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NESS G1 ZWAVE GATEWAY

Supports D8/D16 Panels

Part Number: 101‐800 | Revision: 1.1

INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Page 1: ...1 NESS G1 ZWAVE GATEWAY Supports D8 D16 Panels Part Number 101 800 Revision 1 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...tkey 25 Editing Hotkey 26 SCENES ENGINE 27 Add a scene 28 ROOM 32 Create a Room 32 Add device to a Room 33 Remove device from a Room 35 EVENT HISTORY 36 Accessing Event Log 36 QR CODE EXPORT COPY SETTINGS TO ANOTHER DEVICE 37 D8 D16 Alarm Notifications 39 USER MANAGMENT 41 Z WAVE BACKUP RESTORE 42 ADDING NESS D8 D16 SECURITY SYSTEM 43 MINUMUM REQURMENTS 43 CONFIGURING IP232 MODULE 43 CONFIGURING D...

Page 3: ...nternet providers and cell phone companies failures such as disconnected lines and other losses in communication which render it impossible to provide this service or in any way delay this service due to causes outside of our responsibility or if an error or missing data occurs during transmission Damage that occurs due to the inability to communicate due to malfunctions problems or operational er...

Page 4: ... Google Play and Apple App Store for Ness zComms SPECS Power Supply 5vDC 1 5amp Z Wave Frequency 921 42MHz LAN 10 100 1000 Maximum of Z Wave devices 120 in total Number of extended Gateways 20 SUPPORT Technical support is available from Monday to Friday 8 30am to 5PM Phone 1300 551 991 Email customerservice ness com au ...

Page 5: ...5 TYPICAL CONFIGURATION ...

Page 6: ...outer 2 Power up the unit and wait approx 1 2 minutes for it to fully boot up 3 Download and open the Ness zComms app on your Android or iOS device 4 If you are prompted accept the notifications permission This allows push notifications on your device when an event occurs on the gateway 5 Tap on the plus icon in the middle of the screen to add your gateway 6 Tap on Setup a new gateway from the lis...

Page 7: ...identify this unit as ID Scan the QR Code on the back of the gateway or scan the QR code that come with this gateway User account Enter admin as the user account User Password Leave this blank Tap on OK to begin setting up this gateway 10 If successful it should display a Home icon with your gateway name under it 11 Tap on your gateway in the app and it will connect to it ...

Page 8: ...username and password Enter in a new admin username and password but make sure you remember what it is for future reference 13 The gateway is now setup and ready to be used If adding a D8 D16 panel to the gateway then please refer to the D8 D16 setup section in this user manual ...

Page 9: ...re connecting the IP camera to your WiFi then select this option This feature is only supported on the 101 803 Camera only Not supported on the 101 804 1 Power up your camera without plugging in the LAN Cable and wait approx 1 2 minutes for it to fully power up 2 Remove the protective plastic cover from the camera lens 3 Select the option Smart WiFi Setup Then press the Next button icon up the top...

Page 10: ...which has the QR Code facing the IP Camera so the camera can view the QR Code You need to have the phone approx 10 30cm from the camera You may need to move it back and forward for it to read the camera When the camera successfully reads the QR Code then the camera will beep 6 Once successful it will prompt you to give the camera a name 7 The camera is now paired into the gateway ...

Page 11: ...r it to fully power up 2 Make sure the IP Camera is connected to the same network as your phone 3 Select the Manual Input option in the app 4 Give the Camera a name 5 Enter in the ID number of the Camera from the ID Password card CamID can also be found on the sticker on the camera 6 Enter in the password of your camera from the ID Password card 7 Click Done and now the IP Camera will be added ...

Page 12: ...up 2 Make sure the IP Camera is connected to the same network as your phone 3 Select the Local Search option in the app The gateway will begin scanning your network for the IP Cameras 4 Select the IP Camera from the list you want to add Note After tapping the camera it may take a moment to move onto the next screen 5 Give the camera a name 6 Enter in the Video Password This is the same password as...

Page 13: ... camera with the LAN Cable plugged in and wait approx 1 2 minutes for it to fully power up 2 Make sure the IP Camera is connected to the same network as your phone 3 Select the Scan QR Code option in the app 4 Scan the QR Code Card that come with the IP Camera 5 The fields should be automatically filled in If so tap on the Done button and the IP Camera is now added ...

Page 14: ...e stream of the camera 3 Note To record the video an SD card sold separately must be inserted into the camera Return to Camera List Live Camera Video Record Live Video Stream Take a Snapshot of Live Stream Plays a siren sound out of the camera speaker Microphone volume of Phone when talking to the person at the IP Camera Network signal of IP Camera ...

Page 15: ...n in the installation manual is about paring Z Wave devices If adding a D8 D16 panel to the gateway then please refer to the D8 D16 setup section in this installation manual 2 Select the manufacture of the Z Wave device In our example we are going to pair a Aeotec SmartSwitch 6 Model ZW096 B09 Based on our example we select Aeotec as the manufacture ...

