AJAX Button User manual

Button User Manual
Updated December 28, 2020
Button is a wireless panic button with protection against accidental press and
additional mode to control .
Button is compatible with only. No support for and
integration modules!
Button is connected to the security system and configured via on iOS,
Android, macOS, and Windows. The users are alerted of all alarms and events via
push notifications, SMS, and phone calls (if enabled).
Functional elements
automation devices
Ajax hubs ocBridge Plus uartBridge
Ajax apps
Buy panic button Button

Operating principle
Button is a wireless panic button that, when pressed, transmits an alarm to users,
as well as to the security company’s CMS. In Control mode, Button allows you to
control Ajax automation devices with a short or long press of a button.
In panic mode, the Button can act as a panic button and signal about a threat, or
inform about an intrusion, as well as a fire, gas or medical alarm. You can choose
the type of alarm in the button settings. The text of alarm notifications depends on
the selected type, as well as the event codes transmitted to the central monitoring
station of the security company (CMS).
You can bind the action of an automation device ( , or ) to a button
press in the Button — Scenarios menu.
1. Alarm button
2. Indicator lights
3. Button mounting hole
Relay WallSwitch Socket
settings

The Button is equipped with protection against accidental press and transmits
alarms at a distance of up to 1,300 m from the hub. Please be aware that the
presence of any obstructions that impede the signal (for example, walls or floors)
will reduce this distance.
Button is easy to carry around. You can always keep it on a wrist or a neckless. The
device is resistant to dust and splashes.
When connecting Button via , note that Button does not automatically switch between
the radio networks of the radio signal extender and the hub. You can assign Button to
another hub or ReX manually in the app.
Connecting the button to the Ajax security system
Prior to initiating connection
Only users with administrative rights can add a device to the hub
In order to connect a Button
ReX
1. Follow the hub instructions to install the . Create an account,
add a hub to the app, and create at least one room.
Ajax application
2. Enter the Ajax app.
3. Activate the hub and check your internet connection.
4. Ensure that the hub is not in armed mode and is not being updated by checking
its status in the app.
1. Click on Add Device in the Ajax app.
2. Name the device, scan its QR code (located on the package) or enter it
manually, select a room and a group (if group mode is enabled).

For detection and pairing, the Button must be located within the hub radio
communication zone (on the single protected object).
The connected button will appear in the list of hub devices in the application.
Updating the statuses of the device in the list does not depend on the polling time
value in the hub settings. Data is updated only by pressing the Button.
The Button only works with one hub. When connected to a new hub, the button
Button stops transmitting commands to the old hub. Note that after being added to
the new hub, the Button is not automatically removed from the device list of the old
hub. This must be done manually through the Ajax application.
States
Button statuses can be viewed in the device menu:
Parameter Value
Battery Charge
Battery level of the device. Two states available:
Operating mode Displays the operating mode of the button. Three
modes are available:
3. Click Add and the countdown will begin.
4. Hold the button for 7 seconds. When the Button is added, the LEDs will flash
green once.
1. Ajax app Devices Button
ОК
Battery discharged
How battery charge is displayed in
Ajax apps
Panic
Control

LED Brightness
Displays current brightness level of indicator light:
Protection against accidental activation
Displays the selected type of protection against
accidental activation:
Routed Through ReX Display the status of using the ReX range
extender
Temporary Deactivation Displays the status of the device: active or
completely disabled by the user
Firmware Button firmware version
ID Device ID
Configuration
You can adjust the device parameters in the settings section:
Parameter Value
First field Name of the device, can be changed
Room The choice of the virtual room that the device is
Mute Fire Alarm
Disabled (no display)
Low
Max
Off — protection disabled.
Long press — in order to send alarm you
should hold the button down for more than 1.5
seconds.
Double-pressing — in order to send alarm you
should double-press on the button with a
pause of no more than 0.5 seconds.
1. Ajax app Devices Button Settings

assigned to
Operating mode
Displays the operating mode of the button. Three
modes are available:
Alarm type
(available only in panic mode)
Selection of the Button alarm type:
The text of SMS and notifications in the
application depend on the selected type of alarm
LED Brightness
This displays the current brightness of the
indicator lights:
Accidental press protection
(available only in panic mode)
Displays the selected type of protection against
accidental activation:
Panic — sends an alarm when pressed
Control — controls automation devices by
short or long (2 sec) pressing
Mute Fire Alarm — when pressed, mutes the
fire alarm of FireProtect/FireProtect Plus
detectors
Learn more
Intrusion
Fire
Medical
Panic button
Gas
Disabled (no display)
Low
Max
Off — protection disabled.
Long press— in order to send alarm you
should hold the button down for more than 1.5
seconds.

Alert with a siren if panic button is pressed If active, added to the systemare
activated after panic button pressing
Scenarios Opens the menu for creating and configuring
scenarios
User Guide Opens the Button user guide
Temporary Deactivation
Allows a user to deactivate the device without
deleting it from the system.
The device will not execute system commands
and participate in automation scenarios. The
panic button of a deactivated device is disabled
Unpair Device Disconnects Button from the hub and deletes its
settings
Operating indication
Button status is indicated with red or green LED indicators.
Category Indication Event
Linking to security system
Green LEDs flash 6 times The button is not registered in
any security system
Lights up green for a few
seconds
Adding a button to the security
system
Command delivery indication
Lights up green briefly Command is delivered to
security system
Lights up red briefly Command is not delivered to
security system
Long press indication in Control
mode
Blinks green briefly Button recognized the pressing
as a long press and sent the
Double press— in order to send alarm you
should double-press on the button with a
pause of no more than 0.5 seconds.
sirens
Learn more about device temporary
deactivation

corresponding command to the
hub
Feedback Indication
(follows the Command Delivery
Indication)

Lights up green for about half a
second after the command
delivery indication
The security system has
received and performed the
command
Briefly lights up red after the
command delivery indication
The security system did not
perform the command
Battery status
(follows Feedback Indication)
After the main indication it
lights up red and goes out
smoothly
Button battery needs to be
replaced. At the same time,
button commands are delivered
to the security system.

Use cases
Panic Mode
As a panic button, the Button is used to call for security company or help, as well
as for emergency notification through the app or sirens. Button support 5 types of
alarms: intrusion, fire, medical, gas leak, and panic button. You can choose the type
of alarm in the device settings. The text of alarm notifications depends on the
selected type, as well as the event codes transmitted to the central monitoring
station of the security company (CMS).
Consider, that in this mode, pressing the Button will raise an alarm regardless of
security mode of the system.
An alarm if Button is pressed can also in the Ajax security system.
Button can be installed on a flat surface or carried around. To install on a flat
surface (for example, under the table), secure the Button with double-sided
run a scenario

adhesive tape. To carry the Button on the strap: attach the strap to the Button using
the mounting hole in the main body of the Button.
Control Mode
In the Control mode, the Button has two pressing options: short and long (the
button is pressed for more than 3 seconds). These pressings can trigger the
execution of an action by one or more automation devices: Relay, WallSwitch, or
Socket.
To bind an automation device action to a long or short press of a Button:
1. Open the and go to the Devices tab.Ajax app
2. Select Button in the list of devices and go to settings by clicking the gear icon
.
3. Select the Control mode in the Button mode section.

4. Click the Button to save the changes.
5. Go to the Scenarios menu and click Create scenario if you are creating a
scenario for the first time, or Add scenario if scenarios have already been
created in the security system.
. Select a pressing option to run the scenario: Short press or Long press.
7. Select the automation device to execute the action.