How do Geo-Services work?

Geo-Services

The Geo-services feature provide the Alarm.com app user with a variety of alerts based on the user's physical proximity to the alarm system. Physical proximity is established by setting up a virtual “fence” around the alarm system's location, and alerts are triggered by passing over the boundary of this virtual fence.

Current features include:

• Arming reminders: the app will alert you if the system is armed or not armed based on entering or leaving the virtual fence.

• Thermostat control: automatically adjust target temperature on a Z-Wave thermostat based on entering or leaving the virtual fence (Z-Wave devices and Premium Control plan required for this feature).

• Turn Video Recording On/Off based on entering or leaving the virtual fence (LiveWatch cameras and Complete 2.0 plan required).

Requirements to use Geo Services:

• A Mobile Pro or Total Home monitoring plan.

• -iPhone 4 or higher with the latest version of the Alarm.com app (download link).

• -Android v 2.1 or higher with the latest version of the Alarm.com app (download link).

Currently the Alarm.com apps for Windows Phone and Blackberry do not include the Geo-Services feature. Work is being done to add this feature.

1. Open the "Mobile" tab and then the "Geo-Services" sub tab. In the 3rd red highlighted area, follow the instructions. 

2. Download the Alarm.com app and enable Geo-Services in the settings:

3. On your Alarm.com account, new information will be displayed. It will give you settings to adjust the size of your fence and setup specific commands for when you leave the fence. If you want to understand these setting in further detail, select the "Question Mark" or "Camera Icon" on the right side of the page.