Xathros

I can confirm, the field is there! It took my full Lat/Lon position without error. I'd say the default width of that dialog needs to increase by approximately 25% to show the Lon field. Thanks LeeG! -Xathros

Excellent. As soon as I regain access to my ISY I will attempt to widen the dialog and see if it's just hiding on me. Thanks! And bmiller's image does have the new Lion/Mountain Lion MAC Scrollbar in it so I'm sure you nailed the answer here. -Xathros

Hi jmed999- The correct DNS settings are usually provided by your ISP but you can use either: 8.8.8.8 or 4.2.2.2 which are public DNS servers. I suspect that you are set up for DHCP addressing since you are not familiar with Static addressing or DHCP reservation. DHCP is a Protocol/process used by network devices to Dynamically Configure themselves with the assistance of a Host (your router or a standalone DHCP server). "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol". When a client device is powered up, it looks for a DHCP server on the network and if found, asks for IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway address and DNS addresses to configure itself with. DHCP reservation at the router simply reserves a specific IP address for a device so when that device auto configures, it always gets the same IP address from the DHCP server. This is ALMOST a static address as it always is the same. Static addressing is when you configure the device by hand and disable its DHCP feature. You must provide valid addresses for IP, Subnet, Gateway and DNS and ensure that the IP address does not conflict with any other devices on your network. DNS - Domain Name Service - Is basically a database of domain/machine names with their associated IP addresses. Anytime you call a server by name, google.com for instance, DNS is used to look up the IP address of the server before it can be accessed. Your ISP will usually have 2 or more DNS servers for their customers to use. Quite often, consumer grade routers will advertise themselves as DNS servers on your network via DHCP and pass DNS requests upstream to your ISP. I hope this helps. -Xathros

Well theres my problem!!! I don't see a field for Lon. I'd post a screen shot but I'm unable to reach the ISY remotely for the first time in a long time. I will have to wait till I can get home to see whats wrong. Everything else on my network is responding. No Https, Ping or Telnet response from ISY. -Xathros Edit: My screen looks exactly like bmiller's screenshot. Maybe its a MAC UI Bug ? Anyway, using my Lat and GMT-5 seems to be within a minute or two of what the weather channel shows as sunrise/sunset for my zip code. I figure the ISY is using the Offset to determine the Lon. When I get ISY up and running later, I'll have a look through my XP VM and see if I get the same dialog layout.

I'm GMT-5 Eastern. I try to enter the Lat, Lon and get Invalid Lat as an error. I've tried but positive and negative Lon with the same result every time. I selected NYC from the list and only see the Lat in the field so I don't have an example to imitate with my data. Exactly how should the Lat/Lon pair be formatted for entry ? -Xathros

Same with my 99i and 994i. Only accepts Lat not Lon. I was able to enter my Lat in decimal format as 42.9xxxxx but in now way shape or form would it accept Lon. Results were good enough with just the Lat value so I didn't bother to mention the issue. -Xathros

In Mobilinc, you can issue either Direct or Scene commands. For a Scene command, click a devices icon and it will toggle whatever scene that device controls On/Off. If you click the text to open up the details sheet, the on/off/brt/dim/fast on/fast off all issue direct commands to the device. -Xathros

You could use a program and integer variable as follows: If i.KeepMamaCool = 0 Then Set 'T2491T1E - Main' 78° (Cool Setpoint) i.KeepMamaCool=1 Else Set 'T2491T1E - Main' 82° (Cool Setpoint) i.KeepMamaCool = 0 Use Mobilinc to run the If section of the program. Each run will toggle between 78 and 82 -Xathros

I have used window defroster repair paint for temporary jumpers in the past. Paint it on and use an eraser to remove later. Yes, it has a higher resistance than solder but over a short distance its usually close enough to a short to do the job. There is also a battery terminal coating that is copper rich. a small dab will jumper the pads and you can just wipe it off with a rag later. -Xathros

If you have a second Fob that you can sacrifice for the project, you could wire that up to an EZIO or a couple IOLincs in place of the Lock and Start buttons. Even if OnStar is capable, I guarantee they won't give you the necessary access to operate through their system with network resources. -Xathros

