Can't program in keyfobs with Vista 15P and 5883H.

[garya505]

I have a Vista 15P with 5883H. Originally I had an RF keypad, but I removed it and added a 5883H for more range.

My old 5804 keyfobs are falling apart so I bought 2 5834-4 keyfobs and I need to program them in. I know the steps.

When I get to the step where you press the keyfob button to enter the SN, it doesn't receive the SN. I tried it with my new 5834-4 keyfobs AND the the old 5804 keyfobs (currently working fine with the system) but the results are the same - nothing is received when I press the button.

The weird thing is that when I get to the step to enter the SN, the SN is not received. However, when I get to the step where you press the keyfob again to confirm SN, the SN is received and shown on the display. It does this with the old 5804 AND new 5834 key fobs. That tells me the keyfob is being received by the 5883H. WTH?

Note that I I had programmed in the 5804 keyfobs BEFORE I removed the old RF keypad and added the 5883H, and everything worked fine then, so maybe it has something to do with the addition of the 5883H.

Is there any way to enter a keyfob SN manually?

Got any ideas?

 

[datdamnzotz]

Looks like you have to get into *58 then hit the key.
(Much like other wireless sensors on this system)

How do I program a four button key fob on a Honeywell Vista?

<Back Wireless keys are one of the hardest things to program on a Vista panel. Luckily they aren’t too hard, but there is a few steps to it. Enter programming with your installer code followed by 800. Go to *58. When it says set to confirm select 1. At the summary screen you will want to press...

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[garya505]

Yes, that's what I'm doing. When I press the fob button the panel doesn't get the SN. I saw some other videos where you enter the SN manually. I'm going to try that later today.

BTW, I already checked to make sure the fob wasn't in high security mode so I know that's not it.

 

[datdamnzotz]

Maybe you have to the wait 1 minute thing - man now I am worried I'll have the same issue.

Why won't my 5834-4 key fob program? - Alarm Grid

Using the 5834-4 in High Security Mode.

www.alarmgrid.com

I haven't tried it myself yet but I just ordered a couple of the 5834-4's to talk to my 5881ENH wireless receiver
According to this it should just work

How Do I Program a Honeywell 5834-4 to a VISTA-P Panel? - Alarm Grid

The easiest way to program a Honeywell 5834-4 Key Fob to a VISTA P-Series Panel is to use Template programming. Learn how to add a Honeywell 5834-4 to your VISTA P-Series Panel.

www.alarmgrid.com

 

[garya505]

zotz -

I incorrectly stated that I used *58. I actually used *56 (to do the 4 zones separately) because that's what I've used before.
It's the "auto-enroll" that doesn't seem to work. The first time I press the button the panel doesn't show the new keyfob SN. However, if I skip that, on the next step to confirm the SN it DOES show it!

I'm going to try entering the SN manually. Since the panel seems to see it on the Confirm step, maybe that will work.

Let me know how it goes with yours.