2GIG DW30e Outdoor Wireless Contact Sensor

The 2GIG DW30e is an outdoor wireless door/window contact for places an indoor sensor won't survive: yard gates, sheds, pool gates, detached garages and barn doors. It's weatherproof, has a wide magnet gap for gates that don't close tightly, and can also monitor an external wired contact. The e means encrypted. The DW30 is the non-encrypted version.

Specifications

From 2GIG's product catalog.

Gate shows open when it's shut

The gate has sagged or the magnet moved. Realign it, or reposition the magnet where the gap stays smallest.

Supervision or low-battery alerts

Replace both AA lithium batteries; cold weather drains them faster. If the alert continues with fresh batteries, the sensor is too far from the panel. Add a 2GIG repeater.

See sensor low battery.

• Panels: 2GIG GC3 (GC3e for encrypted), 2GIG Edge, and other panels that accept 345 MHz 2GIG sensors.
• Range: RPTR1e repeater.

• Screw-mount it; adhesive won't hold outdoors. Put the sensor on the fixed post or frame and the magnet on the moving gate or door.
• Gates sag and swing. Use the wide gap, but check the zone still shows closed when the gate is shut.
• Metal gates and posts reduce range and can affect the magnet. Test before final mounting, and use spacers if needed.
• For an overhead garage door or a gate with an existing wired contact, wire it to the external input.
• Distance to the panel is often the limiting factor for detached buildings. Check signal strength at the panel, and add a 2GIG repeater if needed.