TuxWIFI as Secondary Controller - Z-Wave Device Name Sync

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How to perform the Z
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Wave Device Name sync on the
TuxWifi
(the secondary controller must

already

be included in
to

the
primary before this can be done
, they must also be on the
same WiFi

network
)

1.
From the home screen
of the Secondary Controller
“
Select
tools
”
.




2.
Select
“
System
”
.







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3.
Select “
Tuxedo SYNC
”.





4.
Select “Discover
Tuxedo
”
.






Note: The Primary and Secondary controllers must be on

the
same WiF
i network.










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5.
If no device(s) are found, they may be added

manually
.



Press “ADD” in the lower left of the screen.





6.
Enter the IP Address an
d Mac of the Primary Controller.
The IP address can be found on home page bottom left.
The MAC can be located by
pressing the “Tool” icon, then
. Once the information has been entered,

press
“Save” located in the lower left corner.




Note: The MAC must be entered in all CAPS.





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7.
If the Primary Controller is on the
Wi
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Fi network
.

Its
information will be displayed in the device list.





8.
Select the Primary controller from the device
(
s
)
displayed.
The Primary Controller can be determined either by the IP
Address or Mac Address. The IP address of the Primary
Controller can be found
on the bottom left hand corner of
the home screen. Then press “Sync Z
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Wave Device
Name.









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9.
Select

“Yes” to synchronize the device name(s) with the
Primary Controller. If a pop

up error window occurs
indicating

the “Selected tuxedo device is not in n
etwork.
Please check the
network setup of primary device
”
t
hen
the Primary controller is not on the same Wi
-
Fi network as
the secondary or the Primary and Seco
ndary controllers
are no longer communicating on the Z
-
wave network.

There m
ay also be settings within the R
outer that need to
be enabled to allow devices to be discovered
. T
h
is
option
in the
router may also be referred to as: Routing
Discover,
Network

Discover
, P2P
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Discover,

Neighbor Discover,
P2P, Application Discover, SIP
Pass
-
through

and SIP
ALG.






10.
If the
Z
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Wave
name
sync

is successful you will receive an
“Ok”

option on the screen. S
elect “Ok” and the names of
the

Z
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wave devices on the Secondary will now match that
of
the Primary.







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11.
You can test the IP connection

to the gateway (gateway
is the ISP that gives

access to the entire Internet)

by using
the built in
“
Sync IP

to Server tool
”
. From the home
screen, select
the “
Tool” icon in the lower left corner. Then
select “network”
, “
Sync IP to Server.”


















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12.

When performing the “
Sync IP To
S
erver” test, the test


should be ran on both Primary and Secondary


Controllers. You will see the following screens to


indicate a successful test. If the test fails, the WiFi


internet connection to the Primary and Secondary


Controllers

should be checked. From the home screen


ensure there is an IP address in the lower left corner


and you have signal bars. Press the “Tools” icon, on the


second screen choose the “
” icon and ensure the


Controllers in the top left corner ind
icate “Connected


to”
the selected

WiFi network.







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13.
To test the Z
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wave network status, from the home screen


select

“Automation”, then Z
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wave setup.




14.

Select “SCAN”, all devices on the Z
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wave network



should have the status of “Success”. If the Secondary is


showing “Failed”, the Z
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Wave name Sync will fail. You


must correct the Z
-
wave communication between


Primary and Secondary

to complete the Z
-
Wave name


Sync
.