Sync alarm.

This alarm system was incredibly easy to set up. Everything comes pre-paired, so all you have to do is pull out the plastic tabs that keep the batteries from draining during transit. You can stick the components up with the adhesive pads provided or use plugs and screws if you want something more permanent, I just used the sticky pads. The whole installation took me less than 30 minutes. Honestly, it took longer to get the ladder out than to screw in the outdoor siren! If your bundle includes a fob, it’s a brilliant little extra that makes arming and disarming the system so much easier, whether you’re coming home or heading downstairs in the morning. We’ve been dealing with a string of burglaries in the area, and they’ve been targeting back doors. Ours is very accessible, so I’ve configured the alarm to go off instantly with no delay if the door is opened. It gives me real peace of mind, and I sleep much better at night knowing it’s in place. I’ve turned off the motion sensors because I don’t want to have to disarm the alarm every time I walk into the living room or risk forgetting to rearm it during the night. For me, securing the doors is the priority, if someone tries to break in through a window, it would be noisy enough that the alarm wouldn’t even be necessary. At the end of the day, you can’t put a price on feeling comfortable in your own home, especially at night. Knowing you’ve got a good theft deterrent is priceless. Although, I’m not too concerned if someone does manage to break in. What matters to me is that I’d know about it right away so I can deal with them personally, rather than being asleep and unaware while my children are sleeping too. I can confidently recommend this to anyone. This is one of those items your gut tells you that you need, and you should always listen. Plus, the hub doubles as a siren, so it’s not just the outdoor one making noise. Together, they are incredibly loud, especially at night, when the sound would be insanely jarring, My kit also came with a dummy siren. Personally, I didn’t see the need for it, (AKA I didn't want to climb up the ladder again) so I gave it to my parents to use as a deterrent. Even though it doesn’t make any noise, its presence alone is likely enough to put off some thieves

The Yale Sync Smart Home Alarm system has two purposes. Firstly as a traditional "ring the bell" alarm and secondly as a smart alarm which notifies you on your phone and allows you to arm/disarm your alarm when you're out. As a traditional "Bells only" non smart alarm it is definitely worth 5/5. It was quick and easy to install, all the fittings were provided. I purchased additional sensors so I have installed 5 PIRs, 5 Door /Window contacts, the external siren and the keypad. All of these took under 2 hours to install (ignoring the external siren - it was raining, that was done separately the following day). The 'built in alarm' in the hub is 100db of loud and more than adequate alone, the second one is more of a deterrent than something that's required. I have successfully setup the part arm and full arm modes with ease. Being able to set multiple pins is a great idea, obviously however the more pins you have the easier it is to guess and your alarm is only as secure as your weakest pin. I have a pin for myself and then 2 family members have different pins so if they need to disarm it they can, but I will also know who has been in my house if they do. The only issue I have had is occasionally when using the App occasionally it says the 'hub is offline'. Which means I cannot get notifications or remotely arm/disarm the alarm. This is easily fixed by turning the alarm off and on again physically, just a pain. This is an issue with any smart device, whether it be blinds, bulbs, alexas, alarms or smart cars. Hopefully overtime this becomes less of an issue. This model is far superior than their old Yale Smart Home Alarm system and operates at a much better range and is more reliable. Ultimately it comes down to this: If you want a "Bells Only" alarm this is great, if you want an "alarm with notifications" this is good but not bulletproof. If you want the most reliable service possible you'll need to buy an ADT alarm with subscription and even then there is a slight risk of it going 'bells only'. For context, my setup throught ADT would have been £800 installed and then £40 a month £930 more in the first year and then £480 a year more forever... So I'd definitely recommend this unless you're a Jewellery store or bank. 4/5 would definitely recommend for most people. Would be 5/5 if the hub never disconnected, however overtime the server technology should improve this, I'd say my hub uptime is around 95% from what has been monitored so far.

