Bypass a Zone

If you bypass a zone, the zone will NOT be armed (related alarms will not be triggered and faults will not be detected) even when the area is armed.

What is Bypassing a zone?

Bypass is the term used to describe the ability to deactivate specific zones of the alarm system before arming the system. Bypassing allows for certain zones to be disarmed while the rest of the space is armed.

When to bypass a zone?

The Bypass feature can be used when you want to intentionally arm your system with one or more zones unprotected. For example:

  • If a zone is faulty, other zones of the same area can be armed only when the faulty zone is bypassed.

  • You want a specific zone not to trigger any alarms in special occasions.

How to Bypass zone?

Select a zone on the Area page and tap to enter the Settings page of the zone, and then enable zone bypass.

Note:

For details about how to enter the Area page, see Control Areas (Partitions).

Bypassed zones will not sound an alarm, and reduces the level of security. If you bypasses a zone because it is not working, service the issue immediately so that the problem can be resolved and your system will return to proper working order.

Ensure that no zones are unintentionally bypassed when arming your system. Zones cannot be bypassed once the system is armed.

Note:

For details about how to enter the Settings page of a detector (or zone), see Set Zone Parameters.