Arming Modes

Arming and Disarming Your Security System

Arming Modes

Clint Wolford
February 13, 2018

You can arm your system in one of three modes:

  • Arm Away
  • Arm Stay
  • Arm Night

The system uses the arming mode to determine how to react to events sent by the sensors. Depending on the arming mode, the system can delay sending an alarm and wait for the user to disarm, trigger an alarm immediately, report a trouble, or take no action when it receives an event. At least one door is set as an entry/exit zone when the system is installed. This is usually the door the user most frequently uses to enter and exit the premises.

Entry and exit delays are associated with the sensors assigned to entry/exit zones. The delays allow the user to enter or exit the premises without triggering the alarm.

The exit delay is the period of time after the user arms the system and the system is armed. The exit delay is 60 seconds by default, but can be modified at the time of installation. If the entry/exit door remains faulted when the exit delay expires, an alarm is generated.

The entry delay begins when the entry/exit door is faulted and an alarm is generated when the time expires and a valid keypad code is not entered. The entry delay period is 30 seconds by default, but can be modified at the time of installation.

Arm Away Mode

The Arm Away mode is used when everyone leaves the premises. The following rules apply:

  • Exit delay starts when the user enters the correct key code to arm the system.
  • An alarm is generated immediately when a monitored zone (non-entry/exit door or window) is faulted.
  • The entry delay starts when an entry/exit zone or an interior follower with delay zone is faulted.
  • An alarm is generated if the system is not disarmed before the entry delay expires.

During the Arm Away entry and exit delays:

  • The touchscreen beeps once per second during the entry and exit delays. During the last ten seconds of the entry and exit delays, the touchscreen beeps twice per second until it expires.
  • A timer displayed on the touchscreen, browser, and apps indicates how much time remains in the exit delay.
  • After the exit delay expires, the security status header on the touchscreen, browser, and apps dis-plays Armed Away and the touchscreen emits two short beeps.
  • If an entry/exit door is opened, closed, and then opened again prior to the end of the exit delay, then the exit delay is restarted. This only occurs once.
  • If an entry/exit door is not opened and closed during the exit delay, the arming mode changes to Armed Stay.

Arm Stay Mode

The Arm Stay mode is used to arm the system when there are still people in the premises.  The following rules apply:

  • Exit delay starts when the user enters the correct key code to arm the system.
  • An alarm is generated immediately when a monitored zone (non-entry/exit door) is faulted, except interior follower function types.
  • Interior follower function types do not generate an alarm when faulted.
  • The entry delay starts when an entry/exit zone is faulted.
  • An alarm is generated if the system is not disarmed before the entry delay expires.

During the Arm Stay entry and exit delays:

  • The touchscreen beeps once per second during the entry delay period. During the last ten seconds of the entry delay, the touchscreen beeps twice per second until it expires.
  • The exit delay is twice the length of the Arm Away exit delay.
  • The touchscreen does not beep during exit delay.
  • A timer displayed on the touchscreen, browser, and apps indicates how much time remains in the exit delay.
  • After the exit delay expires, the security status header on the touchscreen, browser, and apps dis-plays Armed Stay and the touchscreen emits three short beeps.

Arm Night Mode

The Arm Night mode is used when there are people in the premises, but no one is expected to be moving about the premises, i.e., everyone is going to bed. The following rules apply:

  • Exit delay starts when the user enters the correct key code to arm the system.
  • An alarm is generated immediately when a monitored zone is faulted, except Interior follower, interior with delay, and interior delay arm night function types.
  • Interior follower and interior with delay function types do not generate an alarm when faulted.
  • The entry delay starts when an interior delay arm night zone is faulted.
  • An alarm is generated if the system is not disarmed before the entry delay expires.

During the Arm Night entry and exit delays:

  • The touchscreen beeps once per second during the entry delay period. During the last ten seconds of the entry delay, the touchscreen beeps twice per second until it expires.
  • The exit delay is twice the length of the Arm Away exit delay.
  • The touchscreen does not beep during exit delay.
  • A timer displayed on the touchscreen, browser, and apps indicates how much time remains in the exit delay.
  • After the exit delay expires, the security status header on the touchscreen, browser, and apps dis-plays Armed Night and the touchscreen emits three short beeps

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