Installing the V®500 Connect package is a multi-step process. As we saw in the article "What are the essential elements for installing the V®500 Connect? ," several elements are included in your kit:
- Indoor monitor
- Call station
These devices must be connected to each other by a 2-wire cable, and the door intercom must be associated with your door and/or with the electric latch of your door; there being as many elements as there are steps to the installation.
The following is a summary of the various steps that you need to take (direct link to installation video):
1/ INDOOR MONITOR INSTALLATION
Installing the monitor in your home.
The monitor can be connected either to the power supply (included) or to a DIN rail (optional accessory)
Please note: during this step, the system must not be powered up See: Powering up
Special feature for systems in a home with a Somfy RTS gate motor. To control your RTS gate motor remotely from your indoor monitor, before mounting it on the wall, you will need to bring the monitor close to the gate motor in order to associate them: How to save the gate motorization in the monitor's memory with a V®500 Connect
2 / INSTALLING THE CALL STATION
Installing the call station outside the home. The call station is the device that allows your visitors to make a call. It must be connected to the indoor monitor by a 2-wire electrical cable (not a telephone cable).
Installing the V®500 Connect call station
3/ CONNECTION TO THE GATE MOTOR AND/OR THE ELECTRIC GATE LATCH
This allows you to control the opening of your gate or electric latch from your indoor monitor or the Somfy Protect app, to let visitors enter your property.
connection to gate and/or door
4/ POWER-UP
The connections are complete, you can now power up your V®500 Connect FAQ: Powering up the system.
5/ INSTALLING THE SOMFY PROTECT APP
If you are not yet a user of the Somfy security range, download the Somfy Protect app and create your account so you can link your V®500 Connect video doorphone to the app for remote control!