including z-wave devices with the IQ panel 2 is easy and provides your home
with powerful automation and energy management the IQ panel supports up to
119 z-wave or z-wave plus devices including a tea light six locks six
thermostats six garage openers and 21 other devices like z-wave sirens water
valves repeaters etc z-wave plus is powerful improving on previous versions
of z-wave technology by expanding range increasing speed and adding encryption
between the wireless signals sent from the panel to each device every time you
add a device category you'll get a new page on the panel represented by these
dots on the bottom of the screen for example if you have multiple lights
scroll up and down to see them all then swipe over to see your locks page again
if you have more than one lock scroll up and down to see each one z-wave uses
mesh network technology to communicate which means as you add more devices the
network actually gets stronger faster and more responsive to include a z-wave
or za+ device start by swiping down on your settings tray go to settings
advanced settings type in your installer code installation devices and z-wave
devices z-wave devices are unique and that they can only be used in a single
network at a time so there's a couple of things you should do to ensure a smooth
inclusion process
sometimes the device is tested by being added to a z-wave Network before it
leaves the factory so the first thing you should do is clear the device's
memory before attempting to add it to your network simply press clear on the
panel and the corresponding button on the device itself with the device clear
you're now ready to include the device in the network start by touching add
device and then touch include on the panel and then the corresponding button
on the device itself once it's complete verify that it's correct by checking the
type shown on the screen the IQ panel 2 saves you time by pre filling the most
common name used for that type of device you can even type in custom names using
the on-screen keyboard and the panel will speak those names using our Android
text-to-speech technology built into every system once you verify that
everything's right touch add to complete the process repeat these steps for any
additional devices you wish to add to the network some devices like door locks
require the device to be within a few feet of the panel in order to pass
secure enrollment so you'll want to include these devices in the network
before installing the hardware you should also be aware of where your
devices are as you include them in the network we recommend starting with the
devices closest to the panel first working outward until inclusion is
complete to ensure your network is operating at peak efficiency you should
test your z-wave network using the z-wave system test on the panel to do
this swipe down to access the settings tray go to settings advanced settings
type in your installer code system tests z-wave tests
once you're done pairing all your devices or if a particular device is not
responding as expected you should rediscover the network to
allow busy wave plus radio inside the panel to remap the pathways to each
device to ensure optimal performance the z-wave counters gives you a report of
how many commands are effectively passed between the panel and the devices
you can also see a visual topology of your z-wave Network by viewing your
z-wave Diagnostics this shows you which devices are connected directly to the
panel versus using neighbors and giving you an idea of the signal strength of
each adding a network of z-wave devices will open exciting new ways to use the
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