DSC Alarm and notifications

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I finally replaced my old hard-wired ADT alarm panel and keypads with a DSC 1864 and 5001 keypads. Now I’d like to be notified remotely if an alarm occurs. The original Getting Started thread has a link to the Envisalink add-on, but I’d rather not rely on the cloud for this. Suggestions?

I have an old-fashioned POTS line. I connected it and programmed the 1864 to call my cell when an alarm triggered. That basically resulted in a DOS attack against my cell phone and I had to disconnect the phone line from my alarm panel (that quite likely was programmer error on my part).

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combine the enviaslink with home assistant, no cloud required

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EXCELLENT! Thanks very much.

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Makes note for future projects!

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My thought is to deny the invisalink access to the internet to avoid its automatic firmware updates. Is it happy to run configured like that?

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yep

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Success! The Envisalink hooked up to the DSC and the LAN and showing results on Home Assistant. And opnsense blocking Envisalink’s attempts to phone home.

Thanks very much!