Specifications

Managing Home Devices
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Chapter 5: Managing Home Devices
The Visonic PowerLink enables PowerMax+ / PowerMax PRO users that have an
X10 transmitter module connected to the PowerMax+ / PowerMax PRO control panel
and X10 enabled appliances around the house to control these home devices over the
Internet. The Visonic PowerLink 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+ / PowerMax PRO 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 19).
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.
¾ To display the Home Devices View:
1. In the side menu of the Visonic PowerLink window click .
The Home Devices view is displayed.
¾ 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).