Connected with Control4

About This Manual

Control4 develops smart home automation systems to control lighting, entertainment, security, energy, and other connected devices. The company's 2013 initial public offering was considered to be the first pure-play home automation IPO ever.
 
This manual is intended for guiding dealers of configuring and adding Dnake intercoms to a Control4 solution. It will introduce how dealers can make video calls between Dnake intercoms and Control4 T3 7'' dock tablet, and manage the door lock connected to the Dnake intercoms. Dnake villa door phone can send video stream via H264 codec and will open the door lock via HTTP command. 

Content
1. Overview	1
1.1. Before You Begin	1
1.2. Connection Diagram	2
1.3. Power on Dnake devices	3
2. Door Phone Configurations	4
2.1. Obtain IP Address	4
2.2. Connect/Login	5
2.3. Add Drivers in Composer	6
2.4. Bind Drivers to Devices	7
2.5. SIP Settings	7
2.6. Lock Manipulation	8
2.7. Communication Settings	10
Appendix: Limitation in Dnake Drivers	11

1.	Overview
1.1.	Before You Begin
Hardware:
Dnake door station: Take 280SD-C12 for an example, firmware version 2.1.1.0
Control4 Controller EA1: version 3.1.1
Control4 T3 7'' dock tablet: version 3.1.3

Software:
Composer: version 3.1.1
Door station’s driver version: Dnake 280SD-C12(Control4_v280_access_2020_12_22)

1.2.	Connection Diagram

1.3.	Power on Dnake devices
Dnake smart intercoms can be powered on via POE or 12V/1A power adapter. 
Take Dnake 280SD-C12 for an example:

2.	
Door Phone Configurations
2.1.	Obtain IP Address
While 280SD-C12 power up normally, please use our remote update tool to search the devices ip address.

The defacult IP address is 192.168.68.90.

2.2.	Connect/Login

Open a web browser, and access the corresponding IP address. Enter the default user name and password to login. The default administrator’s user name and password are shown as below:
User Name: admin
Password: 123456
Note: The recommended browser is Google Chrome. 

2.3.	

Add Drivers in Composer
Run the Composer software and go to Items - Search interface to find the door phone driver which users can enter Dnake to search.

Double click to add drivers to the project which users can see in the System Design interface and rename the driver to identify.
Note: If the drivers can not be add, please contact Dnake technical support for it.

2.4.	Bind Drivers to Devices
Go to Connections - Network - IP Network Connections interface to bind the driver to device via directly moving item from Available Devices interface.  

2.5.	SIP Settings

Go to System Design interface to select the door phone first.
Go to Properties interface to configure SIP account, SIP password.
Every row needs to be confirmed by clicking on the Set button.Back to
door phone’s website, and go to VOIP interface to check whether the 
SIP account is registered or not.
Note: If the SIP account is not registered, users can
1. Check whether the Communication agents is added or not;
2. If added, reboot the controller to try to active the SIP server again.
2.6.	

Lock Manipulation
Go to Items - My Drivers interface to find the door lock driver.
Double click to add drivers to the project and rename them.

Go to Connections - Control/AV interface and select door lock.
Go to Control&Audio Video Connections interface bind the 
driver to device’s relay port via directly moving item to
Relay Output Devices interface.

Go to Programming interface, select door phone and select door phone event to be UI Button One/Two Pressed.
Go to Actions interface, select door lock, select the lock actions to be Toggle the room->Lock and move the lock action to Script interface.

Go to System Design interface to select the door phone - Intercom.
Go to Properties - Custom Buttons interface to tick to enable two UI buttons which can be used as the trigger for sending HTTP command to door phone to unlock doors and rename them. 

2.7.	

Communication Settings
1. Call group
Go to Agents interface and add Communication agent first.The default All call group is only 
with Control4 devices, like T3.Users can add new call group and add 280SD-C12 and T3 to it. 
Go to System Design interface to select door phone.
Go to Properties interface to select which group the door phone should call.

2. Call volume settings from composer
Go to System Design interface to select the door phone - Intercom, and then users can configure call volume settings.
Note: The call volume can not be muted from composer.
After each settings is done, upload this project to Controller (File/ Refresh Navigators).

Appendix: Limitation in Dnake Drivers
1. Supported features from Composer: 
SIP settings, unlock via HTTP command settings, Call group (The default All call group is only with Control4 devices, like T3), Ringer, Speaker, Custom Buttons.

2. Unsupported features from Composer:
Play Door Chime, Do Not Disturb, Auto Answer, Send Video, Stop Video, Pause/Resume Call, Monitor Mode, Current Session, API Calls, set show main/mirror video,video preview settings,Mic sliders (The call volume can not be muted from composer).

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