Replacing an existing controller using the Controller Migration Wizard

Use the Controller Migration Wizard in Composer Pro to easily replace an existing controller in a project.

Note: You should be connected to the same network as the controller when using the Migration Wizard.

Supported uses:

  • Primary Controller — Replace a functioning primary controller with a new (or different) controller; migrate project & controller registration to customer.control4.com web services.
  • Secondary Controller—
  1. Replace a functioning secondary controller with a new (or different) controller.
  1. Replace a non-functioning secondary controller with a new (or RMA replacement) controller.

Limitations:

  • Please note that third-party drivers that are authorized, activated, or registered with the MAC address of the primary controller will need to be re-authorized by the installer after the primary controller is changed. The wizard will report the new primary controller’s MAC address. You will need to contact the third-party suppliers and request an updated license(s) or activation keys..
  • Some Control4-produced and third-party drivers also use MAC-based pairing or activation solutions to enable communications with the target device or system. Examples of these include: Pandora, AppleTV, and Apple iTunes. These drivers will also need to be reactivated after the migration.
  • It is not possible to migrate a non-functional primary controller. If the primary controller needs to be RMA’d, you have to manually load the project onto the new controller.

Before you begin:

  1. Add the replacement controller to the project.
  2. Identify the replacement controller.
  3. Update the OS on the project and controllers to the same version.

To start the Controller Migration Wizard:

  1. Click Tools > Controller Migration Wizard to open the Wizards windows.

  1. Read the pre-requistes, then click the Start button.
  2. In the Controller Selection window, select the Source Controller then the Target Controller from the list of controllers in the project.

  1. Click Project Migration, Zigbee Mesh Controller Migration to move this function to the Target Controller and click Next.

Note: Migration Options auto-populate based on the functions that the Source Controller is running.

  1. Verify the connections you wish to transfer to the Target Controller. Click Accept to select all the connections, or de-select connections if you're keeping the old controller for inputs and outputs. Click Next, when you're finished.

Note: Since controllers can support a different number of connections, all connections are moved in sequential order starting at the first available option. For example, if a single IR connection on an EA-3 is connected to IR Output 3, the connection will be mapped to a CORE-3 IR Output 1.

  1. Verify the location to save a pre and post project backup and Migration Wizard Report to your computer. Click the folder icon to change the location. Click Next.

 

  1. The Migration Wizards moves the project configuration and connections to the Target Controller. When the migration is finished, it drops the connection to Director.

  1. Connect to the new controller and verify the migration was successful.