
Managing Home Devices
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Chapter 6 Managing Home Devices
The Visonic PowerLink2 enables PowerMax users that have an X10 transmitter
module connected to the PowerMax control panel and X10 enabled appliances around
the house to control these home devices over the Internet. The Visonic PowerLink2
allows the end-user to manage the different appliances (Turn On, Off), attach
descriptions and locations to each appliance, view the current status of the appliance
(On, Off) as well as the ability to receive notifications on appliance status changes and
troubles.
The Home Devices view enables quick and efficient management of home devices
enrolled in the PowerMax security system.
Viewing Device Information
The Home Devices View is separated into four tabs in which the home devices are
displayed filtered by:
• Device Status
• Device Type
• Device Location
• Search
The tabs display relevant information for each home automation device as well as
functionality actions.
Functionality actions for a home automation device vary according to the device type.
For example a lamp can be dimmed and brightened; a heater can be set to a warmer or
cooler temperature. The text on and above an action buttons describes the
functionality for a specific device.
Note
To use the functionality click the and icons of the action.
A search engine enables a direct search of a specific home device by the device name
(see Searching for a Specific Device by Name on page 32).
In the following sections each tab is described in detail.
In each of the filtering tabs you can activate or deactivate the home automation
devices.
To display the Home Devices View:
1. In the side menu of the Visonic PowerLink2 window click .
The Home Devices view is displayed.
To activate / deactivate a home automation device:
1. Select one of the tabs and locate the required home automation device (see the
following sections for a detailed description of each tab).
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