The Motion Sensor Gen 2 has a variety of settings that can be customized to fit your home or business’ needs. You can make adjustments to the sensor’s settings and the way it behaves during different armed states in the SimpliSafe® Mobile App. 

Using the SimpliSafe® Mobile App

1. Open the SimpliSafe® Mobile App on your phone or tablet

2. Choose My System from the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen

3. Select Device Settings

4. Choose your Motion Sensor Gen 2 from the list of available devices

Device Behaviors

Off

This setting manages how the Motion Sensor behaves when triggered in Off mode. The Motion Sensor will not be active when the SimpliSafe® system is disarmed in Off mode, so this setting cannot be customized.

Home

This setting manages how the Motion Sensor behaves when triggered in Home mode. This setting is disabled by default, but to customize the setting you may pick between Alarm or Disabled. 

Away

This setting manages how the Motion Sensor behaves when triggered in Away mode. This setting is set to Alarm by default, but to customize the setting you may pick between Alarm or Disabled. 

Instant Trigger

When Instant Trigger is enabled, your Motion Sensor will trigger an alarm right away when it detects motion, bypassing the system’s Entry Delay. This feature is helpful when monitoring areas of your home or business that you do not enter often. 

To customize this setting, simply toggle it On or Off in the SimpliSafe® App. 

Note: When enabled, your Motion Sensor will always scan for motion in both Home and Away Mode.

Pet Mode

Pet Mode can be turned on if you have dogs or cats in your home or business. Enabling this setting allows the Motion Sensor to filter pets (up to 60 pounds) in its detection algorithm. 

To customize this setting, simply toggle is On or Off. By default, Pet Mode is Off.

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