Hey, DIY-ers.
I'm George from Alarm Grid.
Today I'm going to be going over the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi
and whether or not it can be used as a communicator on a La
Vista alarm system.
So the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi, even though it says Wi-Fi
and it connects to the Wi-Fi, does not
act as an Alarm Net communicator for your alarm system.
A lot of people get the keypad because they
see it's Wi-Fi so they think that OK, well,
since it has Wi-Fi in it, that means
it must be able to report my alarm
signals through the Wi-Fi path.
However, that is not the case.
The Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi is literally just a touchscreen
keypad with a Z-Wave controller built on the inside.
So if you guys are using the Tuxedo Touch locally only,
this is going to allow you, first of all, to arm and disarm
your system.
You can actually go into programming
through Console Mode, and it'll act as an alphanumeric display.
And it also allows you to learn, exclude, include and exclude
Z-Wave devices and create scenes and rules.
So if you guys have Z-Wave devices
and you guys are using the Tuxedo Touch locally only,
you guys can use it for that.
Now, if you guys are going to get it monitored,
you're still going to need an Alarm Net communicator.
So like I said, since that is not a communicator,
you can either get an internet or a cellular communicator--
or dual path--
for your Vista system.
Now, the Tuxedo Touch--
the Wi-Fi-- what it's used for if you guys do
get the interactive service and you guys get Total connecting,
you have automation enabled, the Tuxedo
needs to be connected to Wi-Fi because it
uses that Wi-Fi connection to communicate to Total Connect
2.0 to control Z-Wave devices.
It's also how it's going to update
Total Connect with any new Z-Wave scenes,
rules, or devices that are added to the Tuxedo Touch.
If there's no internet or Wi-Fi going to the Tuxedo
and you're trying to control Z-Wave devices
through your Total Connect 2.0 app, it will not work.
So the Wi-Fi in the Tuxedo Touch--
like I was saying before, not only is it
used to communicate and refreshing the Total Connect
2.0 app with the Z-Wave devices, rules, and scenes,
but it also uses the Wi-Fi to pull in the weather.
So if you guys set the location on your Tuxedo Touch,
it actually pulls in the weather using the Wi-Fi
and then there's also the web server
that the Tuxedo Touch uses.
So as long as you're connected to the Wi-Fi network
on the Tuxedo Touch, you guys can basically
pull it up on your laptop and have a Tuxedo emulator
on a web page as long as you're logged into the IP address.
So it does have a local web server
that you guys can use when connected
to the same Wi-Fi or internet connection as the Tuxedo.
Just touch base on the automation
in Total Connect 2.0--
when you guys get Total Connect, and if you guys have a Vista
system and you're looking to do Z-Wave,
you will need to get the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi.
Now, the scenes and the rules--
yes, they can be created through the Tuxedo Touch.
However, the scenes and the rules
are a lot easier to create through the wizard
on the Total Connect 2.0 app.
So if you guys have loaded in door locks, lights,
thermostats, garage door controllers into the Tuxedo,
you then just need to refresh the Total Connect 2.0 app.
The app will pull in the Z-Wave devices,
because the Tuxedo's communicating and updating
the app through the internet path,
and then after that, you can use the app
to create the scenes and rules.
Now, keep in mind this is just for the automation
side of Total Connect.
In order to get Total Connect onto your system,
you still need to have an internet or a cellular Alarm
Net communicator, all right?
The Tuxedo Touch will not send--
the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi will not send out signals
to the central station.
Like I said, it does not act as an Alarm Net communicator.
Only a phone line and internet or cellular Alarm
Net communicator will send out the signals
to the central station, or if you guys
are being self-monitored, you guys
can get emails and text messages through the app.
But again, you just need an Alarm Net communicator, which
the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi is not.
And I'm just making sure I repeat this plenty of times
during the video so that those of you who are watching it
don't get the Tuxedo Touch Wi-Fi confusing it
for a communicator, all right?
If you guys have any more questions about the Tuxedo
Touch Wi-Fi, feel free to send us an email
to support@alarmgrid.com.
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I'm George, and I'll see you guys next time.