Vivint is one of the most well-known providers of home security systems in the United States of America. Vivint systems are intended to safeguard your home and your family from burglars, fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, and much more, in case you put them in the right settings after installation. Nevertheless, there could be cases when you may be required to switch your Vivint system off for a while for instance when there are workers who are coming to your home to repair some items or install new appliances. Some of the things that will come to your mind include how to switch off your Vivint system correctly to prevent false alarms and other issues. Here, we will not discuss it in a general sense, but we will guide you through the process of using it in its most basic form, which should not take more than a few easy steps to complete.

Determine the Position of Your Vivint Smart Home Panel

The first step out of nine is to find the Vivint Smart Home panel, by which they mean the main hub of your entire system. This panel is usually placed at a location around the front door or main entrance of the house. It can be fixed to a wall or can be installed on a table or shelf alone. It comes with a touch panel, in this case, the Smart Home panel, from where it is possible to activate or deactivate the system, control smart home devices, and check the state of the system, among others. You are now ready to proceed to the next steps once you have identified the specific panel that you need.

Next, it is necessary to figure out what your panel interface and some icons will look like.

Make it a point to acquaint yourself with all the icons that appear on the Vivint Smart Home panel. The icons are used to provide quick and easy information about the state of the system. For instance, when the system is armed, an icon in the form of a shut padlock will be displayed while an open padlock symbol will be a sign of a disarmed system. A home icon with waves emerging from it means that the panel of your home is linked to the Vivint servers through a cellular service or a Wi-Fi connection. Knowledge of these images will help you during the disarming process since it will help you confirm the status of the system.

Please enter your Master Personal Identification Number code.

To cancel the alarm, to switch off your Vivint system, a user must input the 4 to 10-digit master PIN code. This main PIN code usually gets set when you install and configure your Vivint system for the first time. It can be fully armed and disarmed, adjusted to system settings, program new codes, and manage any connected smart home gadget. If you have forgotten the pin, you can contact Vivint customer support to have your code recreated. However, do note that if anyone who knows the master PIN gets a hold of it, then they will have full control of your system.

Tap the “Disarm” Button

To disarm, after you have keyed in your master PIN correctly via the numeric touchpad on the Smart Home panel interface, the next step is to press the ‘Disarm’ labeled button. If this code is not followed by a command to disarm your system, it will instantly shut it down. The icons related to the status of the system will change signaling the fact that it is disarmed. For instance, instead of this closed padlock sign >>> You will come across this open padlock sign >>> If you notice the open padlock the moment you enter your PIN, then your system is probably in a disarmed state by then.

Sensory deactivation sounds – Keep your ears open for sounds similar to the following:

Besides observing changes in icons on your Smart Home panel to be sure that the disarming status is active, listen to various beeps of deactivated sensors in your house. Although the specific types of Vivint system sensors may vary, many of them such as entry sensors on doors and windows beep a small chirp when the device goes from the activated and deactivated state. There may also be a fast two-tone sound that is heard when the sensors are going off after you disarm your total system from the keypad. This was a way of giving assurance that disarming was effective.

Check Your Mobile App

To confirm this, you can go to the Vivint Sky application on your smartphone or tablet that you or your family members use. When the user has entered their PIN correctly, the application should then give a response that the system has been disarmed. You will also notice the panel interface being adapted to the app with the open padlock icon display visible clearly. However, if the mobile app displays the system as being armed even after you’ve input your PIN on the Smart Home panel, then something has gone wrong with the disarm process. In case of experiencing any difficulty while using Vivint, the user is encouraged to contact the support to seek help.

Why Disarm Your System?

Explaining why it might be necessary to disable the Vivint home security system sometimes can go a long way in emphasizing the need to perform this action. There are a few common reasons you may need to intentionally turn off your home security system: There are a few common reasons you may need to intentionally turn off your home security system:

Having work done – The only time you will want to disarm is during home renovations, repairs, maintenance, or any other time you need the workers to get in without setting off the alarm.

Permit or Disarm – used to allow house guests to disarm the system and allow entry when you are not around, and the likes of friends, family, or individuals who may be watching over your pet while you are out of town.

Loss of connectivity – Disarming when at home for a long time can conserve cell data used for constantly monitoring the system.

False alarms – learn not to blow smoke near fire sensors from the kitchen or steam from baths or showers.

Accordingly, the application of the Zurmo-CRM-Enterprise-Guide utilized here provides an effective orientation to the advantages of a complete disarming when required of the Vivint system, as a way of enhancing safety, security, and convenience for you and anyone who may need to have access to your home. It also becomes beneficial to avoid the usage of cellular data if your home internet service has a limit on data usage.

Disarming Tips and Reminders

Follow these simple yet important tips when disarming your Vivint system manually from the Smart Home panel or mobile app: 

Whenever you want to grant access to your car, use your assigned master PIN – Do not use your primary system PIN when inviting your friends or any other person into your car because this can cause security problems. If there is no logical connection between two or more codes, and they have to be created temporarily, it is possible to make their temporary equivalents.

Do not enter if forced entry has been made – If you suspect that there was a forced entry into your home, do not disarm until you are certain the home is safe, instead, contact the authorities.

Search for confirmation icons – Make sure that there are indications in the form of icons indicating that the system has disarmed apart from the panel and the mobile application by using sensor sound.

Allow re-arming of the system if desired – You can set your system to auto-arm at certain times throughout the day and is especially useful if you are home most of the time.

Verify users and access records – Regular checks of usage logs will alert the user of disarm events and will easily reveal if unauthorized access has been made.

This way, system status verification, and responsible access control become your everyday part of the home security regime that will allow you to safely manage your Vivint system while still exercising the needed protection.

Conclusion

A home security system like Vivint is a wonderful addition to the house, which can act as a protection against criminals and can reduce the crime rates significantly while giving the inhabitants of the house the confidence they need. However, the proper functioning of such systems does need to be temporarily disarmed to reduce false alarms or to allow access when necessary. Fortunately, there is no long process to disconnect a Vivint system as a master PIN code on the Smart Home control panel with the disarm button can quickly do that. They have to make sure to wait for the chirps that indicate the deactivation of the sensors, consult the mobile application, and check the use logs to ensure that the alarm has been disarmed. If you follow these steps and best practices, it is possible to disable monitoring when necessary but remember, security should not be affected by this.

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