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There is an outdoor Appliancelinc that could be used to power something noisy. -Xathros

Does the switch controlling the back porch lights support the beep function? If so, send a beep every 5 seconds or so. -Xathros

RichTJ99- When the last sensor switches off, the If re-evaluates to false, the wait is interrupted and the program runs the Else path with no timer etc. Try changing Status MS On to Control MS on and I think you will be fine. Alternatively, you could move the Then section to a separate program but I think just switching to Control in the If will solve your problem. -Xathros

Michel- After every restart. If I just sleep the system and resume the next day, the setting remains just fine. -Xath

Understood. As I said somewhere above, I may be confusing this with another similar thread regarding the requirements. I tend to over think things at times and too often apply a level of "How would I want this to work?" when posting examples here. In this case - probably some of both. Between what we have both posted, I think he's got plenty of ideas to work with. -Xath

Oberkc- While this approach works to dim the lights at the prescribed time, it does not deal with what happens if someone were to operate a controller of the original scene or the load bearing dimmer itself. This is why I took the adjust scene approach using the single scene. For situations were the devices are entirely program controlled, yours seems like an excellent solution. -Xathros

LeeG- The times are as I wanted them in this example. This is my Morning/Evening 60% adjust. I got to 40% for night at Sunset+2hrs and 100% for Day at Sunrise + 1hh (I think). So the above is supposed to run then for morning and evening. All that said, the point here was: Adjusting a Scene On Level does not change the On Level of a dimmer device that is some level of on at the time the scene is adjusted and therfore a second program is required to adjust the dimmer's current level of on-nes at that time by adjusting the device directly as above. extrakt0r- As LeeG said above, Living Room / Living Room Light is the actual load bearing device in this case, a fanlinc - light node. So I said, If the light is NOT OFF, set it to 60%. Otherwise, the scene's on level for that light has already been adjusted by the other program and if I hit any of the scene controllers to turn it on, it will go to the 60% now defined in the scene. This program is timed to run 20 seconds after the adjust scene program in an attempt to avoid Insteon traffic jams. -Xathros

extrakt0r- Look back a few posts of mine. That is exactly what I'm doing with the examples I posted there. 1) Adjust Scene On Level settings 2) If an affected light is NOT OFF, then set that scene/device to the new Dim level directly. #1 fixes what happens when a switch is operated manually. #2 fixes the lights if they are on at the time the adjustment happens. -Xathros

hyounker- When I was on the WRT54GL (replaced 4 months ago) it was running v24 Sp-2 (VPN). I am currently running on the DD-WRT x86 v24 Sp1. Neither have had any issues with the ISY. I used v23 a while back on the 54GL with my ISY 99i and that worked as well. Next thing to look at is the security tab in the router. Disable the SPI firewall and uncheck any filters. Test again. And yes, when I test the default ISY mail server settings do work just fine. Are you getting NTP time/date updates at the ISY or is there a red ! in front of the time server field? -Xathros

oberkc- It looks to me like he has a scene that includes the porch lights as well as some others that he will dim to 25% as a scene rather than adjusting the on level in a scene as I has suggested. The KPL button is the load control for his can lights per the first post. extrakt0r- This will dim your lights at the desired time but if someone turns on or off and back on the KPL button or other scene controllers the lights will go back to full brightness since you have not adjusted the scene's on level for the various lights involved. For some, this would be the desired behavior but I don't think thats what you originally asked for. I could be confusing this with another similar thread however. I am assuming that the 8BKPL is a dimmer type and not a relay. -Xathros

Hi Michel- I believe I do but maybe I missed something. I will double check. I like the idea of storing the setting in the ISY myself. I can't speak for others but I know that I am the only one that logs into my admin console. I wonder how many MultiUser ISY installs there are out there. Maybe when the ISY gets multiple username logins with unique permissions, storing the theme in the ISY will make more sense but I don't really see that as being a big stumbling point right now either. Here are my Java Settings: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gp6yn4oswp5xyl2/Java_Temp_Settings.jpg Sorry - the board attachment limit thing is still an issue. Is that a per user setting or global across the board? -Xathros

hyounker- Can you double check the gateway address in the isy and make sure it is correct. On the DD-WRT Status, LAN tab, do you see the ISY's address listed and if DHCP'd, do you see it in the DHCP client list ? I looked up the -5012 error and it indicates a UPNP subscriber problem. Do you have uPNP enabled or disabled on your router? (NAT/QOS, UPNP Tab) Mine is disabled. -Xathros

Michel- That router config should not care. DD-WRT on the WRT54GL is a rock solid router. Never had an issue with that and the ISY. That said, there may be some restrictions somewhere deeper in the router that are causing trouble. hyounker- Your ISY's IP and DNS settings look perfect to me. First, on the DD-WRT Setup tab, uncheck all three of: Use DNSMasq for DHCP Use DNSMasq for DNS DHCP-Authoritative Then, make sure that the ISY's mac and IP addresses are not on a filter list on the Access Restrictions tab. There are multiple lists so check them all. Test again, post results. -Xathros

