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    Elk Alarm Glitch

    Del Thanks, As long as thats expected behavior then I am happy, and I can understand the logic behind it. Thanks again to all who replied.
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    Elk Alarm Glitch

    thill thanks, This explains a lot as the initial problem and the way I was testing it was by holding the exit zone open which I now know is calling the exit error.  So Is it just the nature of the exit error that it doesn't honor the delay for the output 2 global or is there something else I am...
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    Elk Alarm Glitch

    Ok Solved half of my problem. I had that exit door set as Exit 2 which is a 30 second delay..I forgot as the keypad always shows the 1 min countdown from Exit 1. So that explains it Alarming before I expected.   Now the other problem is that although I have Output 2 set in the globals to have a...
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    Elk Alarm Glitch

    Twice now I have had the following happen.   Arm with Exit key on keypad, open exit zone door and holding it open while waiting for people to exit. Over 30 seconds left on countdown, no one is in view of/tripping a motion and suddenly alarm triggers including outside siren immediately (it is set...
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    ElkRP2 Unable to connect to M1XEP

    I called ELK a few weeks ago as I had a similar issue. They said windows pushed some updates that broke connectivity. They directed me to this special updater utility for the M1XEP.  I ran that to update the M1XEP and updated to the latest RP as well and everything worked!! So I don't know if...
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    Elk 1RT Speaker/Strobe Location

    Mine is mounted as RAL describes. It is very loud and the flashing strobe is still plenty visible especially at night. I already had an external Fire Bell for my fire sprinkler system so I mounted it next to that and it blends in aesthetically.
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    Can ELK integrate with SmartThings or Alexa?

    Thanks IVB I enjoyed your vlog videos!    So far the ISY Echo is doing what I need but I really like the custom dialog ability you have (also I like that you can call "Jarvis" as a custom name.)  I think right now the only frustrating thing for me is figuring out commands that flow naturally...
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    Can ELK integrate with SmartThings or Alexa?

      I am just getting setup with this myself. So far I have Echo, ISY (with portal), and Elk all working together controlling Insteon lights, thermostats, ZWave locks, global cache devices, and ip control of A/V/HTPC equipment.  I am trying to have everything to be as automated as possible and if...
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    M1XEP MAC Address changed

      Just for anyone else coming across this, mine did the same exact thing last night after a power failure. What I am not sure about is if it was immediate or if the battery backup running died and then it happened. Now to get in back on the correct settings!
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    Elk Products m1Cloud

    I set up a pfsense box running open VPN. If I want to use ekeypad outside of my lan I just turn on the VPN and access it that way.  Probably would cost you less over time than paying for the cloud service and would give you a great router/firewall.
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    Ballpark Costs & Effort to move to AlarmRelay Cellular monitoring?

    I have been using Alarm Relay with internet monitoring over my M1XEP and a Uplink 4530EX as cellular backup.  As mentioned it is $5.00 more a month for the Uplink vs the IP BAT but I felt more comfortable going with the Uplink product.  Alarm Relay has been great for me, easy to setup and...
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    Elk Voice announcement confusion

    Thanks Del that did the trick!
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    Elk Voice announcement confusion

    Hi fellas.   I have the following rule setup to warn via voice if I have left the garage door open.      WHENEVER GARAGE OVERHEAD (Zn 7) BECOMES NOT SECURE               THEN TURN Output 206 ON FOR 1 MIN     WHENEVER  Output 206 STATE IS TURNED OFF        ...
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    Recommended Auxiliary Power Supply

    Yes I should have added that I got an LPD like RAL recommends and I used 2 ELK PD9HC's to distribute the power!
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    Recommended Auxiliary Power Supply

    I second the Altronix. I did a lot of question asking on here and ended up with an AL400ULX. I got mine off eBay new in box for $50.00.   Here is a link to an example. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altronix-AL400ulx-Power-Supply-Battery-Charger-/111292560964?hash=item19e98db644   There are two...
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    Current M1G cellular backup recommendations`

    Ok so in RP the account number for the 4530 has two 0's and then the same number as is in the account setup for the m1xep. So wether they see that as two different account numbers in the system I don't know. They did tell me when we set it up and tested it this way that their system expects to...
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    Current M1G cellular backup recommendations`

    Del I am honestly not sure,   When I set up the account with them they had me set both the XEP and the 4530 as primary dialers...I asked them shouldn't it be a backup and they said it could be set up that way but they just set them up both as primary and then receive duplicate signals on their...
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    Current M1G cellular backup recommendations`

    Just for info I have the trouble output on the 4530ex tied into a zone on the ELK to monitor it and the way Alarm relay monitors the system is that the 4530ex is not a backup per se in that the m1xsp and 4530ex both always send simultaneous dual reports to the station.
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    Current M1G cellular backup recommendations`

    Sorry it is the 4530ex, dialer capture. Got it based on Del's recommendation. Seems like it tells the station all it needs to and honestly being the backup seems just fine...Costs less than the 4500, m1xsp, and associated wiring.
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    Current M1G cellular backup recommendations`

    I just recently completed my Elk install and based on some recommendations here I went with the Uplink 4530ez which I have up and running with Alarm relay as a back up to IP monitoring over an M1XEP.   It was easy to install and get connected with Alarm Relay.
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