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I'm bench testing some rules for an overhead garage door in an attached garage. The idea is that I want to have "as long as it takes" to back out of the garage and close the overhead door without causing an alarm. The zone is defined as "Burglar Entry/Exit 2" and "bypassable". It is defined as...

The Elk current draw spreadsheet shows the M1XEP draws 330 mA, but it also has in the notes column "Power from P1216 Power Supply (included with M1XEP)". But when I put "1" in the quantity column, it adds 330 mA to the total. I always powered the M1XEP with the included wall wart, so I assumed...

I'm dusting off an M1G system that's been on the shelf since 2016. I've been able to update the firmware for the M1G and the XEP, install the latest version of RP2, and connected a new M1XRFTWM. Everything is working great. I have a license code for the Elk RMS software that I purchased back in...

Gmail no longer allowing less secure apps.    My M1 XEP stopped sending emails via my gmail account on June 6th. After troubleshooting I found this. Back up and running after switching to GMX.   Less secure apps & your Google Account To help keep your account secure, from May 30, 2022...

Who is everyone using for centralized monitoring these days?  I would like to use the internet for notification since I don't have a POTS line but I think thats pretty standard.     I have a Elk M1 Gold.   Thanks!   Neil  

I am nearly two weeks into my migration from a Vista 20P panel to a new (to me) ELK M1 Gold system and I have hit a major block and could really use some help. I had no issues connecting up the M1XEP to the system and have been using it for nearly two weeks. I recently purchased the Ekeypad Pro...

I am installing an Elk M1 Gold system and going all wireless. The manual seems to assume that the first 16 hardwired zones will be used, but I won't be doing that. Do I need to do anything with the first 16 zones? Thanks.