From 76e9c7572582dd4c13b128b064e2595990c23611 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gjbadros Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 23:27:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mention requirement of turning on system log data (#13613) --- source/_integrations/elkm1.markdown | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/elkm1.markdown b/source/_integrations/elkm1.markdown index 70493e5f8a9..14857b63830 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/elkm1.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/elkm1.markdown @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant: - **Sensor** - Elk-M1 counters, keypads, panel, settings, and zones are represented as `sensor` entities. - **Switch** - Elk-M1 outputs are represented as `switch` entities. +If you would like your `alarm_control_panel` devices to keep track of the user whose code was last used to change the status of that partition (via the attributes `changed_by` and `changed_by_id`) you must configure your Elk's global setting location 35, “System Log Data Update” transmission, so that the M1 sends the updated partition status whenever it changes. (It may work anyway if you have exactly one area configured and do not have that setting enabled.) + + ## Configuration To add `ElkM1` to your installation, go to **Configuration** >> **Integrations** in the UI, click the button with `+` sign and from the list of integrations select **Elk-M1 Control**.