Page 16: ...odel ZW096 B09 so we select ZW096 as the model Note Before you tap on the Z Wave device in the app make sure you are near the Z Wave gateway as it will play a beep sound and you need to confirm it in the next step 4 The Z Wave gateway will then play a beep sound If you heard the beep sound click on Yes ...

Page 17: ...vice you are learning in to find where the learn button is 6 When you press the learn button on the Z Wave device it will play a small beeping sound on the gateway If you heard this beeping sound then click on yes to confirm the paring process 7 The gateway will then begin the paring process 8 Give the Z Wave device a unique name This is the name of the device you will see in the app ...

Page 18: ...n display in the app and pairing is complete EXCLUDING Z WAVE DEVICES This section will explain how to remove a Z Wave device that was paired already in the gateway 1 Tap on Device from the main screen and tap on the minus button ...

Page 19: ...mple we are going to unpair a Aeotec SmartSwitch 6 Model ZW096 B09 Based on our example we select Aeotec as the manufacture 3 Select the Z Wave model you are removing In our example we unpairing in the Aeotec SmartSwitch 6 Model ZW096 B09 so we select ZW096 as the model ...

Page 20: ...l send the signal to remove it from your Z Wave Gateway All devices have different pair unpair locations please refer to the installation manual of the Z Wave device you are unpairing 6 You will then hear a sound on the Z Wave gateway Your Z Wave device will then be removed from your Z Wave Gateway and ready to be learnt into another Z Wave Gateway ...

Page 21: ...ill be in sync For Example if you change the house mode in the Z Wave Gateway to Away then the D8 D16 panel will also arm to Away Mode If you disarm or arm in Home Mode using the D8 D16 panel then the Z Wave Gateway will also arm in that mode HOTKEY CONTROL The Hotkey control is similar to a macro or a task This allows you to control single or multiple things by pressing the one button This is use...

Page 22: ...22 Adding Hotkey 1 Open the Hotkey page by tapping on the system status button on the main screen 2 Tap on the plus icon to add a new hotkey or you can tap on the smaller plus icon as well ...

Page 23: ...for this hotkey This is the colour of the button 5 Press OK when done 6 Select the device you want to control when this hotkey is pressed In our example since I am going to turn a smart switch ON and unlock the door lock I will select Device then select the iLock and set a unlock time ...

Page 24: ...o this Hotkey by pressing the icon at the bottom of the last item that was added 9 Since I am also wanting to control the Smart switch I tap on the icon and then select the Smart switch then set a unlock time and tap on OK 10 Now you would have 2 devices added to this hotkey ...

Page 25: ...devices tap on the Update button up the top right and the hotkey will be saved 12 The Hotkey will then be added Deleting Hotkey 1 Open the hotkey screen 2 Select the gear icon 3 Tap on the cross up the top right of the button to delete it ...

Page 26: ...ows a cross then tap on the gear icon 3 Edit the devices you want to control when this button is pressed Note To edit the name of the button you will need to delete the hotkey and then add it again You can move the hotkey buttons around by taping and holding the button and drag it around the screen to move it to a new location ...

Page 27: ...will then appear next to each scene and you can delete it Once a scene has been deleted you can t undo the delete function and you will require to create the scene again Disabling Scene You can disable the scene without deleting it by tapping on the running toggle button This will enable and disable the scene Manually Activating Scene You can manually activate the scene by taping on the Action but...

Page 28: ...le we are going to make the Z Wave Smart Switch turn ON when the system is disarmed and turn OFF when the system arms away For this to happen you need to write 2 scenes One for turning the Smart switch ON and another to turn it OFF 1 From the main screen tap on the Scene button Then click on the plus icon to add the scene 2 It will then prompt you to give the scene a name This name can be anything...

Page 29: ...want to turn the Smart Switch OFF when the system arms we select WHEN This will be our trigger for the scene WHEN something happens 4 Now you need to select Away as we want to make it when the system is armed away ...

Page 30: ...the action part of the scene Then do 6 Select the Z Wave device you want to control In this example since we are going to turn OFF the smart switch we would select the Smart Switch from the paired devices 7 Select the OFF switch and tap on OK ...

Page 31: ...above scene will only run when the system arms in Away mode To make it turn the device ON you would need to create another scene but this time step 4 you would select Disarmed and step 7 you would select ON Then you can test it by setting the Gateway to Arm and Disarm modes and you would see the Z Wave device trigger ...

Page 32: ...er consumptions for each room if there are the sensor devices in that room The power consumption is the total power of all the Z Wave devices in that room that can provide the power consumption information The display of the statistics could be the last day or the last 30 days The maximum number of allowed rooms plus groups together in a single gateway is 40 Create a Room 1 Select the Room button ...

Page 33: ...33 Add device to a Room 1 Select the Room button from the main screen 2 Tap on the room name from the list Tap on the name of the room and not the icon 3 Tap on the menu button next to Z Wave devices ...

