AlarmDecoder WebApp

Overview

The official AlarmDecoder WebApp. Control your alarm system from your web browser on nearly any device. Supports all of the AlarmDecoder devices including the AD2USB, AD2SERIAL, and AD2PI.

Features

• Multiple User Accounts
• Web-based keypad for your alarm system
• Notifications on alarm events
• Per-user notifications
• IP Camera integration
• Supports all functionality of AlarmDecoder devices
• Configure your AlarmDecoder device
• Configure network sharing of your AlarmDecoder device

Installation

The easiest way to install the WebApp is by downloading our pre-built Raspbian image here. However, you can follow the manual installation instructions provided on our github repository here

Initial Setup

Once the AlarmDecoder WebApp is started you may connect to the Application via a web browser and pointing the URL to http://alarmdecoder.local - if this name resolution fails and you are on a Windows System, please download Bonjour For Windows and try again. This will take you to our first setup screens which will be detailed below.

Setup Process Detail

This is your first setup screen when you first visit via your browser

Click "Start!" to continue

Next we will be taken to the device selection screen

Here you are able to select what type of device (AD2USB, AD2SERIAL, AD2PI) as well as the device's location.

• Local Device means the device is connected to the same computer running the WebApp
• Network Device means you have already exposed an AlarmDecoder via ser2sock

If you choose Local Device, this next screen is what you are presented with

Here you will choose your device path and baud rate, usually defaults are fine for the device you chose

If you choose "Share AlarmDecoder on your network?" you will be taken to configure ser2sock shown below

On this screen you are able to specify the path to your ser2sock configuration file, your hostname or IP address to listen on, as well as the ser2sock port to listen on. Defaults will work fine. SSL will force ser2sock into SSL mode - this is typically not needed for your internal network.

If you chose network device instead of local device, you are presented with this screen instead

If you have an AlarmDecoder device shared on your network already via ser2sock, here you can specify the hostname and port for the WebApp to connect to the shared device.

Once you have told the WebApp what kind of device you have and where it is, you will be presented with a page to configure the AlarmDecoder device itself

Make sure to set your address correctly! 31 for SE Panels, and for 20P Panels you will have to program an address spot into your panel and assign the AlarmDecoder the newly enabled address.