How to Move Your SimpliSafe System to a New House

Problem Description

You are moving home and need to relocate your SimpliSafe system. This is straightforward hardware-wise, but the step that matters most is updating your monitoring address, because dispatchers send police and fire to the address on file - so getting the move right is a safety issue, not just a setup task.

Why This Happens in Real Homes

The single most important part of moving a SimpliSafe system is updating the monitoring address in your account before anything else, because dispatchers send police and fire to the address on file - a stale address is a genuine safety problem. After that it is a straightforward relocate: the base station goes central and powered, the keypad and sensors move with fresh adhesive, and the base gets your new Wi-Fi entered on the keypad. Because the base uses cellular for monitoring, confirm a good signal at the new home, then re-place and re-test every sensor in Test Mode so nothing is left blind. Finish with a full system test, with monitoring aware, so you know an alarm reaches responders at the right house.

Symptoms

• You are moving and need to relocate the system
• You are unsure how to transfer it
• Your monitoring address still shows the old home
• The base station will not connect to the new Wi-Fi
• Sensors will not re-stick to walls
• Cellular signal is uncertain at the new place
• You are worried dispatch will go to the old address
• Entry/exit delays or users need reconfiguring

Recognize these? Here's what usually causes it.

Common Causes

• The monitoring address is still set to the old home
• The base station is not on the new Wi-Fi network
• The old adhesive will not restick
• A new router, SSID, or mesh system needs re-entering
• Cellular signal is weak at the new location
• Sensors need re-placing and re-testing
• Entry/exit delays or users are set for the old layout
• The base station is out of range of some sensors

Tools & Requirements

Step-by-Step Solution

1

Update your monitoring address first

In the SimpliSafe app or your online account, change the system's address to the new home before anything else. If you have monitoring, dispatchers send police or fire to the address on file, so an outdated address sends help to the wrong place. This is the single most important step of the move.

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2

Pack the system safely

Unplug the base station and remove the keypad and sensors. The sensors use adhesive that usually will not restick, so plan on fresh SimpliSafe adhesive strips or double-sided mounting tape for the new home.

3

Place the base station centrally

At the new home, set the base station roughly central to where your sensors will go and up off the floor, so it stays in radio range of everything. Plug it in and let it power up.

4

Connect the base to the new Wi-Fi

On the keypad, press Menu and enter your PIN, then update the Wi-Fi to your new network - or reconnect through the app. A new router, SSID, or mesh system such as eero or Orbi needs the Wi-Fi re-entered.

5

Confirm cellular backup at the new location

SimpliSafe uses a cellular connection for monitoring. Check the app or keypad shows a good cellular signal at the new home. If it is weak, reposition the base station or contact SimpliSafe about signal options.

6

Re-place and re-test every sensor

Mount entry sensors with the correct magnet gap, motion sensors about 4 to 5 feet high angled into the room, and so on. Then put the system in Test Mode and trigger each sensor so the base confirms it by name. Do not skip this.

7

Update entry/exit delays and users

Review your entry and exit delay times for the new layout, and update user PINs and access as needed so the system fits the new home.

8

Do a full test, with monitoring aware

With the address updated, run a full system test - and if you test a real alarm, notify SimpliSafe monitoring first so it does not trigger a real dispatch. Confirm with SimpliSafe support that your account reflects the move.

Quick Solutions

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