This article details how to create Main and Sub-Accounts and link signals through the Main to the Sub-account.
Important Notes:
- All signal processing happens on the MAIN account.
- It is possible to program Late to Close, Late to Open, and a few other System Generated events on the Sub-accounts.
- The Transmitter Linking form only appears when there is a Main/sub-account relationship or greater than one System.
- It is possible to wild card the Area and Zone information within the Output section, provided the Event Category is listed.
- Always TEST your changes!!
Main Account
- Load, or Create the Main Customer Account
- Edit the record and ensure the Account Type reads Main Account.
- Save the record.
Sub Account
- Load, or Create the Sub-account Customer
- Edit the record and ensure the Account Type reads Sub.
- Link the Sub-account to the Main Account record.
- Go to the Systems form and ADD a System with a “dummy” transmitter.
- Save the record.
Transmitter Linking - Transmitter linking occurs on the Main account.
- Load the Systems form
- Enter any signal translation programming necessary, on the programming form.
- Load the Transmitter Linking form.
- Enter the Transmitter, Area, Zone, and Event Category, when necessary, into the Output section of the Transmitter Linking form.
- Within the Redirect section of the Transmitter Linking
- Select the Sub-account that should receive the “pushed” signal.
- Select the Sub-system
- Enter an equal (=) sign within the Area and Zone columns if the same information should be displayed on the Sub-account. If not, enter the new Area and/or Zone information.
- Save the record.
