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Re: Unlocking a Honeywell Vista-21IP

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The Daring Dufas

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Dec 8, 2013, 9:31:41 AM12/8/13
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On 12/8/2013 7:56 AM, pa...@dnssystemsltd.com wrote:
> I have a unique situation where I believe a former business friend of
> mine has been calling up alarm panels and locking them out.
>
> To make it short, we were going to do some business together where
> each of us were to bring some things "to the table" so to speak, but
> in the end he failed to hold up his end of the bargain and left me
> paying over $10,000 in material debt that he ran up at one of my
> vendors.
>
> Now with out getting into some big discussion about the precautions I
> should have taken, and that I obviously didn't, I have reason to
> believe he has been calling up alarm panels of mine and locking them
> out. I mean you cannot enter programming with either my installers
> code or the * and # keys, Compass is not also working because I think
> he also may have changes the CSID.
>
> The reason for my suspicion of this one person is because the issue
> has only affected alarms that I put online during the time we were
> working together. I had other alarm accounts that seem to not be
> affected by the problem. We never had a partnership, no papers were
> signed or written for that matter, and I got left holding the bag.
> The alarms are still working to arm and disarm and the Central
> Station is still getting signals under my own account numbers. It
> appears this was more done to be a jerk.
>
> I know that you use to be able to get in a back door on a DSC panel
> by shorting the eeprom, but am not aware of anything like that for
> the Honeywell (Ademco) line.
>
> I have ordered Panel unlocker to see if I can get into the
> Vista-20P's that I have, but I don't see where this device will work
> on a Vista-21IP. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> P.S. I contacted Honeywell Tech Support and they tell me they can do
> it, but I have to supply them with the CSID. The problem with that is
> if I knew the CSID I would be able to get into the system myself.
> Seems like whomever the culprit is knew what they were doing.
>
> Frustrated Dealer
>

I wonder if some of the anti-computer hacking and wire fraud laws would
apply? It wouldn't hurt to call the FBI and ask. ^_^

TDD

NickMark

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Dec 8, 2013, 9:53:12 AM12/8/13
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Some versions of the Vista 20P panels automatically keep you from getting back into programming from keypad with out first powering down panel and then hitting *# at same time to get back in . if you power down panel then hit *# and it does not let you get in then it has been locked out only way to avoid this is to get in and change the csid on your accounts with compass before some one else does . the panel unlocker should work all the 21IP does is add alarmnet service otherwise its a vista 20p
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