DSC Tech Tip - Enrolling a PG9WLSHW8 with a Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus - Dated June, 2021.

PG9WLSHW8

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Enrollment of the

PG9WLSHW8




The IQPanel 2+ v2.5.3 and higher panels will suppor
t up to two PG9WLSHW8 hardwired to
PowerG wireless translators.


PG9WLSHW8

~ say that five times fast... why so many characters?


PG = PowerG wireless compatible

9 = 912MHz – 919MHz PowerG frequency used in
North American

WLS = Wireless

HW = Hardwired

8 = Number of hardwired zones built into the
module







Enrollment
Button
Status LED
PG9WLSHW8

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Enrollment process:

Step 1:


Power up the PG9WLSHW8, plug in the battery firs
t and then the AC transformer.


Step 2:


Default the PG9WLSHW8 by pressing the Enrollment
Button for approximately 10 seconds until
the Status LED comes on solid RED.

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Tech Tip:

Hold the Enrollment Button past the first LED state
of ORANGE until

the Status LED turns RED.


Step 3:

Enter into ‘Auto Learn Sensor’ of the IQPanel 2+
programming.

Settings > Advance Settings > Installation > D
evices > Security Sensors > Auto Learn Sensor.

Press the Enrollment Button on the PG9WLSHW8 mod
ule for approximately 3 seconds, once
the Status LED flashes ORANGE release the Enroll
ment Button, immediately. DO NOT HOLD.






Once the PG9WLSHW8’s ESN populates, confirm the ESN
, then click ‘OK’ and click ‘ADD NEW’.

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Tech Tip:
Change the Sensor Name as needed. The other prog
ramming
options do not need to be chang
ed.


Step 4:

Confirm the signal strength of the PG9WLSHW8 by
pressing the Enrollment Button for 1 second.
The Status LED will flash to confirm the signal
strength:

3 x
GREEN
flashes = Strong
3 x
ORANGE
flashes = Medium
3 x
RED
flashes = Poor

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Tech Tip:

Test the PG9WLSHW8 multiple times to confirm a stab
le signal strength.


Add
a
PG9920 repeater if needed for better signal strengt
h.
PG9WLSHW8

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Each PG9WLSHW8 will populate into 9 zone slots of t
he IQPanel 2+. The first slot will be
assigned to the Hardwire Translator and each hardwi
red zone input (Input 1 – Input 8) will be
assigned to an independent zone slot of the IQPanel
2+. These zone slots will be in sequential
order if there are no open zone slots in the prior
zone list. See the example below.



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Step 5:

Edit the zones as needed.

Settings > Advanced Settings > Installation >
Devices > Security Sensors > Edit Sensor.




Click on the EDIT icon and edit the zone in
formation as needed.



Click ‘SAVE’.








*** Input 4 Zone 5 is in sequence, but off screen o
f the screen shots above. PG9WLSHW8

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Step 6:

Delete the unused zones as needed.

Settings > Advanced Settings > Installation >
Devices > Security Sensors > Delete Sensor.




Select the zones to be deleted and click ‘DELE
TE’.

Restoring PG9WLSHW8 Deleted Zones:

Deleted zones can be restored into the system by ma
nually enrolling the PG9WLSHW8’s ESN
under the Add Sensor menu.

Settings > Advanced Settings > Installation >
Devices > Security Sensors > Add Sensor.




Enter the PG9WLSHW8’s ESN into ‘Sensor DL ID’, sele
ct the ‘Hardwire Input’ to be restored, edit
the zone information as needed and click ‘ADD NEW’.












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If additional wireless zones have been enrolled
after the PG9WLSHW8 zone inputs were
deleted, the inputs being restored will enroll into

the next zone slots the panel has available.

* If it is desired to keep the PG9WLSHW8’s
zone in sequential order (grouped together), the
existing zones occupying the sequential slots
must be deleted, then reenrolled into the panel
once the PG9WLSHW8’s inputs have been
restored back to the panel.