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You can't go to 5.3.4 with the 300 board. I was speaking specifically about zwave devices not Isy firmware

The sensors that I use are fibaro motion sensors and yes they do it based off whatever value I set. I'd be surprised if yours did not do the same. Aeotec is normally really good about their devices providing lots of information. Most likely, you'll need to download the full manual for your device to get the parameters to allow light level and set the corresponding parameter in the ISY

You do not need the 500 board for new stuff. They'll still work with it. You just wouldn't take advantage of the features that 500 series devices have such as network wide inclusion, range, etc.... They'll still work though. I use the lux sensor in zwave motion sensor to determine when I turn my lights on. It works really well. Regardless of time, depending on occupancy of a room and situation, lights will automatically turn on off it's too dark.

I've been staying out of those debates lately! That 1000+ post burnt me out from it

https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/29371-zwave-tips-and-tricks/?tab=comments#comment-285597

Bring module close to ISU/PLM. Choose start linking>press set button on device until you hear the chirp

You have a week mesh. The siren has always been one of the strongest/best range extenders. With it no longer there, your range has been impacted. Zwave could have automatically healed itself over time but with limited repeaters has no other pathways which is why you've experienced the issues that you have

This is why I stated it depends on what you use. Different zwave brands achieve your desired results differently. You're asking open ended questions which is why you're getting open ended answers. Yes, zwave can be added to scenes but not all zwave devices can be a controller in a scene. Insteon has more flexibility work it comes to scenes than zwave does do depending on what you want to accomplish and what you want to use, scenes may or may not be the best option It would be much easier if you provided information in regards to light switches you were planning to use in your home as we could then tell you want you need to do to make a 3 way switch.

It's possible with zwave. What you need to do depends on what you end up using

There are many ways to accomplish what you're trying to do. The best depends on the full scope of your home. I recommend trying a few different things to see what fits your situation. In addition to what MrBill said, I'll add a few others. Create a scene with everything in it as responders configured to be on. Create another scene with your kpl button in it as a responder as well. There are multiple ways to accomplish the rest via programs. Me- i'd create a program that that turns the everything scene off automatically from a single tap (including the kpl button) and another program that will turn everything on if i double tap it. You could also create a program that turns on your kpl button if the status of any button is on and a program that turns the lights off if you turn the kpl button off.

There are 2 stores. One is for cloud based nodeservers and the other is for local options such as polisy and Rpi users. Since you said you haven't installed anything locally I assume you're using the cloud based one. I don't use that so I can't say definitively what you can do with that one. I assume the capabilities of both are the same though. What you see in the admin console cannot be manipulated. You need to either use programs or scenes

Thank you. We'll be going with something else in the next house they doesn't require as much upkeep. That's where I put mine too

Mine arrived today. Hopefully I don't lose it before Polisy is ready. Let me not put it in a place where i won't forget about it. ?

What specifically are you doing? Which ecobee nodeserver and what's your firmware and UI?

It's in stock. Just ordered one and it'll be delivered today

Not that I've seen. The logs can only say what happened not why. From the looks of things I'd say environmental. Not every house is great for rf based devices. If it's always the same devices, I'd look to see who the neighbors are to those devices as well as the location as stated earlier. If you take a device that works all the time, swap with a bad one and update the neighbors. What happens? If the good device continues to work in the bad location and the bad device continues to have issues, then you'll know it's the device. If the behavior stays the same in the location, then you know it's environmental

I meant to delete that. But i was going to say unless you downgrade your firmware which presents it's own set of issues do not something I'd advise

Update neighbors is the only way unless.

Id follow the instructions for the portal https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY_Portal_Installation_Instructions

Clear your Java cache and use the launcher from the 4.9 firmware forum page

Program lock prevents manually linking

Sounds like it's linked together. If you're certain there is no scene created with the 2 devices in it, follow the unlink procedure in the hidden door sensor manual to get them unlinked.

It does not have zwave built in. At some point they will move towards testing with zwave (via USB stick) but have not said when that will be. The pro version only has wifi and Bluetooth built in

Secure doesn't help with making things more reliable. Having a strong mesh network is what makes communication more reliable. With that said schlage is notoriously finicky with pretty much all systems

ISY doesn't support s2 encryption at this time. Is there any reason you want it in secure mode?