RealSimGear G1000 Suite with non G1000 aircraft

Greetings, I am a bit confused here. I have the RSG G1000 Suite. I am not sure how to use the buttons on the panels to operate other aircraft systems. In some of the aircraft like the G1000 C172, the autopilot buttons on the G1000 enables control of the aircraft. But in others without the G1000, nothing works. There are also a lot of things that do not work. How can I get the G1000 to operate on all aircraft? Is there a mapping system for these buttons? I hope I am being clear . Thanks gang.