Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In today's video Dylan from Alarm Grid shows you the various ways to deal with open zones on the IQ Panel 4. There are a number of conditions that can cause a zone to be in a "Not Ready" state. A fault (door or window open, motion being sensed by a motion detector), a cover tamper condition, or a communication problem between the sensor and the panel are just a few. The FAQ linked at the bottom of this video covers this in more detail.
00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Disable Auto-Bypass
03:50 - All Vs. Active Zone View
04:35 - Arming with Fault
04:43 - Open Sensor Message
05:07 - Press OK (Sensor Bypassed)
05:44 - Sensor Tampered
06:05 - Open Sensor Message Again
06:12 - Press Cancel (No Bypass, No Arm)
06:25 - Manual Bypass Zone
07:48 - Normal Arming, No Faults
08:07 - Outro
By default, a feature called "Auto-Bypass" is enabled in the IQ Panel 4. What this means is that if you attempt to arm the system, and a zone is not ready, the system will automatically bypass that zone and arm the rest of the system. This is a good thing if you prefer to arm without resolving any fault conditions, but a bypassed zone is basically unprotected. So, this is a convenient option, but not a very secure one. Dylan shows you how to disable this feature early in the video.
Another reason the Auto-Bypass feature is enabled by default is to make it easier when remote arming through Alarm.com if a zone is in a not-ready state. It is possible to manually bypass zones through Alarm.com, but having the Auto-Bypass feature enabled means you can remotely arm your system easily without giving it much thought. Again, though, bypassed zones are not protected. So, be careful when allowing zones that protect the perimeter to be bypassed.
alarmgrid.com/faq/why-is-my-qolsys-iq-panel-4-always-not-ready-to-arm
http://alrm.gd/get-monitored
In today's video Dylan from Alarm Grid shows you the various ways to deal with open zones on the IQ Panel 4. There are a number of conditions that can cause a zone to be in a "Not Ready" state. A fault (door or window open, motion being sensed by a motion detector), a cover tamper condition, or a communication problem between the sensor and the panel are just a few. The FAQ linked at the bottom of this video covers this in more detail.
00:00 - Introduction
02:29 - Disable Auto-Bypass
03:50 - All Vs. Active Zone View
04:35 - Arming with Fault
04:43 - Open Sensor Message
05:07 - Press OK (Sensor Bypassed)
05:44 - Sensor Tampered
06:05 - Open Sensor Message Again
06:12 - Press Cancel (No Bypass, No Arm)
06:25 - Manual Bypass Zone
07:48 - Normal Arming, No Faults
08:07 - Outro
By default, a feature called "Auto-Bypass" is enabled in the IQ Panel 4. What this means is that if you attempt to arm the system, and a zone is not ready, the system will automatically bypass that zone and arm the rest of the system. This is a good thing if you prefer to arm without resolving any fault conditions, but a bypassed zone is basically unprotected. So, this is a convenient option, but not a very secure one. Dylan shows you how to disable this feature early in the video.
Another reason the Auto-Bypass feature is enabled by default is to make it easier when remote arming through Alarm.com if a zone is in a not-ready state. It is possible to manually bypass zones through Alarm.com, but having the Auto-Bypass feature enabled means you can remotely arm your system easily without giving it much thought. Again, though, bypassed zones are not protected. So, be careful when allowing zones that protect the perimeter to be bypassed.
alarmgrid.com/faq/why-is-my-qolsys-iq-panel-4-always-not-ready-to-arm
http://alrm.gd/get-monitored