​We previously used a Friedland alarm system which is now over 15 years old, so when two of the sensors stopped responding, we decided to replace it with a "smart" system which would integrate with our other devices (Alexa, Hue and so on). After deciding on key criteria (wireless, over 15 metres wireless signal detection range, integration with smart home, no monthly subscription, door chimes, ability to handle significant number of sensors (3 door contacts, 8 PIR for home and outbuildings), we settled on this unit. Some of the products we looked at from other vendors said "80 metre wireless signal range" but when you read their manuals, this was 80 metres "clear" i.e. when used in the middle of a field, and went down to 15 metres if you were foolish enough to use the product inside a building with actual walls in it!). On unboxing the kit, it seemed quite straight forward so we went for it, and let it walk us through the smart installation wizard. The steps were fairly simple and within 30 minutes the system was up and running. Another 10 / 15 minutes of playing around we got the Alexa integration running, plus the Apple watch functionality working. The "strange" design decisions were: on the hub, for the backup battery, there's a switch that needs to be toggled in order to enable the battery. The toggle label, unlike every other switch I've ever come across, gives instructions for using the switch rather than showing the state of the switch. So, instead of showing On / Off with the switch being positioned under the relevant value (like everyone else does), it shows a left pointing arrow followed by the word "on", indicating (I think) that you need to slide the switch to the left such that it's NOT under the word "On" in order to activate the backup battery. That's just plain daft, and even worse, until you switch it to On, you'll get an orange light on the front of the hub and a beep every 30 seconds until you figure out what's wrong, which is pretty annoying. There's a door chime function whereby the hub emits a chime sound whenever entry points are used. The chime sound (accessed from top left waffle button, settings, alarm settings, system settings, general configuration) was initially set to "No Sound". I turned on the door chime for both door contact points and couldn't figure out why it wasn't making a noise until I went searching on the net and found someone who'd turned it on. Questions are a) what's the point of having a door chime function if you're going to default it to "no sound" and b) if you're going to be idiosyncratic enough to default it to silent, why hide the setting under five levels of menus? Another daftness. the watch app stopped working overnight, so we couldn't disarm the system from the watch. I can only assume that it timed out, but I'll check that tomorrow and update the review if necessary. As things stand, having a watch app that can time out turns the watch integration into a novelty that is of no use in the real world. Edit: after digging around, I found that by going to top left waffle menu, settings, users, app security, and switching on "Enable touch ID", the watch stopped needing the phone to log onto Yale before it maintained sync with the alarm, so the watch integration is now a useful addition to the ways to interrogate / arm / disarm the alarm, and it isn't just a novelty any more. Anyway, after spending a minimal amount of time setting the system up and then AGES figuring out the daftnesses, we've finished up with a system that integrates with the rest of the house, has a good range, and first impressions are very favourable. The first thing we did on registering with the Alexa skill was to change the names of the devices to "Yale security", "Yale front" and "Yale back" to simplify arming and disarming by voice. Now, by saying "Alexa arm Yale security", the alarm is set and "Alexa disarm Yale security" causes her to ask for the pin and when you give it, the alarm is unset. Nice. We also did a routine which is triggered by the "arming of the system" event, which causes the "Messaging" action in the routine to broadcast "the alarm is now set" to all Alexa devices, as well as an "unset" equivalent, to let everyone know that the alarm isn't set anymore. Additionally, the chime function is an irrelevance if you have an Alexa device or two, since you can set up a routine that is triggered by doors opening. When the "Yale front" contact sensor is triggered, the routine broadcasts "the front door has been opened" to all Alexa devices and similarly a message for back door opening is in place. Lots better than a "dinkdink" noise coming out of the hub... The Alexa integration means the keypad and fob provided with the kit are redundant, so we'll just take the batteries out of those and stick them in a drawer somewhere. The rest of the kit is great, though, so I'd recommend this system to anyone who wants a flexible, extensible, alarm system that they can install themselves and integrates well into a smart home

Excellent product, And easy to install and setup

Great value. How do they do it? Read the instructions carefully when installing otherwise, like me, you will running around shouting " How do you turn this ****** off" when the alarm sounds before you have finished the installation. Maybe they can improve the instructions to cater for muppets like me? However, once installed it works very well - particularly for such a low price.

*EDIT* After living with this for 3 months, I have had to downgrade it from 3 stars to 1 star. **KEY ISSUE 1 - The App** The app simply isn't good enough - in fact it's pretty hopeless. The app is really slow and not really worth the hassle plus, if the app updates, it logs you out without asking you to log in again and, you lose notifications from your system (I.e. the alarm could have been triggered and, you wouldn't know). **KEY ISSUE 2 - CRITICAL DESIGN FLAW** There is an evident critical design flaw with the smart hub. The smart hub can disconnect from the internet or, the Yale service be interrupted and, the hub will almost randomly go offline. Once it's gone offline, it isn't programmed to try again and, will permanently stay disconnected. When I contacted Yale "support", I was just advised to "turn it off then on again" - not much use if the reason you're using the app and smart hub is because you're away!!!! **KEY ISSUE 3 - CUSTOMER SERVICE** The CUSTOMER SERVICE IS WOEFUL. When I say woeful, I mean almost non-existent. There's not even any point contacting them. One of the first issues is the one in issue 2 - they told me to turn the hub off then on again when it goes offline, rather than fixing the issue. Furthermore, I have submitted 2 support requests as per the in-app process and, they have not responded to any of them - in 3 months!!!! ---------- Original Review: ---------- There's really only two systems out there worth considering - this Yale system or the Ring system. I bought the Yale system because, it includes the external siren, which I prefer and, I think it serves as a good deterrent. Having had a Yale alarm in the past, of course, the products are very well made and, the system is easy to use and install (although, the fittings I wasn't so keen on so, I used my own). That, unfortunately, is where the good news stops, due to the app. For all intents and purposes, this is clearly an alarm which has been adapted to suit an app, opposed to designed to work with an app. The app is slow, confusing, not intuitive and, you have to drill down through different menus all the time. I find it especially poor that you can't mix and match actions under disarmed, part-armed and fully armed settings. The worst of all though is that it doesn't integrate with Alexa or any home automation - only Hue. A big oversight - even a £10 sensor will have full integration with Alexa and apps like Smart Life. I fed all this back to Yale but, all I got back was a message about things I can do on the app, not features they had coming. This just got my back up. So, if you're looking for a well-made system with an intuitive app - get the Ring system and purchase an external siren separate. If you're looking for an alarm, where all you really want to do is arm or disarm it via your phone, get the Yale.

