ADT is a well-known ADT Home Security company, with a system that is used by many people. These systems employ different kinds of devices such as motion, heat, sound, smoke, water leakage, and other alarms for detecting invasions, fires, floods, and other calamities. For different reasons, it may be possible to put on hold or altogether avoid specific sensors or zones in ADT alarm systems. For instance, if you want to allow a pet to run around in the house, you might sometimes need to avoid the motion detectors. But I wasn’t exactly certain how to correctly cancel out these bypass modes on an ADT alarm so that my home is actively guarding all the zones and sensors. This article will give a clear and concise guide to disabling alarm bypass in ADT alarm systems through the front panel keypad as well as through the ADT Pulse application on mobile devices.

The procedure for canceling a bypass using an ADT Keypad is the following:

If you’ve bypassed areas on your ADT alarm system using any of the wired keypads, then you’ll have to use the same pad to turn off the bypass. 

  1. Find the keypad panel that is usually installed on the wall of a house. They will have an LCD with rubber key buttons or a basic LED display with a numeric keypad depending on the model of the ADT system involved.
  2. The next process is to input your master code on the keypad. When getting the ADT system installed for your home, an installer gives you a four or six-digit master code that you use for arming and disarming the system.
  3. Once the system responds to the master code and is waiting for your commands, press the BYPASS button. This will ordinarily contain a logo accompanying it such as a padlock or even the word BYPASS. Depending on your device, this button must be pressed for two seconds until the screen changes its mode.
  4. The panel should now display each zone, which is currently bypassed. This will ensure that these sensors do not cause alarms to be triggered despite the rest of the system being activated either in Home or Away mode.
  5. To bypass a zone for its removal, simply enter the number on the keyboard that is linked to it. For example, if the currently bypassed zones include the Motion Sensor Zone 3, the user should push the 3 key. This needs to be done for each zone that you wish to take out of bypass until none are left.
  6. Ensure that there are no longer any bypassed status icons indicated on the panel display regarding any of the zones. When using keypads with LCD screens, wait until the LCD screen reads All bypasses canceled.
  7. You will need to re-enter your master code to get out of the bypass menu. The system will go back into the disarmed mode, except that all the sensor zones are now being monitored.
  8. If you have not yet connected to Pulse through your ADT system, you will need to get this set up using the support services over the phone and it can be done for the basic package, and/or the plus package. This may entail a hardware modules upgrade fee, and every month, the client has to access the remote plan.
  9. After enabling it, download the ADT Pulse app from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store based on the distinctive type of mobile device used. When first using the mobile app, it may give registration codes that are needed at ADT.
  10. To get into the app, use the Pulse account username and password that you have. The system will update the previous status which includes which of the zones currently show bypassed.
  11. This is done by clicking on the Security icon which is located at the bottom of the States menu bar and then choosing the Zones option. You will now view all the zones and the sensors and these will be depicted by the graphical icons about their state.
  12. There is one important thing to note; zones that are in bypass mode will be depicted by a blue icon or highlight color when using the app. Bypass any zone you want to un-tap (such as the reactor).
  13. Press the right mouse button on the touched area and choose the Unskip Zone option from the list of options that appear. The zone icon will revert to the normal disarmed.
  14. Keep on performing this process of tapping the zone as well as selecting the ‘Unskip’ until there are no more skipped or blue-colored statuses of the sensors. Every area is currently monitored or watched.
  15. If done, click on the home screen in the app or log out when done. It means that when you activate your system, all human sensors will be on so that if any disturbance is detected, the alarm will go off.

It also allows you to control bypass modes through the app or the web-based dashboard whenever you are not close to the keypad panel by using the ADT Pulse mobile access in the app or the web dashboard. Just remember that bypassing zones lowers the security of your home during the period between getting a pass-through and setting up new security systems. As soon as the temporary requirement of bypassing the sensors has taken place, they should be canceled immediately.

Conclusion

ADT alarm system owners should understand zone bypass functions for the best operation of the unit. It is also possible to meet a situation in which some sensors have to be turned off purposely to fulfill a particular goal. For keypad interfaces, it is easily possible to switch between different forms of zone bypass modes. But do not always leave the zones disabled for a long time because your home will then be an open place. This way, the ADT Pulse remote access platform also permits you to supervise bypasses from any terminal with the help of a mobile device. Simply ensure to disable all intentional sensor disconnections once the need for a short duration arises to ensure maximum security around the compound. The ability to effectively manage the arming and disarming of the system, as well as setting bypass for zones, is critical in achieving the highest level of security with the ADT alarm.

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