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If you choose to opt out of Automatic Face Matching, you can delete your facial recognition history from within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App:Open the SimpliSafe® Mobile App on your phone or tabletChoose My System from the bottom navigation barSelect Location SettingsScroll to the bottom and tap ‘Autom
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Outdoor Camera Series 2
A flashing yellow light during the setup of your Outdoor Security Camera Series 2 indicates that the camera has successfully connected to Wi-Fi, but is having trouble reaching the SimpliSafe® servers.This issue can occur for a variety of reasons, such as:A firewall setting on your router is blocking
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The Temperature Sensor can display Fahrenheit or Celsius through the SimpliSafe® App. The SimpliSafe® App will display Fahrenheit or Celsius based on the settings of your phone. If you wish for the SimpliSafe® App to display a different temperature type, you’ll need to update your phone’s system set
Temperature Sensor
2-Step Verification is a required element for your SimpliSafe® account and is enabled when you first set it up. When enabled, this feature will send you an email after you log into your account asking to verify your device to ensure that no one is able to access your account without your permission.
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There are two versions of the Solar Panel accessory, both of which are compatible with the Wireless Outdoor Security Camera and the Outdoor Security Camera Series 2. The only difference between the two Solar Panels is the mounting mechanism. Most Solar Panels purchased prior to October 2024 will hav
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Solar Panel
The Video Doorbell Pro will blink red in any instance where it’s having trouble connecting to Wi-Fi. If you are having trouble connecting your Video Doorbell Pro to Wi-Fi during its initial setup, we recommend making sure that your home network is configured to meet our system requirements.A short l
Wi-Fi Troubleshooting
Video Doorbell Pro
Your Smart Lock has unique settings that can be customized for each of the alarm states of your system (OFF, HOME, and AWAY). It can also be customized to use Auto Lock, which locks your door after a set period of time has passed when the door is unlocked. By default, your Smart Lock will automatica
Smart Lock Series 2
When the system is in an armed state (Home or Away Mode) and an Entry Sensor is triggered, the entry countdown will begin. The entry countdown by default is 30 seconds, however, this can be adjusted at any time within the SimpliSafe® App.If the system is disarmed within 30-60 seconds of the initial
Entry Sensor
Some customers may have permitting requirements for the municipality or jurisdiction they reside in where an alarm must be triggered from two separate sensors before SimpliSafe® requests dispatch of emergency authorities to your home or business. This is referred to as “Cross Zones”, where the alarm
Alarm Events & Monitoring
The Outdoor Camera utilizes both Radio Frequency (RF) and Wi-Fi to communicate with your Base Station and SimpliSafe® System.If your Outdoor Camera is not live streaming, there may be an underlying connection issue that needs to be addressed. It’s important to have a good connection between the Outd
Cameras
OverviewThe Smart Lock Series 2 makes sure that your door is always locked—even if you forget. It secures your door the minute you arm your system and unlocks it when you disarm. You can even set a timer to keep your door locked when you need it most. You don't even need a key. Just use the PIN Pad,
When logging into the SimpliSafe® App, you may be prompted to set up Biometric Authentication. To be eligible for this feature you will need to have an iOS device that supports Face ID or Touch ID, or an Android device that supports Face Unlock or Fingerprint.Once Biometric Authentication is configu
App Support
There are two types of emails you may receive from SimpliSafe®; Email Alerts and Marketing Emails. Email Alerts send a notification to a designated email regarding alarm status, general activity such as the system’s armed state, and system warnings. To unsubscribe from Email Alerts, simply choose My
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If you have a SimpliSafe® system at multiple locations, you may notice that you aren’t able to select a location or see all of them within the mobile app. Oftentimes, this is due to the display size of your screen. How to Locate All of Your Locations on the Mobile AppTap the house icon in the upper
The Video Doorbell Pro will have a blinking red light when it is not connected to your Wi-Fi network. If you had successfully setup your Video Doorbell Pro before and it is now experiencing issues connecting to your network, we recommend checking your Wi-Fi network to ensure it’s transmitting a 2.4G
When your system is disarmed and an Entry Sensor is opened, it will relay a chime to the Base Station to notify you of the potential intrusion. This chime is set to medium by default but can be toggled to OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH at any time from the SimpliSafe® App, Keypad, or your SimpliSafe® Onl
Our Smoke & CO Detector uses photoelectric sensors, meaning it detects smoke through the distortion of a light beam inside the detector. Photoelectric smoke detectors will detect smoke faster than other detector types but can occasionally result in a false alarm. False alarms often occur when th
Smoke & CO Detector
If your Outdoor Camera is detecting motion too late, there are usually two main factors at play: improper placement of your camera, or a poor wireless connection between it and the network.We recommend reviewing each section below in the order they are presented to troubleshoot your camera. However,
If your Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security Camera encounters an error that can’t be fixed through normal troubleshooting, resetting the camera to its factory settings may help.Step 1: Remove the Camera From Your SystemTo reset your Smart Alarm Indoor Camera, we first recommend that you remove your
Smart Alarm Indoor Camera
The “Familiar Face” feature is a great way for professional monitoring agents to know who should be allowed on your property. For example, you might want to create a familiar face for an in-law, neighbor, or maybe a dog walker. Our expert monitoring agents are trained to use familiar faces to identi
