How do I set up Notifications on the iOS app?

  • At the bottom of the screen, touch More .
  • Touch Settings
  • Touch Notifications
  • At the top of the next page, choose to enable Email/SMS Notifications or Push Notifications or both.

To view existing Notifications and add new ones:


Touch My Notifications. A list of all existing notifications appears. The notifications are displayed in categories (Administration events, Camera events, Device events, etc.) Note that this is the same list that is displayed when you click List under Notifications on the website.


Touch the button at the top of the screen to start configuring a new notification. Select a part of your system to trigger the notification:

  • Security:  Be alerted when the system Arms or Disarms, when an alarm occurs or is cleared, when a door or window is opened/closed, when a sensor has a low battery, has been tampered with or been bypassed. Other triggers include 'Sync' events (when information on the remote system is synchronized with the system panel), loss/restoration of AC power and when the panel itself has been tampered with.
  • Cameras: Issues alerts when new recordings or still captures are triggered by:
    • The security system's sensors
    • When certain sounds are picked up by a camera's microphone
    • When a camera has a low battery
    • When a camera has been tampered with
If you have a security system and cameras, you can set your cameras to capture video clips or snapshots when selected events occur.
 
  • Security: You can be alerted when the system Arms or Disarms, when an alarm occurs or is cleared, when a door or window is opened/closed, when a sensor has a low battery, has been tampered with or been bypassed. Other triggers include 'Sync' events (when information on the remote service is synchronized with the system panel), loss/restoration of AC power and when the panel itself has been tampered with.

  • Cameras: Be notified of various types of Camera detection events. Includes events such as low battery conditions or when a camera has been tampered with. Also includes motion detection, new recordings prompted by the security system's sensors or certain sounds picked up by a camera's microphone.

  • Video Doorbell: Events such as the doorbell being pressed and motion detection.

  • Devices: Changes in the status of automation devices such as connected switches and door locks. These events include status messages for Trouble conditions and Restore (a Trouble condition or Fault being corrected).

  • Built-In Camera: Compatible alarm panels with an onboard camera can snap a picture of a person who disarms the system at the control panel's keypad. You can also set up a notification to let you know when a Look In is initiated.
  • Emergency Alert: Yoursystem control panel on the premises can alert you when the Remote Service receives tornado and other warnings from recognized sources over the internet. If you choose this option, you will need to specify your postal code on the My Locations page of your account. For information on postal codes outside of North America, see the FAQ European Postal Codes.
  • Administration: These "Sessions"are occasions when your dealer or central monitoring station has full or partial access to your system. This can include Video Alarm Verification (VAV) and Security Professional Access (different variations of this access may be abbreviate to include the phrase Instlr-Full Access).
 
Select a combination of devices, events and conditions that will trigger the notification you're creating. On each succeeding page, click CONTINUE to create and save the combination of factors you're setting up.

NOTE: If you select a disabled sensor, you'll see an option to enable it.

After choosing devices and events, you will choose who receives the notifications and select from a number of scheduling options.
  • When satisfied with your settings, click SAVE.