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AD V AN C E D S E T T I N G S : AD D N E W C O N T R O L L E R AS P R I M AR Y
Only one Primary Controller is allowed in your system, and only the Primary Controller can add or de-
lete devices. A Primary Controller can be in the form of a "static" (permanently mounted) controller
(like the IBR-ZREMOTE), a "portable" device like a hand-held remote controller, a Z-Wave-enabled
computer or even an Ethernet router or bridge. Contact your alarm installer for a list of approved con-
trollers that can be designated as Primary.
Note:
If the Napco IBR-ZREMOTE is the Primary Control-
ler and a new controller is later added as the Primary, the IBR-ZREMOTE
automatically
becomes a
Secondary Controller (unable to add and delete devices). To make the Napco IBR-ZREMOTE the Pri-
mary Controller again, use the
Learn
button (see page 19 for instructions).
Why add a new Primary Controller?
Some Z-Wave devices available in the marketplace only oper-
ate in low power during Learn mode; therefore the use of a port-
able "hand-held" Primary Controller --held within 6 feet of the
device when adding-- may be necessary. In addition, your sys-
tem may include distant devices connected with repeater de-
vices; in some cases, these distant devices may only be added
to your Z-Wave system directly (in other words, adding a device
through a repeater may not be allowed by the repeater). As
only the Primary Controller may add and remove devices, these
aforementioned scenarios may require the temporary addition of
a portable hand-held Primary Controller.
To make a new controller the Primary Controller, proceed as
follows:
1.
Tap the
Add New Controller as Primary
button.
Advanced
Settings
Z-Wave
Device
Setup