Quickstart Octalarm alarm diallers

Installation

Assembly

The Octalarm housing is suitable for wall mounting:

• mount screws in the wall or panel;
• slide the mounting holes of the device over them.

Note: keep in mind that the screws combined must be able to support at least 1360 grams.

Connection

The connection sticker indicates how to connect the different cables.

Connector sticker Touch

Connection sticker Touch Pro | ARA-Touch Pro

Description

No.	Icon	Connection description	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA‑Touch Pro
1		Primary power supply (C5 connection)	✔	✔	✔
2		PSTN line in (RJ11)	✔	✔	✔
3		PSTN telephone (RJ11)	✔	✔	✔
4		USB port for service purposes	✔
5		Ethernet RJ45	✔
6		Relay contacts	✔	✔	✔
7		Open-drain output	✔	✔	✔
8		Inputs	✔	✔	✔
9		RS485 data connection	✔	✔	✔
10		Connection for battery	✔	✔	✔
11		Ethernet RJ45		✔	✔
12		Ethernet RJ45		✔	✔

Stable internet connection

For reliable alerts, a stable internet connection is required.

Good to know: What to do with a firewall in the company network

Components explained

Screen

Icon	Description
	Touchscreen section
	RFID scanner (Keep the supplied RFID Tag within 10 mm of the RFID scanner.)

Note: using sharp objects on the touchscreen may cause damage.

Power supply

Insert the supplied power cable into the S-shaped holder; this creates a strain relief.

Note: the power cable must comply with IEC 60227-1.

Battery

Note: use only the battery supplied by Adésys for the Octalarm alarm diallers (A-Batt-6.4V)! Developed by Adésys, it is fully approved and has a chip with which to communicate.

Good to know: with a non-damaged battery, the alarm dialler works for at least 30 minutes on the battery. In practice this turns out to be even longer. Actual battery life depends on:
1. the quality of the GSM 2G/4G signal; with a poorer signal, the GSM consumes more power because it has to transmit harder;
2. whether an external buzzer and/or flashing light is connected;
3. whether an EM-8001 (external module) is connected, with power coming from the dialler.

Battery test

Periodically test whether the dialler continues to operate on battery power for at least 30 minutes by removing the mains power from the dialler.

Tip: make sure the waiting time between replays in the event of system failure network failure is at least set to 30 minutes. This prevents that, when set shorter, you will receive multiple system failures. See Alarms|Configuring inputs for further explanation.

PSTN configuration

You can connect the dialler to PSTN in 2 ways:

• via a private PSTN line;
• via a shared PSTN line with other equipment, such as a fax.

• In both situations, connect the PSTN line to the ‘Line’ (RJ11) jack.
• Connect any other devices to the ‘Phone’ (RJ11) jack.

This way, the PSTN line is never busy for alarm notifications. However, due to a ‘Line-Seize’ relay, all other PSTN devices temporarily lose their connection during alarms.

Note: check the operation of the ‘Line Seize’ relay immediately after installation and perform this test periodically.

Antenna

The alarm dialler has two antenna connections:

• the primary SMA connection (upper) for both receiving and transmitting signals. Connect the desired antenna to this socket. You can use the supplied antenna (AA-114) if required.
• the secondary SMA connection (bottom) for amplifying the reception signal. In poor reception conditions, you can connect a diversity antenna as a 2^nd antenna to the lower SMA connection.

Good to know: use the upper connection when using one antenna. Use the lower SMA socket ONLY to amplify reception via antenna diversity with a second antenna or one antenna with two sockets.

GSM module

Each dialler has a GSM module with an non-activated SIM card. You can activate this SIM card during onboarding (closing the Octalarm Connect service).

Inserting your own SIM card

• Remove the GSM module from the dialler.
• Replace the SIM card on the back of the GSM module for your own SIM card (4G with LTE Cat-M1 band).
• Slide the module back into the GSM compartment until it clicks.

Labels

Label	Description	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA
	Label housing, Europa (51x25mm)	✔
	Label packaging, Europa (71x36mm)	✔
	Label housing, Europa (51x25mm)		✔	✔
	Label packaging, Europa (71x36mm)		✔	✔
	Label battery (40x25mm)	✔	✔	✔

Supplied accessories

Image	Description	Touch	Touch Pro	ARA
	Power cable Length: 1.5 metres Connector type: C5 Plug: EU-plug	✔	✔	✔
	Battery Rechargeable LiFePO4 battery LFR18650-2S 6.4 V/1500mAh 9.6WH	✔	✔	✔
	GSM module LTE Cat. 4 (SIM card included) Note: the SIM card is not activated by default. You can activate it during installation and use it to close Octalarm Connect.	✔	✔	✔
	Antenna SMA connector	✔	✔	✔
	Tag Quantity: 3 pieces Type: RFID 13.56MHz	✔	✔	✔
	Quickstart Installation manual in Dutch (NL), English (EN), German (DE) and French (FR)	✔	✔	✔