iPGSM-COM Commercial Fire Communicator – Installation and Setup Guide
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STEP 1 – Activate the SIM and Setup the Customer Account
The communicator requires a subscriber account (customer account) to be setup with AlarmNet Direct. This
is accomplished by registering the communicator's iGSM communications module with AlarmNet.
Registering, enables the fire panel to send reports.
To setup the customer account you will need to contact the central monitoring station to get account
information, and have access to the AlarmNet Direct website. To access the AlarmNet Direct website visit –
https://services.alarmnet.com/AlarmNetDirect
If you do not wish to use the AlarmNet Direct website, you may call AlarmNet to setup the account, just
phone 800-222-6525, then select option 1.
(Monday–Friday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 5:30 pm EST)
Have the following information ready:
Primary City ID (two digits), obtained from your
monitoring station.
Primary Subscriber ID (four digits), obtained
from your monitoring station.
Primary Central Station ID (two digits), obtained
from your monitoring station.
Communication Module's MAC ID, and MAC
CRC number located on outside of box, and
inside of the module.
Note:
The iPGSM-COM comes with a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) that needs to be
activated.
1.
To activate the SIM, log into the AlarmNet Direct website and choose “SIM Activation/Status”, then
enter the required information. Click
Activate SIM
.
2.
Setup the customer account by choosing "Program New Device GSM/I", enter the required
information. When complete, click
DONE
.
STEP 2 – Register the Communications Module with AlarmNet
Registering the module activates the account with AlarmNet and enables the fire system's control panel to
send reports. There are three methods that can be used to register the communications module.
Register the module by logging into AlarmNet Direct and choosing “Show Programmed Devices
GSM/I”. Search for the account using the Account Information or MAC ID. Under the “Actions”
column, use the pulldown menu and choose Register. OR
After the iPGSM-COM is installed and programmed, you can register the module by clicking the
Tamper Switch 3 times. OR
After the iPGSM-COM is installed and programmed, you can register the module using the 7720P
Programming tool. Simply: Press [Shift ] then press [
]. Please wait for "Registration SUCCESS"
message.
