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I do not believe that there is a range or a < or >. The related topic is that you can give the eisy a static IP address, or use DHCP, where your router will assign it. Three points If you use a static IP address for eisy, and you change your internet service/router in the future, there's a good change you'll lose contact with your eisy based on the different subnet choices different router manufacturers use. This is the support headache you mentioned In the early days of node servers, they could run on a separate box and needed the exact (=static) ip address of the ISY. If you're not using older node servers and you are not running them a separate computer (Rasberry Pi, etc)... this problem no longer applies to you and there is no reason to use static up addressing any longer If you want your ISY to have a specific IP address, the DHCP features of most routers allow you to define a specific address for network devices like the eisy The eisy only needs to be on your network, ideally one of your router's switch ports to minimize network hops. ANSWER: It's best to go into the config tab of iox and make sure your IP address is NOT static and is DHCP and let your network and eisy take care of themselves.

I used mine though my ecobee thermostat. Initially worked great for about 8 months, then started either ignoring the command, indicating it completed the command-but nothing happened, or a response said it couldn't do it or didn't understand. Even with native functions like a timer, not isy integration Wife got frustrated. I shut Alexa off in ecobee and added switches where they were voice only. I could pull off Google home with devices I have, but not worth it to me.

Just a little clarity. True that if the ISY can't turn it on, neither can Alexa. If you use the ISY to turn an individual device on, the ISY get's a confirmation from the device indicates on or gives an error. Scene members don't confirm they've received the message. When you activate a scene from the ISY, it's fire-and-forget.. and the ISY assumes its on and indicates that. It could be the switch, the scene or noise problem, but I think you might have eliminated one or more of them. Go to tools / diagnostics / Event Manager and set it to level 3 at the bottom Fire off the scene Turn that specific device on directly post back the results

You might have to go to Alexa and say "Discover devices". If that doesn't do it, you might have to remove the device and any related scenes from Alexa, re-add them, and say "Discover devices"

I wouldn't necessarily put the blame on the eisy for iolinc. The iolinc is single band, meaning it doesn't get wireless Insteon signals and is vulnerable to powerline noise, It's possible/likely that some powerline change, something new plugged in to your house has caused that

A next step will be to capture what's going on with the Event Viewer. Get the switch wired up to test In iox - Tools/Diagnostics/Event viewer In the event viewer window at the bottom, set for level 3 With the event window open, go to the linking menu and repeat the steps for either method of adding the switch Saved the results and post it back here We have folks here that are experienced translating those logs into English and hopefully one of them will chime in

How old is it? Possible it's end of life

I would try the alternative add method: Wire one of the new switches up From the linking menu, put iox in linking mode Press the set button You should see iox recognize it and press finish

Insteon sells the Power Line Noise filter. It's about the same size package as the PLM. I bring that up because that package size can block a couple of outlets in a confined space electronics cabinet. It does have an unfiltered pass through in the back like the io modules do so one outlet can be recovered. You can also plug a 1ft pigtail into the wall and the filter module into that. It's rated for up to 10amp load so the specs of the UPS and any other electronic items in there that don't exceed that. I'm not sure on how it handles noise vs signal suckers, and which a UPS creates but not sure what the options are. It's a good precaution / insurance to keep things working

Yes. You make a back up of the 994 and will restore that to the eisy. The eisy is in a transformational stage to a "next level" release level including web interface to ultimately replace the admin console, lots of new features. Lot's of changes going in that are in-process, not complete. You might consider buying the eisy now and taking advantage of any trade ins and specials, and the look around the forum to see how things go. Some things have changed, like how you log into the admin console. Some upgrade to the new releases easily, some have problmes

The page will download start.jnlp. Do you see any recent files in your download folder or the desktop?

Follow the instructions in this post, including clearing java cache. Do you have java installed?

Yeh I know that you researched this well and pointed that out before. I exchanged emails with Insteon a while back, curious if it would include i3 and didn't get answer to that part which I take as a "no". If it was proposed that long ago it's plausible it's design predates i3. I'd be happy with one that is updated, faster and more powerful. It was mentioned late last year that it would be summer time (I think) this year. .... Also UDI would have to include it in iox. Since they have a wrench in that anyway right now (V6 & 7), the timing would be better than it has been for the last few years from a release perspective.

Thanks for the summary, that's appreciated. For matter, they have the same issue that UDI has.. due to the size and complexity of matter's evolving codebase, a small army of programmers is needed to get it up on its feet. Barring that, it will take time. Google, Apple, et al... and to a certain extent HA as a community have the bodies to throw at it. Insteon started soft pedaling about the their commitment to matter about a year ago for I believer that reason. I was looking for them to have the new PLM product in the store with 4x link table, improved operational design and (I think) a stronger powerline radio. I think the specs have been around a while. Sounds like that was not brought up

The SOAP interface is in the wiki here