Yale IA-320 Sync Smart Home Alarm, White [Energy Class A+]

yes, it is easy to install and the features and options for control are fantastic, our home is now like fortnocks, best product i have ever brought off amazon, Fac

Peace of mind. From the bright yellow alarm box to the stickers for your window. So pleased with this purchase. Everything is either battery powered or has battery backup. The hub also has quite a loud siren. Hubs going to beep every 30 seconds for about 30 minutes once you’ve turned the battery on the hub on. It will stop once it’s enough charge in it so don’t panic. Great buy.

Was looking for a great alarm system for a while and took the plunge with this one
Ripped out my old alarm, installed this one with the help of my father within a day
Around a month later I had an attempted burglary, the individual left without anything within seconds of the alarm sounding

In the last 30 years I have had a wired Yale alarm followed by a wireless alarm. But after a fair few years now I decided that as part of my ‘smart home’ conversion I would go for the new Smart home alarm from Yale. I would say the quality of the kit is up to the usual Yale standard. Installation is easy using the App.

The only real niggle is that the documentation that come with the kit is really not that comprehensive. Certainly not as clear as my previous alarms. Mostly it is OK, but for instance, the key fob documentation tells you to pull out the plastic tab to activate. Nowhere does it tell you about the tiny ‘lock’ switch on the side. It is small so took a while to work out why the key fob wouldn’t work. I even purchased a new battery as I thought that might be faulty. Oh well, I have a spare now.

Another example is how to activate and deactivate the alarm with the keypad. Nowhere in the manual does it tell you how to do this. I worked it out by trial and error. If you are interested, to arm you simply press the ‘lock’ icon followed by the PIN. I was used to entering the code and then pressing ‘OK’ on my old alarm. I see on youtube it says to simply push the lock button which doesn’t work. To disarm you press the ‘unlock’ icon and enter the PIN code. On my old alarm it was the other way around. Looking around on the ‘net things were not as clear as they should.

On testing I did have a funny with the siren tamper. I deliberately tripped the alarm and it went off fine. Then I noticed that I had a ‘siren tamper’ warning – this was definitely not the case. This also triggered a beep every 30 seconds on the hub which I could only clear by a reboot. As the siren is high up on the house I just set the tamper to off in the App. Otherwise I think this is a great bit of kit.

I am no expert at setting up electronic equipment but this Yale alarm was easy. All the supplied sensors are pre set to the supplied alarm and additional sensors are easy to sync to the system. The instructions are clear and there are videos available to help. I found using the alarm via the app easy and with a bit of small changes you can get the system to do what you want.
Excellent system

No qualms from me. Not sure what all these negative reviews seem to be about. Personally I think it’s a pretty good product. Easy to install, register and get it working.

Ignore the people who can’t read instructions and don’t like emails, it’s all very straight forward.

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Very easy to install, looks modern and so easy to use.
Works fab. We get notifications every time it’s either set or unlocked. We will definitely be looking for add on features to go with it.

Had read some indifferent reviews about the system and the app. I found the system pretty simple to set up, add new sensors and generally to use. We have had no problems with this system, it’s convenient to use, the app is easy and we never forget to set the alarm.

Had read some indifferent reviews about the system and the app. I found the system pretty simple to set up, add new sensors and generally to use. We have had no problems with this system, it’s convenient to use, the app is easy and we never forget to set the alarm.

I needed something small and easy to set up for my house, this was a good option with no monthly cost.

It comes with everything you need, (batteries and screws) but if you don’t want to screw into your walls you can buy some double sided tap and just use that. Its just as strong.

Took me just under 30 minutes to set it all up. When you turn on each item it connects to the hub and makes a beeping noise so that you can test the connectivity and sensors for best placement. Worked like a charm.

Would recommend for a cheap/easy and quick solution to securing your home.

Nice wireless product. But I wish it came with better instructions. Those thinking of buying you Must Download the app first and follow the app’s instruction for installation! I didn’t realise this until halfway through my installation. Managing the system is easy using the app which can be installed on multiple devices.

The system was easy to install and setup as long as you have some basic DIY skills and familiarity of using phone apps. The system works well and the only issue although this might be Alexa rather than the Yale Alarm it sometimes fails to set / unset first time. Other than that all good and worth the investment.

Very easy to install even after blundering through it. Works very well and the app is quite good. Wouldn’t mind a few other integrations with other smart things.

So we had a Verisure monitored alarm system. They hadn’t noticed it wasn’t working and had four major faults so we ditched them.

Given the level of sophistication we wanted from a system we shopped around for a long time. ADT have had a smart home product for years but it’s super expensive and not that versatile. Even the other Yale system is missing the smart home integration elements we were looking at.

This kit isn’t everything you need. we bought four extra door contacts, so we have the whole ground floor and upstairs windows covered with PIR and door / window contacts. AC-DC at 30 is quite expensive when you need four, especially given the tech inside is a transmitter with a magnet and sensor.

The installation process was a doddle. I have uPVC windows and French doors and I was concerned about how to fit the contact due to the angle of the frame. as long as you fix the part with the battery to the non moving part, the angle isn’t an issue.

In total the physical installation took me about an hour with the additional door contacts. The system set up, which has do be done on a phone / table iOS or Android took about 30 minutes and I’ve been refining preferences for the rest of the day.

I’ve set the alarm off (on purpose) and it was epic, the siren is super loud and the base station gives off a hell of a racket too. I have also integrated Alexa and my Philip’s Hue system so when it went off I had the Siren, flashing Red lights throughout the house, you’d think DEFCON 5 had just been raised.

The system sends push notifications for everything this could get annoying but you can choose for notifications to be on alarm or for each system trigger i.e. Tamper / set /unset / alarm. Additionally the system will also send an SMS to the main account holder in the event of an alarm in case you are out of mobile data range.

