Limited Warranty Hawking Technology guarantees that every HRGZ1 HomeRemote Gateway is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (1) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this two-year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. Warranty is for repair or replacement only. Hawking Technology does not issue any refunds. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3 1 - Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5 2 - Product Contents........................................................................................................................ 5 3 - What is Z-Wave Technology? ............................
12.5.3 - Add / Edit or Remove Devices ................................................................................ 30 12.5.4 - Notification Setup .................................................................................................... 32 12.5.5 - Adding Network Cameras ....................................................................................... 34 12.5.6 - Network Settings / IP Address / Login Setup .......................................................... 35 12.5.
1 - Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the Hawking Technologies HomeRemote™ Home Automation / Control Gateway. This manual will give you detailed instructions on all you need to know to setup, maintain and expand your HomeRemote System. With your HomeRemote Gateway and handheld Remote Control you will be able to control, monitor and secure your home from anywhere in the world.
3 - What is Z-Wave Technology? Z-Wave is an award-winning home control wireless standard. Using fail-safe wireless mesh technology, Z-Wave provides reliable and secure connections for all Z-Wave devices within the home. The HomeRemote System uses Z-Wave technology to communicate with home control devices and modules. To ensure that the Home Control devices you purchase are compatible with the HomeRemote System, make sure to look for the Z-Wave logo on the module plastic or packaging.
5 - System Diagram The HomeRemote System gives you remote control of your home from anywhere in the world. Using Z-Wave technology, the HomeRemote System is customizable to your specific needs and lifestyle.
6 - HRGZ1 – HomeRemote Wireless Internet Gateway Overview The HomeRemote Wireless Internet Gateway acts as the brain of your home control system. It connects your home to the internet and manages all devices within your system. 6.1 - Gateway Front Panel (LEDs) Power LED – Solid blue light when the power adapter is attached and working. Z-Wave Activity LED – Blinks when activity between home control devices is initiated.
6.2 - Gateway Back Panel RESET – The reset button can reboot (when pressed for 1 second) your HomeRemote Gateway when an error occurs or your HomeRemote Gateway stops functioning for some reason. A small pin or paper clip may be required to access the recessed button. When held for over 10 seconds, the Gateway will reset itself to the original default settings and all prior configurations will be lost. POWER – The power jack is used for connecting your power adapter to.
7 - HomeRemote Handheld Remote Control The Handheld Remote Control is used to add and remove Z-Wave devices from your home control system. The remote is also used for convenient control your home appliances and lights while at home. Front Panel Back Panel The remote control is organized by ‘Channels’ which are the buttons ranging from 1 through 6 and each Channel has a single ON button and OFF button. A ‘Channel’ can be associated with a single wireless device or multiple devices.
8 - First Time Setup The first time you setup your HomeRemote system you will need to locate the included Setup CD and the HomeRemote Gateway. Make sure that you have all the requirements before installing the Gateway (see System Requirements). Before placing the CD into your CD-Rom drive you will need to connect the hardware. Locate the HomeRemote Gateway, Power Adapter and Ethernet Cable from your packaging. Connect the HomeRemote Gateway to your home router as shown below.
Autoload Menu Page Select “Setup Wizard” from the menu page and follow the steps to begin the setup process. The Autoload menu page also gives you the option to view video tutorials on how to setup and use your remote control, view the User’s Manual, register your product and purchase extra modules from Hawking Technologies. 9 - HomeRemote Setup Wizard Walk-Through (Also in the Getting Started guide) The Setup Wizard will first check that the Internet connection to your computer is working.
9.2 - Hardware Setup The Hardware setup page will guide you through the correct setup of your HomeRemote Gateway to your home router. Follow the diagram to correctly connect your Gateway and then click Next. If there is something wrong with your hardware setup, the Setup Wizard will let you know and give you instructions on how to correct your setup. 9.3 - Locate the Gateway The Locate the Gateway page will scan your network for your Gateway.
9.5 - Password Setup The HomeRemote Gateway uses your Email address as your username and a password that you create to access the interface. Select a password that is easy to remember, but hard for someone to guess. A combination of letters and numbers is recommended (up to 15 characters). After you have selected your Username and Password click Next. 9.6 - Software Update The Setup Wizard will now automatically check for the latest software for the HomeRemote Gateway.
9.8 - Wireless Home Automation Setup Overview After you have successfully completed the setup of your Gateway to your home network, the Home Control setup will begin. This page gives you an overview of the steps necessary to customize the HomeRemote system to your home. 9.9 - Home Layout Setup The Home Layout setup page lets you customize the system with the specific rooms within your house.
