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Water Sensor Installation Guide

Overview The Water Sensor alerts you to leaks and flooding, helping you prevent expensive water damage. They are always sensing, whether your system is armed or not. We won’t request dispatch of emergency services for water alarms, but with professional monitoring you’ll receive an automated call le

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Entry Sensor Installation Guide

Entry Sensors defend your doors and windows. The Base Station will sound a quick chime when a door or window opens while your system is disarmed. Depending on your settings, this can also be set to trigger an alarm.

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Glassbreak Sensor Installation Guide

Overview Glassbreak Sensors are programmed to listen for the specific frequency of windows breaking. They're even sensitive enough to know the difference between a plate breaking, and a window breaking. Inside the Glassbreak Sensor is a small microphone that is calibrated to react to the sound of th

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Temperature Sensor Installation Guide

Overview The Temperature Sensor triggers an alarm when your home’s temperature goes above or below the temperature range that you set. We won’t request dispatch of emergency services for temperature alarms, but with professional monitoring you’ll receive an automated call letting you know about the

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Motion Sensor Gen 2 Installation Guide

Overview Motion Sensors are always on the lookout for uninvited guests. They can detect motion within 35 feet, with a 90-degree field of view. The Motion Sensor Gen 2 also has Pet Mode to distinguish between people and pets. Need to purchase a Motion Sensor? You can find it available for purchase on

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How to Rename a SimpliSafe® Sensor

There may be a point where you need to rename a sensor for your SimpliSafe® System. Renaming a sensor can be done easily through the SimpliSafe® Mobile App, but you can also rename a sensor using your Keypad. The following will walk you through these steps for each platform so you can pick whichever

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Sensor Name Announcement Voice Prompt

Sensor Name Announcement* (formerly Entry Sensor Alert) enables your Base Station to announce the Entry Sensor by name whenever it is opened. For example, if you open the front door you might hear your Base Station reply with “Front Door Entry Sensor open” instead of the usual chime. This feature is

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