5.1 ABOUT TRIGGERS

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Tap

’Tap’ is a fast trigger, executing the defined action without any consideration for errors

etc. The tap trigger is made as a shortcut and is available on the front page.

Tap trigger.

Shortcut with tap

on the HOME page.

Simply tap on the

Smart rule and it is

immediately trig-

gered. Read more

about shortcuts on

page 30.

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Device

Device triggers are events detected by specific devices. For each event, you can

choose the device that detects the event.

Temperature above or below a specified threshold

Motion detected

Open / Close sensor

Smoke alarm

Flood

Dimmer - when turned on and brightness greater than zero

Switch action - Unlocked / Locked / Manually switched on / Manually switched off

1. Change of security status: You can define a Smart rule as a tap trigger, changing

the security status (arm away, day arm, night arm). When using the tap trigger, the

Smart rule is immediately activated without paying any attention to open zones. The

system will be force armed without delayed arming.

2. Comfort video 15 seconds: The tap trigger starts a 15 second recording, execut-

ed by chosen video detectors. The detectors are defined in the Smart Rule.

3. Turn on light: The tap trigger turns on the light, using chosen Z-wave devices. The

Z-Wave devices are defined in the Smart Rule.

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You can define the actions a Smart Rule will take when the specified triggers occur.

Each Smart Rule requires at least one action. You can define multiple actions for the

same Smart Rule.

You can set the following types of actions: Arm modes and Devices.

5.2 ABOUT ACTIONS

Arm modes

Devices

Arm modes

Activate an arming mode. This action is only available for schedule and tap type trig-

gers. For example, activate Arm Away every night at 11:30.

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Devices

The action type ‘Devices’ gives you the opportunity for activating a device, triggering

an action. See the illustration below and read more examples on the following pages.

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Model: G4S SMARTalarm

Category: Security access control systems

Type: User manual

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