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Add or update an alarm keypad

Record keypad type, model, serial, and location on the correct alarm system.

5 stepsAbout 7 minutesVerified 2026-07-22

Before you start

  • Correct customer, property, and alarm system
  • Known keypad details

You will finish with

  • The live alarm system shows the correct active keypad record.

Safety and data checks

  • A keypad belongs to a specific system; do not attach it to another property’s system.
Step-by-step procedure

Complete the task

  1. 1
    Enter information

    Open the correct customer

    Search the customer and verify the service property and alarm account number before editing any equipment.

  2. 2
    Verify

    Select the alarm system

    Expand the property and select the exact alarm system; compare monitoring status, account number, and panel details.

  3. 3
    Select

    Open Keypads

    Open the Keypads subsection and review every active keypad so the same serial or location is not added twice.

  4. 4
    Enter information

    Enter keypad details

    Add or edit the keypad type, model, serial number when available, and a location label that a technician can recognize on site.

  5. 5
    Verify

    Save and verify

    Save the keypad and confirm the active list shows the intended type, model, serial, and location only once.

If something does not look right

The expected button or field is not visible.

Confirm the record status, your role, and the selected tab; unavailable actions are often intentionally gated by those conditions.

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