How to Troubleshoot Poor or No Signal Strength IQ Panel 2 and 4

If your Qolsys panel is reporting low/no signal strength or you are seeing a Dual-Path Communication Failure - Cellular trouble condition in Alarm.com, the below steps should help to resolve the issue.

What is recommended is a full power cycle of the system, leaving the system completely off for at least two minutes before powering the system back on. This will give the panel a chance to reconnect to the nearest cellular tower and typically fixes cellular connection errors that are not hardware related.

To do so:

  1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings > Enter Dealer/Installer/Master User Code > Power Down to turn off the Qolsys panel.
    • If panel is powered off already, skip to step 2.
  2. Unplug the power supply from the wall outlet
  3. Open the panel and disconnect the internal battery.
  4. Leave the panel powered down for at least 2 minutes.
  5. Plug the battery back in, close up the panel and reconnect the power supply
  6. Press the button on the side of the panel for about 2 seconds to turn it back on.
  7. Once the panel has rebooted, wait about 5 minutes, then run a cell test and check signal strength.
    • To run a cell test, navigate to Settings > Advanced Settings > Enter Installer Code > System Tests > Cellular Tests.

When troubleshooting, you may want to place your 24/7 professional monitoring account on Test Mode during troubleshooting to avoid any false dispatches.

You can do this by calling monitoring operators directly at 855-348-0367 or from the Test My System tab in the System Manager section of your Surety account.