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Well factory reset didn't work so I replaced the switch with a spare I had. The new switch is working. Have others had the INSTEON communications part of a switch go bad but yet still have the manual operation of the switch still work?

I tried restoring the device last night too which didn’t work but I didn’t do a reset on it first. I’ll try that. Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

For some unknown reason, my ISY994i can no longer communicate with 1 of my INSTEON dimmer switches. It shows up in the Admin view with a red ! point and a pop up says it cannot communicate with the device. The switch works manually. I have rebooted my ISY but that didn’t fix it. Is my switch bad? Suggestions on fixing? Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Found a way around it. There is no Forget All in the Alexa app but if I logged into alexa.amazon.com, there was a Forget All on the Devices screen. Hope that helps someone else and the wiki gets updated.

I'm trying to follow the instructions for migrating to the new ISY Smart Home Skill V3 for Echo. It says disable V2 skill which I did. But then it says go to the bottom of the Devices list and select Forget All. I do not have a Forget All option. I am running the latest version of Amazon Alexa on my iPhone. What now?

Never mind. I found this reference http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_MobiLinc_Configuration in another thread. I'm good.

Thank you!

I do subscribe to the ISY Portal. How does that help? Is there a support doc that tells me how to remotely access my ISY via the ISY Portal? Thanks.

The attached screen shot is from the ISY994i product description. I have used Mobilinc Connect to remotely access my ISY devices but this product description says I can do it natively with the ISY itself I believe. Can someone point me to instructions on how to do that?

I have been an iSY994i user for sometime now. It works great. I have also been a Mobilinc app user which works well too. I had subscribed to the Mobilinc Connect portal which gave me remote access to my home automation gear when I was away from home. Then I added an Amazon Echo last January. At the time, I don't think Mobilinc fully supported Alexa (although now it does). So I subscribed to the ISY Portal and deactivated Mobilinc Connect portal. My subscription just came up again for Mobilinc Connect and now I'm confused about what I really need. My questions are: I can't use both portals together as I understand it. I have to choose either the ISY portal or Mobilinc Connect portal. Correct? If I want to be able to connect to my home automation while away from home, what are my options from my ipad/iphone? Thanks for any help/pointers.

Michel, when I did this process at home on my wifi, it behaved as I described. Just for grins today, I decided to try the setup process when I was away from home. That seems to have worked. It didn't tell my it found an ISY and ask for a username and password like it did at home. I was able to see my home devices. Not sure why this is happening but I at least seem to have it working for now.

I just did it all over again and let the Local http:// blank. When I press Done, it says it find an ISY at IP address blah blah on my LAN and asks for my username and password. It wants the Admin Console username and password. When I enter that, it syncs and looks fine. But when I check the ISY settings again, the Local http:// is filled in again.

Local was blank when I set it up. It filled in on its own. Yes, the port was set to 443.

Michel, I have attached a screenshot from my iphone although its hard to read. But when I did it from scratch, I entered my email address and ISY portal password in the User Name and Password field as directed. When I finished and said Done, a dialog box pops up saying it found the ISY and asks for a username and password. I tried the ISY portal info but it didn't like that so I used my Admin console username and password and it accepted that. That is why the User Name on the screen shot is my admin name and not my email address. But it will not connect when I'm away from home.

So I set up Mobilinc per these instructions You can use MobiLinc through ISY Portal: http://wiki.universa...c_Configuration and I cannot communicate with my ISY at home when I am away from home. I get a communications error after Mobilinc finally times out. Suggestions?

So I upgraded to the ISY Portal and the dashboard has a window for thermostats. Are Honeywell Total Comfort wifi thermostats compatible or only INSTEON/z-wave?

Hmmm, it didn't work twice before but now it does. Thanks

Michel, thanks. Will I be able to use Mobilinc remotely away from home too?

Should an INSTEON OutletLinc work with the ISY Portal/Echo? Mine does not but all my other devices seem to work fine. I can turn the plug on and off through the admin portal but not with Echo.

So I received my Echo and it's installed and working. It is linked to my Honeywell thermostats. Now its time to do the INSTEON integration. I've read a bit and see the ISY portal. But if I go that route, what client on my iPhone would I use to access my INSTEON devices remotely? Today, I use Mobilnc with their subscription service. Isn't the ISY Portal just the communicates vehicle, i.e. it is not a client app?

With my Mobilinc subscription, I can control my devices remotely from anywhere. Can I do this with the ISY portal? Will the Mobilinc app use the ISY Portal? If not, what app would I use to remotely control my devices?

I actually just found this http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Main_Page#ISY_Portal.2FAmazon_Echo.2FIFTTT which is very helpful.

I have been an ISY994i user for some time. I also use Mobilinc on my iPhone and iPad. But I just where my Honeywell RTH9580WF thermostats are controllable via Amazon Echo. That lead me to the INSTEON hub which led me to a thread that said I could integrate my ISY994i with Echo. Whew! What I'm looking for is some clear documentation on the ISY Portal and how to connect it to Echo. And what happens to Mobilinc? Do I simply stop using that? Any pointers to integrating ISY with Echo would be most appreciated. I have several programs and scenes in my ISY that I don't want to abandon. Thanks!!

Oberkc, good idea! That would eliminate the spurious door openings too I would think.

Thanks for the discussion on this. So first, my random triggerings of the door are unexplained. My father would have said, "Probably sun spots." That was his favorite line many years ago when he had issues with his X10 system. I don't know if there is some way to debug why these random events occur or not. If you have any suggestions, please pass them on. The IOlinc on the door just allows me to know when the door goes up or down. I originally thought I'd tie it to a geofence but decided that was more work than it was really worth. The good news on the random events is I get notified and with Mobilinc I can shut it again regardless of where I am. Now, I could eliminate the problem I suppose by just taking the IOLinc out. The program I was thinking of would only be active from probably midnight to 6am just to make sure the door stays shut at night automatically. Maybe I should just take the IOLinc out.