#Simplisafe key fob panic button how to#

The default is Panic – Audible How to Set the Panic Button Function Per Each Device Note: Each Individual Panic Button is assigned its own alarm type. Now that it’s added, you can go change the panic button settings Your Panic Button device is now added to your security system. Here is a video demonstrating how to add a key fob. Name the Device after audible confirmation from the base station.Hold the Panic Button for 2 seconds when prompted.Use the screen to navigate to “Add Device”.Use the screen to navigate to “Devices”.

Click on the menu button (lower left button).

SimpliSafe Keypad Panic Alarm Type Menu How To Add a Panic Button to SimpliSafe Using Your Keypad The first keypad should automatically connect to the base station. The steps are the same whether you are adding a second keypad, a key fob, or an individual panic button. In order to set what the panic button does when pressed, you must first add the device to your SimpliSafe system. The alarm will not sound, and they will try to call you before contacting emergency dispatch. Notifies the Monitoring center that there is a medical emergency. Notifies the Monitoring center that there is an emergency involving fire. The alarm will NOT sound, and they will NOT try to call you before contacting emergency dispatch. Notifies the Monitoring center that there is an emergency of an unknown type. The alarm will sound, and they will try to call you before contacting emergency dispatch. If the mode is set to anything besides audible panic, there is effectively nothing that happens. Otherwise, pressing the panic button will only activate the siren. Important Note: The monitoring center will only be contacted if you pay for monitoring service. The Panic Alarm types are: Panic (Audible or Silent), Fire, and Medical. Each Panic Button is assigned one type of Alert to send. SimpliSafe Panic buttons are designed to notify the monitoring center of an emergency situation, who can then contact emergency dispatchers. It may not be clear what exactly the panic button does, especially since the owner must setup the panic button and choose what the happens when the panic button is pressed. The other two buttons on the keychain remote are “off” and “away”. It is the closest button to where the remote is designed to attach to a keychain. The Original SimpliSafe Keychain Remote has a red round button on the front of the device that is clearly labeled “panic”. The Original SimpliSafe security system had a slightly different name. It is on the opposite end from where the key fob is designed to attach to a key chain. The Panic Button on the All-New SimpliSafe Key Fob is located on the top end of the remote, above the off button. You may not even be aware that it has one! But I assure you, there is a panic button. If you are just looking at the pictures available online of the key fob, it may not be completely obvious where the panic button is located. SimpliSafe All-New Keypad SimpliSafe All-New Key Fob SimpliSafe All-New Panic Button Where Is the Panic Button on The SimpliSafe Key Fob? This article will focus on the All-New SimpliSafe devices with panic buttons. For example, the Original SimpliSafe Keychain Remote can no longer be updated. However, those devices are becoming outdated, and starting to lose functionality. SimpliSafe Original Keypad SimpliSafe Original Keychain Remote SimpliSafe Original Remote Here is a picture of each Original SimpliSafe device with a panic button. If you purchased a SimpliSafe security system in 2017 or earlier, you have the Original SimpliSafe. SimpliSafe has three different devices that have Panic Buttons on them: Let’s take a closer look to make sure you are not left with any questions. However, lack of documentation is a common complaint about SimpliSafe documentation.

#Simplisafe key fob panic button manual#

One would think that the picture of the keypad in the SimpliSafe Owner’s Manual (the one with all the parts identified), would have all the parts identified, including the Panic Button. The red panic button must be held for two seconds in order to be activated and to send an alert. The original SimpliSafe Keypads have a red button located below the numbers.

The red button located on top of the All-New SimpliSafe Keypad is the panic button. Right now, it’s time to learn about the panic button. For something as important as a home security system, you want to make sure that you understand every aspect of it. The SimpliSafe Base Station may be called “the brains” of the security system, but the Keypad is used to control the whole thing when it is not connected to Wi-Fi.