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Key fob security
We just got the system and installed it including a key fob for my wife. I'm concerned that it seems you can disarm the alarm with the key fob without entering the PIN. So if someone were to steal the fob from her purse they'd have access to our address and could break in and disable the system using the fob alone. This seems like a security risk or am I misunderstanding how the fob works?
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davey_d
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5.7K Messages
2 years ago
@CaliGirl that certainly makes a lot of sense! Don't forget, if you purchased directly from SimpliSafe, we do have a 60 Day Money Back Guarantee, so you have until then to decide if you want to keep it.
Pro tip: If you have Monitoring, you can set your Key Fob's Panic Button to Medical. So that might be useful for your parents as well.
And I want to highlight @lance843's advice: If you ever find that your Key Fob has gone missing, you can always log into your online account, or the SimpliSafe app on your phone, and head over to the Devices section. From there, you can delete the Key Fob, to make sure that it can no longer be used to control your system.
Of course, you can hit the Add or + button at the top right to re-add the Fob back to your system, if you ever find it again!
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captain11
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6 years ago
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sevensiamesecats
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6 years ago
I wear it on a lanyard around my neck. Almost impossible to lose it or have it stolen, and no worries about unintended button pushes.
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lance843
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6 years ago
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Sarasota_Joe
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6 years ago
1. The obvious "too easy to accidentally press a button while in my pocket or purse" issue, needs to be addressed. Maybe simple software re-coding to require a "double-click" should be required to activate any of the buttons? HEY...I may have to patent that idea!
2. A future replacement model might include some type of "cover" or redesign, offering a desired simple, speedy and effective method of both protecting and implementing easy button use, in case of an emergency.
3. I keep reading about this "Panic Button" on the Key Fob...which is a great idea. However, I just purchased a ss3 "Fortress" system and my fob has NO such button. Either it doesn't exist or it's hidden and I'm not looking in the right place!
4. On a slightly different note, "larger" (and thus more expensive) SimpliSafe systems should, as a "simple" courtesy, include 2 Key Fobs to accommodate husband/wife (parent/child, partner/partner, etc.).
Sorry...I couldn't resist!
Joseph R. Seda, Quality Assurance Analyst
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coltmaster1
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6 years ago
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sevensiamesecats
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6 years ago
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clowy101
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6 years ago
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sevensiamesecats
2.2K Messages
6 years ago
Don't have it on your key ring. If on a lanyard around your neck, it is safe from accidental activation and loss, and would be much harder to grab away.
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kmchisholm
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5 years ago
Ken Chisholm
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sevensiamesecats
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CaliGirl
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2 years ago
I recently bought a Simplisafe system and we're going to set it up today. I bought a key fob, but was unsure about it. Figured I would return it if we didn't find a need for it. The obvious security risk seemed like nothing anyone was talking about until I found this thread. If it's in my purse and someone steals it, they have my address and the fob to disarm my system. So I won't take it outside the house. (no, I don't want to wear the darn thing around my neck... LOL) So I think I'm going to use it for when my elderly parents come and stay with us. We have a 2 story home and we arm our current system at night (motion detectors active since we don't have kids and never go downstairs once we go to bed) so my parents can use the fob to disarm it in the morning and I'll just leave it in the house. That way they don't need to worry about using an app or entering a keypad code. We currently have an Xfinity alarm system and they have had no issue arming & disarming that with their phone & their own code, but I just want to make things as easy as possible for them. The key fob seems like a good option for them, so I'll have them use that. (but like I said, it will never go outside the house)
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ScottPeterson
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6 months ago
I love the convenience of the key fobs. It will work much better and more securely if the OFF button can be disabled or deactivated itself if the alarm has been triggered. So no one can just disable the alarm with a press on the OFF button of the key fobs.
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