Configure a Door Station

Use the System Design and Connections views to add and configure a Door Station.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the Door Station is installed as directed in the Control4 Door Station – Exterior Setup Guide or Door Station-Interior Setup Guide available on the Dealer Portal.

Ensure that your project has a Control4 controller added and identified in the Control4 system.

To add and configure a Door Station:

To add the driver and identify the device see “How to add devices to a project.” Ensure that the Door Station driver is added to the project tree.

(Optional) To configure the properties, click System Design.

In the project tree, select the Door Station object. Both Door Station models use the same driver.

View and change the properties in the Properties pane as needed.

Modifiable properties include:

Reboot—Click Reboot to reboot the Door Station.

WiFi Signal Strength (%)—If Wi-Fi is used this shows the strength of the signal. Ensure that the signal is strong and robust if you use the Door Station for Wi-Fi. We recommend using Ethernet rather than Wi-Fi for best results.

Notes: (1) Video Intercom. Although this device supports b/g/n, 802.11 b is not supported for video intercom use. (2) Wireless-n is recommended for video intercom.

Refresh—Click to refresh the signal strength values.

Select Intercom Group—If a group has been created, use the drop-down list to select the group. The default is All.

Door Station Options:

Enable Camera—Checked by default. When checked, this allows the device to use the camera for video intercom in addition to audio.

Door Bell Ring—Checked by default. When checked, this allows the device to be used with the doorbell. This can be disabled if programming is used; for example, if you want a different sound or lights to come on.

Door Bell Button:

Forking Call—Configures the Door Bell Button on the Door Station to perform a forking call. Use this option with T3 series touch screens in the project.

Broadcast Call—Configures the Door Bell Button on the Door Station to perform a broadcast call. Use this option with legacy touchscreens in the project.

Programming Only— Configures the Door Bell Button on the Door Station to not automatically make an intercom call. You can program an announcement or other types of calls in the Programming view when the button is pressed.

Enable Button Backlight—Checked by default. When checked, this turns on the button's backlight. If you don't want to use the backlight, uncheck this option. Tip: This option can be used in programming to turn on the backlight at night.

Note: The Door Station driver includes an Intercom Proxy sub-driver with OS 2.7. See “Configure the Intercom Proxy Properties for touch screen drivers compatible with the Communication agent.”

Wireless Network Limitations

Many Wi-Fi Access Points handle Multicasts (Wi-Fi simultaneously sent to multiple devices, for example, when the Door Station broadcasts video to all stations) by slowing down transmission speed to the 1 Mb basic rate. This can cause overall Wi-Fi congestion in the Wi-Fi network during the broadcast. Video intercom response times and images may degrade at each device.

If a home requires a large number of Wi-Fi Video Intercom devices, ensure that you have a robust Wi-Fi network (possibly consisting of multiple access points).