Hi, DIY-ers.
Sterling with Alarm Grade here.
Today we're going to show you how to install a GSMVLP5-4G
cellular alarm communicator into your L5200 wireless security
system.
The L5200 supports many different forms
of communication.
Internet, cellular, phone line, and z-wave communications.
We've shown you videos on how to install
the L5100 z-wave module and the L5100 Wi-Fi
or ILP 5 module for internet monitoring.
Now we're going to show you how you can get cellular monitoring
with your system.
The reason you would add this item
is if you wanted Total Connect service, which
allows you to arm and disarm this panel remotely
from a computer or a smartphone.
It also allows you to receive text and email notifications
when the alarms go off.
So it's a great option for knowing what's
happening with your system.
You would also use the GSM if you wanted cellular monitoring
service, so that the central station would
receive your signals from your panel through this device.
It goes out over the AT&T wireless network,
hits into the central station so that no phone line or internet
is needed on property to get monitoring with your LYNX Touch
L5200 system.
You'll see that the GSM will come installed with a SIM card.
You have to use the SIM card that it comes installed with.
You cannot swap the SIM card out for a prepaid SIM or any
of your existing SIM cards.
When you sign up for service with an AlarmNet provider,
they are activating the SIM card and you will normally
pay a premium on your monthly service
to get cellular monitoring.
The reason we suggest doing so is
that it is a more secure communication path.
If you go with the ILP 5 internet
communicator or the L5100-Wi-Fi communicator, both of those
will rely on your internet service.
So where your security system has a battery backup,
if you're only using the internet for monitoring,
then your router and your modem may not have a battery backup.
If you have a power outage, the alarm will go off,
the signals will go nowhere because the internet
is unavailable.
Also, internet cables are normally
exposed on the outside of the house.
Therefore they're open to line cut issues.
If the criminal cuts the line before they break in
and internet is your only path, your alarms will not go out.
Finally, if your internet service provider ever
has a glitch, if you ever have to reboot your router,
if they ever have to reboot things from their server end,
your alarms will not go out when the internet
service is unavailable.
So that is why people opt to add the GSM
as a backup cellular path.
It's more secure, you pay a little bit more,
but it's better security.
So now that we've gone over what the GSM does,
we're going to show you how to install it.
First thing you're going to need to do
is open up your L5200 control panel.
You press down on the tab at the top.
Start with one at a.
Time the front will separate from the back.
You'll hear it go into Cover Tamper.
You can press any button to silence it.
You do the second tab to open up the panel.
The panel can be powered either from a connection to the screw
terminals here or by using the LT cable
and simply plugging in the DC connector here.
We use the LT cable to make it nice and easy
with this desk mount.
So we disconnect our power.
The panel is still powered because there's
the battery back up.
So we disconnect the battery, and now the panel
is powered down.
You always want to power the system down
before you make any modular additions to the panel.
You'll notice on the inside here that we have our L5100-z-wave
module here on the left, and we have our L5100-Wi-Fi module
here on the right.
You'll notice that we've included these in this video
to show you that the GSM will still
fit with both of those modules.
So while none of these come by default with the panel,
the L5200 does support Wi-Fi, z-wave, and GSM altogether.
So to install the GSM, you'll notice
that there is a horizontal port on the board right here.
There is a matching horizontal port on the GSM.
Because they're both female ports, you need a connector.
That's what this little circuit board is.
It comes with the GSM.
It says GSM and L5000 on the board.
It's just a connector board.
There is no up or down.
You simply insert it into the slot.
Now you have a male connection to match your female connection
on your GSM.
You line it up and you push it down into place.
The GSM includes three little screws to hold it tight.
We recommend that you screw these screws down
nice and tight, especially if you're
going to be doing a desk mount like we're showing here.
That way if the panels moved around,
the GSM won't rattle in the unit, cause any issues.
So screw down the screw at the top,
and then there are two for the bottom.
OK, GSM is installed, that simple.
You'll notice that on a sticker towards the bottom of the GSM
there is some information here.
The Mac address that starts 00 delta 0 2 delta is the number
we'll need to activate the device.
We will also need the CRC number, Charlie Roger Charlie.
That is a four-digit alphanumeric number.
With both of those numbers, we can
activate the module with the AlarmNet server
to give you access to your system.
So you should make note of those numbers when you're in there.
It's not critical, there is a way to get those numbers out
of the panel programming, but since you're doing the install,
you might as well make note of those.
Now that it's installed we're going
to provide power from the wall.
We're going to plug-in our battery backup,
and then we can close up the panel.
OK.
Now the panel goes to its normal boot sequence.
Takes about a minute for it to come on.
You'll notice it says system standby at the top in red.
You can wait a minute or you can press and hold
the Home key, which switches it over Ready to Arm.
Now the system is ready for you to activate your monitoring
service.
So that is the GSMVLP5-4G installation.
If you have any questions about the communicator
or the cellular alarm monitoring,
please send us an email at support@alarmgrade.com.
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