Interlogix VEREX Director - Manual (Page 248)

240 Verex Director V4.9.1 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.9.1
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Area groups of the same name can be armed
(On) and disarmed (Off) across multiple panels
through a keypad connected to any one of the
panels. This will apply only to areas for which
the specific user has the required authority.
Steps:
Tip: These steps can either be done by finishing all
steps for one panel at a time, or by doing each step for
all panels before moving on the next step each time.
1) Ensure the “Feature Set” for the account is
set to “5” or higher.
Ref: Account Information, Standard,

”Feature Set”
2) Set the panel’s “Area Group Mode” to
“Remote Area or Group”.
Ref: Configuration, System, Intrusion,

Standard, ”Area Group Mode:
Remote Area or Group”.
3) Set up the desired “Area Groups” using
precisely the same names for each panel.
For details, see previous/above.
4) Ensure a suitable user authority has been
set up that includes “On” and “Off” arming
authority for all applicable areas.
Tip: Only the areas for which the user has the
applicable authority will be affected during a multi-
panel Arm/Disarm session.
Ref: AccountName, Authorities.
Related Topic: “Authorities for Users/Entrants”
5) Assign the authority to the specific users
who will be using this feature.
Ref: AccountName, Users, Standard,

“System Authority”.
6) When this feature is to be available, ensure
a communication session with the panels is
running that is set to “Stay Connected”.
Ref: [Communications], (Pending/Online),

Select the panels, [Edit].
Related Topic: “Activating Communications and
Transferring Panel Settings” (under “Panel
Communications and Updates”).
Requirements and Limitations
 This is supported for up to 30 panels at a
time that are all in the same “Panel Group”.
Panels can be hardwired together, or
communicate with the PC ‘via IP’ across a
network.
Related: “Panel Groups and Connection Settings”
For details on wiring, refer to the technical manual(s)
for your panels. To set up an IP connection, refer to
your IP Connectivity Guide. Tip: Manuals can also
typically be found in PDF format on your Director
software CD.
 Panels must have firmware version 4.42 or
greater.
 If an area is set to “Forced Arming” for a
panel that has an insecure sensor, the area
will arm, and then immediately go into alarm.
This also applies if “Bypass” is used where
any non-bypassable points are not secure.
These false alarms can be prevented by
setting the area’s “Arm warning mode” to
“Warning tones continuous and blocked
arming”, although any such areas would not
be armed in this event.
 The feature will function only if the panels
are presently in communication with the
Director software (“Stay Connected”).
 Each panel will require at least one keypad
to view status and deal with all possible
alarm situations that may arise.
 When arming through a keypad, the user
must select “Site”. (Selecting “Local” will
affect only the panel that the keypad is
connected to).
Setting up Multi-Panel Arm/Disarm ( V4.5)