{"id":28846,"date":"2025-05-08T12:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=28846"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:36:15","slug":"how-to-pair-sensors-adapters-to-your-max-base-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/28846\/how-to-pair-sensors-adapters-to-your-max-base-station\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Pair Sensors &#038; Adapters To Your MAX Base Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pairing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps to pair a wireless sensor or Wired Sensor Adapter to your MAX Base Station:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>First, open the Base Station&#8217;s web interface.<br>You may do this by typing its IP address directly into your browser&#8217;s URL. <br>For help, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Discover A Room Alert Monitor<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/13255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Open Your Room Alert Monitor\u2019s Built-in Web Interface<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log In to the web interface.<br>For help, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/166\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Access A Room Alert Monitor\u2019s Password-Protected Pages<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Sensor Connections<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-29100\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn.png 336w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>+ Pair new sensor or adapter <\/strong>button.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2070\" height=\"509\" class=\"wp-image-28898\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default.png 2070w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default-1024x252.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default-768x189.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default-1536x378.png 1536w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Default-2048x504.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2070px) 100vw, 2070px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the first window that appears, enter the unit&#8217;s pairing PIN.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"813\" height=\"725\" class=\"wp-image-28909\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal1.png 813w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal1-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal1-768x685.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>This 6-digit PIN can be found on the unit&#8217;s sticker.\n<ul>\n<li>For Wireless Temperature\/Humidity sensors, this sticker is located inside the sensor&#8217;s battery compartment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Wired Sensor Adapters, this sticker is located on the bottom of the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>. The modal will progress to the next set of instructions.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"812\" height=\"778\" class=\"wp-image-28910\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal2.png 812w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal2-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal2-768x736.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, press the PAIR button on the bottom\/back of the sensor\/adapter to put it into Pairing mode.\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll know its in Pairing Mode when you see its LED begin to steadily blink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You&#8217;ll know its in Pairing Mode when you see \t\t<a\t\t\t\thref=\"javascript:void(0)\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sg-show-popup sgpb-popup-id-29102\"\n\t\tdata-sgpbpopupid=\"29102\"\n\t\tdata-popup-event=\"click\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tits LED begin to steadily blink\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Once the unit is in Pairing Mode, click <strong>Pair<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Base Station should discover the unit and pair with it.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"797\" height=\"491\" class=\"wp-image-28911\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal3.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal3.png 797w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal3-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-PairModal3-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;ll see the unit&#8217;s name (the last 4 digits of its MAC, by default) appear in the list. A sensor\/adapter placeholder will immediately appear in the <em>Readings <\/em>page; it may take a minute to load initial data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble pairing a sensor or Wired Sensor Adapter, it&#8217;s possible that the device is stuck in bonded mode. To check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>First, power-cycle the device\u2014either by unplugging its power adapter and\/or removing its batteries for a couple seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upon replacing the power adapter and\/or batteries, the device&#8217;s LED will indicate its bonded status:\n<ul>\n<li>A single LED flash = the device is not bonded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 LED flashes = the device is bonded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can see an \t\t<a\t\t\t\thref=\"javascript:void(0)\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sg-show-popup sgpb-popup-id-29106\"\n\t\tdata-sgpbpopupid=\"29106\"\n\t\tdata-popup-event=\"click\"\n\t\t>\n\t\texample of the Bonded State here\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>If the device&#8217;s status is bonded, you may reset it by holding-in its <strong>PAIR <\/strong>button until you see 3 rapid flashes, then release. \n<ul>\n<li>This means the bond has cleared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can see an \t\t<a\t\t\t\thref=\"javascript:void(0)\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sg-show-popup sgpb-popup-id-29107\"\n\t\tdata-sgpbpopupid=\"29107\"\n\t\tdata-popup-event=\"click\"\n\t\t>\n\t\texample of the un-bonding LED pattern here\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Retry the pairing process with your Base Station.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you continue to have trouble pairing the sensor (or Wired Sensor Adapter), try bringing it closer to the Base Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forget Sensor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps to unpair a wireless sensor or Wired Sensor Adapter from your MAX Base Station:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>First, open the Base Station&#8217;s web interface.<br>You may do this by typing its IP address directly into your browser&#8217;s URL. <br>For help, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Discover A Room Alert Monitor<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/13255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Open Your Room Alert Monitor\u2019s Built-in Web Interface<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log In to the web interface.<br>For help, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/166\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Access A Room Alert Monitor\u2019s Password-Protected Pages<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Sensor Connections<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-29100\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn.png 336w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_NavMenu-SensorConn-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the list of paired sensors and adapters, locate the unit you wish to unpair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the ellipses beside the desired unit, and then choose <strong>Forget<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1171\" height=\"493\" class=\"wp-image-28912\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Forget.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Forget.png 1171w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Forget-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Forget-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MAX_SensorConn-Forget-768x323.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pairing Follow these steps to pair a wireless sensor or Wired Sensor Adapter to your MAX Base Station: You&#8217;ll know its in Pairing Mode when you see . Troubleshooting If you&#8217;re having trouble pairing a sensor or Wired Sensor Adapter, it&#8217;s possible that the device is stuck in bonded mode. 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