Linear AE-500 manual 71#UNIT#, Setting up Multiple Units

Setting up Multiple Units

The system supports up to seven AE-500s connected to the same telephone line. Some telephone systems may only support up to four units on the same telephone line. In multiple-unit installations each AE-500 must be assigned a unique unit number before programming. The unit number allows connecting to a specifi c unit when calling for programming. One unit must be assigned as Unit #1.

✦NOTE: If this is a multi-unit installation, the installation company most likely has already set the unit numbers. The following programming step is shown for reference.

To set a unit’s number perform the following steps on each AE-500 unit connected to the same telephone line.

1.If not already in Programming Mode, use the local keypad to enter the master password and access programming.

2.Press:

3. Enter the unit number (1-7).

4.Press

5.Exit Programming Mode.

Multiple Unit Installation Programming Information

To computer program multi-unit installations that use the same telephone line, each unit will require a separate “Dial-up” connection.

Creating a Connection for Each Unit

1.Start creating a “Dial-up” connections for each unit as described on Page 13.

2.When the “New Connection Wizard” asks for the “Connection Name”

(Step #6 in the Page 13 fi gure) enter a unique name for the specifi c unit.

Example: “AE-500 Unit #2”

3. When the “New Connection Wizard” asks for the “Phone Number to Dial” (Step # 7 in the Page 13 figure) enter the common telephone number for the multi-unit installation followed by four commas, the unit number, and a #.

Example: “555-1234,,,,2#”

✦NOTE: Each comma adds a 2-second delay to the dialing process.

Depending on the time required by the telephone system to make a connection to the AE-500, more or less commas might be required.

4. When the “New Connection Wizard” is fi nished, a desktop icon named for each AE-500 unit will be created on the computer.

To connect to a specifi c unit for programming, double-click on the desktop icon named for the unit.

Copying Data from One Unit to Another

If multiple units will be sharing the same programming information, data from one unit can be copied to another. A backup fi le is created in this process to make copies. For security, backing up a unit’s data is always a good idea.

1.After entering the Resident Data, Media Data, and programming options for the fi rst unit, click “Utilities”, then “Data Backup”. Click “Save” at the XML warning window then select a fi le to save to.

2.After the data backup is complete, disconnect from the fi rst unit, then re- connect to the unit to copy the data to.

3. From the home page, click “Utilities”, then “Load Factory Defaults”. When complete, click “Data Restore” and browse for the fi le to copy. Select the

fi le and click “Upload” to send the fi le to the unit.

✦IMPORTANT NOTE: Always load the factory defaults into a unit before performing data restore. Otherwise, the unit’s data may become corrupted.

4. Make any other unit-specifi c programming changes before disconnecting.

SETTING A UNIT NUMBER PPN 71

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UNIT = UNIT NUMBER (1-7) FOR MULTI-UNIT INSTALLATION

FACTORY SETTING: UNIT NUMBER 1

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