Wayne-Dalton WDSF-10 User Manual

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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 
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 
on the TRANSFeR PRIMARY RoLe To 
ANoTHeR CoNTRoLLeR link.  

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.

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.





on Settings tab, select TRANSFeR PRIMARY 
RoLe To ANoTHeR CoNTRoLLeR.

Scene 

1

Scene

 2

Scene

 3

Delete

Copy

example 
of Portable     
Controller

 

Initiate secondary controller to ReCeIVe RePLICATIoN.

Confirmation of successful transfer.

Initiate TRANSFeR in Thinkessentials

®

.