This is a great product, the app works well. I’m already having some idea’s for some further enhancements I will suggest but overall it does what it said it would do and more. I’ll update this review once it’s been in for a month with any additional usability comments.

If you’re looking for a new alarm and can’t decide I would have no hesitation recommending this product.

Setting up and installing the alarm was extremely easy. The IOS app has been updated and now the Siren Entry/exit beep can be turned off. Im extremely happy so far, the app is definitely not as bad anymore. Crashed for me once, Iphone x.

I managed to bag this kit on an Amazon daily deal around 200 and can see why the price is going up. It’s brand new on the market and, as you would expect, has had its teething issues. Still, I have no issues with the hardware. The app works fine despite the fact it could do with some more features. I’ve only had this installed over a week so I’ll try to keep my experience with this product to the point. At this stage I have not yet installed the external siren so I just have the internal siren in the hub and the app to notify me of movement.

1. Kit & Setup
There is a hub, siren, keypad door sensor and two x PIR (NOT pet friendly) sensors. Everything is wireless except the hub which needs power and an ethernet connection. It does have battery backup however. Power and ethernet cables are provided. I purchased another door sensor separately and have two additional PIR sensors on the way.

Setup was very easy. Plug the hub in, connect to broadband router, start taking battery isolation tabs out of equipment and mount them in place. It shouldn’t take more than half an hour to mount two PIR sensors to the wall via screws and then sticky tab a door sensor and a keypad.
It’s worth noting at this point you can mount door sensors either by sticky pads or screws. I will be fixing the keypad via screws but for now I used 3M command strips until I have a final location. The casings of the devices do not appear to have fixing holes, but if you open them up there are fixing hole locations that just need to be easily punched out. It’s a nice feature so you can decide whether to screw or sticky-pad the devices in place. All fixings come with the devices, just take note of the fixings for each item as they can differ a little depending on the device.

I’m an android user and found the Yale Home app on the Play Store straight away. It doesn’t get great reviews but this is likely down to the teething issues early on. It seems quite stable and has worked fine for me so far. There are a few steps to get setup but it’s really straightforward. Some of the options you’d like to see often are buried fairly deep in the app, so hopefully that will be sorted soon. An example would be the device check. If you want to see the status of each device you need to go to Menu>Settings>Alarm Settings>Devices. Really it should just be at the top level of the menu for quick access. Once you’ve done the walk test with all devices in place you’re good to go as everything comes paired already.

2. General Use
This is really easy to use. I have not got Alexa and I don’t plan on bringing her and her microphone into my home, but it all works fine without her. The app is configured as standard to sit in the notification bar. Although it may be annoying to some, you’re reminded every time you look at your phone whether your house is armed, disarmed or part armed. I generally like my notification bar clean but I’m happy with this. It means when I am about to put my phone down and go to sleep, I am reminded that I need to set my alarm. I open the app, swipe to arm, hear the beeps of the internal siren/hub and then I can rest knowing downstairs is safe.

So quick summary:
Pros:
Easy set up – both kit and software
Easy to use
Hub acts as internal siren – surprisingly loud
Stylish and simple looks

Cons:
Early days for software – teething issues
Not sure if external siren can be hardwired as I don’t fancy changing the batteries every couple of years
Only last night I had a door contact sensor issue. Everything was in place physically and I hadn’t faffed around, but it was showing as an issue. In the device menu there wasn’t a problem though. Maybe an app issue as nothing happened after we part-armed the house

That’s it for now really. Will try to update as my experience with this product develops.

UPDATE: 19/09/2020
It’s 4:40am and the smart hub is beeping loudly every 30 seconds. It has been doing this since yesterday afternoon when it was disconnected from the mains and put on battery backup.
Apparently there is no way to disable the beep, even during sleeping hours, hence why I am awake now.
I search online for the fault that comes up on the app – barely any results.
There should be an override to this audible beep and maybe persistent push notifications from the app. It just needs charging but it won’t stop beeping until it is fully charged. It is so loud I cannot sleep through it.
As the app is poor anyway and the system isn’t anything special, I will be looking to get rid and try another brand.

Good product and easy to install, it took about 3 hours start to finish. The only issue ive come across is the beeping of the external siren on entry/exit it is a tad annoying and I’m not sure my neighbours are going to like it when I get in at 5am. I’d have maybe give it 5 stars if it wasnt for this. On the whole though it’s a good little system. I’ve seen a lot of complaints about the app but it seems ok so far I’m only on day 1 though so i may see further issues.

Product overall is brilliant, so far worked flawlessly. Smart alarm was very easy to setup, not sure what everyone is moaning about with the app because it works fine for me.
You can set multiple codes and it let’s you know who has disarmed it. Each item (PIR/Door Sensor) is individually programmable which is very cool. You can also use a test mode to check the PIR and door sensors.

I’m no DIY expert, so this was perfect for me to be able to setup and it has been working well for just over a month. I bought this version as it seemed to be their latest and likely to have some focus from Yale for updates/extensions etc.

Being able to control via the app certainly helped sell it to the younger members of the household!

The Alexa features were not a priority for me (even though I am a keen Alexa user), so can’t comment on how useful they are.

Being a well known brand I thought Yale would be the best choice for a smart alarm system. Although the box arrived damaged, installation was a lot easier than expected as the app guides you through much of the process. The Alexa integration is pretty basic but the Philips Hue stuff is super cool! Yet to try some of the other features, but so far so good! A++

I’ve had the alarm running for 24hrs and will update when it’s been running for a few months but thought an initial set up review would have helped me.
I am no expert in DIY or IT however downloaded app and this guides you through setup. Worked perfectly for me, the app gets some really poor reviews but for me it worked well straightforward and intuitive.