Is it possible to program DSC panel using EVL3

[erkme73]

Probably a fairly stupid question, I know... But since the EVL is registering as a keypad, is there any way to enter the DSC program mode (i.e. *8[installer's code])? Specifically I want to be able to REMOTELY add user access pins to the panel.

I have a vacation property that I lend out to friends and family, and would like to segregate the visitors by giving each their own pin - and then delete it when they finish their stay.

Using my VERA zwave controller, I'm able to do that with the door locks, but I hate having to give the same stale set of pins to everyone.

[GrandWizard]

That feature already exists in the Envisalerts+ plus offering. You can add/delete/modify users from the regular portal AND from the mobile portal too.

[erkme73]

Thanks for the reply, GW. If what you say is true, that would be fantastic. Perhaps I'm just not fluent enough in how the portal works, but, when I log in an go to manage device, I see an option under "MANAGE", called "User Names".

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Under that option, I can add user names and ID slots, but not pins.

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I assume this is where I would correlate eyez-on usernames with exiting users that are already slotted in the DSC panel.

If I try to click on 'user codes', that prompts to subscribe to the envisalink + service.

If that's really the only way to add a new user that currently does not exist in the dsc control panel from the portal, then I guess I will subscribe.

Could you confirm I'm not missing a more basic (i.e. free) way to get there from here?

[GrandWizard]

It is the User Codes option that you want. It allows you to not only label existing User Codes, but you can add/modify/delete codes just like you would if you were local to a keypad.

This feature was created for people like yourself or business owners with high staff turnover.

[erkme73]

Works great! I subscribed, and after an initial learning curve, I'm all set. Thanks.

Turns out the "master" code is not what I thought it was - I was entering the installer code. Since the portal doesn't indicate an error if you get it wrong, I just happily kept adding users thinking it was taking. Only after adding about 15 IDs and testing them, did I realize it hadn't worked.

Once I had the correct master code, I saw each user populate in the list under the "add user" fields. I wish that were a bit more intuitive (i.e. provide some user feedback to let them know it isn't working) - or a template/thumbnail of what the screen should look like after a successful entry is added.

Still, this is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much!