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They can repeat the signal. The encryption is for the end device itself

https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/29371-zwave-tips-and-tricks/

What problems are you having? It's nice to know your board (500series) but that doesn't help us determine what's wrong if we don't know what's wrong. S2 support or lack of would not cause any issues.

There is no such thing as a bullet proof system. All have issues and devices can/will fail. Pro level gear will generally last longer. With that said; you have devices from 2009- theyve lasted quite some time and seems like you may be better off sticking with insteon and filling in the gaps with devices from other systems that they may be missing. I use Yale touchscreen doorlocks, a variety of sensors, and outlets. Eaton receptacles are my first choice but they currently do not have 700 series receptacles so I use leviton outlets. For Bulbs, I use Hue. The best advice I can give is to experiment. Be willing to try new things and If you see something you like, add it to the system to test out. The only thing I can really say about zwave is make sure that its 700 series (or later) depending on when you purchase devices. Zooz is popular right now but I dont have a long term opinion about them like I do other brands such as aetech.

Due to the mixed nature of scenes in the 5.x.x firmware, that is no longer available

Sounds good. I'm curious if it can be as dynamic as insteon

For some of the things you've talked about, it should be enough. Especially for simple things like multi-way switching or lights controlled by motion sensors. I prefer the flexibility of programs to directly linked devices but it'll be something that you'll have to decide on. With you using zwave, you don't have the same flexibility that insteon has so your mileage will vary. Let us know how you like it. You could always get a switch and sensor and start testing things.

My pleasure. Happy New Year to you as well. Im sure you're itching to get your migration done

Did you configure both controllers in the scene?

Correct. This has been covered a few times on here and from Michel. Its still being worked on. This is for ISY994 users. Doesnt apply to Polisy especially since you're already on the latest version. The instructions are in the wiki under "polisy OS versions. You will have to SSH into your polisy and run sudo uname -a This is for ISY994 not polisy. There currently is not a migration tool for the usb stick to zmatter. Home Assistant and Homeseer are 2. whatever 3rd party software people may have connected. Without this, their systems wont connect to eisy. Michel will want to clarify this for you but i assume host name is "name" in the dashboard.

Not that I am aware of. The whole point in routing is everything being aware of other things so aeotech repeating messages could indiscriminately would make things worse vs helping.

The update neighbors can help but depending on what's removed, distance can be a factor. Whether it affects the 994 or EISY routing is hard to say.

Depending on how quickly you're planning on moving things, you're potentially making things worse. Zwave use a routed mesh network. Every device you remove from your current network can potentially effect other devices down from that device. Depending on your devices, your network can potentially self heal but that's not an instantaneous thing. The more you remove, the worse it can potentially get. In addition, due to how network wide inclusion works, it can be harder to remove/include devices from their installed location (assuming all devices support NWI).

Yup, you are correct. That's what the manual says...

Exclude and remove mean the same thing.

Plm is probably bad or going bad. Did you recently update your firmware? You can also try to restore your devices

It could've. I factory reset everything by default so I can't say from experience what you'd experience. It's not too late to update your software. Just leave the plm until that's done. Once finished you'll be ok to remove.

When using the insteon firmware version, the isy will boot into safe mode as that's what it is supposed to do. The zwave only version does not do that. That's why I said had that been done prior to doimg anything, it wouldn't have happened. It's too late for you but for someone that comes across this post, it may help. You added additional information in your second post that wasn't in the first but your isy shouldn't have had anything to do with eisy not adding your bulb. Yes, all insteon device addresses are stored within the device themselves. Factory resetting the bulb and plm would erase links on both.

The isy doesn't receive power from the plm unless you're using the 2412s. Looks like you didn't follow proper procedures early on which made it such a mess. Because you issued the plm disconnect, you erased the plm links from the bulb as well which contributed to your issues. You just needed to update your isy with the zwave only firmware prior to disconnecting your plm. Had that been done, your issues would've been avoided.

Mine came from different generations but since it's been years, I couldn't say exactly what the revs were.

A device can only be part of 1 controller so if you move then that's it. You would need to re-add it to your new controller at that point since the keys between devices and controller would be broken. This is why you have to exclude and then include a device that was previously used on another controller.

I don't think it's going to change. This isn't a bug but a choice UDI made. The only thing that will be fixed will be migration..

What's the UI of your isy? What setting are you changing and what device are you having issues with

What brand bulbs? The 2477s is really based so I'd be surprised if it's that but it very well could be. I would try a completely different brand to see if it happens. If it does, swap out the switch

I always thought UD products were made for residential use first and professionals secondary. From my experience, there's a huge difference between pro only commercial setups and residential stuff. From a business standpoint, I can see why UD went this route. Going off the multitude of posts that has been on here due to ssh mistakes with polisy (and static ip's); I can only imagine the multitude of support calls they received. Those calls costs them time and money. While it may be a simple factory reset for you, for them it's not. One only needs to look at the forum posts to see that. A pro version is a great idea. Same system and software in actual use but a person can pay extra to unlock the ability to manage everything themselves. This way, if the customer screws it up, then it's on them and they can only blame themselves.