Bypass a sensor on an Interlogix Concord 4
On the Interlogix Concord 4 panel, it is possible to bypass an open contact sensor or any sensor with a trouble condition (e.g., tamper, low battery, offline, etc.) when arming a system from the Alarm.com customer website or Alarm.com app.
Important considerations
- A motion sensor that has been activated, such as one that has recently detected motion, is not bypassed if the panel is being armed away.
- Smoke and heat sensors cannot be bypassed.
- Silent arming is not possible if the Concord is bypassing a sensor. For more information, see Is the Interlogix Concord compatible with silent arming?.
Bypass sensors
On the Interlogix Concord 4, sensors can be bypassed using the Alarm.com customer website, Alarm.com app, or locally using the panel.
When bypassing remotely using the Alarm.com customer website or Alarm.com app, it is not possible to select a specific sensor to bypass. The only way to remotely bypass a sensor is to arm the system to trigger an automatic sensor bypass.
Note: When arming away, the system automatically bypasses any open sensors after a 4-minute protest period. No additional arming options need to be selected for this functionality.
To bypass a sensor using the Alarm.com customer website:
- Log in to the Alarm.com customer website.
- In the Panel card, click
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- Click to select Force Bypass.
- When Force Bypass is selected, the only option is to arm Stay.
- If the Force Bypass option is not selected, the system protests the arming command for about 4 minutes, but it then bypasses the open zones after that protest period. For more information about when a force bypass occurs, see Why is Force Bypass automatically selected in the app when attempting to arm the system?.
- Click Stay.
To bypass a sensor using the Alarm.com app:
- Log in to the Alarm.com app.
- In Security System, tap
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- Tap to select Force Bypass. If the Force Bypass box is checked, the only option is to Arm (Stay).
- If the Force Bypass option is not selected, the system protests the arming command for about 4 minutes, but it then bypasses the open zones after that protest period. For more information about when a force bypass occurs, see Why is Force Bypass automatically selected in the app when attempting to arm the system?.
- Tap Arm (Stay).
To bypass a sensor locally using the Interlogix Concord 4 keypad:
- Leave open only those doors and windows that are to remain open. Close all others.
- Arm the system to the desired level. The touchpad emits protest beeps for about 4 minutes and displays PROTEST because of the open sensors.
- At any touchpad, press [#] (Bypass). Touchpads with displays show BYPASSED ZONES 01 or SENSOR 01 BYPASSED, for example.
- The system sounds arming level beeps to indicate that the system is armed and open sensors have been successfully bypassed.
Note: To confirm whether or not a sensor was bypassed, press the Status button on the touchpad (i.e., [*] is labeled Status). Touchpads list bypassed sensors or zones.
For more information about bypassing sensors directly from the security panel, see Interlogix Concord User Guide.