Adding a Sensor or Siren through the Cove Connect App

Please note: This article provides instructions for adding equipment to our generation 2 (Cove Connect) system. Instructions for adding equipment to a generation 1 (Cove Simple) system can be found here.

Adding Sensor (Android)

If you have purchased an additional sensor and would like to program it into the rest of your system, you can do that through the app. To add a new sensor: 

1. Log into your app, click on the 3 bars at the top left, and click on “Settings.” 

2. Scroll down to “Add a Zone.”

3. On the “Sensor Serial Format” select the second option (0123456). Click “Next Step.”

   • If you are adding a siren, select the first option (01AB23CD).

4. Scan the QR code using the “Scan Barcode” screen, or type in the 7-digit TXID located on the back of the sensor.

   • If you are adding a siren, type in the 8-digit Serial Number, then tap “Enroll Now,” and skip ahead to step 7.

5. Select the sensor you are trying to add from the list of sensor types.

6. Under the “Zone Name,” choose a name for the sensor, and then click “Enroll Now.” 

7. After you have selected “Enroll Now,” the app will display a bar at the bottom that will display that the sensor is “Enrolling”. Once it’s enrolled, the “Enrolling” bar will disappear and you can view the sensor in the list of sensors on the “Security” page.

Adding Sensor (iOS)

If you have purchased an additional Sensor and are looking to program it into the rest of your system, you can do that through the app. To Add a new sensor:

1. Log into your app, then click on the gear icon at the top left to access the settings.

   

2. Select “Manage Systems.”

   

3. Tap on the long number (or the name of your system if you have renamed the system). 

   

4. Select “Zone Enroll” to add your sensor.

   

5. On the “Sensor Serial Format” select the second option (0123456). Then tap “Continue.“

   

    

   • If you are adding a siren, select the first option (01AB23CD).

     

6. Scan the QR code using the “Scan QR Code” screen, or type in the 7-digit TXID located on the back of the sensor.

   

   • If you are adding a siren, type in the 8-digit Serial Number, then tap “Enroll Now,” and skip ahead to step 11.

7. Once the code has been entered, tap on “Sensor Data Type.”

   

8. It will pull up a list of different sensors. Select the sensor type you are trying to add, then tap “Continue.” 

   

9. In the “Zone Name” field, choose a name for the sensor.

   

10. Now tap on “Enroll Now."

11. "A pop-up will come up with a confirmation message that the sensor has been successfully added to the system that says “Enrollment Success”.  Tap “OK.”

12. You can view that sensor in the list of sensors on the “Security” page.

If you need any additional assistance pairing or adding a Sensor to your app, please reach out to our support team.