Galaxy G18 Alarm Supports Prox Reader Help?

[Gerry Sweeney]

Hi,
I have a Galaxy G18 V2.31 ADT firmware and a CP038 keypad which has a Prox reader built into it. Does this panel support prox keys for setting/unsetting. I cannot seem to find a way of programming the prox keys. Any expert out there?

Thanks,
Gerry

 

[GalaxyGuy]

The prox support was added in version 1.18, so your panel should support it. In diagnostics menu 61, ensure that the max reader is showing. Each CP038 keypad incorporates a keypad device and max reader device. The tags are programmed in the user menu 42.1.X.07 where X is the user number.

 

[Gerry Sweeney]

Hi Galaxy Guy,

Yeah I checked diagnostics as you suggest I only get 4 options

1=MEMORY TEST
2=KEYPAD COMMS
3=RIO COMS
4=PSU COMMS

I can only get to menu 42 through the engineer code. When I enter the manager code (default 1234) I only see what I think is a short menu. When I go to 8 CODES, I only get one option 1=USer Codes, I go into there I only get 18 users (I guess that's where the G18 comes from) with 18 being the manager code. If I set a code, I only get 5 options 1=Modify PIN, 2=Modify Level, 3=Modify Name, 4=Time Zone, 5=Temp Code, I have looked at all the settings, I just can't seem to make it work, so it seems like it's just not supported. The panel is obviously very old 2001 circa, so I suppose it's not really a surprise

I am sorry if I am being dumb, I have never used a Galaxy before so I cannot really tell what I am doing right/wrong.

Gerry

 

[GalaxyGuy]

1234 must be a user code. The default manager code is 12345.

 

[Gerry Sweeney]

Hi GalaxyGuy

No, I checked that, I have reset the Manager code at slot 18, it was set to 1234 now set to 1111, it's the same. I can only conclude the panel is too old, I am going to try to get a newer panel, something like a G3-520, this panel is clearly very old, almost 20 years old so probably flogging a dead horse.

Thanks for your help though, appreciate it.

Gerry

 

[Gerry Sweeney]

I have now got a G 3-520 panel, the prox reader now works.
Gerry