We purchased the Yale IA-320 Alarm with the additional 3 pack Motion Detector Kit AC-3PIR and the HD1080 WiFi Indoor Camera SV-DFFI-W as our previous alarm system had packed up after 15 years. On unpacking I found all the components to be of very good sturdy quality and aesthetically pleasing to blend in with our decor. I personally found the set up procedure was pain free and I didn't encounter any issues with registering any components to the base station and like wise with the physical installation of all components if you are competent with a drill you'll have no issues just ensure you choose the correct fixing for your application, honestly there is nothing technically demanding about it. The operation of the Alarm is simple and pleasing and depending on your home tech you'll have a number of ways to arm/disarm the system. We use the application on the iPhone and Apple Watch, Alexa or the physical Keypad and all work perfectly but what I do like is the geofencing feature where if you leave the house without arming the system it will send you a message to warn you and gives you the option to set it also you can log into the phone app and monitor your system from there. We added the indoor camera for addition protection plus it gives you the option to open the camera viewer should you have an alarm trigger whilst you are away from home then you can check if someone is in your property or if it's a false alarm, luckily we've not had to use that feature! You can configure the system so that each different components activated or deactivated depending on how you set the alarm for instance when we put the system in part arm only the motion detectors and door contacts on the ground floor are activated allowing us to move freely upstairs without the alarm activating and then when we leave the house and put it into full arm all motion detectors and door contacts are active across both floors giving full protection, further to that you can set up the system to give audible bleeps from the external siren so once you are outside it gives confirmation that the alarm is set. We did have an issue with the door contact so I contacted CS and the very next day we had the replacement in hand so kudos to the team for that quick response. I have looked into the battery replacement when that becomes required and it is a very easy procedure and all batteries are readily available from local supermarkets and DIY stores so the downtime on the system can be kept to a minimum in-fact the system sends you a notification that batteries are running low so you can pre plan and get them in ready for changing. All in all we are very pleased with every aspect of the alarm system thus far and if the complimentary service I've had with CS to date is anything to go by I don't see any issues going forward. We are just waiting for the Smoke/Heat detector AC-PSD to come into stock then we can complete our system

Have had a Yale alarm for years but with the changing of circumstances I needed one which was more flexible. With the IA330 my wishes have been answered. Extremely easy to set up. All sensors pre-configured so simply needed placement. One issue people may have is the range of the base unit. It says 200ft but this would be across open ground with no obstacles or interference. Alas, through a dual brick walled house and a serious amount of electrical interference, placement for the base unit is very important. I'm lucky that I've networked my home so I've managed to get this quite central to all of the sensors. But anyone wanting to secure garden buildings and only having the usual Internet hub which is more often than not in the front room may have weak signal issues. So advise here is if you don't have the luxury of a networked home, get a cat5/6/7/8 cable which you can run along the edge of your room to put the hub in a position making it more central to all of your sensor placements and you should have no trouble. Even really long ones are reasonably priced here on Amazon. That aside, the alarm is great. I love the convenience of being able to isolate specific sensors whilst leaving everything else fully armed. And being able to expand on the number of sensors up to 40 is so reassuring when it comes to securing a property. All in all, I've found this to be a great all round product. And not having to pay a subscription is a huge plus. The email notifications are basic, but I'm informed immediately if sensors are triggered or when the system is armed and disarmed. If you combine a system like this with some security cameras then you get the added bonus of looking to see if a sensor triggered accidentally (well done kids for forgetting to disarm the door) or if it's something more malicious. Yes I would recommend this product. I can't comment on Tech Support as I've had no reason to deal with them. Yes, I've read the comments, but I won't be judgemental simply on hearsay (but fingers crossed)