The Alarm.com Fire Communicator (ADC-FC100) delivers commercial fire monitoring over dual-path broadband and LTE. Dual-SIM auto-select between AT&T and Verizon keeps the signal path up when a single carrier goes down, and DTMF dial capture makes it a drop-in path for POTS takeovers and legacy communicator replacements without swapping the fire alarm control panel.
Built for the commercial fire installer
UL Listed and NFPA 72 compliant. Pairs to Alarm.com Central Station monitoring through the same Partner Portal and MobileTech workflow you already use on burglary and video accounts. Both cellular SIMs ship pre-installed and pre-activated, so first-power-on registration is minutes, not hours. Firmware and configuration updates run remotely from the Partner Portal, keeping trucks off the road once the panel is on site.
Key features
- Dual-path connectivity: LTE cellular plus Ethernet LAN, either as primary or backup
- Dual-SIM auto-select: AT&T (US and Canada) and Verizon (US), pre-installed and pre-activated
- Dual-cell fallback mode supported on the AT&T + Verizon SKU when Ethernet is not available
- DTMF dial capture for POTS takeovers and legacy communicator replacement
- ContactID and SIA event reporting to Alarm.com Central Station
- Four supervised inputs and three relay outputs plus one open-collector output for panel integration
- UL Listed, NFPA 72 compliant for commercial fire monitoring
- Remote firmware and configuration updates via the Alarm.com Partner Portal
Supported configurations
- Dual Path (LTE + Ethernet)
- Dual Cell (LTE + LTE) using both SIMs
- Single Path Ethernet
- Single Path Cellular
What's in the box
- ADC-FC100 communicator board
- Plastic enclosure with mounting bracket
- 2x LTE antennas
- 2x pre-activated Nano SIMs (AT&T + Verizon)
System requirements
Requires an active Alarm.com Commercial Fire account. Power the communicator from the fire alarm control panel's 12-28 VDC auxiliary output (24 VDC recommended). Ethernet path requires an available LAN port with internet egress; cellular path works standalone where LAN is unavailable or acts as the backup when both paths are provisioned.
Is this SKU compatible with any fire alarm control panel?
Are the SIMs pre-activated?
What happens if one cellular carrier loses coverage?
Is a POTS line still required?
Can this be programmed and monitored remotely?
Is the FC100 UL Listed for commercial fire?
What voltage does the communicator run on?
Spec Sheet