Discovering / Adding Gateways; Color Definitions - Alarm Lock ArchiTech Series User Manual

Once connected to the network, Gateways must be
discovered and added to the Account.
accomplished in one of 3 ways:
● In the Gateway Configuration screen, click the Discover
Gateways And Auto Add button. This one-click option
discovers and adds ALL "Available"
Definitions below) Gateways to the selected Account.
● In the Gateway Configuration screen Gateways menu,
click Discover New Gateway(s). This action will find ALL
"Available" Gateways and list them on the screen.
Note: The IP addresses of " Available" Gateway(s)
will be highlighted green (see Color Definitions below).
The next step is to click to select a Gateway you wish to
add, then click Gateways > Add Gateway to Account.
Click Yes in the confirmation popup and when added,
the IP address of the Gateway will be highlighted in blue.
This two-step option allows you to first discover
Gateways, then selectively decide which Gateways to
add.
Note: USB Gateways are added using either of the two
methods described above (see OI386).
● In the Gateway Configuration screen, click Gateways >
Manually Add a Gateway. This option opens the
Manual Gateway Addition screen, where the MAC
Address of the Gateway is manually typed and saved to
the database. A connection will then be attempted to the
Gateway over the network, and if successful, the
Gateway will be added to the system. When Gateways
cannot be added to the system, it will be colored red.
See Color Definitions below.
For a Gateway to be considered "Available", it
TIP
must be on the network, have a dynamically
obtained IP address, and manually reset (see
WI2085 for reset GW procedure). A Gateway may also
be considered "Available" if it already contains the same
Security Password as the Security Password set for the
Account. See section Gateways > Import Gateway and
Assigned Lock(s) for more information.
Things to Remember
1. IMPORTANT: Gateways must be on the same
Subnet as DL-Windows to allow for successful
discovery. Once Gateways are
added to the system, its static IP
address, Wireless settings, etc.,
may then be configured.
Gateways >
Network Settings
information.
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Discovering / Adding Gateways

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(see Color
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Configure/Edit
for more
2. All added Gateways are put into Gateway Emergency
"GROUP A" by default. For more information, see
Automatic Gateway Grouping on page 42.
3. Since Gateways are discovered and added using DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration
therefore not yet static, a reminder "red siren" symbol
will be displayed in the DL-Windows "Main Screen"
status bar upon Gateway addition.
symbol is a reminder that keypad-initiated Emergency
commands may not function correctly if the Gateway
has not been configured with a static IP address. See
38 for important information.

Color Definitions

The IP Address column is color coded, as follows:
● Blue: Gateway Status = Ready.
Indicates the Gateway has been discovered on the
network successfully, and added to an existing Account
within DL-Windows. Note: This Gateway may or may
not have physical locks assigned (may or may not have
a Lock Table assigned).
● Green: Gateway Status = Available.
Indicates a Gateway has been successfully discovered
on the network, but has not been added to the Account
within DL-Windows.
● Red:
Gateway Status = Unreachable.
Indicates a Gateway
discovered and added to an Account, but is currently not
reachable on the network. Note: Gateway can be re-
located by clicking Gateways > Relocate Gateways
Displayed in red.
security mismatch, detailed below.
OR
Red:
Gateway Status = Security Mismatch.
Indicates the Gateway Security Password and the
Security Password set for the Account are not the same,
therefore a successful
established. Note:
configuration data. See page 20 ("Gateways > Send
Config Table to the Gateway" ) and the TIP on page
26 (the page for "Gateway Configuration > Gateways >
Relocate Gateways (Displayed in red)" ) for more
information.
Protocol), and
The "red siren"
that has been previously
This red color can signify a
connection cannot
Gateway may require latest
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be
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