ADT Safewatch Pro: Total Connect Upgrade

You can easily upgrade your older traditional ADT Safewatch Pro wired security system to a system that supports TotalConnect 2.0. Learn how in this video.

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Thanks to Honeywell TotalConnect 2.0 service, it’s now easy to upgrade an older alarm system like the ADT Safewatch Pro to a system that supports TotalConnect 2.0. TotalConnect 2.0 will allow you to arm or disarm your system from a computer or mobile device, as well as receive email or text alerts about the status of your system. This powerful upgraded functionality is what you may expect to find on a recently designed security system, and it can be made available to your older system with a small hardware upgrade.

The video first outlines the process of identifying the different components of your alarm system. Many people who aren’t familiar with home security systems typically misidentify the alarm system’s keypad as the actual alarm, when it’s really just a controller. The actual alarm system is usually contained within a tan colored metal box that’s located elsewhere in the home, like a laundry room, basement, closets, or garage.

Once you’ve identified the control panel for the alarm in your home, Sterling shows you how to remove the control panel’s cover and identify whether or not your older alarm system is compatible with TotalConnect 2.0.

While ADT does install a range of different branded control panels, by far the most popular is a Honeywell VISTA system such as the 10p, 15p, 20p or 21ip. At the same time, ADT also installs their own systems as well, such as the Safewatch system. While these different systems vary slightly, they’re nearly identical. If your system is neither a Honeywell VISTA or an ADT Safewatch, you may still be able to upgrade your system to TotalConnect 2.0.

As you’ll learn in the video, your old alarm system’s compatibility with TotalConnect 2.0 will depend on the type of PROM chip that the alarm system contains. The video explains how to remove the cover of your control panel and identify the type of chip your system has. Located on the green circuit board within the control panel is the PROM chip.

The PROM chip is a black chip with a white sticker that has the model number and revision printed on the sticker. For example, printed on the sticker you may see something like WA3001-5.4. The revision is the characters printed to the right of the dash (5.4). If you have a much older Honeywell or ADT system, you may not see a PROM chip on the circuit board, or it may be covered by a heat sink. If that’s the case, this may be an indication that your system is in fact too old to be upgraded to TotalConnect 2.0.

The video then describes that to upgrade your system, you’ll need to remove the PROM chip, and replace it with an internet, cellular or dual path AlarmNet communicator. The AlarmNet communicator chip will allow you to upgrade your older system with a more current set of features that are described in the video.