Joe- My feeling is that if you don't need the ability to write programs and only have a few devices, the Smartlinc is just fine. If you need to get a bit fancier and can reach the Smartlinc remotely, you could use the network module and your home ISY to do some remote control of the Smartlinc. -Xathros

dpark- We COULD do it in one program: If From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm And ( Status MyLight is not On or Status MyLight is On ) Then Set MyLight On Else Set MyLight Off * * * BUT * * * This program will run True (Then) at 6pm and anytime between 6pm and 7:59:59 when the switch status changes forcing the light ON and False (Else) at 8pm and anytime the switch status changes between 8pm and 5:59:59pm the next day forcing the light off. I actually do something like this for my back yard flood lights. It they are turned on during daylight hours I force them right back off. During dark hours I have a 15 minute timer (Optional - disable with a Fast On - re-enable with an Off) to turn them back off. -Xathros

. I forget whether ISY programs have the ability to command a device to go to a specified level. If so, one could use that capability. If not (and maybe even if so), I would create a new, additional scene. I will call that scene the "10pm scene". To that scene I would add Outside Front Can Lights and the Front Porch Can Lights. At the scene levels, I would set "ON" levels to be 0 (off) and 50% for each of the two devices, respectively. Modifiy your program (or create a new one) to turn this new scene on at 10pm. I have 3 programs that change the On Level of my various dimmers. One for Night, one for day and one for Morn/Eve. Here is the Morn/Eve: If Time is Sunrise Or Time is Sunset Then In Scene 'Living Room / LivingRm Light' Set 'Living Room / LivingRm Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Living Room / KPLD8 / LR-KPL8-A' Set 'Living Room / LivingRm Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Master Suite / MstrBd Ceiling Light' Set 'Master Suite / MBR Ceiling-Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Master Suite / MBR SLD' Set 'Master Suite / MBR Ceiling-Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Master Suite / KPLD8 / MBR KPL-A' Set 'Master Suite / MBR Ceiling-Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Master Suite / RL2 / MBR RL2-A' Set 'Master Suite / MBR Ceiling-Light' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Master Suite / MBR Bedside Lamp' Set 'Master Suite / Dad Bedside Lamp' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Boys Room / BoysRm' Set 'Boys Room / Boys Ceiling Light SLD' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Boys Room / Boys Ceiling Light SLD' Set 'Boys Room / Boys Ceiling Light SLD' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Girls Room / GirlsRm' Set 'Girls Room / Girls Ceiling Light SLD' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Girls Room / Girls Ceiling Light SLD' Set 'Girls Room / Girls Ceiling Light SLD' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Dining-Kitchen / Dining Room Chandelier SLD' Set 'Dining-Kitchen / Dining Room Chandelier SLD' 60% (On Level) In Scene 'Dining-Kitchen / Dining Room' Set 'Dining-Kitchen / Dining Room Chandelier SLD' 60% (On Level) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') That changes what happens when someone turns on dimmer or a KPL controlling a dimmer etc. But, if an affected light is already on, I need another program to change the on level when it should be changed. I have 3 ore programs for each dimmer to handle that. Here is the LivingRoom Morn/Eve: If ( Time is Sunrise + 20 seconds Or Time is Sunset + 20 seconds ) And Status 'Living Room / LivingRm Light' is not Off Then Set 'Living Room / LivingRm Light' 60% Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') I have each dimmer shifted off 5 seconds from the previous dimmer adjust starting 15 seconds after Sunrise/Sunset to spread out the Insteon traffic and avoid traffic jams. So the Dining Room gets adjusted at Sunrise +15 and Sunset+15 and the MasterSuite at Sunrise+25 and Sunset+25. Hope that makes sense. -Xathros

I took all of my gear with me when I sold and moved. I thought about leaving it but I didn't really want to support it from here and I would have had to reprogram the whole place for much less automation before I left. -Xathros

Michel- Thanks. -Xath

Hi dpark- Try this: If From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm And Status MyLight is not On Then Set MyLight On Edit as necessary. The reason for "is not On" is just in case this is a dimmer. Anything less than full on will make this program set the light full on. If this is a relay type switch, you could say "is Off" instead. -Xathros

Exten- Love the idea and am subscribing to this thread to follow your project. One question though, How does POE work over 802.11 ? -Xathros

hyounker- Several things to check and try: 1) Very important! Neither the Subject or Body of an outbound message can be blank or the message WILL fail. 2) If your DNS is not working, the SMTP server cannot be found. Try configuring theISY to use 8.8.8.8 for a NS server. This does require setting static addressing for the ISY. Make sure you choose an address that is OUTSIDE of your router's DHCP pool. Check your error log immediately after testing and post any errors from the right time frame. -Xathros

Also, you need to select "Link a Motion Sensor" from the Link Management menu rather than "New Insteon Device". Then it will tell you to put the MS in linking mode before asking for name and address. -Xathros

Same here. No major problems. Had to re-enter my location for accurate sunrise/sunset, IP network settings and username/password as I recall. Everything else restored from the backup perfectly. If you have the network module and use the web server on the ISY99, you will need to backup the files on the webserver yourself and restore then to the 994 after the network module is activated there. LeeG is correct. It took about 5 minutes from the time I asked them to transfer till I noticed them activated on my 994. -Xathros

As LeeG mentioned, you don't want to unzip the update file. When browsing with the finder for the update, it is looking for the zip as it was downloaded. I usually download the updates with firefox and just save the file to my desktop then select manually upgrade from the console, browse to the desktop and pick the zip file. -Xathros

You could simply put the horn's power supply on an appliancelinc. Might be cheaper than the IOLonc route. If the horn are all to sound at the same time, you could wire them all to a single supply. -Xathros