The Library
Plain-English walkthroughs for the system on your wall — from the crew that installs and services Alarm.com across Utah. No jargon, real screenshots, and the gotchas the manuals skip.
Two minutes, four panels: change the master code on a Qolsys IQ Panel, in the Alarm.com app, and on Honeywell VISTA and DSC keypads. Plus what to do if you lost it.
A security panel that starts beeping on its own is trying to tell you one specific thing — it is almost never an alarm, and it is almost always something you can quiet in two minutes. Here is how to read the beep on a modern Qolsys IQ Panel, then on the older Honeywell and […]
The ten-minute card swap that lets an IQ Panel 5 hear a house’s existing sensors, with the five mistakes that cause it to fail.
Star, six, master code, scroll to Brightness Control. Twenty seconds, and the same keys work on Neo and classic PowerSeries LCD keypads.
The fastest way to ruin a good security system is to let it talk too much. Alarm.com can tell you about nearly everything — every door, every arming event, every clip — and if you leave it all on, you’ll be swiping away alerts within a week and missing the one that matters. Here’s how […]
Out of the box, a video doorbell records motion — which means cars, cats, tree shadows and every headlight sweep at 2 AM. Video Analytics is the feature that fixes this: the Alarm.com Premium Video Doorbell (ADC-VDB775) can tell the difference between a person, a vehicle and an animal, and only record — and only […]
Somebody new needs to use your Alarm.com system — a spouse, a cleaner, a property manager, the kid who just got a phone. Alarm.com gives you two completely different ways to let them in, and it is easy to want the wrong one. Here is the two-minute version, then the step-by-step for each. A code […]
When an IQ Panel starts chirping about a low battery — or reboots itself at random, or dies the moment the power blinks — the backup battery inside has usually reached the end of its life. Replacing it is a homeowner-doable job if you follow the power-down steps in order. Skipping them can corrupt the […]
“Panel Tamper” sounds alarming, but on a Qolsys IQ Panel it almost never means someone tampered with anything. It means the panel’s little anti-tamper switch — a spring that must stay compressed against the backplate — isn’t seated. Something as small as a loose locking screw sets it off. Here’s how to clear it in […]
Panel frozen? Screen sluggish? Camera feeds refusing to load on the touchscreen? Nine times out of ten the fix is the same as every other computer in your life: reboot it. A Qolsys IQ Panel reboot is safe, keeps all your settings, and takes about two minutes. Here’s the right way — and the right […]
Back door dings, front door says nothing? IQ Panel 4 chimes are per-sensor. Two minutes in the Sound menu fixes it — here is the exact path.
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When a Tutorial Isn’t Enough
Looking for your account? Log in to the Alarm.com customer portal here. If we installed your system, walking you through any of this is part of the deal — send us a message or call (928) 843-7767. And if your current alarm company doesn’t answer questions like these, that’s fixable: we take over existing Alarm.com systems across Utah — same equipment, better help, no contract.
