Wayne-Dalton Z-Wave WDUSB-10 - Manual (Page 29)

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Use the following procedure to
transfer the Primary Controller
role from another controller to
ThinkEssentials
®
.
Transferring the primary controller
role between controllers is sometimes
necessary or convenient when working
with your Z-Wave
®
network. For
example, if you started your network
with a portable controller as your primary
controller and now want the safety and
security of using Thinkessentials
®
in a
stationary position, you can transfer the
primary role to Thinkessentials
®
.
1. Switch to the SeTTINGS tab and click
on the SWITCH To (oR JoIN) ANoTHeR
NeTWoRk link.
2. Put the existing primary controller in
TRANSFeR PRIMARY RoLe To ANoTHeR
CoNTRoLLeR, or CoNTRoLLeR SHIFT
mode. (Please see the User Manual or
Instruction Manual for the specific
Z-Wave
®
primary controller being used
for detailed programming information.
Note that some controllers do not support
the Controller Shift command.)
NoTe: For your security, the USB
Z-Wave
®
Adapter must be within 3 feet
of the controller to be added.
NoTe: If Thinkessentials
®
was a secondary controller in the same
network prior to being promoted to the
primary controller role, all configuration,
scene and zone data will remain intact.
NoTe: If Thinkessentials
®
and the USB
Z-Wave
®
Adapter were a secondary
remote in different network, they will
need to be reset before accepting the
primary controller role transfer. See the
section on “Resetting Thinkessentials
®
”
on page 38 for details.
Transfer Primary Role
to Thinkessentials
®
Adv
anced Operations
Confirmation of successful transfer.
on Settings tab, select SWITCH To (oR JoIN)
ANoTHeR NeTWoRk.


Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Delete
Copy
example
of Portable
Controller
 
Initiate primary controller to do CoNTRoLLeR SHIFT.
Initiate TRANSFeR in Thinkessentials®.