Honeywell GSMX4G Quick Installation Manual

GSMX4G / GSMXCN4G GSM Communicator – Quick Installation Guide

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General Information

The GSMX4G GSM Communicator (GSMXCN4G in Canada) easily connects to your security system's control panel and

sends alarms and messages to AlarmNet for subsequent transfer to the central monitoring station. The communicator can

be mounted directly on the control panel or remotely.

NOTE: This guide addresses a simple installation using default programming values where possible. For detailed

information, refer to the GSMX4G / GSMXCN4G GSM Communicator Installation and Setup Guide. Due to

Honeywell's continuing effort to improve our products, your device may look slightly different than pictured.

• The GSMX4G requires an AlarmNet account. For new installations, please obtain the account information from the

central station prior to programming the communicator.

• The GSMX4G is for control panels that support GSM communicators (or LRR, Long Range Radio) and the ECP

communications bus. For control panels that do not support ECP, refer to the installation guide to use the 4204 mode.

• The control panel treats the communicator as an ECP device, so ensure to program the control panel with the

communicator's device address.

• The GSMX4G is for indoor use only. Standby current is 35mA, and Transmit Current is 250mA.

REMOTE SERVICES

Honeywell offers secure web based services that enable users to remotely monitor and control their security system. These web services enable

users to: monitor and control their security system from a website, receive email and text message notifications of system events, and use text

messages to control the system and receive confirmations.

Dealers can enroll their customers for "Remote Services" by using the AlarmNet Direct website. Once enabled, the specific programming fields

associated with these features can be programmed into the communications device either remotely using the AlarmNet Direct website or locally using

the 7720P programming tool.

1. Mount and Wire the Communicator

SELECT A MOUNTING LOCATION

When choosing a suitable mounting location, understand that it must be

mounted indoors, and for best signal strength it should be mounted vertically.

Signal strength is very important for proper operation. For most installations,

mounting the unit on the control panel provides adequate signal strength and

we suggest that this method is tried first (especially if the control panel is not in

a basement location or in an area that contains large metal objects).

If the control panel location does not provide adequate signal strength, then the

communicator can be mounted remotely.

NOTE: The SIM in the GSMX4G must be ACTIVATED first in order for

signal strength to be determined. The SIM in the GSMXCN4G is already

activated.

ACTIVATE THE SIM

Go to:

https://services.alarmnet.com/AlarmNetDirect/

If you are not signed up for this service, click on "Dealer Signup" from the login

screen to set up your dealer account. You will be instructed how to proceed

upon completing the sign-up form. Only one sign-up per dealer is required.

Once an initial user is established, additional logins may be created.

Log in and follow the on-screen prompts. At this time only activate the SIM so

signal strength may be checked. DO NOT register the communicator at this

time. Please have the following information available to activate the SIM:

• MAC ID and MAC CRC number (located on the box and inside the

communicator).

You may log out of the AlarmNet Direct website.

VERIFY SATISFACTORY SIGNAL STRENGTH

In this procedure you will temporarily power up the communicator to check for

satisfactory signal strength. You can power it from a 12V battery or from the

control panel's AUX PWR terminals. In buildings where reception may be a

problem, powering from a battery would allow the communicator to be portable.

The following procedure assumes the control panel will be used for power.

1. Ensure power to the control panel (both AC and battery) is off. Open the

enclosure and connect the ECP cable to the communicator. Temporarily

attach the Black and Red wires to the GND and AUX PWR terminals of the

control panel. DO NOT connect the Yellow and Green wires at this time.

2. Turn power on and wait about one minute for the communicator to initialize.

Position the communicator near a suitable mounting position. Verify the

Minimum Signal Strength LED (green) is lit steadily.

3. Verify the signal strength remains steady for a few minutes, then

mark that mounting position. Turn power off.

Signal Strength

ON = Satisfactory

BLINKING = Marginal

OFF = Unsatisfactory

MOUNT THE COMMUNICATOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL

1. Ensure power to the control panel (both AC and battery) is off,

then remove a knockout on the top right.

2. Open the cover and remove the bottom knockout for the

threaded mount. Remove the Hole Cap attached to the plastic,

and snap it into the top of the enclosure.

3. Install the threaded mount so it snaps into the plastic retaining

tabs. Mount the communicator in the cabinet's knockout, and

fasten with the locking nut.

4. Connect the ECP cable to the communicator's circuit board and

thread the wires through the threaded mounting adapter.