Page 34: ...on Add Z Wave Device 5 Select the device from the list you want to add You will see a tick next to the device as you tap on it which will be included in the group 6 Tap on OK once you have added all the devices ...

Page 35: ...5 Remove device from a Room 1 Select the Room button from the main screen 2 Tap on the room name from the list Tap on the name of the room and not the icon 3 Tap on the menu button next to Z Wave devices ...

Page 36: ...era gateway only is displayed easily in the App You can also search for specific key word and list all events with that key word by clicking the search icon The maximum number of events for the gateway is 1000 events The oldest events will be cyclically replaced by new events when the maximum number of events are reached New events are displayed at the top of the list Accessing Event Log 1 Tap on ...

Page 37: ...unt and the video password of the camera gateway can be exported in a QR Code This QR code can be sent to your family members to add the gateway or could be saved as a backup for your usage in the future or could even be sent technical support to do a live check of your gateway This can be found from the menu icon on the main page and then choose Export QR Code To export the QR you would need to t...

Page 38: ...ain could be triggered when on open or off close or when adjusted to a specific range if the multilevel function is provided for the device 4 Door lock could be triggered when it s locked or unlocked To enable and disable notifications simply tap on the bell icon for the device you like to get the push notification for You can disable all notifications except for D8 D16 arm disarm notifications by...

Page 39: ...this will require a scene to be created for each zone This will also require the system to be in alarm while the zone is validated eg Delay zone would need to unsealed at the end of entry time It is recommended that if you use the per zone in alarm notification then you also first create the generic in alarm notification as well It is also recommend to create the generic in alarm notification and ...

Page 40: ...re this scene can trigger Tap on the update button up the top right No need to add a THEN or WHEN events The scene should now look like the image on the right Make sure the bell icon is enabled Close the app and arm the panel and trigger the zone As long as the zone is violated while the system is in alarm the push notification will display If you are triggering an entry delay zone then it is reco...

Page 41: ...allowed to have a unique user code for the lock unlock function of some specific door locks during some specific time periods The user code number is displayed on each user s settings page When the user with hotkey authority logged in he will only see the hokey screen and not allowed to change the hotkey settings this makes the house owner comfortable by giving only limited control of the Z Wave d...

Page 42: ...l then backup everything related to Z Wave on the cloud To do the restore of all the backup go to the settings page in the App under admin settings click gateway restore then key in the gateway ID and the administration username of the gateway the one that had backed up the settings then everything will come back The backup restore function could be done between gateways and camera gateways This m...

Page 43: ...P232 Module 1 Connect your IP232 module to the same network as the Z Wave Gateway using the LAN cable 2 Power up your IP232 module and wait at least 30 seconds for it fully power up 3 Install the latest IP232 Utility software on your computer and open it This can be downloaded from the Ness website Under the M1 Downloads section 4 Select the IP232 module from the list and click configure If your d...

Page 44: ...uld be set to 2401 This port number can be anything but recommended to use the default 2401 5 Once the settings have been entered click on the Send Settings to IP232 button This will apply all the settings to the IP232 Ethernet to serial bridge 6 Ensure the serial port is plugged into your D8 D16 panel which is supplied with the IP232 Module K 6002D Black PIN5 Blue PIN2 White PIN3 CONFIGURING D8 D...

Page 45: ...need to make sure the following programming options are enabled in the panel P 141 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX1 Control P 142 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX2 Control P 143 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX3 Control P 144 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX4 Control P 151 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX5 Control P 152 E Option 4 needs to be enabled for AUX6 Control...

Page 46: ... Ensure your gateway is setup and working before adding the D8 D16 panel to the gateway 2 Ensure your IP232 module and D8 D16 panel is setup and configured 3 Tap on Device from the main screen and click on Add a Device 4 Tap on Ness D8 D16 from the list ...

Page 47: ... in the connection settings Master Code Enter in a user code which is programming in your D8 D16 panel This can be any of the user codes in your D8 D16 panel Refer to the D8 D16 installation programming manual on how to program user codes into your panel Port This is the IP232 modules Port number By default it is 2401 Refer the section Configuring IP232 Module step 5 point 4 in this installation m...

Page 48: ...r it to fully power up 2 Press and hold the reset button for approx 5 seconds and release it 3 Wait approx 5 minutes and the gateway will be defaulted and ready to be set up again Admin login details will now be set as default Admin no password Note If you plan not to use the G1 Gateway at a later time then it s recommended that you delete the G1 Gateway from the app before you power it down other...

Page 49: ... D16 Security system or a Z Wave Smart iLock 106 282 then you need to be running firmware version v040202 or above Firmware Update In the future there may be firmware updates to add new features or to improve current features When the update is available it will pop up on the screen when you open the app This will allow you to automatically load the firmware without having to enter in any settings...

Page 50: ...ES Release notes below are only for the G1 Gateway 101 800 Refer to the App Store Google Play for app release notes 10 06 2019 v040202 Added support for Ness D8 D16 panels Added support for Z Wave Smart iLock 106 282 ...

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