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Strips Guard Magnet Position Guide

Quick Guide to Correct Magnet Placement for Strips

  1. Always place Strips on the frame of the window or door when possible
  2. The magnet should be placed on the movable part whenever possible
  3. The rectangle magnet should be placed opposite and in line with the square end of Strips
  4. The ideal gap between Strips and the magnet is less than 15mm.
  5. Strips comes with a small test adhesive on the back which should be used for testing the mounting position.
  6. Once tested and working properly in the desired place, you will be able to see the open and close status in the gateway user interface as you open and close the window or door. Only then should you mark the position of the sensor and use the adhesive backing that runs along the entire underside of Strips.
  7. The adhesive backing is powerful and should only be used once the final placement is set. Note that moving Strips once you have mounted it with the full-length adhesive backing could destroy the sensor. If you, for some reason, need to relocate the sensor, a tip is to use dental floss (or any thin thread) that you pull along Strips.

Strips and magnet placement in a window

Sensative strips guard sensor and magnet placement in a window ​
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Strips and magnet placement in a door

Sensative strips guard sensor and magnet placement in a door
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Magnet alignment

Small gap (< 5MM)

Sensative strips guard sensor and magnet alignment small gap
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For the best results, make sure magnet is placed at least 10 mm away from the edge of Strips

Large gap (> 5MM)

Sensative strips guard sensor and magnet alignment large gap
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The best option would be that magnet sticks out 6 mm beyond Strips.

Exceptional cases:

For the external mounting on the windows and doors, it is best to use side by side placement. Again, the magnet should stick out 6 mm from Strips

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Getting started

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Integrating the Strips Guard with Home Assistant

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Some Strips are weatherproof. What does this mean?

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

How to remove Strips

Strips Guard Magnet Position Guide

Strips Guard Mounting Guideline

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Strips gateway compatibility list

Where do I mount Strips Guard?

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

Integrating the Strips Guard with Home Assistant

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Guard 500

Where to buy

Getting started

Strips gateway compatibility list

How is the battery lifetime affected by the usage of routing devices to extend the range?

What should I keep in mind when setting up my Strips?

How to manually wake-up Strips

Mounting

Some Strips are weatherproof. What does this mean?

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

How to remove Strips

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Device Handler for Strips Comfort/Drip

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

Strips Drip: how to turn off temperature & light reporting to extend battery life

Strips Comfort and Drip Temperature Report Statistics

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Drip 500

Where to buy

Getting started

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to use LUX report levels to create scenes

How is the battery lifetime affected by the usage of routing devices to extend the range?

What should I keep in mind when setting up my Strips?

How to manually wake-up Strips

Mounting

Can I paint Strips with different colors?

Is it possible to move Strips?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Where do you mount Strips Comfort?

How to remove Strips

Resetting

Removing Strips from your Z-Wave network

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Troubleshooting

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips does not work with my Gateway. What should I do?

Does metal/aluminum affect Strips Functionality?

Strips Blink test

If a device doesn’t pair

How to remove Strips

Troubleshooting guide

How to manually wake-up Strips

How to remove/exclude your Strips Z-Wave

How to reset your Strips

Tech

Device Handler for Strips Comfort/Drip

Strips gateway compatibility list

How to create a stable Z-Wave network

Strips Comfort Report Settings

How often is Strips Comfort reporting ambient light?

How is Strips powered?

What is the expected battery life?

How is Strips Comfort reporting ambient light & temperature?

I have lost the magnet. Can I use another magnet instead?

Can I replace the battery on Strips when it is done?

Is the battery rechargeable?

Strips Z-Wave 500 series Limited Warranty

How can I maximize Strips battery life?

What range should Strips be from my gateway?

Strips battery tested and verified by Qoitech

The anatomy of Strips Comfort

Strips Comfort and Drip Temperature Report Statistics

Strips Comfort Ambient Light Report Settings

Strips Comfort Temperature Alarm Settings

Strips General

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Strips Comfort 500

Where to buy

How to use LUX report levels to create scenes

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