Dahua ART-ARC3000H-03-FW2 Wireless Alarm Starter Kit

Overview

The Dahua ART-ARC3000H-03-FW2 is a wireless burglar alarm starter kit for a home, shop or small office. It bundles the ARC3000H hub with a door and window detector, a passive infrared (PIR) motion detector and a keyfob, all talking to the hub over two-way 433 MHz radio, so you get a working alarm without running cables. More detectors, sirens and keypads from the same Dahua wireless range can be paired later as the place grows.

Is it right for you?

• It suits a home, shop or small office that wants a working alarm out of the box, with the option to add sirens, keypads and more detectors later.
• The hub takes up to 150 wireless peripherals, so it has room to grow well beyond the three devices in the kit.
• The door detector is specified for non-metal doors. For a steel door or shutter, plan a wired metal contact on a wireless input module.
• Indoor devices only: the hub is rated -10 to 50 °C and the peripherals -10 to 55 °C.

Key features

• Hub supports up to 150 wireless peripherals, including 6 sirens, 64 keyfobs, 4 repeaters, 8 keypads and 8 PIR cameras.
• Ethernet, Wi-Fi and cellular (2G, 3G and LTE) connectivity, with two SIM slots of which one is active at a time.
• Alarm calls and SMS to up to 5 phone numbers, plus app push notifications and video linkage.
• AES128 (Advanced Encryption Standard) encrypted, frequency-hopping radio; hub range up to 1,200 m in open space.
• PIR detector covers 12 m at 90° from a 2.2 m mounting height, with pet immunity up to 18 kg, 3 sensitivity levels and white light resistance up to 2,000 lux.
• Door detector uses a reed switch that triggers when the magnet moves more than 40 mm away.
• Keyfob with Home, Away, Disarm and SOS buttons and up to 500 m open-space range.
• Built-in hub backup battery rated for about 12 hours of standby; keyfob and door detector batteries rated for 5 years, PIR detector 4 years.

What else you need

A 12 V DC, 1.5 A adapter for the hub, an Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection for app access, and an active SIM card if you want call and SMS alerts. Add an indoor or outdoor siren from the same wireless series for a local audible alarm. Battery-powered peripherals use CR123A (door and PIR detectors) or CR2032 (keyfob) cells.

Installation

An alarm installer can survey and set it up, and a confident owner can do a small home. The hub goes on a wall or desk near power and the network, the door detector on its bracket on a non-metal door or window, the PIR detector on a wall at 2.2 m, then each device is paired in the Dahua app.

Software and licences

Setup, arming and remote notifications use the Dahua mobile app, which can be shared with other app users. Firmware updates arrive through the cloud.

Before you buy

• The hub’s listed power adapter is a USA type, so confirm the plug type for your sockets before ordering.
• The door detector is for non-metal doors.
• Cellular alerts need a SIM card; app access needs Ethernet or Wi-Fi.
• No siren is included in the kit; add one for a local audible alarm.