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Seven security tips I’ve learned after using Lowe’s Iris

08 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by Hsi-Pei Liao in Iris, Secure

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911, alarm, Burglar alarm, camera, Everspring, intruder, intruder alert, iPhone, Iris, iris system, key fob, Keypad, Lowe's iris, Lowes, Motion detector, motion sensor, motion sensors, Partial, PIN, police, security, Triggers, verizon, vuezone, wireless cameras

This is what I’ve learned after having the Lowe’s Iris system for a few months.

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  1. You need to arm the alarm for the system to work – This may sound obvious but its harder then you may think. Relying to turn on and off from the iPhone app just doesn’t work for me because my phone is too busy with notifications and other apps to distract me. What helps is to have a visual trigger like the Keypad on the door right before leaving the house and another one in the bed room right before shutting the lights out and falling a sleep. I had to learn the hard way when my nephew’s bike was stolen from the garage. Even with the Keypads sometimes we may rush out without turning on the alarm which is why I’ve also setup Iris to enable the alarm if all Key fobs are not in range. Hopefully I’m not that absent minded to forget my keys and leave the door unlocked.
  2. Have your local police and fire department’s number – If traveling out of town is often on your calendar, then you need to keep your local authority phone number on your cell phone. Remember calling 911 from where you are will not reach to your local 911 dispatchers. Yes you may call your neighbors but they might not be there and it will also delay the process of contacting the police. I also like my neighbors so I wouldn’t want to risk their lives to deal with a dangerous situation when they are not trained to do so. Unless your neighbor is a police officer, then you may want to discuss with them your plans.  Continue reading →

How to disconnect the siren from Iris?

24 Friday May 2013

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This is how you disconnect your siren through the Iris web portal.

1) Click on the section for “devices”. Test-Siren1

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How to test your siren?

24 Friday May 2013

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Everspring, Iris, Lowe's iris, Lowes, Siren, test

This is how you may test your siren through the Iris web portal.

1) Click on the the section for “devices”.

Test-Siren1

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Enabling Siren when intruder alarm is triggered

23 Thursday May 2013

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Once you paired your siren to Iris, you may notice that the siren doesn’t trigger correctly. There’s a good chance you need to just enable this option. I’ve created the video below which will show you how.

Enable/Disable Everspring Siren if someone tries to tamper the device

23 Thursday May 2013

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Inside Siren TamperThe image above is the reference information to the inside of Everspring siren and I’ve highlighted and pointed to the section regarding the bottom jumper which controls the option listed in the reference for tamper.

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Setting the Everspring Siren volume between between 100db (High) or 90db (Low)

23 Thursday May 2013

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Inside Siren Volume

The image above is the reference information to the inside of Everspring siren and I’m pointing to the section regarding the top jumper which controls the option listed in the reference for audio. So all it means is if the jumper is on the two pins that are covered then the audio is set to High (100db). If the jumper is taken off then it’s set to low (90db).

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Iris Siren Alternative

17 Friday May 2013

Posted by Hsi-Pei Liao in Instructions, Iris, Secure

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alarm, Everspring, Iris, Lowe's iris, Lowes, Siren, YouTube, Z-Wave

After my failed attempt to find official supported Siren from Iris, I decided to find an alternative. I ran some Google searches for “z wave siren” which lead me to an image that looks exactly like the one Lowe’s offered but it had a different brand. It’s called Everspring model SE812-2. Once I figured out the brand and model it was easier to search for it.

As you can see from below the image from Amazon and the screen shot taken from the Lowe’s Youtube video. It looks identical.

Everspring Siren

Lowes Iris siren from YouTube

Lowes Iris siren from YouTube

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