Wayne-Dalton WDUSB-10, WDSF-10 manual CMD and click on OK to open, Initiate command line function

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Command Line Option:

Poll

Use the following procedure

 

to set the poll rate in

 

ThinkEssentials® by the number

 

of seconds.

 

You can temporarily establish

 

a specific poll rate in

 

ThinkEssentials® using seconds

 

as the unit. One second is the

 

minimum poll rate. Please be

 

aware that polling too frequently

 

in a Z-Wave®network can cause

 

negative performance behavior

 

for the network by not allowing

 

enough time for each module

 

to report back to the controller.

 

Before you begin, you must exit

 

ThinkEssentials®. See page

 

37 for instructions on “Exiting

Initiate command line function.

ThinkEssentials®.”

 

1. Please see your computer

 

Operating System documentation

 

for information on how to start

 

the command line option. In the

 

Windows XP example shown, the

 

command line option is started

 

by clicking on START and then

 

clicking on RUN. This will open a

 

RUN dialog box.

 

2. In the RUN dialog box type in

Change to drive and directory where

CMD and click on OK to open the

Command line window.

ThinkEssentials® is located.

3.Navigate to the drive and directory where ThinkEssentials® is located.

4.Type the program name, “ThinkEssentials” followed by the poll command as noted in the following example:

ThinkEssentials /poll=500

Type in the /poll command line

option with your desired value.

 

Note in the example 500 is the

 

maximum number of seconds

 

between polling requests.

 

5. Press the ENTER key and

 

ThinkEssentials® will start.

 

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Contents Home Control Basics Package Contents USB Z-Wave Adapter USB Stand Software on CDTable of Contents Copy See Replicate BasicsBasics Number below corresponds to the bubble number above Basics 143Screen Layout Information Install USB Adapter and USB stand into computer USB port Installation/SetupUse Change Location link to set your physical location NextPress ADD Device to add a Z-Wavemodule Adding Modules to the NetworkHide Pane Button or Design tab to reveal the icon Operation Common Operations Erase Drawing Floor PlanButton in the Design pane. This AgainPress Remove Device to remove a Z-Wavemodule Right-click and select Remove Broken Device Remove/Replace Broken ModulesTo remove the module from Locking/Unlocking ThinkEssentials Use the following procedure to lock/unlock ThinkEssentialsLocked mode the software OperationsScenes/Zones To include modules into this scene Remove Zone option respectively Modifying Scenes/ZonesSelect Scene/Zone and Action desired SchedulesActivated  Items LinkModify the desired fields per Instructions in the section PagesJoining ThinkEssentials to Existing Networks Network OperationsInitiate Primary Controller to Send Replication ExamplePrimary Controller Press ADD Device to add a secondary controller Adding a Controller To the networkSecondary Controller Device removed successfully message window Updating Secondary Controllers Polling Advanced OperationsOptimize/Repair Network Confirmation of successful transfer Transfer Primary Role From ThinkessentialsInitiate Transfer in ThinkEssentials Example Portable ControllerCONTROLLER, or Controller Shift On Settings tab, select Switch to or JoinController Shift command Transfer Primary Role To ThinkessentialsConfiguration Backup Network SettingsWayne-Dalton USB Z-Wave Restore commandClick the Backup or Restore Network Settings link Backup fileBefore you begin, you must Exit Located. Note The default parent directory isCommand line window Section on the Settings tabModify the Target , then click on APPLY, then OK Adding Command Line Option to ThinkEssentials ShortcutStart ThinkEssentials using the ThinkEssentials icon ThinkEssentials /multi Command Line Option Multiple Z-WaveUSB AdaptersInitiate command line function Type in the /multi command line optionInitiate command line function Press F5 to refresh and poll the network ShortcutsExiting/Closing Again On the Settings tab, click on the Reset link Factory ResetResetting Thinkessentials To reset the USB Z-Wave AdapterTroubleshooting Some modules do not support It is enabled on the desired days of weekIf the modules’s icon is covered by a red Then select the module againController to my network. Now, neither Set up your network againCheck to make sure that there is power Switched onUS and Foreign Patents pending Compliance