EyezOn Envisalink EVL-4EZR IP Security Interface Module for DSC and Honeywell (Ademco) Security Systems, Compatible with Alexa

Works better than expected, took about 4 days to receive. 2.5hrs setup & tweaking. But This 4 crayon size circuit board packs a circuit board of technology. My panel is a SW3000 (Adt panel). Wiring is simple(wire supplied). Color to color from panel to EVL4. Instructions are direct. Be aware do not be scared of your alarm panel. Most of the work can be WITHOUT powering the panel down. The one thing the instructions left out is how to back door(access programming) the Honeywell panel. You must know your programming code to do the needed programming. If you cannot access programming, remove NEG leg of battery power, loosen terminal #1(DO NOT SHORT(touch it)ON TERMINAL 2-it will blow your 16.5 volt transformer/power supply). Leave powered down at least five seconds-don’t worry your not going to default your panel by doing this. Next Connect NEG leg of battery. Restore wire to terminal 1, tighten, , power restores. Go to your keypad press star£ (*#) at the same time. Depending on your keypad (&panel type), the screen will say 20 or 20 Install code(128/250 will say 00 install code)....You are now in programming. Press *20 (Sw3000/V20P/V15p-then a NEW 4 digit code, keypad beeps 3 times. If you are using a 128/250 panel press *00 then your a new four digit code keypad beeps 3 times (DO NOT USE YOUR STANDARD master CODE). Now refer to the instruction on the Envislaink paperwork. But remember you are in programming. To exit programming you’ll have to press *99. Don’t be intimidated while programming just go slow, follow the instructions and you’ll be good. When in the setup software it will ask for email, name, phone number. After powering up the unit you’ll see it register on the EyezON website. If it doesn’t then you missed a step within the Honeywell programming(repeat programming). You may need to play with the programming to tweak to your discretion(zone names,user names,phones which receive SMS TEXT). Don’t doubt yourself....you can do it. Phil4:13,John 3:16,Jer 29:11.

Love the module - it was relatively easy to hook up to the system as another keypad. Programming was clearly defined in the manual, but checking out some of the other top reviews here will provide some specific tips and workarounds you might need! The iPhone app hasnt been updated in a while it looks like (not iPhone X + screen optimized) but its easy to use and gets the job done. Pro tip before installing: I made an excel sheet with all of the programming values as a backup before changing them to configure this device - I have 5 columns - programming number, programming option name, value before envisalink, value after. In the panels programming menu, *59 enters the change programming mode but #59 enters the view programming mode. To record your manual backups, enter # (pound) followed by the programming number. This made me confident that I could revert changes if I no longer needed/wanted the module. Connecting to router via wifi: The module doesnt have a wifi chip embedded or anything, but I used a TP-Link N300 Wireless Portable Nano Travel Router to bridge it to the wifi. That thing was kind of a POS to set up, if it doesnt work for you right away its probably DOA like mine was initially. You want to set the travel router up in Client Mode to transform an existing wireless connection into a wired connection. This, in combination with the TP-Link router in client mode, works perfectly for my system and I rarely get any outage notifications. I like how alerts can be set up as notifications within the app or email/text notifications. I opted for text as I check that the most.

My alarm is online without a hitch. Their tech support was very helpful.

Pros: easy setup Nice online interface Cons: Very limited local interface Cost/Benefit is disproportional. Advance Device configuration is limited. You Need To Be Subscribed To EnvisAlerts Plus to use this feature ($5/month). This is a $20 board (comparable with Arduino). If we are charged 6 times its value, why charging extra for full access. Is not board features what the manufacturer limits, but access to simple alarm system configuration like changing pins (they call it plus features). This wasnt clarified on the website. The site indicates that you can have alarm monitoring for a monthly fee. Im returning it.

