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, if you started your network 
with a portable controller as your primary 
controller and now want the safety and 
security of using Thinkessentials

®

 in a 

stationary position, you can transfer the 
primary role to Thinkessentials

®

.

1.  Switch to the SeTTINGS tab and click 
on the SWITCH To (oR JoIN) ANoTHeR 
NeTWoRk link.

2. Put the existing primary controller in 
TRANSFeR PRIMARY RoLe To ANoTHeR 
CoNTRoLLeR, or CoNTRoLLeR SHIFT 
mode. (Please see the User Manual or 
Instruction Manual for the specific
Z-Wave

®

 primary controller being used 

for detailed programming information.  
Note that some controllers do not support 
the Controller Shift command.)

NoTe:  For your security, the USB 
Z-Wave

®

 Adapter must be within 3 feet 

of the controller to be added. 

NoTe:  If Thinkessentials

®

 

was a secondary controller in the same 
network prior to being promoted to the 
primary controller role, all configuration, 
scene and zone data will remain intact.

NoTe:  If Thinkessentials

®

 and the USB 

Z-Wave

®

 Adapter were a secondary 

remote in different network, they will 
need to be reset before accepting the 
primary controller role transfer.  See the 
section on “Resetting Thinkessentials

®

” 

on page 38 for details.

Confirmation of successful transfer.

on Settings tab, select SWITCH To (oR JoIN) 
ANoTHeR NeTWoRk.

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

Scene 

1

Scene

 2

Scene

 3

Delete

Copy

example 
of Portable     
Controller

 

Initiate primary controller to do CoNTRoLLeR SHIFT.

Initiate TRANSFeR in Thinkessentials®.