Qolsys IQ Panel 4: IP Monitoring

We do not show you how to connect the system to WIFI in this video. If you need help with that, you can check out this FAQ and video instead: https://www.alarmgrid.com/faq/how-do-i-connect-the-qolsys-iq-panel-4-to-a-wifi-network

In this video, Dylan from Alarm Grid discusses using IP Monitoring with the Qolsys IQ Panel 4. A WIFI communicator is built into the IQ Panel 4, and the WIFI connection can be used for monitoring. However, the IQ Panel 4 requires that a cellular monitoring path be enabled. Therefore, this panel cannot use IP Monitoring alone. For Alarm Grid customers, this means a Gold Plan, or higher, is required when remote services are to be used.

When an IQ Panel 4 has both cellular and WIFI communication paths enabled and available, it's called dual-path monitoring. Giving the panel every opportunity to communicate is a smart choice, especially since most buildings will have WIFI available. In the event the cellular path becomes unavailable, the panel can still send signals using the WIFI path. And if the WIFI path becomes unavailable, then the cellular path can be used. Rarely will both communication paths be unavailable at the same time.

When both communication paths are available, IQ Panel 4 will send every signal using both paths. The signal received first by the Alarm.com server is processed, and the slower communication path's signal is discarded. This guarantees that each individual signal is sent using the fastest available communication path.

https://www.alarmgrid.com/faq/can-i-connect-the-qolsys-iq-panel-4-to-ip-monitoring

http://alrm.gd/get-monitored