Backup and management of the NICE radio signal receiver
What will you find here?
NICE radio receivers store the codes of the transmitters paired with them. From an advanced management perspective, NICE receivers fall into four basic types:
- built-in receivers - the receiver is an integral part of the control unit, but its memory is not easily accessible.
- plug-in receivers - these receivers can be removed from the control unit and inserted into another one, or used separately. Example NICE SMXI, NICE OXI, NICE OXIBD.
- external receivers - connected to any device via cables. The device can be managed using a NICE cable CABLA06. Example NICE SMX2R, NICE OX2.
- receivers with a memory card - the receiver contains a memory card that can be removed and inserted into another receiver, or used separately. Example NICE FLOX2R, FLOXI2R.
The receiver/memory card can be backed up, or you can create a copy of the receiver with the same transmitters stored in it. Backup functionality is most practical with plug-in receivers and receivers with a memory card.
Practical examples
You have an apartment building with 100 remote controls paired with a single operator (receiver).
Receiver failure – receiver backup
If the device were damaged, you would have to collect the remote controls from all 100 users, pair each one with a new receiver, and return it to its user—a fairly time-consuming process. If you have a backup of the receiver, you can upload it to a new receiver and simply plug it into the operator, or simply replace it if you have a spare receiver.
A TENANT loses their remote control or moves out without handing it in.
This means the remote control could be in the hands of someone who should no longer have access to the premises. Normally, you cannot delete the remote control because you do not have it. You would either have to tolerate having someone with unauthorized access, or erase the receiver's entire memory and program only the remote controls belonging to authorized users. With around 100 remote controls, this is probably not very practical or feasible. However, if you labeled all the remote controls in advance and used the NICE OBOX system to record in the receiver's memory who received each remote control, you can delete a specific code from the receiver's memory.
A new user needs a new remote control – remote pairing
Normally, you would take a new remote control to the operator/gate, remove the cover from the operator/gate, pair the remote using the button on the receiver, then put the cover back on and hand over the remote control. Using the NICE OBOX system, you would connect this device to a computer and upload the receiver's unique secret code to it. You can then pair the remote control with the receiver directly using this device, without having to go to the gate.
Note: remote pairing requires remote controls with O-Code or newer encoding (i.e. the Era One and Era Inti families, such as ON2E, ON4E, ON9E, INTI2 all colours, ON3EBD etc.).
How to back up a receiver:
- You can do this yourself using the NICE OBOX or NICE PROVIEW. See technical notes.
- Send us the receiver and we'll make a copy for you. We can back up almost any NICE receiver.
Technical notes on managing a receiver yourself
You will need a computer and a NICE OBOX. If you also want to work with external receivers e.g. NICE SMX2R, NICE OX2, you will also need a NICE CABLA06 cable. The NICE OBOX is currently supplied as version OBOX2B.
The NICE OBOX device has an SM connector for plugging in a plug-in receiver (e.g. SMXI, OXI, OXIBD, etc.) and a slot for a BM-type memory card (BM250, BM1000, etc.). It also has a reader for reading codes from remote controls.
So you can physically remove the receiver/memory card from the operator and plug it into the OBOX.
You can then export all the codes to a file and later upload them to another receiver/memory card. If necessary, you can also consolidate codes from several receivers/memory cards into one.
In OBOX you can create a file for your installation and pair remote controls directly through the OBOX with the receiver plugged into it. If you label each remote control and record in the system which code belongs to which remote, you can later delete a remote control from the receiver's memory even if you do not have the physical remote.
The drawback of the system is that you have to physically remove the receiver from the operator. A suitable setup is to have two receivers: one in the operator and another at the management premises, together with an OBOX. Make changes, upload them to the receiver, save them to your computer, go to the operator, swap the receivers, and then "flash" the receiver from the operator using the file on your computer. This way, users will barely notice that their remote controls have stopped working.
If you decide to manage the receiver using OBOX, and the receiver supports it, it is advisable to lock the receiver's memory.
How to access a receiver built into the control unit
If the control unit has a BusT4 or IBT4Nconnector, you can connect an OVIEW with a Bluetooth module OVBT or OVBTGSM and this OVIEW connects via Bluetooth to OBOX. You can then manage the control unit and receiver via a computer.
Alternatively, you can also use NICE Pro-View.
