Pre-Installation; Inside Panel Description - Control 4 C4-DSC-EN-BL Setup Manual

Door Station - Exterior
Setup Guide

Inside Panel Description

Figure 2. Door Station, Inside Panel
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1 AC connection. Used to connect the wires for AC
power.
2 DC connection. Used to connect the wires for DC
power.
3 Contacts/Relays. Used to connect the wires for
Control4 and third-party devices.
NOTE: Use the contacts and relays for non-
secure devices only. For example, don't attach
security gate wires to this terminal block.
4 Ethernet connection. Supports PoE.
5 Reset Button. Used to reset or factory restore the
Door Station.
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Pre-Installation

1 Find the best exterior location for the Door
Station. See "Mounting Tips" below.
2 Install the Door Station Back Box. See the Door
Station Back Box Installation Guide for details.
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Determine which network and power options
to use (see "Network Options" and "Power
Options").
4 (WiFi only). Before the Door Station is fully
installed, Control4 recommends to test the
WiFi signal strength in Composer Pro's System
Manager; a strong, robust signal is required. See
the Composer Pro User Guide for details.
This device uses an Ethernet or WiFi network
connection and can be powered using Power
over Ethernet (PoE), AC, or DC. A wired network
connection is recommended for the best Video
Intercom experience. If it is not possible to use
Ethernet, then please follow these guidelines for
wireless.
NOTES: (1) Video Intercom usage. Although
this device supports b/g/n, 802.11 b is not
recommended or supported for Video
Intercom. (2) Wireless-N is recommended
for Video Intercom. See "Wireless Network
Limitations" below.
Wireless Network Limitations
Many WiFi Access Points handle Multicasts
(WiFi simultaneously sent to multiple devices,
for example, when the Door Station broadcasts
video to all stations) by slowing down
transmission speed to the 1 Mb basic rate. This
can cause overall WiFi congestion in the WiFi
network during the broadcast. Video Intercom
response times and images may degrade at
each device.
If a home requires a large number of WiFi
Video Intercom devices, ensure that you have
a robust WiFi network (possibly consisting of
multiple access points).