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2. Standing near the controller, use your phone, tablet, or
computer to look for the Basement Sentry controller SSID
in your WiFi settings. It will look similar to “ZCTL_Fit_xxxx”
where “xxxx” is the first 4 digits of your controller device ID.
Select this, and be sure your device displays a check mark or
similar indicator that you are connected to the controller local
network. If so, two things will happen:
A. The Z Control
®
LED will flash quickly.
B. A Z Control
®
setup screen (Figure 3) will open. This may
take up to 30 seconds.
If the setup screen does not appear, open a browser on
the same device and type “192.168.125.1” in the address
bar. If the setup screen appears but is not used (canceled
or otherwise closed), the controller will return to AP mode
and the Z Control
®
LED will turn off until the next WiFi setup
attempt. If the setup screen still does not appear, verify
your device is still connected to the controller SSID. If it
isn’t, repeat Step 2 and be sure your device’s WiFi stays
connected to the controller. If your device shows a warning
message about no internet or no security on the controller
network, ignore this and connect to it anyway.
2
Select the
Basement Sentry
SSID.
The last 4 digits
(underlined) will
match the first
4 digits of the
controller
Device ID.
Connecting with your mobile device or computer (Continued)
3. On the setup screen, press the WiFi Scan button, scroll
down to see the list of WiFi signals found, and choose
the WiFi you want the Basement Sentry controller to
use for internet connectivity. Enter the password for the
router you chose in the field indicated. If the password is
correct, the controller will connect to the router and start
sending status updates to zcontrolcloud.com. You will see
the Z Control
®
LED go from blinking to solid. This could
take up to a minute or so.
If the LED does not turn solid, then the password entered
is incorrect, the router’s security is insufficient (see note
below**), or some other network restriction is in place
(see your network administrator). The controller will
return to standby mode if the connection to router is not
successful. If you need to force the controller into AP
mode again, press the Z Control
®
button for 12 seconds
(See Figure 1). This will cause the controller to re-enter
AP mode and begin transmitting the SSID again. Repeat
Steps 2 and 3.
** The controller will not connect to routers with ‘WEP’ or
‘OPEN’ security.
3
Click WiFi
Scan button
CONNECTING THE CONTROLLER TO Z CONTROL
®
