Hi all,
Decided on a ELK security system that I will be installing myself. I almost bought the ELK LCD but after reading up on the pros/cons for my situation I think a 3'rd party windows or android device will be better at my front door entry. My ELK controller will be in a closet right next to the front door so even if a wall mounted pad device is down for some reason I will have a simple keypad right next to the ELK controller for alarm deactivation.
I have run hardwire Ethernet to the ELK controller location. I can do a flush mount PAD install and run wires to the ELK controller as necessary (it's only 3' away).I'm not planning on implementing any home automation functions - at most I would add a camera. Of course I will have the ELKRP SW on a PC.
So my confusion is on the PAD type/OS selection - I don't own any portable devices so I'm not really up on what works best for this application. Some of the issues I have read about relate to powering the device continuously, ability to bring device out of sleep mode, connection to the ELK controller etc.
So if someone could make a proven suggestion of the components required to do this I would be grateful. Cost is not a big concern but frankly I don't see a reason to spend a lot for something that is mostly just a keypad.
Thanks
Decided on a ELK security system that I will be installing myself. I almost bought the ELK LCD but after reading up on the pros/cons for my situation I think a 3'rd party windows or android device will be better at my front door entry. My ELK controller will be in a closet right next to the front door so even if a wall mounted pad device is down for some reason I will have a simple keypad right next to the ELK controller for alarm deactivation.
I have run hardwire Ethernet to the ELK controller location. I can do a flush mount PAD install and run wires to the ELK controller as necessary (it's only 3' away).I'm not planning on implementing any home automation functions - at most I would add a camera. Of course I will have the ELKRP SW on a PC.
So my confusion is on the PAD type/OS selection - I don't own any portable devices so I'm not really up on what works best for this application. Some of the issues I have read about relate to powering the device continuously, ability to bring device out of sleep mode, connection to the ELK controller etc.
So if someone could make a proven suggestion of the components required to do this I would be grateful. Cost is not a big concern but frankly I don't see a reason to spend a lot for something that is mostly just a keypad.
Thanks