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X10 support is available too under advanced. There are several display bugs so beware.

HA dropped another update this morning. Seems all the endpoint device settings are available eg. ramp rate, brightness, etc. I haven't tested them yet. You're right, they're moving fast.

I’m using Home Assistant with my GEN2 Hub and was able to duplicate the automations. Use google for more information.

HA released an update for May 2022 that was oriented somewhat to help Insteon users. It even has the If-Then structure and other interface enhancements. It's worth the update.

I'm using Home Assistant with the V2 hub and I'm able to reproduce the automations I had in the Hub. It's a small setup...

I expected that was you're endpoint. I need a vpn for other services so I just use it. Do you know what the Node Server listing is for in Portal? Maybe that was a place holder for access.

@kzboray I just use portal Polisy like I do for the ISY. Or are you referring to Polisy/Polyglot? In that case I use a vpn.

@MrBill it is pretty easy to add back devices, go to HA Developer Tools / Services / Insteon: Add all Link (search for it) and use Group 0 and IM Mode "Controller" button. Do the usual factory reset on the Insteon device then go into linking mode and click Call Service. You'll hear the usual Insteon beep confirming the link and if not do it again. As mentioned, HA is working on an update for Insteon so maybe the process will change. Going into Dev Tools to link seems kind of weird.

@MrBill from experience setting up the devices with a factory reset Hub was a piece of cake and no more difficult than setting up devices for the first on an ISY. But I agree several of my friends who did not factory reset said their devices just popped up automatically when HA does the Insteon scan. What I'm not understanding is what happens to schedules and other device specific settings if you don't factory reset?

@CPrince my hub is a replacement from Smarthome for a burnt out hub so it's also factory reset and no devices. I use the Hub with a RPi4. The HA/Insteon integration is limited but the basics are there. I understand given all the Insteon users looking for a solutions HA is doing more work on their integration and should have something in the next couple of weeks. "Limited" for example no ramp rates for dimmer modules but it does brightness. Anyway my condo has Insteon door sensors, plugin modules and wall switches and they seem to work perfectly with the hub. HA has a cloud based remote access solution as well. PS I suggested to UD that given Polisy in still in development, they could make a driver like HA but UD said the Hub is limited in some ways so it would be a lot of work.

@CPrince they work really well with Home Assistant and others... I used my formerly useless Hub to reprovision my condo's automations using HA.

You expressed my exact feelings.

@jkraus good work! Next step, https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Amazon_Echo_Integration_V3 So you can talk to your ISY ?

@oper8 highlight the variable row, right click mouse Change Precision.

Follow this step by step https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_IFTTT_Integration

@jkraus look into UD's ISY portal, makes all of it easy.

Perfect thanks!

For various reasons like Insteon closing its doors, I’ve had to shutdown my Polisy while I do some testing with the Hub. My prod system is an ISY and both this device and the Polisy are loaded onto UD Mobile. While in UD Mobile to control the ISY I’m constantly prompted with an error message that UD Mobile can’t connect with Polisy which of course I know because I shut it down. Short of deleting Polisy from UD Mobile is there a way to disable or pause these messages? Thanks!

@dblee1950I have a brand new Hub V2 (factory reset) with the login info on the bottom. Enter those details into HA Insteon services to add the Insteon Modem. I setup my Hub with a Raspberry Pi4 and it works perfectly. Linking devices is similar to the Hub. As noted above a bit of reading was required and the programming logic with the gui was a little mind bending to start but in the end not too complicated. I setup HA for my condo with automation matching the Hub in just a few hours.

Thanks initially that was exactly my setup but this is working quite well and it's covering the whole house. I'm also quite familiar with RF and 900 Mhz has roughly 400 channels so I assume there is separation between them.

Something like this - Insteon on the right and z-wave on the left. They are driving a mixed automation network.

Smart to do this I think

Hub users seems to be collecting on Reddit since the Insteon forums are shutdown. There's lots of them and most posts are "I'm pissed off" and "how to make HA work with hub". I have two Hubs that are now bricks. Not happy

I'm provisioning a RPI with HA and have already tested access to the Hub by IP Port and User/PW pasted on the bottom - it works.

Well I'd estimate there are several hundred hub users looking at HA right now. I literally have never seen so much activity wrt to Insteon Hub and people looking for solutions. If the Hub buys us a few more years of Insteon why not UDI?