Fire Alarm Function

Fire alarm pull station mounted on a wall

Fire Alarm Control Function

Our Fire Alarm Control Function connects your fire alarm to your entry points. When the alarm activates, the system triggers your desired action, opening some or all assigned doors and gates. When the fire alarm event ends, the system closes those entries and restores normal access control.

Beyond triggering entry points, the system automatically sends text notifications and e-mails to designated individuals the moment a fire alarm event occurs.

This functionality is available on all Watchman® multifamily models: W461/W462, W480/W482, and WXL/WXL2, and on OmniPoint® Entry Point Modules (EPMs), and is administered through the TrueCloud Connect™ platform.

To Activate the Fire Alarm Function:

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Step 1

Call

Call Support at 1-855-694-2837, Option 3 to initially set up the fire alarm input within TrueCloud Connect.

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Step 2

Set Up

Once the input is set up in your account, it shows up as a “device” in TrueCloud Connect.

TrueCloud Connect fire alarm input configuration screen
Step 3

Configure

You may now:

  • a) edit/configure the fire alarm input as you wish
  • b) view it
  • c) check logs of past alarm events.

Note to installers: A Dry Contact must be used when wiring the fire system to the input.