From a 2017 press release by Qolsys, under “Future Enhancements”:
“Enabling remote access to the built-in private network supporting Wi-Fi devices (video cameras and video doorbells) mitigating the dependency on the home router, which improves installation quality and time and reduces future truck rolls to troubleshoot common issues.”
I guess I just thought this had already been implemented to a point. Much of the confusion, I think, with Chamberlain/LiftMaster is, as previously stated, they dominate the US garage opener market. Given that Alarm.com adds, as well as marketing videos by various security systems manufacturers feature garage door control via the panel, consumers naturally expect that functionality to work with the most popular connected garage openers available (MyQ). Further clouding the issue is the fact that some of these systems (the Iotega and IQ2) have built-in WiFi access points, potentially misleading consumers into thinking that WiFi devices that are then connected directly to the panel can be controlled by it. My garage doors are successfully connected to the IQ2’s WiFi access point, for example; I can see them under the “Access Point Connected” menu, along with their MAC and IP addresses, but they cannot, at this time, be controlled via the panel. Until that capability is introduced (if it ever is), ADC and manufacturers like Qolsys should clarify in their marketing and documentation that panel control of garage doors is limited to those connected via Z-Wave controllers, and that WiFi openers like the MyQ line of products can only be controlled via the ADC app.