How can I have my panel disarm when I scan my Access Control keycard or enter my PIN?
An Access Control panel can be set up to disarm upon a single or double card swipe using the Alarm.com Alarm.com app and Alarm.com customer website. A single PIN entry can also be entered as a valid credential to disarm the panel.
Important: The option to disarm the panel upon the successful card swipe or single PIN entry is only available to panels using an LTE or Dual-Path module.
Add a rule to disarm a security panel upon card swipe
To add a rule to disarm a security panel upon card swipe using the Alarm.com app:
- Log into the Alarm.com app.
- Tap .
- Tap Automation.
- Tap .
- Tap when to select the trigger device and action.
- Tap Door, then tap Next.
- In Select Status, select either accessed, or Door Accessed with Double Swipe.
- Select accessed to require a single card swipe or single PIN entry to trigger the disarm.
- Select Door accessed with Double Swipe to require a double card swipe to trigger the disarm.
Note: Certain readers are capable of entering a PIN twice to trigger the disarm. For more information, contact your your service provider.
- In Select Security Level, use the dropdown menu to select the desired User Group that will be eligible to trigger the rule.
Note: For information about how to designate a user to a specific user group, see Can Access Control automation rules be configured to only work with specific users?. - Tap Done.
- Tap then to select the trigger device and action.
- In Select Feature, tap Security Panel, then tap Next.
- In Select Action, tap Disarmed, then tap Done.
- Enter the desired name for the rule.
- If desired, click Run at All Times to edit when the rule will run.
- Click to select At All Times __ for the rule will be carried out any time of day.
- Click to select Only during the following times to determine the specific days and times the rule will be carried out.
- Tap to select the days the rule will be active.
- Using the Starting at dropdown menu, select the start time for this rule.
- Using the Ending at dropdown menu, select the end time for this rule.
- After selecting times for the rule to run, click Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the correct settings.
- Click Save.
To add a rule to disarm a security panel upon card swipe using the Alarm.com customer website:
- Log into the Alarm.com customer website.
- Click Automation.
- In Rules, click Add New Rule.
- Click when to select the trigger device and action.
- Click Door, then click Next.
- In Select Status, select either accessed, or Door Accessed with Double Swipe.
- Select accessed to require a single card swipe or single PIN entry to trigger the disarm.
- Select Door accessed with Double Swipe to require a double card swipe to trigger the disarm.
Note: Certain readers are capable of entering a PIN twice to trigger the disarm. For more information, contact your your service provider.
- In Select Security Level, use the dropdown menu to select the desired User Group that will be eligible to trigger the rule.
Note: For information about how to designate a user to a specific user group, see Can Access Control automation rules be configured to only work with specific users?. - Click Done.
- Click then to select the trigger device and action.
- In Select Feature, click Security Panel, then click Next.
- In Select Action, click Disarmed, then click Done.
- Enter the desired name for the rule.
- If desired, click Run at all times to edit when the rule will run.
- Click to select At All Times for the rule will be carried out any time of day.
- Click to select Only during the following times to determine the specific days and times the rule will be carried out.
- Click to select the days the rule will be active.
- Using the Starting at dropdown menu, click the start time for this rule.
- Using the Ending at dropdown menu, click the end time for this rule.
- After selecting times for the rule to run, click Done.
- Verify the rule is configured with the correct settings.
- Click Save.