Detailed diagrams, cable guidance and step-by-step instructions for Australian installations.

How to Design an Alarm Wiring Plan

Plan panel location, keypads, sensors, zones, sirens, tampers, communicator and handover records.

Design sequence

  1. 1Panel location
  2. 2Zone list
  3. 3Detector type
  4. 4Keypad bus
  5. 5Siren/strobe
  6. 6Monitoring path

Documentation to produce

  • Concept wiring diagram
  • Cable schedule
  • Device schedule
  • Port/input/output schedule
  • Commissioning checklist
  • As-built drawing

Useful resources

Product planning note

Product selection should happen after the design logic is clear. Where relevant, SecurityWholesalers can be used as a product reference for cameras, NVRs, PoE devices, intercoms, alarms and access control hardware.