Hi, DIYers.
This is Michael from Alarm Grid.
And today, I'm going to be answering the question of
whether or not you can use the Honeywell Home
Tuxedo without an alarm panel.
And the answer to that question is, yes, you technically
can use the Honeywell Home Tuxedo keypad without an alarm
panel.
Most users will not do this.
They will set it up with a Honeywell Vista panel,
because the Tuxedo is primarily used as a touchscreen keypad
for a Vista system.
You use it to control the Vista system
for arming and disarming.
If you access Console mode, you can
change programming settings.
It's a convenient way to control the system.
It's more inviting than an alphanumeric keypad
or a numeric keypad that has numbers on it,
because the Tuxedo has a colorful touch screen
display with menu options that are clearly defined,
which can be more inviting for users and easier to understand,
especially if you're not familiar with using a security
system.
If you're new to security systems,
then a touchscreen keypad is recommended.
It's easier to understand.
But the Tuxedo is also a Z-Wave Plus controller
in its own right.
And you can actually set it up, provide power to it,
and start enrolling Z-Wave devices with Tuxedo.
And then, you can control the Z-Wave devices from the Tuxedo.
And you can also create smart scenes on the Tuxedo
to have the Z-Wave devices respond automatically, based
on a schedule, or with events.
Although, since you're not using it with the system,
you really wouldn't have many system events
to trigger the Z-Wave scenes.
But that is an option.
You can use it as a standalone Z-Wave Plus controller.
But most users wouldn't do this.
If you were just looking for a standalone Z-Wave controller,
then you would likely get a more traditional Z-Wave controller
device, such as a Samsung SmartThings, for instance.
You wouldn't necessarily get a Tuxedo, which is primarily
designed, like I said, as used for a touchscreen keypad
for a Vista system.
That's the main reason why someone would get it.
So that way, they can control their Vista system
and perform various commands.
But if you did want to do that, then that is an option.
When you do have it set up with a Vista system,
you will open up a few possibilities.
If the Vista system is monitored,
then you can use Z-Wave devices with Total Connect 2.0, which
will allow you to control the Z-Wave devices remotely, using
an app on your phone or a web browser, which
offers great convenience.
But to do that, you will need to have it connected with a Vista
system.
And the Vista system will need to be monitored.
And some users might think that, once you
add a Tuxedo to a Vista system, that it will provide
connectivity with the AlarmNet servers,
because the Tuxedo connects to a Wi-Fi network,
a local Wi-Fi network.
But the Tuxedo only connects with Wi-Fi
for relaying Z-Wave commands to Total Connect 2.0.
But to get access to Total Connect 2.0,
you'll need an AlarmNet communicator,
because the Tuxedo doesn't communicate directly
with AlarmNet.
It's just communicating with Total Connect
2.0 for relaying Z-Wave commands and for receiving
firmware updates.
So you'll still need to add an AlarmNet communicator
to your Honeywell Vista system.
There are IP-only communicators, there
are cell-only communicators, and there
are dual path communicators that use both IP and cellular.
So choose which option is right for you.
Various options are available.
You will need to add one to your Vista system
to get it connected with AlarmNet
and to get it monitored.
And that's necessary for accessing Total Connect
2.0 and controlling program to Z-Wave devices remotely.
Once you do that, the Z-Wave devices
that you pair with your Tuxedo will get pushed over
to Total Connect 2.0 during the Z-Wave device
sync, a Z-Wave sync.
So that answers the question of whether or not
you can use the Tuxedo without an alarm panel.
You can, it's just it's uncommon.
You would normally get a standalone Z-Wave controller
for that purpose, such as Samsung SmartThings.
But if you did want to provide power to a Tuxedo
and use it as a standalone Z-Wave controller
without a Honeywell Vista system,
then that is the possibility.
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