Getting Started With Video Service Through Alarm.com

Video Management through Alarm.com allows you to see what is happening at your home or business property when you can’t be there. Video Monitoring integrates seamlessly with security and automation solutions, or it can be obtained independently for users who only want Video Monitoring (standalone video).

With Video Monitoring You Get

  • Live video and saved clips via web and mobile devices
  • Instant notifications when a clip is recorded
  • Secure offsite video storage
  • Alarm and sensor-triggered video recording
  • Indoor and outdoor IP camera options
  • Intelligent video notifications that can detect people, vehicles, and animals with Video Analytics. (compatible cameras only*)

How it Works

Video monitoring through Surety can be obtained through a number of ways:

General Topics

Which Cameras are Compatible with Alarm.com?

How to enroll a camera or video device to your Alarm.com account

What is Video Analytics?

Live Video Streaming

Internet service and bandwidth requirements for Alarm.com video devices

Video Recording and Storage

How Does Video Storage Work with Alarm.com

How to Create and Edit Recording Rules in Alarm.com

How to Configure Video Motion Detection (VMD) Rules

How to Use the Alarm.com Streaming Video Recorder (SVR)

How to use Alarm.com Smart View for 24/7 Video Recording

Troubleshooting

How to Factory Reset Alarm.com Cameras

How To Reconnect a Camera to the network After router, equipment, or Wi-Fi settings change

How To Change the Wi-Fi network settings of an Alarm.com video device

How To Adjust and Troubleshoot the motion sensitivity of the SkyBell Doorbell Camera