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This is essentially what I did. I put all my thermostat controlling programs in a folder, then I disable that folder based on a variable if I want the thermostat to "hold".

As Lee alludes to, when in "Heat" mode, the tstat doesn't change the heat setpoint automatically, so "Hold" has no meaning in that mode.

The wiki shows the correct way to setup to use gmail's SMTP server: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index ... figuration Port = 587 and TLS is checked. But I think this is only usable if you have a gmail account in the USER ID field (and the corresponding password in the password field).

Thanks, that makes sense, for some reason I was thinking it was triggering true.

I was trying to trigger on a switchlinc being pressed with anything other than off (on, fast on, fade up, fade down, fast off, etc), and thought the following would work: If Control 'Kitchen Lights' is not switched Off ... However, this only triggered (and ran the "then" clause) when the 'Kitchen Lights' switchlinc was pressed 'off'. It did not trigger when any other press was done on the switchlinc. What does the "is not" switched off clause do? Thanks, Kyle

I was trying to trigger on a switchlinc being pressed with anything other than off (on, fast on, fade up, fade down, fast off, etc), and thought the following would work: If Control 'Kitchen Lights' is not switched Off ... However, this only triggered (and ran the "then" clause) when the 'Kitchen Lights' switchlinc was pressed 'off'. It did not trigger when any other press was done on the switchlinc. What does the "is not" switched off clause do? Thanks, Kyle

That is true, but the ISY is "online" as long as it is powered on and communicating with the PLM. In other words, unless you are intentionally powering it down for some reason, the ISY programs are always running.

You should be able to achieve what you want by adding 2 Micro Dimmers (2442-222) to your system: - Remove the Load wire of both SwitchLincs (cap it and leave it) - Add a Micro Dimmer in each box, connected to the Load of the light (and hot/neutral/ground as appropriate) - Configure the switchlincs in scenes such that they control the Micro Dimmer in the other box With this setup, you lose hard control of the lights (they will only be controllable via Insteon commands) if that is an issue for you. The same effect could be achieved with In-LineLinc Dimmers (2475D) or Bulbs (2672-222 or 2674-222) instead of the Micro Dimmers if those alternates are more appropriate/usable in your house.

Also, using "enable internet access" tries to autoconfigure the router to forward the correct packets to the ISY. This isn't going to work in your network configuration (and isn't the preferred method anyway it seems).

192.168.x.y addresses are "local" addresses, so those won't work outside of your home network. Seems that you have both your Netgear and your Linksys acting as DHCP servers (both are providing IP addresses - Linksys is providing in the 192.168.0.x range, while Netgear is providing in the 192.168.1.x range). You need to find what your external IP address is (go to http://www.whatsmyip.org/), and use that instead of the one the ISY is saying to use (192.168.1.64). Then you'll need to setup port forwarding on both the netgear and the Linksys I think. Netgear would forward to the Linksys (192.168.1.64), Linksys forwards to the ISY (192.168.0.149). Alternatively, you can probably put the Linksys in a mode where it doesn't act as a DHCP server, and just routes packets.

You don't have the sensor and lights in a scene do you? That could be having an effect also. Or did you link the devices together manually (outside of ISY)?

I'll take a shot: First, create a new variable ... "Garage Left Open" .... Then modify the program above to be: If Status 'Garage Door Sensor' is On Then Wait 30 minutes Send Notification to 'Default' content 'Garage.LeftOpen' $Garage_Left_Open = 1 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Then, create a second program: If Status 'Garage Door Sensor' is Off And $Garage_Left_Open is 1 Then Send Notification to 'Default' content 'Garage.Closed' $Garage_Left_Open = 0 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

I'm not familiar with the pop up error you are seeing, but it sure sounds like the ISY is having trouble maintaining a connection with the router. Have you tried a different cable, or a different port on the router? Although if that were the case, I'd expect you'd be seeing issues communicating with the ISY's interface.

No problem, glad I could help.

Did you try something like this: If Status 'Garage Door Sensor' is On Then Wait 30 minutes Send Notification to 'Default' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') You also need to go into "Configuration -> Emails/Notifications -> Settings/Groups" and configure a group correctly. The group I used in the example above is named "Default". The important thing in the above program is that whenever the Garage Door Sensor status changes, the program will start (or re-start) running, even if it was already running. So if the sensor goes 'off' while in the 30 minute wait, the program will re-start and run the 'Else' clause, rather than finishing the 'Then' clause, and you won't get notified.

Thanks! You just saved me from much confusion! I had been assuming program true/false reflected whether the program was currently running or not! I really should slow down and read a bunch of documentation ....

oberkc, I'm new to Insteon programming ... what is the purpose of the "Run this program (else path)" in the first program?

Is this what you're looking for? http://www.smarthome.com/2423A5/SynchroLinc-Power-Synching-INSTEON-Controller/p.aspx

DNS shouldn't matter in this case. Gateway should be your router's IP address. And your subnet mask should be 255.255.0.0 in this case.

What browser are you using? I get an error when using IE 11, but Chrome works fine.

OK, I've done this (used a different IP than 192.168.1.20). Now, what do I do to actually try this out? Sorry for the newbie question. First, you need to know your router's external IP address (this is the address assigned by your internet provider, not a local 192.168.x.x address). You can find this somewhere on the router's web pages (usually under a "WAN" section) ... or easier is just to go http://checkip.dyndns.com/ from a PC in your home. The checkip site should give you a simple one line page with your external IP. Now, you just need to try to access that external IP from outside your router's network. You can do this by using a PC external to your home (friends house, work or Starbucks), or if you have a smartphone, turn off wifi and access the following web page: https:// If everything is working right, that will connect you to your ISY. Note that you will likely get a certificate warning ... there are ways to fix that if you want.