9.11 - Transfer Settings to the Gateway After you have finished adding your modules and devices to your Handheld Remote Control, the Transfer Settings page will add the settings to your Gateway. Click the link to watch the Video Tutorial for detailed instructions on how to do this. Place the Remote Control next to the Gateway and hold the INCLUDE button down until the LEDs begin to flash.
9.14 - Notification Setup / User Accounts Notification accounts are used to determine where the Alerts and Notifications from your HomeRemote system get delivered to. There are two types of accounts to setup: Email and SMS Text Message. To setup an account, enter a name for the account (i.e. Sidd’s Cell Phone) select the type of account (i.e. Cell Phone), select the cellular carrier of the cell phone (i.e. Verizon) and enter the 10-digit cell phone number without dashes.
9.17 - Internet Access Setup (Manual Setup) In the event that the Router configuration fails the Wizard will display help page letting you know that the configuration has failed. If this happens, simply click on the link to view the Step-by-Step tutorial on how to manually configure your home Router. The tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to easily open a port on your router. 9.
9.20 - Setup Complete Your Setup is now complete. The final Wizard page gives you the links you will use to access your HomeRemote System from your home, the Internet as well as your Cellular phone. Note: When using a web-browser to access your HomeRemote System from your home, you will need to enter the local IP address of the Gateway instead of your custom domain name. When viewing from the internet remotely, you can use your custom domain name that you selected earlier.
10 - Setting Up the Handheld Remote Control The HomeRemote Handheld Remote Control is a powerful and convenient tool for use around your home to control a single device or multiple devices with the touch of a single button. The remote is capable of dimming lights, raising window shades or turning off electrical appliances all at once. The instructions below will give you detailed instructions on how to customize the remote towards your preferences.
11 - Using other Z-Wave Remote Controls There are many Z-Wave capable / HomeRemote Compatible remote controls on the market. Most Z-Wave capable remote controls are compatible with the HomeRemote System. Remote controls, such as those from Logitech Harmony, Monster Central and GE SmartHome will all work with your HomeRemote System.
12 - How to use the HomeRemote Web-Based Interface This section of the manual will guide you through using your web browser to access the HomeRemote System. To access the HomeRemote System from a web-browser from a computer within your home, you will need to type the IP Address of your Gateway into the address bar of the browser. For example, if your Gateway was setup on 192.168.1.230 then you would type http://192.168.1.230 into your web browser.
The Home Status page is a snapshot of your home’s current status. This is the first page you will see each time you logon to your HomeRemote Web Interface. The Web Interface is the portal to your home from any internet enabled web browser. From here you are able to control any modules and monitor all devices within your system.
12.2 - Control Page The Control Page gives you full Control of all Devices in your HomeRemote network. In addition to simple control, the Control page gives you the option to set “Timers” on all devices. The Quick Timers can be set in intervals from 1 minute to many hours. Quick Timers are great for turning lights or appliances Off before leaving your home or going to bed. You can control your thermostats, set temperatures and modes using “Timers” from the Control page.
12.3 - Device Management The Device Management Page lets you customize Scenes, Alerts and Notifications as well as Link Devices.
12.3.1 - Setting up Scenes A Scene is a single or group of Devices set to custom levels that is activated with one button, or single mouse click. Scenes can be used for many applications such as, turning off all lights before going to bed, setting a lighting scene for watching a movie or settings a dinner scene for mood lighting. To setup a Scene click “Create a New Scene” on the Device Management Page. 1) Name the Scene that you will be creating. (i.e.
The HomeRemote System is capable of sending a text message or an E-mail to you when a specific event occurs. You can customize which events you wish to be notified of and you can choose who gets notified. The Alerts and Notifications page is organized by Room. 1) Select the Room 2) The devices within that room will appear below.
The Linking Devices feature is organized by a single MASTER DEVICE and a single or multiple LINKED DEVICES. The MASTER DEVICE is the catalyst to activate or deactivate your LINKED DEVICES.
12.5 - Setup Page The Setup Page used to adjust your Gateways internal settings. From here you are able to adjust your local network settings, add or remove rooms, add new devices, change the clock time, reconfigure your notification settings, save and load profiles, update your firmware, reset the entire Gateway and change your DDNS settings and Web-address settings. It is highly recommended that you do not change these settings unless understand the effects of your changes. 12.5.
12.5.2 - Creating Rooms / Areas The Setup Wizard will guide you through the initial setup of your home and rooms, however if you wish to make any changes to your initial configuration you may do so here. To add a new room type the name of your room in the box and select the section of your home the room is in. Then click Add. To remove a room, click the Remove button next to the room you wish to remove.
