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ZIPABOX 2
Z-Wave
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User Manual
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All in One Home Controller
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Page 2: ...ion 13 Failed device removal 15 Z Wave Network settings 16 Z Wave reset 17 SmartStart 18 Identify 19 Device properties 20 General tab 21 Configuration tab 22 Advanced tab 24 Device association 26 Cont...
Page 3: ...d devices from other manufacturers All mains operated nodes within the network will act as repeaters regardless of the vendor to increase reliability of the network This document will describe how to...
Page 4: ...g with the power supply The light on the Zipabox tells the user of its current status Stable red online but the controller software is not running if this persists restart the controller by holding Bu...
Page 5: ...r the sake of simplicity this guide will only cover the Z Wave network Every system is marked as either ON or OFF If a system is ON that means its main controller is online if the system is marked as...
Page 6: ...in the following chapters The zipato button will bring up the system selection tab if switching systems is necessary The Synchronize button synchronizes the systems controller with the cloud Some acti...
Page 7: ...the system The controllers name by default will be its serial number If this list does not contain any controllers it is possible to add a new one by picking the ADD SERVER option Image 9 Add server o...
Page 8: ...ns will be explained later in the network management section There are also extra options for controllers such as settings and firmware updates that can be accessed through the cogwheel icon to the ri...
Page 9: ...evice option Afterwards a new window will pop up asking the user to choose which network the device will connect to The network chosen network MUST be of the same type as the network the device is usi...
Page 10: ...ontroller will NOT exclude the device and will go into inclusion mode If the window is closed or the Back button is pressed the node add process will stop and no device will be added to the network Wh...
Page 11: ...can just confirm the selection The key selection window is shown in the image below Image 16 Security key grant window If you have selected security levels Authenticated and or Access you will be prom...
Page 12: ...Image 18 Device added The end device is now displayed in the device manager it is also possible to expand the information about this device and see all of its endpoints and clusters Image 19 Example o...
Page 13: ...ice exclusion The device exclusion option is located in the network settings To open the network settings window the cogwheel icon right of the network name needs to be pressed Image 20 Z Wave setting...
Page 14: ...this way it will know it is no longer a part of the network Devices removed this way will not try to communicate with the network unless they get included again Image 22 Exclusion mode Afterwards you...
Page 15: ...Image 24 Failed device removal This option will check if the device is currently online if the check fails the device will be removed from the network If the device is online the process will fail an...
Page 16: ...ser to disable secure inclusion if they so wish Keep in mind that changing this option will only take effect if SAVE button at the top right is clicked Changing this setting has no effect on devices a...
Page 17: ...n mind that this only resets the Z Wave network and will not reset the controller itself To restart the controller hold the Button 2 for 5 seconds Pressing the Z WAVE RESET button will start the reset...
Page 18: ...ter the name for the device and a choice of either the numeric representation of the QR code or the DSK Image 31 SmartStart code window Keep in mind that either code OR DSK need to be entered entering...
Page 19: ...evice from the provisioning list will stop it from being automatically included when it powers on Identify It is possible to make the controller identify itself by pressing the INDICATE button Image 3...
Page 20: ...e battery icon next to the device Image 36 Battery icon Image 37 Battery percentage If a device has widgets in the Device browser the battery percentage can also be checked there Image 38 Battery in D...
Page 21: ...description and its unique identifier can be found here Configuration allows changing of configuration parameters Advanced node information firmware updates associations and node reconfiguration The...
Page 22: ...Wave Configuration command class and is only present for Z Wave devices Image 43 Device configuration This tab allows users to change the devices configuration parameters If configuration parameters...
Page 23: ...ch configuration parameter consist of Description configuration name describing what it does Optional Param parameter number DEC Size parameter size in bytes Value value to be sent It is suggested to...
Page 24: ...class node ID and more It also contains node management options like node reconfiguration and association management This is also where firmware updates can be installed onto the device These options...
Page 25: ...get its capabilities and set up everything accordingly To start the device rediscovery process the CONFIGURE NODE button needs to be pressed Image 48 Configure node button After that a prompt will be...
Page 26: ...rrently added to the selected group While the third column contains all the association groups the device supports Image 51 Association manager for device Plug 2 NOTE If a device or endpoint are missi...
Page 27: ...irmware creation The user will be prompted to enter name and description for the firmware update These fields will be displayed when picking the firmware it is good practice to label them based on wha...
Page 28: ...low the firmware update to update all similar devices For an example if the user has two or more devices from the same manufacturer product type and product id they will all be updated Image 57 Upgrad...
Page 29: ...TATUS to update it DISABLED Anti theft protection is disabled device should work normally ENABLED RESTRICTED MODE Anti theft protection is enabled device will need to be unlocked before it can be used...
Page 30: ...wser The device browser has all devices put into categories such as switches plugs sensors etc Image 61 Device browser The image above shows a generic on off device that can be controlled through the...
Page 31: ...Afterwards select the ADVANCED tab Image 65 Advanced tab Now you can pull notifications from the device To pull a notification three fields need to be filled Alarm type Notification type Event code T...
Page 32: ...to the right of its name Image 67 Meter tab And select the ADVACNED tab Image 68 Meter options Pressing the RESET button will reset the measurements of the Z Wave device to zero if the device support...
Page 33: ...for each attribute LIVE shows all events that were received since the option was selected Image 70 Event options There is also an attribute filter This filter allows the user to filter the events base...
Page 34: ...dicator V3 Manufacturer Specific V2 Multi Channel Association V4 Multi Command Network Management Basic V2 Network Management Inclusion V3 Network Management Installation and Maintenance V2 Network Ma...
Page 35: ...ene V3 CRC16 Encapsulation Device Reset Locally Firmware Update Meta Data V5 Indicator V3 Manufacturer Specific V2 Meter V5 Multi Channel Association V3 Multi Channel V4 Notification V8 Security S0 Se...
