DennisC

I have both an Elk alarm panel and an ISY. I converted my old alarm system last October and added the ISY late November. While the Elk is capable of controlling lighting and can handle other automation tasks, the ISY is much easier to program and receive alerts from. The ISY also works with Insteon. When using the ELK for lighting, I think you are more or less limited to using relays (there are probably exceptions to this). The ease of programming with the ISY, for me, makes it a worthy expense. With the ELK, you are some what limited with the messages you can receive. The ELK will only send predefined messages. I also found the mobile access with the ISY to be more wife friendly (we use MobiLinc). One more thing, with the proper set up, you can access the programming menu of the ISY from any computer. I don't believe that would be the case with the ELK. Having said that, there are some functions I automated with the ELK (using relays) for reliability. As an example, I have a zone on my oil fired burner for making hot water. That zone is tied in to my ELK and only runs when my security system is disarmed. I also send a signal to a virtual output so I can control this from the ISY with the ELK integration module. I hope this helps. Dennis

Michel, eMail sent. Thank you. Dennis

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So have I, using the newest admin console. Dennis

Hi, I just wrote about my experience in the following post using a Honeywell Z Wave thermostat and ISY. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=13203 Dennis

Hi, I have been using UD's default mail server for email and text notifications from the ISY. However, since I have two ISY's, I wanted to have a quick way of telling which location the message was from. Therefore, I decided to use my service providers (Cablevision - Optonline) mail server. I was able to set up the SMTP settings and my messages were sent without an issue. However, all of the line breaks were omitted once I made the change. All of the text in both emails and text messages appear as one continuous message. This makes it hard to read. I have not been able to find a way to add the line spaces in while using Optonline as the mail server. I changed back to the default server and the same messages were delivered fine. I then changed to using a gmail account and the line spacing was fine. However, the "From" field of the message is now my own gmail address and not what is in the "From" field. Once agin messages from both ISY's appear from the same account. I believe I have the from "From" field configured correctly because when I used my Optonline account, the "From" field populated correctly. Is this the way it is, or am I doing something wrong? If anyone can offer some guidance with either issue, it would be appreciated. Thank you. Dennis

I don't think you have the gmail smtp server named correctly. Do a google search for the correct server name. I think it might be smtp.gmail.com. Also check for the correct port. Dennis

You can use MobiLinc without using MobiLinc Connect, providing you know how to set up port forwarding in your router. Dennis