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Don't know if it's important but the KPL is V.29 and the Switchlinc is V.27. I'm about ready to replace the KPL to see what effect that has. Maybe the SL also. We did have a power surge recently that fried one SL elsewhere, maybe one of these or both is now faulty. ISY994i is v. 4.5.1, not sure if it'd help to upgrade. I just tried moving the ISY994i to another location, no change.

Right, I pulled the reset/power button on its Switchlinc so it's not getting power, it's a transformer for low voltage lights.

Thanks, actually what started this was loss of a link between that KPL and a different scene, I had to remove the device, factory reset it, convert to 8 button, add device again, and now creating the links again and encountering more issues with the 1011. I just factory reset and restored and a bunch of 1011s resulted. I factory reset it, removed, and added it back in and even just adding that Island Switchlinc results in that device showing 1011. Multiple update commands no change. I do have one transformer in the house, but it's off. However, I air gapped that switch and still won't update and get rid of that 1011 green flag.

Normally creating links has not been a problem but at a couple locations I keep getting the "1011" green arrow after a period of writing. See photo. The strange thing is, when finished the link is working with the switches. Multiple "write updates to device" attempts don't make the flag go away. Perhaps related, I have three KPLs, including this one, which are piggybacked on top of another switch, i.e. a new hole cut in the wall and the KPL powered by splicing into the power supply for other switches. In these three locations, communications are anything but "Instant" like INSTEON is supposed to mean, you press the button and it takes anywhere from half a second to a second or even two to respond. So, are these issues related? Any cure for the sluggish responses from KPLs that aren't replacement switches but rather added on in this way? I've tried everything looking for interference sources and moving the ISY has made no difference.

Michel's advice seemed to help, I did have one crash but none since. I didn't know about this Admin Console, much more convenient to fire up, that's for sure.

Thanks, I thought I saw it. Another interesting question is, what about a second home? I'll be installing one at the cabin. Not very rustic! But I wonder if I'll have to set up a second account with Amazon. In fact I am thinking I'll have to purchase another portal.

Hard to put into the title alone. You have a Dot in the Living Room and one in the Kitchen. Is there a way to say "turn on the lights" and it knows which room to activate? For now, I'm OK with saying "turn on living room lights" and "turn on kitchen lights". Mitch

On my Mac bringing up the ISY994i Java app as usual and have been getting the pictured error dialog box below. If I hit the "Continue" button it comes up three more times and after that fourth button press things seem normal... and it happens again later seemingly randomly. Doing firmware upgrade (4.5.1) made no difference. UI is 4.2.1.18. Java upgrade made no difference. Computer restart no difference Any ideas? Mitch

Well I bit the bullet and updated the firmware to 4.5.1 and the problem is solved. Was there a stealth update done to the ISY, is that even done? Or was the firmware corrupted somehow? Anyway it works over the internet outside of the home Wifi via https again. There's another problem that's been cropping up, will post on that separately, but before the update also I have been getting some internal error dialogs. Hit continue 4 times and things still "seem" to be normal.

Yes there is, I stumbled upon that when I was searching for a solution but I don't think this is a factor since it still works with my other ISY994i and isn't corrected by bypassing the dyndns.org hostname redirect to my router's current IP address. At least, I think it is permitted to enter the current 32-bit numerical ip address directly into the https: field on the settings page in Mobilinc? It's the strangest thing, it's as if my router isn't forwarding the hits to the ISY994i's port 443. Mitch

I have two ISY994i's, one at home and the other at the cabin, fired up the Mobilinc app to adjust thermostat at cabin and didn't work. Definitely worked a few weeks before and have changed nothing since then. Works fine on arrival over the local network/Wifi. I use a Netgear router with dyndns.org dynamic IP address service, and it is working and the router IP address and dyndns.org's info on the IP address is correct. Tried setting the Secure https manually to the router's current IP address and no difference. Tried changing my secure port from 555 to 443 and back, no difference (including on the ISY994i of course). Reset router, cable modem, ISY994i, Mobilinc, no difference. Error message received when trying to control a device: "Network Error. There was a problem sending the request. Please verify the connection settings in My Settings an try again. Error code: 0. Error Message: A connection failure occurred: SSL problem (Possible causes may include a bad/xpired/self-signed certificate, clock set to wrong date)" The cabin ISY994i is on firmware 4.2.18. Yes that's long in the tooth but I don't update unless there's an irresistible feature or a problem. My ISY994i at my main home seems to be working fine through Mobilinc although for some reason I cannot access it through the web browser. What now, update the firmware or am I missing something obvious? If firmware update is indicated, which version? Any theories what has happened? Mitch

Interesting, so you are saying that if you have dots in an open design home where three of them can hear your voice only the nearest one, I assume the one where your keyword is heard the loudest, will respond?

