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Fri May 12, 2017 9:33 pm
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jltnol
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So the alarm system in the house I just bought seems to be old and needs to be replaced. This is from an alarm installer that I trust. He'd like to put in a newer DCS system, but the last house I had had an Ademco panel, and I'm confident about getting that kind of panel connected via the AD2USB module to indigo...
The DSC panel would need the newer EnvisaLInk EVL-4, which I'm prepared to purchase, but before I get the green light to this upgraded alarm panel and spend the money for the EVL-4, any ideas or suggestions about whether this is going to be an uphill battle to learn? I'm assuming connecting the panel thru ethernet to Indigo is pretty straight forward, but is there any "show stoppers" I should be aware of?
I was able to arm and un-arm the ademco panel thru indigo, and if there was an intrusion, Indigo would text me, usually well before the alarm company could actually call me. I don't quite understand what the advanced operations MIGHT be, but would be happy to explore them in time... but mainly trying to get a feel for how hard integrating the new DSC panel might be into Indigo, and getting some basic functions working....
And lastly, does the plugin work with the latest version of Indigo, and would the AD2USB device connect directly to the new DSC panel and work with the plugin?