Indoor / Outdoor Strobe Siren

This article contains the procedure for programming the Fortress Indoor/Outdoor Strobe Siren with the GSM system.

NOTE: If you purchased the siren as part of a kit, then it has been pre-programmed to the main panel already, and no other programming is needed. Follow these steps below if you have purchased a siren separately, and are now adding it to an existing system.

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Programming an Indoor / Outdoor Strobe Siren with the GSM Main Panel:

  1. Make sure the alarm system is disarmed.
  2. Unplug any other sirens that may already be on the system.
  3. On the panel, enter your 6-digit SET password, then press Enter.
  4. Scroll to "Wireless Control" by pressing Left twice the '4' key, and press Enter.
  5. Scroll to "Wireless Siren" by pressing Right once the '6' key.
  6. Scroll down to "Encryption" and press Enter.
  7. Enter a random 4-digit number** and press Enter.
  8. Press ESC until you return to the main screen.
  9. Using a key fob, press the Panic button.
  10. On the siren, turn the power switch "On".
  11. Press the black "Coding" button on the siren.
  12. On the key fob, press the Disarm button.
  13. Unplug and turn the siren off for 5 seconds, then plug it in and turn it back on.
  14. Test the siren by arming the system and triggering the alarm.
  15. Plug in any other sirens that were unplugged.


** You do not need to know or remember this 4-digit number. It is NOT the same as your system's Operator Password