Dune HD Solo 4K User Manual page 25

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The "Backup and Restore" section allows creating and using a backup. The backup file is stored on the local computer.
Please note that any restore will overwrite the existing network. The restore operation must therefore be confirmed
in another message box. A checkbox defines if the node information in the z-wave chip itself shall be overwritten as
well. This operation results in a possible loss of all network relationships and may require a reinclusion of devices.
Handle with care.
The "Controller Maintenance" section offers two reset buttons. The "Reset API" restarts the operating system of the
Z-Wave transceiver chip (reboots the chip). This can be done safely all the time.
The "Controller Factory Default" turns the controller back into factory reset. All connections to included devices and
all configurations and settings are lost. This function must be handled with extreme care. An additional dialog requires
to explicitly confirm the function. Only use this function if you know what you do!
The function "Remove Failed Node" allows removing a node that is not longer communicating with the controller.
After multiple failed communications with a device the controller will mark this device as failed and avoid further
communication. This function finally removes such a device from the network configuration. The drop down list will
only show IDs of failed nodes. If this list is empty this is a good sign!
It is also possible to "Replace a Failed node" with a new node. This is a combination of removing the failed node and
adding a new node. Using this function makes sure the next included node has the same node ID as the failed node.
The drop down list will only show IDs of failed nodes. If this list is empty this is a good sign!
Battery operated devices are mainly in deep-sleep state and will not answer to communication requests. Hence the
controller will never automatically detect if a certain device is defect or gone. The function "Mark battery device as
failed" manually marks battery-operated devices as failed so that they can be removed or replaces. The dropdown list
shows all battery operated devices but this does not mean that they are failed.
The next two functions deal with the controller role in the network. With "Start Learn Mode" this controller can
become a secondary controller in another network. This is only possible if this controller did not include any other
device before. Clicking the "Start Learn Mode" button turns the controller in a function where it will accept inclusion
requests from other controllers. The controller status dialog on the upper left hand side shows this status. The Learn
mode will time out after about 20 seconds or when the device was included successfully. It is also possible to manually
terminate the mode.
The "Start NWI Learn Mode" function actively hands over the role of the primary controller of the network to a
controller that will be included using the normal inclusion process. The controller status dialog shows the mode and its
termination.
The "Call NIF from all devices" function is just a convenient way to retrieve a Node Information Frame from all devices
of the network.