do old keypads still work after install
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:52 pm
Hi - just bought a house with a Honeywell system (I think Ademco 20P as the spec diagram shows that slash Vista-20PSIA/Vista-15P etc., but the processor on the panel's board says 'WA20PCN-5.4 Honeywell' anyhow)
I am interested in adding an EnvisaLink 4 to this. Hopefully I am not locked out of the board with installer code etc, it is not currently monitored...I can probably factory reset it somehow.
Anyhow - main question: I have tried reading your FAQ and install guide before posting, to understand this, but can't figure it out: if I connect an EnvisaLink 4 onto the board of this system, will the existing two wired keypads in the house still work afterwards for arm/disarm etc? Or are they bypassed now and control becomes all app-based? Just wondering in case we have guests over I want them to be able to disarm from a panel if they get up in the night, rather than having to install the app on every guest's phone! I think they must still work or else you would have useless redundant keypads on your walls, but wanted to know before ordering.
I know I need to use the keypads for programming the EnvisaLink, but it just wasn't clear from the install manual etc if they continued working in their usual fashion afterwards, or whether the control is now all app-driven?
Thanks!
I am interested in adding an EnvisaLink 4 to this. Hopefully I am not locked out of the board with installer code etc, it is not currently monitored...I can probably factory reset it somehow.
Anyhow - main question: I have tried reading your FAQ and install guide before posting, to understand this, but can't figure it out: if I connect an EnvisaLink 4 onto the board of this system, will the existing two wired keypads in the house still work afterwards for arm/disarm etc? Or are they bypassed now and control becomes all app-based? Just wondering in case we have guests over I want them to be able to disarm from a panel if they get up in the night, rather than having to install the app on every guest's phone! I think they must still work or else you would have useless redundant keypads on your walls, but wanted to know before ordering.
I know I need to use the keypads for programming the EnvisaLink, but it just wasn't clear from the install manual etc if they continued working in their usual fashion afterwards, or whether the control is now all app-driven?
Thanks!