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Indeed this was my problem... i normally never do this as i use a firewall to map dhcp addresses. Temporary lack of sanity! Once i could get connected to the console via putty it was simple see and to change!

This is by far my favorite answer ... are there any tutorials on connecting ISY to putty? Tried these settings but no dice: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Quick_Start_Guide#Connecting_to_the_ISY_Shell_Using_the_Serial_Port configure for 115200bps, 8N1, Xon/Xoff, and for the appropriate COM port. When i plug in USB i get COM4 connected to Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COM4)... When i do a Putty Serial connection on COM4 i just get a cursor unable to run commands? edit: just had to start typing ... it was actually connected!!

Fairly certain i did not configure a static IP inside ISY... i have a backup if there is anyway to inspect this and confirm? Why did every other device on my network figure out they needed a new IP,but ISY did not? Has been done

I recently switched routers, IP ranges went from 192.168.1.x to 192.168.0.x When i open ISY994 Administrative Console, i am just presented with "ISY Finder Not Found" The DHCP on the new network is not even showing a host name of "ISY994-EMS" trying to connect to get an IP. I know the MAC address as I mapped the DHCP to always give the same IP in my old router, and i also do not see the MAC address trying to connect. Fairly certain i did not configure a static IP inside ISY... i have a backup if there is anyway to inspect this and confirm? I have blinking lights on the network cable that is plugged in. What options are there here, these all seem "bad"? Plug in Old router Re-IP new router to match old IPs Factory Reset? Why would every other device i own pickup a new DHCP address but the ISY is stuck?

Thanks, that route makes sense ... i could position a wireless thermostat next to the location of the other wired and have them in sync that way. I am a newbie to ISY, but is possible to program the thermostat schedule in the ISY program. Can you configure the Thermostats to both respond to a program config if either thermostat (or remote wireless one) reads > 72 degrees, turn on AC and FAN on both HVAC systems at the same time. This would require i could read the temp + set the FAN and AC ON on both thermostats. Assuming i probably cannot directly control AC ON i could potentially just drop the set point temporarily so it kicks in. Is there a good spot to look in the manuals or documentation as to what variables the Insteon devices have available in the ISY?

I currently have a 4 wire and a 5 wire thermostat (dumb), each going to a separate HVAC system. Which setup is possible to get the thermostats to work together and be controlled by ISY automation? I have terrible trouble keeping the second thermostat kicking on at the proper time as it is very close to a vent from the first system.... would like for them to be initiated together. The Nest mentions this functionality http://support.nest.com/article/Does-Nest-work-with-zoned-systems From what I gather the Insteon thermostat only can work in Master/Slave mode with 1 Wired Master to multiple wireless Slaves .. Does anyone know if two wired Insteon thermostats can be Master/Slave? (side note: does the 4 wire thermostat i have wired up create any incompatibility with potential automated thermostats) See: http://forum.smarthome.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15635

+1 This app is the reason i went with ISY over the Insteon Hub. Both have nice apps on WP.... Hopefully Snap Software keeps up the involvement in the app and UD encourages them! http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/snap-switch/9db87141-340b-4826-b841-660aa97e208d http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/ed018afe-06e0-4cfc-8e72-21507a8ea6b0