Wayne-Dalton WDUSB-10R Transfer Primary Role From Thinkessentials, Example Portable Controller

Transfer Primary Role
from Thinkessentials®
Use the following procedure to transfer	
the Primary Controller role from
ThinkEssentials® to another controller.
Transferring the primary controller	
role between controllers is sometimes
necessary or convenient when working
with your Z-Wave®network. For
example, to add a new Z-Wave®module
to a network where ThinkEssentials®
is set-up as the primary controller and	On Settings tab, select TRANSFER PRIMARY
	ROLE TO ANOTHER CONTROLLER.
is running on a desktop computer,
would be difficult since the desktop
computer is generally not very portable.
It would be much easier to temporarily
transfer the primary controller role from
ThinkEssentials® on the desktop to a
portable controller, add the new Z-Wave®
module with the portable controller and
then transfer the primary controller role
back to ThinkEssentials®.
1. Switch to the SETTINGS tab and click	Initiate TRANSFER in ThinkEssentials®.
on the TRANSFER PRIMARY ROLE TO
ANOTHER CONTROLLER link.

Advanced Operations

2.Put the target controller in JOIN NETWORK, RECEIVE CONFIGURATION, or REPLICATION RECEIVE mode. (Please see the User Manual or Instruction Manual for the specific Z-Wave® controller being programmed for detailed programming information.)

NOTE: If the target controller is a secondary remote in different network, it will need to be reset before it will accept the primary controller role transfer. See the User Manual for the specific controller being programmed for details.

Example

of Portable

Controller

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Initiate secondary controller to RECEIVE REPLICATION.

NOTE: For your security, the USB Z-Wave®Adapter must be within 3 feet of the controller to be added.

NOTE: The process of transferring the primary controller role to another controller may delete all previous network information on the target controller. See the User Manual for the specific controller being programmed for details.

Confirmation of successful transfer.

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