Help!

[bdslack]

I have an ELK system and have a quick question - hoping anyone can help...
I want the system to "auto arm" if no exterior door breaches for one hour. 
 
My in laws never remember to set the alarm and often fall asleep or leave and then worry about the alarm not being set. 
I have tried - and am usually fairly good - but can't figure this one out.
 
THANK YOU!
 
 

 

[mikefamig]

I have an ELK system and have a quick question - hoping anyone can help...
I want the system to "auto arm" if no exterior door breaches for one hour. 
 
My in laws never remember to set the alarm and often fall asleep or leave and then worry about the alarm not being set. 
I have tried - and am usually fairly good - but can't figure this one out.
 
THANK YOU!

Are you sure that you want to do this? Do you want them to wake up from a nap not remembering that the system is armed and open a door triggering the alarm?
 
Mike.

 

[Desert_AIP]

I have my system (Omni Pro) auto arm, but the list of criteria is fairly robust.
You really need to think of all the possibilities and variables before you do it.  Or make sure your monitoring company calls you before the police.

 

[Del91574]

Agree, I wouldn't drive a system to auto arm based on possible occupancy, too many possibilities for false alarms, BUT
 
You would need to drive the rule off a timer and counter and increment/decrement the counter based off the time window and the easiest way for the system to "look in" is to then drive a phantom output to determine whether or not the system arms.
 
It would be easier to retrain the end users to use their system.

 

[bdslack]

The system is monitored by my wife and myself - it calls / texts / and emails. 
The idea was to train them to disarm the system regularly instead of worrying about arming it. 
Seems backwards - but they are rather elderly and I like the idea of them feeling more secure than worrying about "did I forget to..."