Wayne664

I'm new to all this, but learning. The Raspberry pi is a small stand alone computer used as a server? Or is it a board you add to your existing PC? What makes it different from the UD Polisy? You still have to upload a software package (eg home assistant), link to your insteon network somehow (PLM?) and program, correct? Does the Polisy come with software already loaded, or is it a completely stand alone firmware package? Is Polisy going to be as slow as Pi/HA seems to be for you? On a separate note, I disconnected my Insteon (dead) hub from my network, but see that previously programmed on/off schedules are still working! Is this on/off programming imbedded in the individual dimmer firmware??

new critical question. If using both Insteon and Zwave, do I need two dongles? Instegone 2448A7 and the 700 series zwave stick?

suspected 2476s were pl only. That's why I started switching them all out years ago. Only a few left in the unused rooms. Agree, nothing matches the Insteon line. Haven't looked closely at the zwave, but probably will now.

For those of us who just joined this forum because (as ClickChick puts it) we awoke in shock, I've been doing a lot of reading on Polisy (pro) and the insteon dongle (insteon portable usb adapter and interface 2448A7). I know most of us are just looking for the simplest solution to getting back to life as normal, and it looks like the Polisy solution (although it might have its 'steep learning/programing curve') will fill that role and then some. As the "pros" here alude to, Polisy essentially replaces the Insteon hub (non-cloud based as of yesterday) with a LAN server that will not be reliant on any outside source. Your insteon hub then becomes worthless (RESET or not) unless, as one member wrote, you use it as a strong local node (I haven't explored that yet). Dongle is about $48 on ebay w/tax-shipping; Polisy from UD direct is $379 and the Polisy Pro (only one available currently when I looked last night) is $409. I personally agree with another member and always hardwire (ethernet direct) critical info transfer, so I don't see a need myself for the WiFi/bluetooth Pro option currently (but I also agree with Teken that for only a few bucks more you have the latest and greatest, and who knows how that might be useful next month?) Polisy will broadcast via RF 915 MHz signal to the dual band insteon devices nearby through the Insteon interface 2448A7 (Insteon dimmer 2477D are dual band; are the 2476D dual band also? is that what the D stands for? Power line only devices won't work as the initial jump point unless you're using the older PLM ("power line modem"?) but this relies on older serial line and has proven very unreliable in the long run; ie stock up on capacitors! There's also a PLM USB plug in modem from Smarthome, never seen it) Best to pay the price for the latest and greatest (Polisy (pro) with a usb adapter/interface.) Once programmed, all your Insteon devices should be up and running, with scenes and voice control. Better still, this device is built for FULL CONTROL. Not just insteon, but also Z-wave, energy devices, Tesla chargers, etc etc. Not being any sort of expert with all this, I ask ... what other lighting switches could I purchase as I expand, that would rival Insteon Dimmers in form and function??? (just bought 3 dimmers on ebay at a ridiculous price). Here are the UD links I found that will be helpful getting everything set up. General Polisy set up for Insteon, Z-wave, or other devices: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Polisy:User_Guide UD Mobile info page (this will replace your Insteon App on your iphone/android phone): https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=UD_Mobile Setting up the Polisy with Alexa/Amazon Echo: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration_V3 OK, that's a mouthful. Hopefully its of some help to all the other novices/semi-tech users to getting back to normal. I haven't purchased the Polisy yet, as I'll be away from home for a bit and figured I'll buy it and set it up on my return. I did buy the insteon adapter/USB interface 2448A7 on ebay last night -- figuring it may be in short supply soon, as has been discussed here extensively. One could speculate that Insteon product 3rd party market (ie eBay) prices may drop soon, as people unload Instegone for other platforms. -- W

I too am glad I found this forum. My hub went dead last night (had a "dread" feeling it wasn't good). I want to confirm what a RESET entails? -- Hope I didn't do it -- I did push the SET button -> flashing green light -> solid red light. I did to diagnostics (2 quick SET button pushes then 1 quick push) -> items 4 and 5 gave double beeps = server connections down, duh! (per insteon's website). On the website, there's a clickable link to check for server issues: "All Services Online. There are currently no known issues affecting Insteon services." (Yea, except that we've shut down completely!). I'm tech enough to go the ISY/PLM route if I had a step by step guide. That would be a great help. Thanks to forum members for all the valuable info.