Works well. I bought this to go with my Vista 20P because it seems like a better deal than being locked into Honeywells provider. If youve either just purchased or are considering purchasing, then I recommend you watch the short YouTube videos provided by EvisAlerts. From YouTube, search on eyezon tube, then click on the user eyezontube. They have a couple of 2-minute videos that might have made my setup go faster. All of the instructions are on one page, its not hard. Maybe 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on how much testing you do. Here are a few supplemental tid-bits that may save you a few minutes of research: 1. If you have fewer than three keypads, then the chances are the third keypad address (Keypad 18) is available. Heres how to activate that keypad: *191, 1, 0. (Where 1 is partition 1 and 0 is no sound suppression.) If Keypad 18 is not available, then use the next one available. Speculation: I think the EVL board thinks it is Keypad 18 out of the box, so there may be another step required if Keypad 18 is already in use. 2. Programming the Vista 20P: --> If the Zone Type > Report Code field is disabled for your zones (set to 00), then your panel will not send information to Eyez-On. Set it to 10 for each zone. I dont know why this works, but it does. --> Set *29 = 1. Not clear on this, but it seems required for the panel to communicate to an external entity. --> The rest of the programming for the Vista20P was straightforward, just follow the instructions sheet called Honeywell Vista Setup. (*48 = 77, *49=5, etc.) 3. Eyez-On website is straightforward for initial sign-up, but I had to hunt and peck for an hour to name my zones & setup email notifications: --> Name Zones & Users: click on the address, then the small grayed out links towards the top of the screen. --> Email Notifications: click on Contacts, then the contact, then turn on all the boxes for notifications. 4. To use the mobile app, click on the button to Create Mobile Link, then send yourself that link. Open that link up in the browser of your phone and bookmark it. I read another reviewers experience with ADT FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) about how the mobile app is not secure. Its true, the mobile link automatically signs itself in, so its not secure from the NSA. If you are James Bond, youre probably looking for an alternative solution. 5. Notifications: You can create a contact for email and another contact for SMS. Each contact is either email or SMS. The website is minimalist but functional. Im impressed that everything is near instantaneous. This company must deal will a serious volume of web-transactions. You sometimes have to manually refresh the web-page before it registers your last command (both on a PC or mobile device.) Speed: I speed-tested the switch at my Vista 20P at 60Mbps. Heres how long it takes for my keypad to register a command from my phone: 1. Arm: 20 seconds, 30-seconds to receive an email. 2. Disarm: 10 seconds, 15 seconds to receive an email. The mobile app is nicer than the full web-page, although you cant do any setup from the mobile app unless youre on the paid EnvisAlerts Plus service ($5/mo.) Again, I sometimes had to manually refresh the page on my phone after arming or disarming to see the latest status. It probably refreshes automatically on a timer, not sure how many seconds between the auto-refresh. Im thankful to EyezOn for providing this free service. I tried to evaluate the EnvisAlerts Plus that costs $60/yr, but it does not seem compelling. Seems like the best options are either free or monitored (~$110/yr).

Great device and very easy to use, definitely worth the money too

Recieved it quickly, installed and programmed it and it works fine.

Works good

llego exactamente lo que pedi y funciona perfectamente

Great device! Works perfectly and will immediately notify if your alarm is triggered. You will however need to learn how to program your alarm system. I have an Ademco Vista 20P alarm system. You will need the 6160 keypad to program the alarm system. This is the larger alpha numeric keypad. If you have the 6150 you will not be able to program your keypad. However it’s a simple swap. Probably the hardest part for me was getting accustomed to programming the alarm. Installing the Envisalink was easy. It’s a very tiny device, slightly larger than a credit card. The installation process consists of adding this device as additional keypad to the alarm system and then programming the alarm system for this new module. INSTALLATION: 1) Set up your Eyezon account and enter the Mac address written on the unit. 2) On my alarm box I had to drill three small holes to install the plastic retaining pins. I made a paper template of the device for the location of the holes and quickly drilled them. Then simply connect 4 wires from the Envisalink to the alarm system keypad and hook up your RJ-45 cable. 3) Once hooked up to your router you must insure that the Envisalink is set to the correct keypad address you are going to assign it. I entered my router to find its IP address and then typed that into the web browser. Then enter the username as “user” and the password as “user”. If the default keypad address is wrong, you simply modify the settings in the browser. 4) Finally you need to program the alarm and enable the keypad address you are assigning to the Envisalink module. Then don’t forget to enable address *29 on the alarm, which on my unit is the Long Range Radio Unit function for the Envisalink to properly function. 5) These are the final alarm settings you need to make and you can find these instructions on the Envisalink webpage. But here they are to give you an idea. *48 Contact ID. Use the default, Contact ID 4 by setting *48 to 77 *49 Split/Dual report. *49, should be set to 5 to enable both communicators getting events *50 Burglar Dialer Delay (optional). The default is [2,0] which causes a 30 second delay until an alarm event is sent out. If you want the event to be sent out with no delay then set this to [0,0]. *54 Dynamic Signalling. You should turn off the dynamic signalling delay by making 54 to 0 *55 Communicator Priority. Put the reporting priority to, *55, to 1 to make sure the Envisalink gets the event first NOTE: Please ensure that for each zone in your system the reporting code is NOT set to 00. If they are you will not receive alarm events. In order to receive alerts, you need to program your panel to send the alerts. All reports are optional so only enable the ones you want to see. Remember, you can always suppress reporting of reports on the alerting server so we recommend enabling all reports. Go to the following sections and program them with 11, or keep hitting 1 until your hear three beeps from the keypad. *59 Exit Error Reporting *60 Trouble Reporting *61 Bypass Reporting *62 AC Loss Reporting *63 Low Battery Reporting *65 Openings (disarming) Report *66 Closings (arming) Report *67 RF Low Battery Reporting *68 Cancel (opening after alarm) Reporting *70 Alarm Restorals Reporting *71 Trouble Restorals Reporting *72 Bypass Restorals Reporting *73 AC Fail Restoral Reporting *74 LowBat Restoral Reporting *75 RF LowBat Restoral Reporting Hope this helps.