User's Guide

Managing Your System Security
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9. Fault each additional alarm and ensure that it is marked as alarm (see Sensor Testing Operations).
Table 4: Sensor Testing Operations
Sensor Testing Process
Door/Window Open and close the door or window.
Motion
Detector
Avoid the motion detector’s view for three minutes after arming the system,
then walk in front of it.
Smoke
Detector
Press and hold the sensor’s “Test” button until the siren sounds, approx. 10
seconds.
Glass Break
Detector
Use a glass break simulator.
The TouchScreen notes that each sensor communicated an event to the TouchScreen and
initiated an alarm.
Managing Connectivity Between the TouchScreen and the Central Monitoring
Stations
The TouchScreen is constantly communicating with central monitoring stations. It connects via your
service provider using broadband. It also connects to a cellular network if your internet connectivity goes
down. The TouchScreen can connect to your service provider’s modem through a cable or Wi-Fi
(wirelessly).
Viewing Signal Strength
To view the current signal strength of the TouchScreen’s Wi-Fi connection to your service provider’s
modem:
1. From the Settings app (see "Configuring the TouchScreen" on page 9), tap Advanced Settings
Connectivity Wi-Fi & Cellular Signal Strength.
The Wi-Fi and Cellular Signal Strength screen is displayed, graphically displaying the detected
signal strength of the Wi-Fi connection to the router and the GPRS/EDGE connection to the
cellular network.