rontalley
January 30, 2017, 8:12pm
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I was also able to take advantage of my existing DSC Alarm System using a 3rd party hardware device called Envisalink4 (EVL4) and an Alarm Server that runs on a Pi3. It is pretty easy to setup but can be confusing if you are not familiar with SmartThings.
There are a million threads about this, and I figured I should start my own. I’ve compiled code from 3-4 people here and will give them credit. This set up allows arm/disarm via local LAN so you do not have to worry about https, security, and port forwarding. It creates all devices, you only need device types for contact, motion, smoke, and co2. Very simple, and easy. If you have a raspberry pi you can host alarmserver on it and have this running much much quicker and easier than any other dsc integration method.
This is from @sanity , @xero , @ethomasii , @jtt , @rfish8u , @mattmartz , and countless others I"ll name as I remember. If you’re experienced in setting this up you can skip directly to the devices, smartapp, and alarmserver and be good to go. For new users, view the advanced r…