Elk Supported Intrusion & Access Control Management

Connect ONE® Manage all your Elk M1 systems from one unified dashboard

Verified Elk Integration

What's specific to the Elk M1 integration

The M1 reaches Connect ONE through Elk's own M1 Cloud Service via the M1XIP or M1XEP

8Areas per panel
199User codes per panel
16Access doors per panel

M1 Cloud
Service

The M1 talks to Connect ONE through Elk's cloud service via the M1XIP or M1XEP: no inbound network configuration, minimal panel programming, events delivered as they occur.

Zone Temperature
Sensing

View zone temperature sensors and set individual low and high alarm thresholds, with optional historical logging and graphing.

Analog Zone
Voltages

Monitor analog zone voltages in real time, with configurable alarm notifications when a reading falls outside its acceptable range.

Real Access
Control

The M1's native access capacity covers a handful of doors and users — fine for a small install, a limit for a growing one. The Connect ONE Access Expander turns the panel into a genuine access control platform, adding up to 90,000 users without replacing the hardware already on the wall.

Compatible Panels & Equipment

Elk M1 with the M1XIP or M1XEP, over Elk's M1 Cloud Service

  • Panels: Elk M1 series control panels
  • Connection: Elk's M1 Cloud Service through the M1XIP or M1XEP
  • Setup: nothing to open inbound on the customer's network, and only minimal M1 programming
  • Monitor: real-time intusion/access related activity, full status including intrusion zones, temperature sensors with individual low and high thresholds plus optional history and graphing, and analog zone voltage monitoring
  • Control: arm, disarm, zone bypass, door lock/unlock, outputs, lockdown, thermostats, lights, & tasks
  • Manage: user codes, access cards, permissions, & custom settings
  • Add-on: the Connect ONE Access Expander (ACCEXP-M1) is available for Elk M1 panels
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Elk M1 control panel connected to the Connect ONE Access Expander Click to enlarge

Elk M1 panel with the optional Access Expander

The Real Comparison

Why not just use Elk's own app?

It was built to manage one panel — not a growing account.

Built to Stop,
Not to Grow

Elk's app is a single-panel tool, so there's a natural ceiling on what it can become. Connect ONE grows with the account: more sites, more systems, more visibility, with no wall to hit.

Branding Isn't the
Differentiator

Some manufacturer apps can carry your logo. That changes how the app looks to your customer — not who's behind it. A support ticket or feature request on a rebranded app still moves through the manufacturer's queue, on their timeline, not yours.

The Real Wall:
Multi-Location

A few manufacturer apps stretch to a couple of sites. None offer a true multi-location dashboard — one user added once and pushed everywhere, one report across every site. That's the ceiling Connect ONE was built to remove.

The panel is Elk's. The customer relationship is yours. Connect ONE gives you a platform built to grow with the account instead of stopping at the panel.

Everything else Connect ONE does with your Elk M1 system

These capabilities work the same way on every supported system, so they are described once, in one place.