By Petra Paulson Yes, you can, by installing a new wireless receiver to your existing Honeywell alarm system. Pick one of the two easy-to-follow options below: 1. All you need is a keypad with a buil
By Petra Paulson There are entry delays for both "stay" and "away" arming modes. There's a logical reason for this. When occupants are present inside a house where the security system is set to "stay
By Petra Paulson Changing alarm codes can differ depending on the system in question. However, you usually must follow this procedure to change master codes: 1. Creating a new master code
By Petra Paulson "Power cycling" is a great way to restore an unresponsive panel to a normal configuration. It's important to note that power cycling may not always work to recover your system f
By Petra Paulson
The Vista Series Control Panels are some of the best alarm system control panels on the market, but each is
uniquely designed to meet the demands of specific applications.
By Petra Paulson Yes! And usually all it takes is a communicator to upgrade your Vista 15p or Vista 20P to Total Connect. There are some older Vista panels that only work with Total Conne
By Petra Paulson Partitions are programmable areas of a security network that run independent of each other but all operate off of the same control panel. Partitioning is one way to add a level
By Petra Paulson The LYNX Touch L5100 is recommended for apartments because its easy to install and space efficient. The L5100 is a self-contained control panel and alarm keypad all-in-one. With a sl
By Petra Paulson Both of these panels actually have a lot in common. The Vista 20P and the Vista21iP each have eight hardwired zones but can employ zone doubling to reach a maximum of 48 zones
By Petra Paulson The "fire zone trouble message" appears on the alarm keypad of your Vista 15P or Vista 20P because the resistor with the RBRG color bands hasn't been wired to zone 1. These Vista con
