Xathros

John- Ahhh! Yes. I deal with the same thing here. My solution, though not perfect, was to place the admin.jnlp file in my applications folder. I then created an Automator script to open the admin.jnlp file from there using the default application (java webstart). I copied the admin Icon and used it for the automator script and then placed the script into my dock. See: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tvo1xdwtgemvc5d/Admin_Automator.jpg Hope this helps. -Xathros

Hi GregE- I use a variable to accomplish this at my place. I created a state variable called s.HomeAway I set the value of this to 0 for Home and 1 for Away. I test for the value of s.HomeAway = 0 in the IF sections along with my day and time tests. I have an extra program that sets the thermostat set points back to my away preference when s.HomeAway = 1 Hope this makes sense. -Xathros

doubler11563- I know that feeling well! From the Access point manual: Once you install the first Access Point, you will have about 9 minutes to perform these steps before the first Access Point’s setup mode times out. If the first Access Point times out, simply follow the steps above to put it back into setup mode. 1) Plug second Access Point into another unswitched outlet, preferably one located on the other side of your home. 2) Watch the LED on the second Access Point. If the LED is blinking green, proceed to step 3. If the LED is blinking red/green or shining solid red or green, unplug the second Access Point, plug into a different outlet and repeat steps 1 and 2. 3) Tap the Set button on the first Access Point to exit setup mode. The first Access Point will stop beeping. Both Access Points’ LEDs will turn on dim green. So, the goal when doing the 4 tap test between the access points is to find a location for the second access point where it's LED blinks green during the test. That indicates that it is receiving RF from unit #1 AND is on the opposite 120V phase. Some users here (myself included) have installed dedicated circuits close to our main breaker panels for the access points and the PLM to get the best possible bridging and most central location for powerline comms. This is likely not necessary unless you find that there aren't any opposite phase outlets within RF range of each other. -Xathros

doubler11563- No Problem. Happy to help. Glad to hear that you have access to the console. Now it will just be a matter of getting Insteon working. The access points do 2 things. First, they are used to bridge the 2 sides (phases) of your electrical service. Most (if not all) homes have 220V electrical service on 2 120V Phases. Powerline communications don't travel well between the phases and so we bridge them with access points or hard wired phase couplers. The second thing an access point does is bridge the powerline communication with radio frequency communications (RF). Your 2413S PLM is dualband meaning it speaks both powerline and RF. In theory, you should be able to get away with the 2413S on one phase and a single access point on the other phase as long as they are withing RF range of each other. Many have found that the access points have stronger transmitters than the PLM and so most of us recommend a pair of access points even if there are other dual band devices about. As we get further into your install, we will want to make sure that the access points are installed on opposite phases and within RF range of each other and verify both with a 4 tap test but lets get through the test with the Appliancelinc first. -Xathros

wrj0- I have a DinRelay that can power cycle my ISY, Router and Cable Modem as needed. I have my ISY test for internet access and if that test fails 3 consecutive times, it will power cycle the modem and router. If I lose contatct with the ISY, I can log into the relay and power cycle the ISY. I don't think this is a common configuration but is well worth mentioning for those that like to work remotely or have an ISY managing a vacation home that remains unoccupied for long stretches of time. -Xathros

Hi doubler11563- Welcome to the ISY community. The 2413S PLM does NOT provide power. Your unit is not defective. A few questions: 1) Are you able to access the ISY's admin console ? 2) Is the PLM plugged into a power strip/surge suppressor/ups ? If so, move the PLM such that it is connected directly to an outlet with nothing in between. If you are able to access the console, then lets start with a simple exercise. Plug the Apliancelinc into the same outlet as the PLM. Use a short extension cord if necessary. Log into the admin console and select Start Linking from the menu. Press and hold the set button on the Apliancelinc for 3-5 seconds (Until it beeps). You should see the Apliancelinc's address appear in the admin console in the lefthand column. Once the Apliancelinc is added to the ISY, you should be able to operate it via the admin console. Post your results. -Xathros

If you have remote access to a PC local to the ISY, you can work remotely via that PC and satisfy the local upgrade recommendation. This is how I do almost all of my ISY updates as I don't get the time to play with the ISY when I'm home... That said, if something goes wrong and there is nobody there to power cycle the ISY for you, you may be down till you can get back to that site. A few people have reported their ISY's becoming unresponsive and needing a power cycle after the upgrade. I personally have never run into that. -Xathros

Hi jmesberg- I am on the same platform. OSX 10.8.2 / Java 1.7.11. Here is what works for me: 1) Delete any old admin.jnlp files 2) Clear your Java cache 3) Get a new admin.jnlp file by downloading from: http://your.isy.ip.address/admin/admin.jnlp (Obviously you need to substitute your ISY's ip address in this URL) Save this file to your Applications folder. 4) Close the browser and launch the Admin.jnlp file you saved in the last step. This will download the admin console to your java cache and launch the console. (It will complain about not being able to create a shortcut. Just ignore this.) 5) Quit the admin console and relaunch. It should launch without downloading or complaining and go direct to the console and prompt for login from here on out. Save this procedure and repeat after each ISY Firmware upgrade is installed. Hope this helps. -Xathros

denisric- I was just reading back through this thread and I didn't see anyone else reply to this. Are you still having a problem with this? If so, I expect what happened is that your new 994 has a different IP address on your local network than the 99 had and your AV/Firewall need to be told not to block this new address. You can confirm this by disabling the AV/Firewall for a moment to test. If this resolved the problem, then you need to add the new ISY's IP address to the Trusted Zone/List of your AV/Firewall. -Xathros

