A very prominent Home Security System company, ADT has been helping protect millions of homes across North America. ADT provides clients with a variety of security systems and alarm panels depending on the clients home or property configuration. An ADT alarm system can act as a discouragement for any criminal and also let you and the monitoring center in case there is a break-in while you are not at home. An important function of an alarm system is to help the homeowner arm the system when going to work or during the night and disarm it when coming home at night or during a party. Understanding how to disarm and arm your ADT alarm properly would keep your home secured and alarmed sufficiently when you are not around.

How an individual who is leaving the home, can activate the ADT alarm system with the keypad that is located inside the home or with the help of the ADT keychain remote. Before you leave the house, you can also set up the ADT security system with an easy few steps including the burglar alarm, fire alarm, carbon monoxide detectors, sensors, and other components.

ADT Alarm Keypad Panel before leaving your home

Residential alarm systems commonly have a touch panel keypad located on a wall inside the house, preferably at the exit or entry points. This panel is used for arming/disarming the system, changing the parameters of the system, and testing the settings. There are differences in function and display whether you have a specific keypad from ADT but overall arming the system should follow a similar pattern. Here's how to properly arm your ADT alarm system using the keypad before leaving your home: 

Step 1: Check whether all the outside doors and windows have been shut tightly to prevent the setting off of alarms.

Step 2:  Get in front of the ADT alarm keypad panel that is installed in your house. It will be wise to place the unit near your main door and therefore, we suggest that you arm your system near this door.

Step 3: Type your four-digit security passcode by using the keypad at the bottom of the screen. Next, the “Away” button, is generally situated at the upper part of your ADT’s keypad panel.

Step 4: If no exit delay was pre-set on the keypad panel screen display you will be faced with a time countdown. This means that your system will not be protected in full measure for the time of this countdown. The countdown is usually performed up to the symbol of seconds. This exit delay allows you to get out of the house before the system becomes fully armed and secured.

Step 5: Leave your home and ensure that all the gates and doors are shut and locked firmly when the countdown is over. It is now time to arm your ADT alarm system to the Away mode that is fully armed. If the panel is not accessible, then check for the red Armed icon indicator light on the keypad panel as a backup. This tells you the system is properly armed As a result, you will be in a good position to defend yourself and or your company.

Calling the Arm System ADT Keychain Remote Before Leaving Home

Some of the ADT’s consumers are also offered a convenient key chain type of remote control used in arming the ADT security system without necessarily requiring to go for the wall-mounted Keypad Panel. An example is, with a push of a button it is possible to trigger the system before you exit via the garage, rear door, or any other door that is not adjacent to the keypad. 

From within your home and near your planned exit access, face towards your ADT alarm panel, and pointing the ADT keychain remote in the direction of this panel, press the Arm button. The Arm button is usually represented by an icon that displays a house with a vertical line or an arrow positioned over the icon, extending upwards and outwards.

Leave your home through the access point preferred, making sure the door is locked firmly. Your ADT alarm system should now be armed in Away mode and be monitored as such.

If necessary, confirm that the reminder/indicator light on your keypad panel is red and reads “Armed. ” However, once it shows that the signal of the ADT system has been received and Away mode is on, the screen of your remote, you can get off right away.

Useful Guidelines For Selecting Your ADT Alarm System

  • Develop the habit of programming the arming of the alarm system as a part of your routine for leaving the house, so these measures are never overlooked.
  • It also means making sure that any other members of the household, visitors, or employees understand how the system can be armed appropriately. After the printed arming instructions have been provided, they should be placed near the panel for those who are temporarily living in the house.
  • This is helpful when arming the alarm and before leaving the house or when you are going to bed, ensure that blinds, curtains, and window blinds are closed to discourage burglars from peeping through the windows to see if anyone is at home or not.
  • Perform table tests – at least once a year or anytime after a power outage – to verify the status of sensors, battery backup, cellular connectivity if on, and the general status of the system.
  • Click ‘Delete’ on previous passcodes and update ADT monitoring with any changes to your alarm system, emergency contacts, address, or other account information.
  • If you want to have complete protection of your home especially when you are asleep or out of the house, make sure that all areas of your home are always under the alarm’s coverage when you are not walking around your home during the day.

Your ADT alarm system is meant to give you and your property round-the-clock security from any potential threat. It is always advisable to ensure you disarm your ADT alarm properly any time you leave your home to have the best results on the performance and security of your ADT system. Repeating this procedure for activating the alarm system using the trusted techniques listed here, will only take a few seconds to improve safety and security whenever you are not at home.

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