You will want to finish the initial set up process through the System Manager section of your Surety login first to get connected to your new Alarm.com account for the first time before proceeding with testing.
You can find a link to account login here:
Short of setting off the alarm, How do I check for connection to monitoring service??
Steps on how to test your system can be found here:
I am at this point, thoroughly confused.
Who the f*** is monitoring my security?
ADT or Surity?
ADT is not a part of this, they are a separate Alarm.com dealer.
Surety is the Alarm.com service provider. We are partnered with Becklar Monitoring for 24/7 professional monitoring.
More information on how professional monitoring works can be found here:
By default your 24/7 Professional Monitoring account is on Test Mode for 7 days following account creation. Test Mode is active until 7/9/2025.