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# Centralized Control
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- [Centralized Control](#centralized-control)
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- [Configuration of Centralized Control](#configuration-of-centralized-control)
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- [Usage](#usage)
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This feature allows you to control all your _VTherms_ from a single control point.
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A typical use case is when you leave for an extended period and want to set all your _VTherms_ to frost protection, and when you return, you want to set them back to their initial state.
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Centralized control is done from a special _VTherm_ called centralized configuration. See [here](creation.md#centralized-configuration) for more information.
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## Configuration of Centralized Control
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If you have set up a centralized configuration, you will have a new entity named `select.central_mode` that allows you to control all _VTherms_ with a single action.
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This entity appears as a list of choices containing the following options:
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1. `Auto`: the 'normal' mode where each _VTherm_ operates autonomously,
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2. `Stopped`: all _VTherms_ are turned off (`hvac_off`),
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3. `Heat only`: all _VTherms_ are set to heating mode if supported, otherwise they are stopped,
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4. `Cool only`: all _VTherms_ are set to cooling mode if supported, otherwise they are stopped,
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5. `Frost protection`: all _VTherms_ are set to frost protection mode if supported, otherwise they are stopped.
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## Usage
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For a _VTherm_ to be controllable centrally, its configuration attribute named `use_central_mode` must be true. This attribute is available in the configuration page `Main Attributes`.
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This means you can control all _VTherms_ (those explicitly designated) with a single control. |