Glossary

A–L

Area – logical subdivision of a system (e.g. flat / basement) armed separately.

AI key – access key for assistants and your own programs, per panel and with a scope. See AI access.

Cockpit – the overview of all panels after signing in.

Connected services – the list of links created via account sign-in (Alexa, ChatGPT, MCP clients) under AI access; disconnectable there.

Contact ID – reporting protocol to monitoring stations (Alarm system → Reporting).

Detector – umbrella term for the system's sensors (door/window contact, motion, smoke, water detectors …).

Home mode – partially armed: outer shell monitored, interior free.

Installer – professional account that sets up and supports customer accounts and systems. See Installers.

Learning mode – time window in which the panel accepts new wireless devices. See Pairing detectors.

M–S

Main user – the user a panel belongs to; has all permissions on it and grants access.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) – open standard through which AI assistants use tools. The Alarmanlagenmanager is an MCP server: https://alarmanlagenmanager.de/api/v1/mcp.

OAuth – the sign-in procedure by which ChatGPT, Claude or Alexa link your account without seeing your password: you sign in with us and release panel + scope.

Operating mode (VESTA) – "direct" (panel talks to our server, manufacturer out of the loop) or "proxy" (we relay between panel and manufacturer, whose app keeps working).

P2P remote connection – outgoing, encrypted connection from the Lupus panel to our server; makes port forwarding unnecessary.

Profile / rule group (Lupus) – the ordering system of Lupus automation; a rule only runs inside a group of an active profile. See Rule groups and profiles.

Provisioning – the one-time switch-over of a VESTA panel to our server during setup.

Scene – bundled actions under one name, applicable at the touch of a button. See Scenes.

T–Z

TOTP / 2FA – two-factor sign-in with time-based one-time codes from an authenticator app. See Account security.

UPIC / universal remote control – IR transmitter on Lupus panels for air conditioners, TVs and the like.

User code – the system's numeric code for arming/disarming. Not to be confused with the administrator code (configuration) or the portal password (signing in here).

Access – the menu item where the main user manages other users' permissions on a panel. See Access and permissions.

Zone – a detector's slot number within its area.