Managing Devices through HDM

Accessing DECT Devices

After setting up the environment open the Web Console page in a browser, log in and click the Home Devices tab. This opens the Home Devices page with the Devices tab selected by default. In the Devices page select DECT from the Protocol Adapter box to filter out only the available devices that communicate over the DECT protocol. The Devices tab of the Home Devices page shows the devices registered in the Home Device Manager. Here, the capabilities of the relevant protocol adapter are limited. It does not support "add", "search" and "remove" operations.

Examining and Changing Device Details

To view detailed information about a device, click on the icon. The Device Information dialog will appear - you can change the device attributes, as well as define additional properties in the Properties list, if required. Besides the details of the device itself, under Device Classes it shows the device class objects that the device has. From there you can also launch an operation on or modify a property of a device class object.

Adding an End Device to a DECT Network

In order to add a DECT device to an existing network, the DECT network controller must be set in Pairing mode as described below. After setting the Controller in Pairing mode follow the procedure described in the user manual of the respective device for adding it to the network.

Changing the Mode of the Controller

To set the DECT controller device in Pairing mode so that a device/node can be added to the network, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Home Devices tab of the Web Console.
2. From the Protocol Adapter combo box select the DECT adapter

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You can get more details on the protocol adapter by clicking on the  icon, which opens the Protocol Adapter Info window:

1. Click on the icon of the DECT Controller from the Devices tab.
2. In the Device Information window that appears, locate the Device Classes section which shows the DECTNetworkController device class object and its properties. The device class object's mode options are available in the mode box.
3. From the mode drop box select Pairing.
4. To execute the operation click on the icon next to the mode drop box.

   

5. The output from the operation appears in a pop-up:

   

1. Press OK and then Save to keep the changes.
2. On the physical device perform the actions described in the user manual to add this device to the network. The device should appear in the Home Devices tab in the Web Console, like the Simple DECT Outlet in the figure below.

   

Note: To see a device and its units displayed in a tree structure click on the plus next to this certain device (as shown in the figure below for the DECT Simple Outlet).

Removing an End Device from a DECT Network

To remove an end device from a DECT network you need to click on the icon in the actions column.

Turning On/Off a Binary Switch

To execute an operation on a device class object of a device, e.g. to toggle the state of a Binary Switch:

1. Click the Home Devices tab of the Web Console.
2. Make sure you have a DECT Binary Switch device added to the network and therefore present in the devices list. Open its device information window through a click on the icon from within the Actions column.
3. In the shown Device Information dialog, locate the Device Classes section which lists the contained device class objects. The device class object's operations are available in the Operations box under the device class label.
4. From the Binary Switch device class specific Operations box, select one of the available actions and click on the icon.

   

5. The output from the operation appears in a pop-up:

   

6. Press OK and then Save to keep the changes.