A full backup of your Collective. For instructions on how to backup your configuration, please refer to our Backup and Restore page.
Step 1: Physically connect your devices
Before adding a WaveEngine to your EXISTING Collective, you MUST connect the new HYDROS device to one of your HYDROS device(s) already in the collective using Command Bus Cables and a Terminator if you don’t already have one.
Power down your Collective.
WARNING: Never ADD a device to live and powered collective. If you disconnect a device to move it, be sure to power down your entire Collective and then connect the new device and power up the collective. This will prevent any possible damage to the command bus ports by inserting a “hot” command bus cable.
Add your new device by physically connecting it via the command bus port.
Power up the Collective, including the new device.
WARNING: All Collectives must have at least ONE terminator installed at all times. If not, the collective will not work. Here is an image of what the collective looks like when a terminator is NOT installed.
Step 2: Connect to your Collective
WARNING: When adding a WaveEngine to an existing collective, it will be imported as blank. ALL DATA on the new device WILL BE ERASED when added to an existing Collective.
Using the HYDROS app, connect to your Collective and go to the STATUS screen.
Step 3: Add the device
From the STATUS screen, tap on the upper left-hand corner and then tap on “Devices.”
Tap on the “+” symbol at the bottom of the page
Under HYDROS Device, select the new device you are adding to the Collective.
Under WiFi Master Priority, select “Never.”
Tap on UPLOAD CHANGES to save.
To confirm the device was added to the collective, make sure the device is no longer listed on the left menu and, the device will be listed in the details section of the STATUS screen.
Step 3: Configure your new Collective.
Your collective is configured the same way you would configure an individual device.