Just for clarity, You associate devices with a cam, not the other way around. You can view a cam in Mobilinc and alongside or below the image will be associated controls so you can turn on/off the lights in that room or open/close the garage door, unlock/lock the front door depending on what devices have been assigned to that cam. None the less, its an awesome feature that the basic ISY web page does not offer. Other interface niceties are the ability to hide or rename controls and statuses (Garage door is "Open" not "On"), Group favorite items in one place while still being able to access everything in detail on other screens, Resource manager which allows some programmability right from Mobilinc (Set timers etc), ability to lock down the interface to just the favorites isolating the core network from the kids/guests, removes the need to authenticate/login with every use (unless desired), shows real time status updates for whatever devices you are viewing, ability to directly access programs (run If/Then/Else, enable/disable, see status etc), ability to see and change variables. Much of this CAN be accomplished via the basic web interface for free but Mobilinc makes it so much easier, nicer, more customizable all in a native iPhone/iPad/Android app. I'm not sure if the IP camera stuff has made it into the Android version yet but if not I think its on its way. Now I want Mobilinc for my Mac desktop! -Xathros

plipof- I am among those that love Mobilinc. I use it on my iPhones and iPads. I haven't tested or even looked at eKeypad so cannot comment on that. I don't see where Mobilinc is missing any polish. The developer of Mobilinc is very responsive and is actively working on new features. Support for IP Cameras was recently added. The interface is efficient and very customizable. -Xathros

bmiller- Adding a device to the ISY is all that is required to access it via programs. The process of adding the device creates links between the device and the PLM/ISY. Programs have nothing at all to do with linking of the devices to each other - that is what scenes do. Adding devices to a scene causes links to be created between the devices you add. A program can activate a scene or a device directly. A program can respond to the status of a device. -Xathros

I kind of have this working. I have tested both to an Ubuntu server and my MAC desktop as syslog destinations and I can write messages to the logs from the ISY - BUT - I haven't been able to figure out how to encode the sender identity, facility and severity portions of the syslog packet so all the messages are from "unknown" and can't be sorted by type or severity. Not really a problem unless there is more than one unknown source submitting messages then I can't filter just the ISY messages. I'm going to invest a bit more time into trying to decipher the UDP syslog packet structure and see if I can't work out the full capabilities of Source, Facility, Severity and Message. -Xathros

I can't say for sure but someone posted that they had success using these with some CFL's which leads me to think there is a halfway decent chance that it will work. -Xathros

I think the best you can do is the Summary view of the programs which shows current status and last/next run times. I'm dying for a way to have programs write to the log (a log, any log) and am currently trying to figure out how to use network resources to send messages to my linux syslog server. That way I can include log writes at various points in my programs. -Xathros

bmiller- Folders are for programs, Scenes are for devices. That said, if you create programs to manage certain scenes when your in away mode then put those programs in a folder (Away) and set the folder If to say "If Away button is On" then I think you are heading down the right path. -Xathros

This is indicative of a Firewall/AV blocking problem tho I would expect it to be 100% of the time not 80%. If you wait does the status column eventually fill in ? Does the status in the lower left corner of the admin console say System Busy ? What OS, AV and Firewall are you using ? -Xathros

Ports 80 and 443 are the defaults for web server devices. Port 80 for http and 443 for secure https. If you change the 80/443 to 50/443, you could still access the ISY using https without needing to also specify a port # since the secure port is still using the default of 443. Example: http://192.168.1.101:50 https://192.168.1.101 In either case, replace the IP address with that of your ISY. -Xathros

GreyFox- It may make more sense at this point to open a ticket with UDI support so they can remote into your system and see whats going on. There is a link to submit a ticket at the bottom of any of Michel's posts. -Xathros

You will need to create a custom notification. In the admin console, go to: Configuration Tab, Email/Notifications sub tab, Customizations sub sub tab. Create a custom entry here - Save it - then go back and select it for use in your program. -Xathros

Try time.nist.gov If that doesn't fix it, try setting the primary DNS server to 8.8.8.8 -Xathros

I haven't tried this myself as I only have my ISY to play with but I believe you can follow the same procedure I gave you above but using the internet reachable addresses for the other ISYs and save the AdminConsole with a different filename. If you are still getting security failures when accessing the URL the Michel provided, I suspect you have an old or damaged certificate that needs to be deleted and re-accepted. Go into the Java control panel: Security Tab Click the Certificates button Select "Trusted Certificates" User Tab Remove anything from Universal Devices, Inc. Close and apply your way out of the Java control panel Try Michel's URL again. This WILL mean you will need to re-accept the cert for your local admin console as well. You might also want to look at this: viewtopic.php?p=68358#p68358 -Xathros

Not sure but I suspect that after the java uninstall/reinstall, you needed to set the security exception or accept the certificate. -X

Here is mine: If Status 'Garage / Garage Door IOLinks / GD- Dad Garage Door O-C' is On Then Wait 10 minutes Send Notification to 'Bill Cell' content 'Dad Garage Door Opened' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Hope this helps. -Xathros