Sounds difficult, but it will be fun. I hope. Bill, do you have some Dots now and just now ordered some more or are you just starting out? I have 12 on pre-order. I'm wondering because I'm not even sure how long the product has been out. It's described on Amazon as "All New" and is on pre-order. But there are some posters here who seem to know about it already. Mitch

I posted a question in the ISY994i about the Echo Dot, I thought it was brand new and being released on a delay from Amazon because it's so new, evidently it's not and there is some experience with it. So you experienced users, two questions, and some information. 1. Does the Echo Dot require a standard Echo as a hub to operate the Dots or can the work together by themselves? 2. I had this pipe dream of 6 Dots in my home, that you could say "turn on the light" and it turns on the light in that room no matter which Dot/Room you are in. It seems it can be done?? I'd be satisfied if it simply required you to specify which light. And for your information, Amazon is offering a buy 5 get 6 promotion, or buy 10 get 12. Generally speaking, I was really wanting the ISY994i or a new device to work with Siri, especially since I have an Apple Watch. I'm coming around to the idea that the Amazon Dot, strategically placed, voice activated, easy for non-techies in the family, and relatively cheap, is better. IF it works. Mitch

I'm considering getting a bunch of Amazon Echo Dot devices to distribute in the home. [i thought Siri would be nice in order to have one platform but I've come to realize that the Echo might be better for home use than even an Apple Watch on your wrist, and of course the ISY994i isn't compatible anyway] So will this scenario work once programmed? An Echo Dot in 5 rooms. You say at any location, "Echo turn on kitchen light", and light goes on? It'd be a pleasant surprise if I could say "Echo turn on the light" and it knows which room I am in and turns on the corresponding light, but not expecting that. Note that the Echo Dot is available for preorder at Amazon and if you use a coupon code you can get 6 for the price of 5 or 12 for the price of 10. (DOT6PACK, DOT12PACK). I'd hate to get them and find out it won't do what I want. Mitch

Not sure if there are special implications when using Amazon Echo alongside the ISY994i, but the August Smart Lock for your home can be controlled from the Echo. http://august.com/2016/07/28/alexa/

Since the iPhone is almost always on me I'd think their app would be extremely useful for those noisy environments. dbuss, you say "echos", you can have more than one in association with the ISY994i in a single home? I've contemplated getting the Insteon Hub Pro to replace (since they apparently can't work in parallel) the ISY994i in my small vacation home. But I'm a little worried that the programming capability will be found wanting. I use the powerful programming of the ISY994i a lot, including alarms and triggers and all the things we do with it, but did you know that the Hub Pro works with the programming brains being within the iPhone? Can you believe it? It seems so ludicrous that it couldn't be so, but apparently when you leave the house the programming you did stops.

Have you found that it listens through noise pretty well? Like a TV?

Anyone reading this been happy with it in conjunction with the ISY994i? Will the system communicate with the August Smart Lock somehow? Would have to be via something other than Siri! [Haven't searched the forum yet]

Bummer. No reason why one shouldn't be able to do both. But I did notice there's an Alexa app which I assume works similarly, give commands to the app if you are out of earshot of the device?

Ah didn't know that. They even have kits with the standard Insteon Hub and Echo, so the Pro with HomeKit capability isn't compatible?

I'm using August Lock, the latest model is HomeKit compatible. I like it a lot. I thought the Schlage is overall better because it has a keypad but it doesn't have the feature I like the most about the August lock - it doesn't unlock automatically when you approach it. It is positively eerie, and nice, to walk up to the door you locked before and it's now unlocked. Only the alert on your phone tells you that it unlocked and not that you forgot to lock it.

Yes. I've discovered I like locking the door with "Hey Siri lock the front door" and want more of it.

I have been waiting for a way to use my ISY994i with Amazon Echo and Siri along with my Insteon network at my main home and my vacation home, and was about to purchase the Insteon Hub Pro and an Echo to see if they would work in parallel. From what I can glean from Insteon, the ISY994i is much more powerful with programing, creating scenes etc. so I'm a little worried about mucking things up with the two working in parallel and having an Insteon Hub Pro paperweight. Then I came upon the sticky thread in Amazon Echo... So what to do? Get the Insteon Pro and Amazon Echo and perhaps be able to have it all with HomeKit, Siri integration, and Amazon Echo or just get the Echo? I'm assuming that the Amazon Echo + ISY994i doesn't yet do Siri/HomeKit? Mitch

Was thinking about getting rid of those anyway with their lack of dimmability and gradual warm up time to full brightness. Any evidence LED bulbs are a problem?