Intro Alarm & Video Questions

[goldct]

1. Is there a way to “remind” me at 11pm (for example) that my alarm is off, and ask me if I want to arm it?

2. I have the exterior camera set to a very generous recording policy. But when the landscapers come, it ends up saving 40+ videos. Is there a way to “temporarily” pause the camera while they are here for an hour or so?

[jwcsurety (Jason)]

Yes, you can create arming reminders in Alarm.com. Below are steps to use the notification page and create a new notification. Select the Arming Reminder type and you can select the time the system should be armed by and recipients for the message.

How to Create a Notification in Alarm.com

Notifications can be created to notify users of a variety of different system activities. They can be created in the Alarm.com website or mobile app. The types of notifications that can be create are dependent on the service package your are signed up for and the equipment type that is programmed into the system. Some examples of notifications that can be created are: Alarm Event Arming Event Arming Reminder Sensor Activity System Event Video Callout To create/edit a notification using the C…

I have the exterior camera set to a very generous recording policy. But when the landscapers come, it ends up saving 40+ videos. Is there a way to “temporarily” pause the camera while they are here for an hour or so?

You can disable and re-enable recording schedules manually on the Video > Recording Rules page. There is an on/off toggle for created rules.