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Create/edit a System Armed or Disarmed recording rule

A System Armed or Disarmed recording rule records video from a specified camera or video device when the system is armed or disarmed.  

To create a System Armed or Disarmed recording rule using the Alarm.com customer website: 

  1. Log into the Alarm.com customer website.
  2. Click Video.
  3. Click Recording Rules.
  4. Click Add New Rule.
  5. Click System Armed or Disarmed.
  6. Name the new recording rule.
  7. Using the When...is...by dropdown menus, select which system, status, and user should trigger a recording. 
  8. In During this time frame, click to select the time frame for the rule to be active.
  9. In Record clips from these cameras, click to select the cameras that should record.
  10. In Video Clip Recipients, click Add Recipients to be notified when the recording rule is triggered. 
    1. Click the entries in the Address Book that are to be notified, or click New to add a new Address Book entry.
    2. Once all desired recipients are selected, click Close
  11. Verify the recording rule is configured with the correct settings.
  12. Click Save Rule.

To edit a System Armed or Disarmed recording rule using the Alarm.com customer website:

  1. Log into the Alarm.com customer website. 
  2. Click Video.
  3. Click Recording Rules.
  4. Click the Edit for the System Armed or Disarmed recording rule.

If you do not see the System Armed or Disarmed recording rule, it has not been created yet.

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