Feature Upgrades

XR150/XR550 Series panels can perform a remote feature upgrade using Remote Link. This remote Feature Upgrade capability allows you to enable additional features on panels without requiring a trip to the site.

Purchase Feature Upgrades

If you would like to purchase a feature upgrade, the authorized purchasing agent for your company may contact DMP Customer Service at 866-266-2826. Include the upgrade features to enable and the panel serial numbers on the request. A separate feature key is issued for each panel and only enables the requested feature for that panel.

Available Upgrade Features

Encryption (XR550 with Network only)

Enable this feature to use 128-bit AES data encryption. This feature upgrade can only be enabled on an XR550 with Network. When using encryption, verify that a Passphrase is configured in panel programming and the Remote Link Network Options tab.

32 Door Add-On A / 32 Door Add-On B

XR550 Series Panels include 32 doors of access control. Door capacity can be increased to a maximum of 64 or 96 by applying the 32 Door Add-On A/32 Door Add-On B Feature Upgrade. This feature upgrade can only be enabled on an XR550 panel version 111 or higher. There are five LX-Bus ports on each XR550 panel. This feature allows an LX-Bus address (e.g. 501) to be entered at Device Setup to program a 734 attached to the bus. Once a 734 address has been programmed for the bus, the LX-Bus is automatically converted from a hardwired zone expansion bus to a hardwired Access Expansion Bus (AX-Bus).

Each 734 module provides one door relay and four protection zones to connect switches such as door and window contacts.
16 doors of access can be programmed per AX-Bus to a maximum of eighty (80) 734 modules.
Any unused AX-Bus zone numbers may be programmed as wireless zones. Hardwired zone expansion modules such as the 711, 714, 715-16 and others are incompatible with bus operation and cannot be used.
Device Setup programming for AX-Bus address are automatically programmed as a door type. Device Type, Communication Type and Display Areas are not shown. Only 734 module programming is shown.
An AX-Bus operation is only compatible with 734 Series Access Control modules and the Model XR550. Keypads, 734N and 734N-Wifi modules must only be use on the keypad bus.

Perform the Upgrade

To perform a remote panel feature upgrade, connect to the panel with Remote Link and go to Panel > Feature Upgrade. Enter the factory-supplied feature key select Activate.

Note: The XR550 Series Version 106 or higher only requires a six-character Feature key.