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Create a Driver Behavior Alerts notification

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This notification alerts users of excessive speed, sudden acceleration, or hard braking.

Create a Driver Behavior Alerts notification

  1. Log into the Alarm.com app.
  2. Tap Menu.
  3. Tap Notifications.
  4. Tap Settings.
  5. TapAdd.
  6. Tap to expand Use A Template.
  7. In Cars, tap to select Driver Behavior Alerts.
  8. Enter the desired name for the notification rule.
  9. In When these cars, tap to select which car should trigger the notification.
  10. Tap to select which events should be reported. Events include:
    • Excessive Speed
    • Sudden Acceleration
    • Hard Braking
  11. In During this time frame, tap to select either:
    • At all times to receive a notification every time the selected sensors are opened or activated. 
    • Only during the following times to specify a specific time to receive notifications when the selected sensors are opened or activated. 
  12. In Notification Filtering, either leave both boxes uncheck to prevent filtering or tap to configure the following:
    • Do not send notifications that occur within [a specified amount of time] since the last notification
    • Do not send notifications with any of the following Geo-Devices are inside the selected Geo-Fence
  13. In Recipients, tap Add to choose notification recipients.
  14. Tap the entries in the Address book that are to be notified, or tap Add Contact to add a new Address Book entry.
  15. Tap Close.
  16. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
  17. Tap Save.
  1. Log into the Alarm.com customer website.
  2. Click Notifications.
  3. Click New Notification.
  4. Click Cars.
  5. Click Driver Behavior Alerts.
  6. Enter the desired name for the notification rule.
  7. In When these cars, click to select which car should trigger the notification.
  8. Click to select which events should be reported. Events include:
    • Excessive Speed
    • Sudden Acceleration
    • Hard Braking
  9. In During this time frame, click to select either:
    • At all times to receive a notification every time a selected event is reported. 
    • Only during the following times to specify a specific time to receive notifications when the selected events are reported. 
  10. In Notification Filtering, either leave both boxes uncheck to prevent filtering or click to configure the following:
    • Do not send notifications that occur within a specified amount of time since the last notification
    • Do not send notifications with any of the following Geo-Devices are inside the selected Geo-Fence
  11. In Recipients, click Add to choose notification recipients.
  12. Click the entries in the Address book that are to be notified, or click New to add a new Address Book entry.
  13. Click Close.
  14. Verify the notification is configured with the correct settings.
  15. Click Save.

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