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As you may be aware from one of my previous posts, I decided to ditch both of my analog phone alarm companies in favor of digital monitoring using my Envisalink 2DS adapter which connects my DSC alarm panels to my in-home networks and, along with a host of other features, allows my alarm systems to be monitored via the Internet.
Envisalink, the developers of the 2DS, now offer EnvisAlarm: an alarm monitoring service that integrates wonderfully with their free ESP service, which allows users to log in from anywhere to view and control their alarm system details.
However, since my DSC panels were still set up to transmit alarm information via the telephone, I had to disable a few options on my DSC panels that were no longer needed now that I’m monitoring over the Internet with my 2DS. If you’re a new Envisalink monitoring customer who previously used telephone monitoring, you’ll want to following these same steps that I took to disable the phone-related options.
These instructions assume you’re using the factory-default Installer Code of 5555 (which you probably shouldn’t). Insert your own installer code in place of the 5555.
- To disable the phone line: *8 5555 015 7 ##
- To turn off test transmissions (which are no longer needed since Envisalink monitors network connection from them to your 2DS continuously): *8 5555 371 9999 ##
- To turn off the phone dialer: *8 5555 380 1 ##
I relied on the following online docs to help me remember the correct menu options in the DSC panel:
http://www.myalarm.com/manuals_prog/832p.pdf
http://www.mainelectronics.com/pdf/HowToProgramDSCsystem.pdf
So far, I’ve been very happy with the price and service of Envisalink’s monitoring.
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Steve, I have a new system being shipped to me (PowerSeries 1832, basically the same as your 832) along with an Envisalink 3… I wonder if I need to follow the same steps for using the EnvisAlarm monitoring
I just set up a PC1832 with a PK5501 and EnvisaLink 3. Set up the Eyezon account it will work after that. The EVL 3 sniffs KeyBus codes and sends them to the Eyezon server. The remaining DSC programming steps are to get rid of the systems faults indications and disable communications. *8 5555 015 7 ## removes the phone line monitoring; *8 5555 380 1 ## (380 1 ## if your already in the programming mode from before) to disable DSC communication i.e. phone dialing. Piece of cake after 8 hours of reading the two manuals. Be sure your sensors are configured for the default mode or you will need to change the Zone configs also. PC1832 comes defaulted to single end-of-line terminations which can detect wiring shorts and open sensors (if the resistor is truly at the sensor end of the line not the panel end)
Also I too am happy with the price (zero dineros) and service of Envisalink’s monitoring. I set up an email with alarm and faults and sms to my cell phone with just alarms. Instant response in SoCal. Faster and cheaper than “Real”: service. Of cource be sure your whole internet connection machine is UPS’ed or what’s the point.
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I just check it & found that it work, but after few hours I get problem again. May be there is problem in settings but I never disappoint & going to try it again.