Hey, DIYers.
I'm George from Alarm Grid.
Today, I'm going to be showing you guys how
to connect your Qolsys IQ panel 2 to your Wi-Fi network.
So very first thing I want to go ahead and get into
is for those of you who have a Qolsys IQ Panel 2, or a Qolsys
IQ Panel 2 Plus, this will be the exact same process.
Now, one thing, when you guys are
looking to get your Qolsys IQ 2 Plus monitored or activated
by an alarm company, some of you guys
may find out that the alarm company
is going to require you to set up on a cellular monitoring
plan, a plan that covers a cellular service.
Now, some of you may be saying, OK, why is that?
Why do I have to use the cellular that's in my IQ 2
or my IQ 2 Plus if I just want to use it on Wi-Fi?
It actually all comes down to the actual service level
alarm.com.
Alarm.com only has cellular based plans.
What that means for you and the alarm companies is the alarm
companies get charged for cellular price plans,
so they can actually just let you sign up
for an internet price plan, so you always,
whenever you doing an IQ, a Qolsys Panel, 2 gig panel,
what else, DSE, Interlogix, all of these panels
that use alarm.com service will always
require a cellular monitoring plan.
So even though it can connect to your Wi-Fi,
you still need to have a cellular monitoring plan, which
is actually beneficial for you, because Wi-Fi, all of us
have issues with Wi-F. How many times you guys have
to go to your router and reset it
a month, because your devices just disconnect,
or don't have access to the server,
or can't connect to the internet so you have to go and reboot
the router, and leave it off for 30 seconds, and power back on.
So having the cellular as backup is even better,
because if that ever happens, or if your Wi-Fi ever goes down,
the power goes out, your system will automatically
transition to cellular service.
And since it has a backup battery,
it will continue to work for a couple of hours,
depending on what backup battery you have.
All right.
Now, getting into the actual connection
of the Wi-Fi network, it's actually fairly simple.
You will need to know your master code, installer code,
or your dealer code.
The master code is 1234, the installer code is 1111,
and the dealer code is 2222.
Now, this is only if your panel is brand new,
meaning nobody has changed your codes,
your monitoring company hasn't changed your codes.
If you enter in these codes at the panel
and they're not working, then somebody has changed your code,
or you may not have bought a new panel if it's brand new.
So to do this, the first screen I need to go into
is the very top, there's a little gray little tab
at the top.
I'm going to tap on that.
Then, I'm going to go to Settings.
After I go to Settings, your panel
may say, "No Wi-Fi access.
Please check your Wi-Fi or router connection."
I'm just going to hit OK.
And hopefully, we get successfully
connected to the Wi-Fi network.
I'm going to go to Advanced Settings.
This is where you need to enter in your codes.
Again, if you've changed your codes,
make sure you're using the correct one.
I can, for instance, I'll go ahead,
and I'll use my master code for today, 1234.
I'm going to go to Wi-Fi.
After I click on Wi-Fi, if you're not
seeing anything other underneath the Wi-Fi networks that
are coming up, check this little square box
all the way to the right hand side, underneath the envelope.
If it is not checked--
sorry, one second.
If it's not checked, you may see this.
"To see available networks, turn Wi-Fi on."
So if you're wondering why your Wi-Fi isn't on,
it's because this little square right here on the top right
needs to be checkmarked.
once I check that, it will say, "Turning Wi-Fi on."
and then it will start pulling in all my Wi-Fi networks.
As soon as you find yours, all you have to do is click on it,
and it'll ask you to start entering in the network
password, the Wi-Fi password.
I'm going to go ahead and enter my password
in, hit the little checkmark, and I'll hit Connect.
Once this starts connecting, it starts obtaining the IP
address, starts going through all the connection
that all the devices that when you enter in your password
to the Wi-Fi go through.
And after it's successfully connected,
you will actually see connected In gray letters,
right underneath the network name.
You also have the option, if you don't
want to type in your password, you also
have the option to manually use the WPS push button.
So if you have a router that has a WPS button,
and you want to pair it with a WPS,
you just have to do WPS push button.
It says, "Press Connect to start WPS pairing."
I can hit Connect, and then it will
start looking for your router for you
to press the WPS button on your router.
I'm going to hit Cancel.
And, again, you see it kind of disconnected for a second,
because it thought I was connecting to a new network.
And if you don't see your network on there,
or if you want to do something specific with your network,
you can go to Add Wi-Fi Network.
You enter in the network name, security.
Let me go ahead and pull this dropdown down.
You can enter in the security.
There's a couple of different options,
but, again, this is if you're planning on manually entering
all your network information.
I'm just going to hit Cancel on that.
And after you, again, you've successfully
connected to your Wi-Fi, you just hit the little house icon
right here on the bottom.
It takes you back to the main screen,
and your panel has successfully been
connected to the Wi-Fi network.
If you guys have any questions about monitoring,
about getting the system setup, connecting it to Wi-Fi,
send us a quick email to support@alarmgrid.com.
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I'm George, and I'll see you guys next time.