When successful, the list of all your devices, including your old devices will appear in the page. Reset Z-Wave Controller To clear all devices from your Gateway, in the event that you wish to install your devices all over again, or when performing maintenance on your system you can select the Reset Z-Wave Controller button.
currently functioning normally. The Reset Controller feature will remove all devices, device settings, scenes, notifications and alerts, linked devices and controls from your Gateway. 12.5.4 - Notification Setup The Notification Setup page shows your current notification settings that were originally setup during your initial Setup Wizard run. This page will allow you to change the settings of your mail server and add, edit or remove your notification accounts.
Adding Notification Accounts Notification Accounts are used to determine where the Alerts and Notifications are sent to. For example, when you setup an Alert you will choose the Notification Accounts that will receive those alerts.
12.5.5 - Adding Network Cameras When adding a Network Camera to your HomeRemote System, the Setup Wizard that is included with the HomeRemote Camera is used to setting up your Camera. In the event that the Camera requires maintenance or you wish to manually setup a HomeRemote Video Camera you can use the Network Camera Setup page to do so. When adding a camera, you will need to assign it a name, a location (i.e.
12.5.6 - Network Settings / IP Address / Login Setup The network IP Address of your HomeRemote Gateway can be adjusted here. It is recommended that you do not change these settings unless you understand the effects of your change. IP Address: This is the local IP address of your HomeRemote Gateway. The IP Address of your Gateway needs to be in the same subnet as your home network/router. If it is in a different subnet you will not be able to access the Gateway.
Login Setup To change your password on your HomeRemote Gateway you will need to type in your new password and then retype the same password. Click Change and you will be required to use your new password to login. 12.5.7 - Firmware Upgrades Every so often, Hawking Technologies will release a new firmware to add new features and benefits to your HomeRemote Gateway. The firmware is a file that is downloaded and installed to your Gateway that the Gateway uses to operate.
12.5.8 - Saving and Loading Profiles The Save and Load Profile page lets you save your current settings (Rooms, devices, Alerts, Notifications, Scenes etc…) to a single file on your computer’s hard drive. At a later time you may reload this file to restore the settings saved to the Profile file. This feature is used as a back up feature in the case that something goes wrong with your Gateway. It is recommended that you save a Profile after you have setup your home settings for the first time.
12.5.9 - Resetting the Gateway In the Reset Gateway page you can reset your Gateway to default settings or reset only your ZWave network settings to remove all modules within your network. It is recommended that you do not use this feature unless you understand the effects of your changes. Resetting the Z-Wave Home Network will remove all modules, module names and settings from your Gateway. You will need to re-add these modules in from your remote control.
13 - Using the HomeRemote Cell Link Service The Cell Link Service is a premium service offered by HomeRemote that allows for control and monitoring of your HomeRemote system from your cellular phone. The configurations from your HomeRemote Gateway are transferred to the web and sent to your cell phone via an installable application on your cell phone. This section will go over the setup of the Cell Link Service as well as instructions on how to use the program on your cell phone. 13.
Lastly, if you have selected that your carrier, manufacturer or model is not listed or if you’ve completed the setup thus far, you will need to enter your cell phone number and click Continue. The Cell Link Service will send a text message to your phone. This text message will contain a link that you can use to download Cell Link and will look similar to this. When you have received the text message, follow the link in the message by selecting the Go option on your phone to download the application.
The ‘My Gateway’ page lists all HomeRemote Gateways that you have associated to your Cell Link account. You can edit the names of your Gateway here and make adjustments to your current subscription or add a new subscription to a new Gateway. The ‘My Phones’ tab gives you a list of all cell phones added to your Cell Link service. Here you can add more cell phones to your account, change the names of your cell phones and Activate new cell phones.
application in the menu, it can be launched as any other application, by scrolling to the application name and selecting ‘OK’ or ‘Select.’ 13.6 - Activate your Phone and Software After you have loaded the application you will need to Activate your software from the ‘Options’ menu. If ‘Activate’ does not appear in the Options menu then your software has already been activated and does not need to be activated again unless you have problems accessing your HomeRemote System from your phone.
Once you locate the Cell Link application on your cell phone press ‘Select’ to run the program. During the initial boot up, Cell Link will establish a connection with your HomeRemote Gateway to retrieve any changes in your home layout. Note: You may incur charges for Internet Access from your cellular carrier if you currently do not have a data plan on your cell phone service. When the application loads you will see your Room layout on the left navigation bar.
can view this screen full sized by selecting the ‘Large’ button on the bottom right using your cell phone buttons. Note: Video quality and speed will vary depending on your cellular carrier broadband technology offering, cell phone model, geographical location and cellular data plan. It is recommended you use a 3G phone with broadband Internet access for the best quality video on your cell phone. Installation and setup of HomeRemote Video Cameras for your Cell Link account is very simple.
