Joining Houseport
®
to Existing
Networks
23
Network Operations
Use the following procedure to join an
existing network or add
Houseport
®
as
another controller (secondary) to the
network
.
1. Activate the RePLICATIoN SeND mode
on your Primary Controller. This option may
also be referred to as ADD MoDULe, ADD
CoNTRoLLeR or RePLICATe NeTWoRk
INFoRMATIoN oNLY.
NoTe:
Please see the User Manual for the
specific Z-Wave controller being used
for information on how to
Replicate Send
or
Copy To
node and scene information.
2. In Houseport
®
select the
Join existing
Network
item from the Network menu.
The controller will then automatically send
the Z-Wave
®
USB adapter a full listing of
all the modules in the network as well as
routing information. If the joining process is
successful the modules in the newly joined
network will appear in a row across the top of
the plan view. The modules will appear in the
order they were added to the original primary
controller. If you have difficulty
finding which icon in the plan corresponds
to each module in your network try changing
Houseport
®
to
Control
operation mode (click
on the
Control
button in the tool bar) and turn
the module on and off by clicking on it.
If the join operation was not successful, it will
be necessary to repeat this step. once you
have determined which icons corresponds to
which Z-Wave
®
modules it is a good idea to
name them with a meaningful name. Switch
to
Design
operation, then click on the desired
icon and select
Rename Module
from the Plan
menu. A window will appear to let you type in
a new name. You can then move the module
icons into their appropriate locations on the
plan view.
NoTe:
If the Houseport
®
Z-Wave
®
USB
adapter joins an existing network and
becomes a Secondary Controller, you cannot
use Houseport
®
to add or remove modules
from the network.
NoTe:
Any time you add or remove a module
using the Primary Controller, Houseport
and other Secondary Controllers should be
updated. See Receiving Network Updates,
page 27.
NoTe:
The process of joining a network is
often referred to as ReCeIVe CoNFIgURATIoN
or RePLICATIoN ReCeIVe mode. The overall
process is often called CoNTRoLLeR
RePLICATIoN.