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Power Status LED
(Green)
Network Status LED
(Blue)
Operation Status LED
(Yellow)
Reset Button
Wi-Fi & Factory
Default Button
vam-001-V0
 
 
(Green) 
Indicates power status. Blinking when it is 
powered up and booting. Solid green when it is 
fully functional. 
(Blue) 
When the WIFI is connected to the VAM, it will 
show the WIFI status through the blue LED. The 
LED is blinking when VAM is booting and solid 
blue when VAM is ready as AP mode (acting as 
an Access Point) or connects to the internet as 
STA mode (station mode, device is connected to 
the Wi-Fi router). 
(Yellow) 
Normally off. It will blink slowly when there is no 
ECP(including ECP error) or Z-
responding. Fast blinking indicates Z-wave is in 
enrollment or deletion status. 
Press to reset the device. 
Default Button 
  Wi-Fi Network Reset: Press and hold down 
for more than 5 seconds to clear the VAM’s 
Wi-Fi network connection. You will then need 
to reconnect the VAM to your home Wi-Fi 
network. 
•  Factory Default Reset: Double press this 
button, then, while the green, blue, and yellow 
LEDs blink in sequence, press and hold down 
this button for more than 5 seconds to set the 
VAM to its factory default settings. 
 
Specifications 
Mechanical     
  Width: 7.58’’ (192.5mm)   
  Height: 5.31’’(135.0mm)   
  Depth: 0.53’’(13.45mm)   
     
 
Electrical  
  Voltage: 12VDC 
  Current: 180mA 
 
 
Operating Environment 
Humidity : 93% RH, non- condensing 
Temperature: 
Operating : 14˚F to 131˚F / -10˚C to 55˚C 
Shipping / Storage: -40˚F to 158˚F / -40˚C to 70˚C 
 
 
To set up the WiFi network for VAM, you will need the following: 
• Wi-Fi enabled smart device (
Tablet PC, laptop, Smartphone, etc.
) 
• VAM SSID and WPA2 password (located on the VAM’s label) 
• VAM default IP address: 192.168.2.1 
• Home router SSID and WPA2 password (typically located on 
the home router’s label); home router must use WPA2 
encryption and have a password (key) assigned.
 
 
NOTES: 1. Before setting up the network, set your smart device 
for Wi-Fi operation only (turn off 3G/4G option). 
  2. 
If the wireless router is later replaced, these steps must 
be repeated to connect the VAM to the new router. 
1. Connect a smart device to VAM. 
  a.  Power up the VAM.   
  b.  Connect the smart device to the VAM using the device’s 
WiFi settings menu (VAM is a wireless access point). 
    Enter the VAM SSID:  VAM_xxxx  (SSID is case-sensitive)
    NOTE: xxxx = the last 4 digits of the MAC address 
    Enter the Key (found on the VAM label “WPA2 pw” line) 
2. Access VAM’s home screen. 
  a.  Open a web browser on the computer device. 
  b.  Go to VAM’s default IP address: 192.168.2.1 
  c.  Optional: Z-Wave devices can be installed and added into 
the system before connecting to the home router (ex. the 
home router is not available at the time of VAM 
installation). by using the VAM automation menus. Refer to 
the Adding Z-Wave Devices section for details.  
  d.  When ready to connect the VAM to the home router 
network, go to step 3.  
3. Connect the VAM to the home router. 
  a.  From the main menu, click the Set Home Router button. 
  b.  Enter the home router SSID and security key  
    (SSID and security key are case-sensitive). 
  c.  Click Connect. A countdown begins and displays “Trying 
to connect to the Router: xxxx, please stay in this page 
and wait…”  VAM can take about 2 minutes to connect to 
the home router. During this time, a new network IP 
address is assigned to the VAM.  
  d.  When done, VAM automatically connects to the home 
router.
 
4. 
Retrieve and save VAM’s network IP address. 
  a.  Leave the browser page open (minimize, but don’t close, if 
needed).  
  b.  Reconnect the device to the VAM using the device’s Wi-Fi 
settings menu. 
  c.  When connected to the VAM, return to the open browser 
page and click the Show IP Info link. 
  d.  The home router’s SSID and VAM’s new IP address is 
shown.  
  e.  Select the Fixed IP option and replace the displayed IP 
address with the recommended address shown. Note this 
IP address for future reference. Click the Save button.  
  f.  At the “…do you want to continue?” prompt, click the 
checkmark (yes). VAM reboots, then automatically 
connects to the home router and opens the main menu. 
5. 
Complete the setup and bookmark VAM’s URL.
 
  a.  VAM should now be connected to the home network 
router. 
  b.  Bookmark the URL displayed in the browser’s address bar 
for easy access to VAM later. 
  c.  To access VAM’s main menu at a later session, simply go 
to the bookmarked address, or find the IP address at the 
following URL:  
http://vam.mylanconnect.com