It's just hiding behind the admin console. -Xathros

Michel- Thanks. As long as they aren't indicating a problem, I can ignore them in my logs. -Xathros

Thanks again Lee. That makes perfect sense. Today, the log seems to be staying empty with level 0 selected unlike yesterday. I don't think anything aside from my upgrade to 3.3.10 has changed. It now behaves as you describe. -Xathros

Thanks Lee- I do use Mobilinc extensively but had no idea that it did anything with the event viewer. And I agree that it looks like level 1. I have noticed that if I set the event viewer to 0 then close and reopen the event viewer it is back at level 1 but I just assumed that 1 was the default. In testing just now I find that if I set level 3, close and reopen, it is still at level 3 however if I set 0 then close and reopen, its at level 1 so something is forcing a minimum of level 1 on my event viewer. During this testing the only things in contact with the ISY were the admin console on my laptop and caiwc running on my pogoplug. I don't think caiwc is doing anything to change the event viewer log level but I will suspend it's operation and see if it makes a difference. -Xathros EDIT: Stopping the caiwc connection makes no difference. My event viewer seems to be stuck with a minimum of level 1

Hi Michel- While I do access the admin console from 3 different machines, I don't think I've ever been connected from two or more simultaneously and certainly was not when I posted that yesterday. By "other client" do you mean another instance of the console? If not, then what? Also, the trace I posted doesn't look like a level 3 trace to me. As I recall, level 3 has more info than this one. Thanks. -Xathros

Michel- Is it expected to still see it in the error log? I saw a ton of it yesterday while on 3.3.9. Haven't seen any yet today but the DVR is likely in standby till later this afternoon. Thanks. -Xathros

ELA- I believe that the Java 1.7.11 update fixes the big hole and you can once again use the browser plugin. That said, your are still likely more secure without the plugin but also less functional when it comes to web based java apps. The path is: http://your.isy.ip.address/admin/admin.jnlp to download the app from the isy. I am running 3.3.10 with Java 1.7.11 and plugin enabled on my MAC's -Xathros

Upgraded from 3.3.9 -> 3.3.10 without issue. -Xathros

bsobel- Thank you for pointing this out. I was operating under the same assumption as you. Now, some occasional odd behaviors I had seen are starting to make sense. -Xathros

What exactly was the remedy for the DirecTV DVR pounding on the ISY's network interface ? -Xathros

This is what mine looks like after setting to 0 and hitting clear: Wed 01/16/2013 04:22:13 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962142 Wed 01/16/2013 04:22:19 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 0 Wed 01/16/2013 04:22:31 PM : [VAR 2 11 ] 1250 Wed 01/16/2013 04:22:42 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 1 Wed 01/16/2013 04:22:43 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962229 Wed 01/16/2013 04:23:13 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962249 Wed 01/16/2013 04:23:19 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 0 Wed 01/16/2013 04:23:21 PM : [VAR 2 11 ] 1245 Wed 01/16/2013 04:23:41 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 1 Wed 01/16/2013 04:23:43 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962319 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:10 PM : [VAR 2 10 ] 667 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:10 PM : [VAR 2 11 ] 1239 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:13 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962409 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:15 PM : [ 11 A7 ED 1] DON 1 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:16 PM : [ 11 A7 ED 1] ST 255 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:16 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 0 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:39 PM : [MOD 2 2 1 8] 298800.000000 Weather - Pressure = 29.88 inches Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:39 PM : [MOD 2 2 1 18] 0.000000 Weather - Light = 0 % Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:39 PM : [MOD 2 2 1 19] -6000.000000 Weather - Light Rate = -0.6 %/h Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:41 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 1 Wed 01/16/2013 04:24:43 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962439 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:00 PM : [VAR 2 9 ] 631 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:10 PM : [ 11 A7 ED 1] DOF 1 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:10 PM : [ 11 A7 ED 1] ST 0 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:12 PM : [VAR 2 6 ] 262962459 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:20 PM : [VAR 2 23 ] 0 Wed 01/16/2013 04:25:20 PM : [VAR 2 9 ] 636 The Insteon traffic is from a motion sensor that triggered during that capture. Tried to post a screen shot but the attachment limit issue still seems to be a problem. -Xathros

In playing with the ISY this afternoon, I noticed that the event viewer has an option "0 - None" as opposed to "1 - operational events" or "3 - Device Communiction Events" I selected "0 - None" just to see what it would do and the event viewer continues to show traffic and variable changes as they occur. What is the intended purpose for this log level ? -Xathros

wrj0- Excellent news! -Xathros

ResIpsa- What version ISY firmware are you using? Do you have a program run to adjust the LED backlights on any KPL's or Switchlincs? Do the lights turn on at the time the backlights should dim/brighten? If you answer is: >3.2.6 but < 3.3.9, Yes and Yes then upgrading to 3.3.9 should resolve the problem. -Xathros

I'm still unsure of why it never stopped working for me. I do remember creating a new certificate somewhere back in the early 3.3.x series and possibly that is related. Hang in there wrj0 - I think your gettin close! -Xathros

What about replacing a Toggleinc Relay with a Switchlinc Dimmer? I plan on replacing and relocating few old TLRs next week and have been wondering if I'd be able to use "Replace with..." -Xathros