Today we're going to be installing an
alarm.com sem or system enhancement
module into a honeywell vista wired
security system
this includes honeywell vista 10p 15p
20p and 21ip as long as the panel is
from 2005 and above with a visita 21ip you
just need to move the jumper disabling
internal communicators which we do have
a video on our youtube page doing
already
it's very simple so today we're going to
start off by showing you how to wire
this or prewire this sem module up in
order to install into the wired security
system so what I'm going to do first is
tell you a little bit about what you'll
need
you'll need some 22 x 4 20 x 4 or 18 by
four gauge wire to come from the
communicator to the panel this does not
come with the sem module you'll need a
small flat-head screwdriver as well as
some wire strippers a drill and a basic
toolkit is also handy as you will see as
we continue this installation process
the first thing you want to do is open
up the SEM module box you want to keep
everything in manufacturing
want to keep everything in resellable
condition in case you need to return it
right off the gate you'll see that the
system enhancement module installation guide
this thing has some key information such
as what should be coming with the SEM
module compatibility as you can see this
is where you would locate if your system
is 2005 or above as well as the model
numbers you see wa15 p and then the year
that this was a manufacturer so this is
helpful as well as all the other
information about compatibility with
vista panels
alright so now what we want to do is
remove all the other packaging and
welcome items to the side and we're
going to remove the
actual SEM module there is as well as
the other installation items from the
box and we can move this to the side for
later purposes
now i'm going to place this sem module
up here and i'm going to depress these
two tabs exposing the inside of the
actual module itself now that we resumed
in a little bit just to go over some
basic stuff just to simplify this
installation you won't have to worry
about this terminal or this terminal for
this jumper because it's no longer used
will just be working with these four
terminals which will simplify the
installation process now you want to get
your 22 x 4 wire or you know any other
setup that you have like I said with 20
or 18 x 4 you're going to cut the red
wire out you'll only be left with yellow
or white
in this case we have white black and
green alright and this oxidant is for
installation into the panel i'll explain
why later
this is worth it's very simple it's a
very simple installation process you can
follow on page 9 which we have listed
right here where it gets wired so here's
the sem module right so the first zone
will be working with his gnd or ground
this will receive the black wire and
this is foreground simply install that
into its terminal make sure it's screwed
in there pretty firmly next will be the
green directly above it
make sure this goes into it designated
slots do the same on this one screw it
in and lastly for this particular why're
you want to delegate the yellow or the
white wire directly above that and you
can go ahead and screw that one as well
very simple procedure
alright
now you'll be noticing a an interesting
setup here where you have the 12-volt
with this device inside the diffuse you
want to remove this red wire alright and
now you'll notice this end is for the
installation process which will be part
of our next chapter and this opposite
end is for delegating into this terminal
here so the red wire will go into the 12
be as directed
go ahead and screw this out firmly and
now our sem module is pre-wired is go
ahead and open up the honeywell Vista
20p panel and we're going to go ahead
and disconnect the ground and the
positive from the battery like so now
we're going to go ahead and pull out the
power transformer now that the backup
battery is getting pulled disconnected
from the panel we're just going to
simply remove the power transformer
pleased that to decide now that the
system has been powered down you'll see
that i have mounted the system
enhancement module mounting bracket and
secure it next to the panel where you
can also see a little knockout hole here
where we're going to now insert are
pre-wired the system enhancement module
delegate the wires through this hole and
it should clipping pretty simple
you'll notice you want to insert in
these two slots first with the antennas
facing up like so
simply clip it into place like so make
sure it's secure and now that everything
has been secured we can output on the
cover of the cover here you want to make
sure the antennas run out the top of the
panel small is going to come underneath
like so now you can take your cover you
want the small one to go out through the
first hole and the larger in turn out
the circle this is the LTE version to
put its place like that securing that
into place and now you can go ahead and
feel off the three and sticky tape that
you have you can peel it off like so you
can go ahead and secure one end of it
and now the second one you know just
like that
there we go now make sure before
installing of course that you do have
good cellular signal which our
technicians will assist you with Remotely
over the phone
you're going to take your power wire run
that through here with the most directly
to your battery leaf show you in just
sick and your data terminals your data
wires to run to that same bull
like so we have it mounted next to the
panel that looks good and now we'll move
on to wiring up the actual sem wires to
the actual honeywell panel next you want
to go ahead and take the power wire
that's wired directly from the system
enhancement module and go ahead and
connect it to the positive and of the
honeywell vista panels terminals for the
battery like so very simple you don't
want to plug it in quite yet
and then you have the negative end these
will remain unplugged for now and next
we will be locating the three wires that
i showed you have a pre wire coming
directly from the system enhancement
module and we're going to delegate them
into their respected terminals you can
see the terminal listed right under
terminal 4 5 6 and 7 that's the keypad
bus on the Vista 20p i'm going to go
ahead and take the black wire and i'm
going to run that into terminal 4
terminal six will receive it the green
wire do the same for this one then the
terminal seven will receive the yellow
in our case white wire and now we have
the system enhancement module completely
wired into the honeywell vista panel