Changing The Master Password; Setting Up Multiple Units - Linear AE-500 Installation Instructions Manual

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Setting Up Multiple Units

The system supports up to seven AE-500s connected to the same telephone line.

Some telephone systems may only support up to four units on the same telephone

line. In multiple-unit installations each AE-500 must be assigned a unique unit

number before programming. The unit number allows connecting to a speciﬁ c unit

when calling for programming. One unit must be assigned as Unit #1.

✦ NOTE: If this is the only unit used in the installation, leave the factory

setting at one. Skip this programming step.

Perform the following steps on each AE-500 unit connected to the same

telephone line.

1. If not already in Programming Mode, use the local keypad to enter the

master password and access programming.

2. Press:

3. Enter the unit number (1-7).

4. Press

5. Exit Programming Mode.

Multiple Unit Installation Programming Information

To computer program multi-unit installations that use the same telephone line,

each unit will require a separate "Dial-up" connection.

Creating a Connection for Each Unit

1. Start creating a "Dial-up" connections for each unit as described on

Page 13.

2. When the "New Connection Wizard" asks for the "Connection Name"

(Step #6 in the Page 13 ﬁ gure) enter a unique name for the speciﬁ c unit.

Example: "AE-500 Unit #2"

3. When the "New Connection Wizard" asks for the "Phone Number to Dial"

(Step # 7 in the Page 13 ﬁ gure) enter the common telephone number for the

multi-unit installation followed by four commas, the unit number, and a #.

Example: "555-1234,,,,2#"

✦ NOTE: Each comma adds a 2-second delay to the dialing process.

Depending on the time required by the telephone system to make a

connection to the AE-500, more or less commas might be required.

4. When the "New Connection Wizard" is ﬁ nished, a desktop icon named for

each AE-500 unit will be created on the computer.

To connect to a speciﬁ c unit for programming, double-click on the desktop icon

named for the unit.

Copying Data from One Unit to Another

If multiple units will be sharing the same programming information, data from one

unit can be copied to another. A backup ﬁ le is created in this process to make

copies. For security, backing up a unit's data is always a good idea.

1. After entering the Resident Data, Media Data, and programming options

for the ﬁ rst unit, click "Utilities", then "Data Backup". Click "Save" at the

XML warning window then select a ﬁ le to save to.

2. After the data backup is complete, disconnect from the ﬁ rst unit, then re-

connect to the unit to copy the data to.

3. From the home page, click "Utilities", then "Load Factory Defaults". When

complete, click "Data Restore" and browse for the ﬁ le to copy. Select the

ﬁ le and click "Upload" to send the ﬁ le to the unit.

✦ IMPORTANT NOTE: Always load the factory defaults into a unit before

performing data restore. Otherwise, the unit's data may become corrupted.

4. Make any other unit-speciﬁ c programming changes before disconnecting.