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Overview | [[File:Z-Stick.png|right|frame|Z-Stick]] | ||
[[File:PeripheralsScreenForZ-Stick.png|right|frame|Peripherals Screen]] | |||
[[File:Z-WavePorts.png|right|frame|Choose a Port]] | |||
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"><br />Overview</h3> | |||
When you are using Z-Wave protocol ADL sensors, you have your choice of two Z-Wave transceivers (antennas), the Z-Stick or the [[Z-Troller Installation|Z-Troller]]. The Z-Stick is more commonly used, because of its small form factor. It is also easy to use, and less expensive than the Z-Troller. The Z-Stick has a shorter range than the Z-Troller, and is appropriate for demo systems, apartments, and smaller houses.<br /><br /> | |||
<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">How to Install a Z-Stick</h3> | |||
At the touchscreen (or for a CoMo box - at the GCTV image): | |||
* Insert the Z-Stick into an available USB port (typically a port on the back of the machine, ideally a lower port, so that smaller USB devices will be visible above the Z-Stick) | |||
* Press the System (Gear) button | |||
* Enter the 4-digit System PIN (which is set, and can be viewed, on the Advanced Settings screen in the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]) | |||
* Press "Peripherals" | |||
* Choose the antenna type (Aeon Labs Z-Stick) | |||
* Choose the port - your choices will be specific to the system hardware | |||
* Press "Turn On" | |||
* Restart peripherals when prompted | |||
* If installed correctly, the row will now be highlighted in green. If there is a problem with the installation, the row will be highlighted in red. | |||
* After it is installed correctly, you can begin to [[Z-Wave Devices|add Z-Wave devices]], such as motion sensors, door sensors, etc.<br /><br /> | |||
Revision as of 18:49, 2 August 2012
Z-Stick
Peripherals Screen
Choose a Port
Overview
When you are using Z-Wave protocol ADL sensors, you have your choice of two Z-Wave transceivers (antennas), the Z-Stick or the Z-Troller. The Z-Stick is more commonly used, because of its small form factor. It is also easy to use, and less expensive than the Z-Troller. The Z-Stick has a shorter range than the Z-Troller, and is appropriate for demo systems, apartments, and smaller houses.
How to Install a Z-Stick
At the touchscreen (or for a CoMo box - at the GCTV image):
- Insert the Z-Stick into an available USB port (typically a port on the back of the machine, ideally a lower port, so that smaller USB devices will be visible above the Z-Stick)
- Press the System (Gear) button
- Enter the 4-digit System PIN (which is set, and can be viewed, on the Advanced Settings screen in the Care Menu)
- Press "Peripherals"
- Choose the antenna type (Aeon Labs Z-Stick)
- Choose the port - your choices will be specific to the system hardware
- Press "Turn On"
- Restart peripherals when prompted
- If installed correctly, the row will now be highlighted in green. If there is a problem with the installation, the row will be highlighted in red.
- After it is installed correctly, you can begin to add Z-Wave devices, such as motion sensors, door sensors, etc.