Adding a Z-Wave Device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2

Hey, DIYers. This is Jarrett with Alarm Grid here. Today we're going to be discussing how you would include or add a Z-Wave device into the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. Now, the reason why you would add a Z-Wave device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 is so that you can either control Z-Wave lights, Z-Wave thermostats, or certain Z-Wave locks so you can have a type of home automation for your home. So if you were a user, and you did want to add a Z-Wave device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2, you're going to follow a couple of different steps. The first step is by clearing the device or clearing the Z-Wave device from the network. You always want to clear the Z-Wave device from the network before you add it to your alarm system so that you can ensure that it is going to work properly and not have any type of issues. Now, when you are adding the Z-Wave device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2, we do recommend that you try to bring the Z-Wave device as close as possible to the system to ensure that it is getting a good connection. So the first step in clearing the Z-Wave device from the network, you're going to go to the little gray bar on top of the screen. And then you're going to hit Settings. And then from here you're going to press Advanced Settings. Enter user code. And you're going to use your installer code. The default installer code for the system is 1111. So once you've done that, then you're going to press Installation. And then you're going to tap Devices. And you should see Z-Wave Devices. So you're going to tap on that. And you're going to have all these options in here. But to clear the device, you're going to press Clear Device. And this has put the system into its exclusion process. So right now I'm actually going to cancel it real quick. Your operation cancelled. So right now, when we put this to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 in its inclusion process, the way to clear the device or clear that Z-Wave device from the network is by putting the Z-Wave device into it its inclusion process while the Qolsys this is excluding. So once it does that, then it will successfully remove a Z-Wave device from the network. So we're here now. This is the Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave thermostat. So we're going to be using this with the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. So as of right now, the Qolsys is in its inclusion mode or exclusion mode. So to put this system or a Z-Wave device into an inclusion mode, you're going to tap the screen. And then you're going to press Menu on the bottom. And then you're going to hit the right arrow until you see Z-Wave Setup and then press Select. And then you should see Set Control. And now it's in inclusion process. So as you can see, the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 has successfully cleared the Z-Wave device from the network. So you will get this message that it has successfully cleared from the network. You're just going to press OK. Now the next step is to add the Z-Wave device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. So what you're going to tap is Add Device. And then you're going to press Include on the bottom. And it's going to put the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 in its inclusion process. So to add the Z-Wave device to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2, you're going to press Menu. You're going to go until you see Z-Wave Setup. And you're going to press Select. And then you're going to see Set Control. And you're going to press Select again. So as of right now, it is including with the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. And as you can see, it has successfully included. So as you can see, the Honeywell T6 Pro thermostat has been successfully added to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. So as you can see, you have the ID, which is 8. And then for the type, it's obviously going to be a thermostat. And then if you want to change the name for the thermostat so you could distinguish which one it is, you just hit the down arrow. And you'll see Custom Name to be able to put in your own name for it. You have downstairs , thermostat, hallway thermostat, and upstairs thermostat. So you choose whichever one you want to go with. But for right now, we're just going to keep it as thermostat. And then once you have confirmed all the information, you're going to press Add. Thermostat is added to network successfully. So it has successfully added to the Qolsys IQ Panel 2. So basically, at this point, you could just press the House button to go all the way back to the home screen. So in order to control the Z-Wave thermostat, you're going to be on the home screen, and you're basically going to slide until you see the thermostat. So to configure the thermostat or change the temperature or what not, you're basically just going to tap this until you can change the temperature, if you want it higher or lower. Right now we're going to keep it as 72 because it is pretty nice and chilly at 72. And you can change the fan settings, if you want to that as automatic, continuously on, or auto. You can change the heat, cool, or turn off the thermostat, if you want to. And that is how you add a Z-Wave device to Qolsys IQ Panel 2. If you have any questions about the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 or alarm systems in general, please contact us at support@alarmgrid.com or go to our website, alarmgrid.com. If you found this video helpful, please like, subscribe. And if you want future notifications on any future videos, please click the Bell icon. This is Jarrett with Alarm Grid. You have yourself a great day.