If this remote is used as the primary controller, you must use it to create your control network. You can use multiple remote controls with your Z-Wave lighting control network, however, only one remote will act as the primary controller. The primary controller must be used to add or delete devices (lights / nodes) from your network. All other controllers are considered secondary and can be used to create groups and/or scenes and control your lighting however secondary controllers cannot add or delete devices from your network.
NOTE: This product can be operated in one Z-Wave network with Z-Wave certified devices from other manufacturers and/or other applications. The different listening nodes within the network can act as repeaters regardless of vendor.
For best results, please read and perform all the remaining instructions before using the remote. Keep this guide for future reference.
Z-WAVE TERMINOLOGY
Primary Controller: This is the main device used to set up and control your Z-Wave network. There can only be one primary controller and it must be used to add or delete devices. A primary controller can be a portable device like a hand-held remote, a static controller (permanently installed & never moved), a Z-Wave enabled PC or a Z-Wave enabled Ethernet router/bridge.
Secondary Controller: The Z-Wave network supports multiple controllers so the residents can use additional Z-Wave remotes throughout the home. If the secondary controller is the same brand and model as the primary, it will have all of the same capabilities as the primary with one exception; the secondary controller can not be used to add or delete devices.
Home Control Network: Your controllers and every Z-Wave device you have added with the primary controller are linked together into a wireless network. Each device in your network has a unique address assigned to it and cannot be activated by your neighbor’s Z-Wave controller.
Light/Node/Device: Node is the technical term used to describe a Z- Wave device in your home control network. Please note that the terms “Node”, “Device” and “Light” all refer to an individual Z-Wave enabled device and are interchangeable within the context of these instructions.
Group: Multiple Z-Wave devices can be turned ON or OFF with a single command when they are placed into a Group. One example would be grouping your porch light, exterior garage lights and patio lights together so that they could all be turned ON if you hear a strange sound in the middle of the night.
