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#198990 30-Jul-2016 13:36

Looking for a bit of technical assistance on configuring this to work correctly,

I'll start with that i'm an electrician and have a reasonable working knowledge and quite computer literate.

Anyway got an AAP Elite S alarm panel, and purchased an IP module for it along with the smartphone app.

Can arm/disarm/view events from the smartphone app, but none of the push notifications come thru.

I'm looking for a bit of technical help in figuring out what is wrong.

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#1601356 30-Jul-2016 14:07

Can't help with the query, sorry, but I'm quite keen on a similar model for our place. I'll say I'm not an electrician and so would be getting someone to install it (if you're in Welly...) But any chance of posting a review / your general thoughts / would (not?) recommend once you've got it running?

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#1601360 30-Jul-2016 14:13

Generally AAP has been pretty good, it's just fine tuning the small things like the push notifications which seem like they should be straight forward to do, but IRL arn't

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#1601362 30-Jul-2016 14:29

Maybe it's like to paradox alatms in that push notifications only work when you sign up to their cloud device (hopefully free).

As a cheap and cheerful solution, I use boxcar as with boxcar they give you an email address, so I've just set up my boxcar account as a recipient from the alarm. Boxcar then handles all the push notifications.

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#1601372 30-Jul-2016 15:23

davidcole: Maybe it's like to paradox alatms in that push notifications only work when you sign up to their cloud device (hopefully free).

As a cheap and cheerful solution, I use boxcar as with boxcar they give you an email address, so I've just set up my boxcar account as a recipient from the alarm. Boxcar then handles all the push notifications.

AAP provide the push service as part of their paid app, all of which I have purchased, just trying to get the settings right so the notifications coming thru.

That's why I'm after some one with a bit of experience with AAP and the IP module, they may have already been thru this and no exactly where to look.

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#1601403 30-Jul-2016 17:38

mdf: Can't help with the query, sorry, but I'm quite keen on a similar model for our place. I'll say I'm not an electrician and so would be getting someone to install it (if you're in Welly...) But any chance of posting a review / your general thoughts / would (not?) recommend once you've got it running?

I've also haven't noticed a single push notification like the OP, however have the same module configured for reporting to an Alarm monitoring Co. Took a while to get the timer settings right (remote end had an agressive firewall that blacklisted the connection attempts), but now seems to be working ok (~ 2 months so far). My monitoring co. are definately getting the IP notifications.

I must admit is a bit marginal to get the module, or just upgrade your panel to a newer, natively IP capable one.

Can recommend Mainline Electrical if you need a WN based installer.

My comments and remarks are not necessarily of my employer.

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#1601428 30-Jul-2016 19:20

Give AAP a ring they have always been good for tech support over the phone.

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#1601430 30-Jul-2016 19:27

pipe60:

Give AAP a ring they have always been good for tech support over the phone.

Been doing that via email, but it's been a slow process