13.8 - Cell Link Options Menu and Navigation Tips The Cell Link Main Menu contains functions that you can use to customize the setup of your phone. Items such as a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or activation of short cut codes can be turned on or off to fit your needs. Depending on the model of your phone, these menu options may appear in a different order than listed below, but they will function as described. 13.8.
These commands enable the Cell-Link application to properly send commands over the internet as well as make use of the ‘thumb wheel’ navigation control on the BlackBerry® device. 13.8.4 - Connection Options If you have a BlackBerry® device, it is necessary to set the connection settings of your BlackBerry® so Cell-Link can access the internet to communicate with your home automation system. You may set these connection settings by selecting the ‘Connection Options’ command in the Options Menu.
13.9 - Exiting Cell Link There are two methods by which you can exit the Cell-Link application. 1) From any screen or menu the application will exit if the red “hang-up” or “End” button is pressed. 2) From the Main Menu, there is ‘Soft Key’ option for the “EXIT” function. Pressing the ‘Soft Key’ associated with this function will exit the application. The Cell-Link application will also close if you receive a phone call while using Cell-Link. 13.
quality light switches come in different designs, colors, wiring configurations and sizes to fit your home’s specific needs. When used with the HomeRemote Device Linking feature, a Wireless Light Switch can be linked not only to control your pre-wired home lighting, but also any other Z-Wave enabled device in your home, such as a lamp in another location. Installation of a Wireless Light Switch is just like any other light switch.
Outlet and use the ‘Program’ button located in the middle of the outlet to ‘Include’ it into your network. Z-Wave Power Outlets are typically used to control any electrical appliance or plug in lamp. 14.3 - Climate Control Thermostat – Remotely control your home temperature and climate with Z-Wave enabled Wireless Thermostats.
14.6 - Access Control Garage Door Opener – Z-Wave enabled Garage Door Openers give you control of your garage door from anywhere in the world using the HomeRemote Gateway. Installation of these units depends on the manufacturer and model. It may require professional installation. 14.
15 - Frequently Asked Questions 15.1 - General Questions Question: What is home automation and home control? Answer: Home automation and home control is the use of technology in the home to make life more comfortable by automating normal home appliances and activities. Home automation and home control allows you to control features of your home, including lighting, audio equipment, heating/air conditioning and appliances.
Question: How many devices can I control with the remote control? Answer: The Handheld Remote Control can hold a total of 96 devices and each Channel can control up to 16 devices. Question: What if the light or appliance that I’m trying to control does not turn on? Answer: Check to see if the device is turned on. Check to see if the bulb has failed. Try replacing the batteries on the remote control. Question: I had a power outage and my dimmer module didn’t automatically turn on.
15.3 - HomeRemote Gateway Installation Question: I have added a lot of devices with my remote control and transferred them to my Gateway with the wizard. There are too many being displayed and I don’t know which one is which? Answer: You forgot to use the Home Planning Guide while adding in your modules. When you add a network with a lot of devices, things tend to get messy. The Home Planning Guide is used to organize your network so you know which module is which.
Question: After the Setup Wizard has detected my remote control network and transferred the settings over, the modules listed are not in the order that I have installed them. How do I tell which module is which? Answer: This sometimes happens when the remote control you are using has been previously used to install another network.
Answer: Setting schedules for your HomeRemote system is done through your Scenes. If you wish to only schedule one module to turn on or off you would need to create a Scene with only a single module in it. To set the schedule for this Scene, use the scheduling menu in the Scene setup page. Question: How do I schedule or turn my alerts off? Answer: From the ‘Home Status’ page there is the option of ‘BYPASSING’ any Scene or Alert you have previously created. Bypassing will basically turn off this feature.
Question: What do I do if I change cellular service providers? Answer: Go to the “My Phones” tab to add your new phone to your subscription and remove the old one.
16 – HomeRemote Gateway Specifications and Ranges Management Software Ranges: • • • • • • • • • Maximum Z-Wave modules that can be added to the Gateway: 232 Maximum Cameras that can be added to the Gateway: 32 Maximum Scenes that can be added to the Gateway: 64 Maximum Thermostats that can be added to the Gateway: 16 Maximum amount of modules that can be added to Scenes: 1024 Maximum amount of Rooms/Areas that can be added to the Gateway: 64 Maximum amount of Schedules that can be set: 128 Maximum amount o