Arm Away Vs. Arm Maximum

In this video, Jarrett talks about the difference between Arm Away and Arm Maximum modes. These are basically the same arming types, but there is one important difference. The difference is that Arm Maximum mode ignores any Entry Delays. For that reason, Arm Max is a more secure version of Arm Away.

Arm Away mode is one of the most common arming types used with alarm systems. This is the mode you will normally use when you arm your system and there is supposed to be nobody inside the building. In Arm Away mode, activating a Perimeter zone will cause an immediate system alarm. The same is true if you activate an Interior Follower zone without activating an Entry/Exit zone first. If you activate an Entry/Exit zone, you can Disarm the system within the Entry Delay period before an alarm occurs.

Arm Maximum behaves the same as Arm Away, except that there are no Entry Delay periods. In other words, if you activate an Entry/Exit zone while the system is Armed Maximum, you will not get an Entry Delay period to Disarm the system. Instead, the system will just go into immediate alarm. If you are outside the building and your system is Armed Maximum, then you will need to find a way to Disarm without activating an intrusion zone. In most cases, the only ways to do that are by using a key fob or by using an interactive alarm monitoring platform like Total Connect 2.0 or Alarm.com.

Armed Maximum is considered the most secure arming mode available. It is the only arming mode that tells the system to ignore Entry Delays and just trigger an immediate alarm when Entry/Exit zones are activated. You should not confuse either Arm Away or Arm Maximum with Arm Stay and Night Stay. Arm Stay will automatically bypass Interior zones so that people can move throughout the building freely. If you activate an Entry/Exit zone in Stay mode, then you will need to Disarm within the Entry Delay period, or an alarm will occur. Night Stay is the same as Arm Stay, except that the system will not bypass interior sensors enabled for Night mode. Night Stay is good to use if you want certain Interior zones to be active, while others are automatically bypassed.

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