MrBill

there is the ability to run a program at startup. Which could possibly be used to query... I'm not familiar with the ZEN17 tho to know if it responds to queries. 'Run At Startup' can be enabled from the Program Summary tab. If you leave the IF of the program blank it will run the THEN block at startup if Run at Startup is enabled for the program.

I agree the written upgrade instructions are hard to follow and contain something that are outdated. Actually you wanted copy to clipboard. Not sure why it didn't work. One problem I have helping people along is that I have no idea how things work on a Mac. Last time I replaced my laptop i was going to go the Mac route (already in the apple ecosystem for phone and tablet) but in the end just couldn't justify the additional $$ Agree.

If you're unwilling to check Level 3 Event Log then I wish you luck, you know best!

This seems very much like Noise on the powerline delaying Insteon signals. https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=INSTEON_Signal_/_Noise_Troubleshooting Open the Event Viewer and set the dropdown to level 3 and capture what's happening there. It's more detailed with transmission attempts than the log.

Try using the backup option first. File --> backup ISY. If you can successfully get your backup file there, then you can say no to the backup question under Manually Upgrade. Use version 5.3.4 since you don't appear to have z-wave. A few more helpful tips: 1) make a text back up of your programs. If a program uses "adjust scene" it will need manual help after the upgrade. To make a text backup of your programs, click the top folder on the programs tab (usually named "My Programs") and then right click it, choose "copy Folder to Clipboard" then paste the clipboard into any old text editor that won't try to add formatting and save it. If you need to reference it later you can. 2) after the upgrade make your first stop in the admin console Help --> About. Verify you have the same versions for Firmware and UI 3) second stop in the admin console Programs --> Summary look for the color Yellow in the ACTIVITY and STATUS columns. If you find any it's like that either the program contained "adjust scene" and needs manual help to put it back the way it was, or you failed to check#2 above.

Both. The settings for the root of the scene is what happens when the ISY (and anything that uses the ISY as a controller such as Alexa). The settings for the controller are what happens when the controller button is pressed. Let's use a different example to understand. imagine a kitchen light, 2 switches one at each end of the kitchen. Both of those switches would be scene controllers. You might also program Alexa via the ISY. The kitchen light could be programed to turn on full from one controller, turn on to 50% from the other controller, and turn on to 10% if the ISY/Alexa turned the scene on. It's really very powerful... you can set the scene up differently for each controller.

There's several features in *some* insteon devices that aren't implemented by the ISY... another is the ability to detach the load on 6/8 button keypads. The problem is at some point in the game Insteon changed it's mind and went from trying to be an open platform, to one that wanted to be secretive.... Many devices UDI had to reverse engineer to support them at all. In some cases they may not have known the feature existed, or they may have choosen to ignore it because they didn't have enough data to be sure their implementation would always work.

Yes that will work fine. If you don't have node servers you could use a Wifi bulb with a Network Resource to turn it on, and another to turn it off. The network Resource examples in the wiki only include examples for Phillips Hue which, while i love my Hue bulbs, is probably overkill for your needs. That said it shouldn't be too difficult to work out a wifi bulbs Network resource needs. @larryllix might have thoughts....

You need to use a program. Set the spoken up to activate the THEN or ELSE of a program, and have the program turn on the correct scene. First add 4 programs for high, med, low, and off. You can leave the IF blank, for High, Med, Low add a line to the THEN block to turn on the correct scene. For the off function add a line to the ELSE block to turn ON the OFF scene. Then in the portal spokens choose "Program" For the Alexa Category on the next dialog pick "switch". You need to add 4 of these... pointing to each of the 4 programs created above.

A tip for all.... Right click any program or folder and set "detailed" Status Icons. That way you can see at a glance if there is a folder condition above your program that is resolving to false. @Michel Kohanim Suggestion: can we just eliminate this choice and force "detailed" for all? Detailed is much more informative and I don't know why anyone that knows of this choice would choose either Folders Only or Simple.

A possible issue is how the light is controlled now. On mine the control is electronic with off, dim and bright settings. i just tried leaving it on high and unscrewing the bulb for a minute, when I put the bulb back, just as I expected the control had reverted to off. Another issue is the light over my stove light is a weird bulb, for which I doubt there is a smart replacement.

Keep in mind polyglot v2 is deprecated. You're building a short term solution, but it is a good way to discover node servers if you have hardware already.

Couldn't tell you how to run via windows, but let's tag @io_guy

Unless you have a dedicated windows machine running 24/7 for some other reason, the best bet is likely running it on a raspberry pi... more info here: http://automationshack.com/wp/nodelink/

Please be sure and circle back and let us know the outcome.? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also when using the @ tagging/notify feature of the forum after you type the @ you see a popup list as you type @tlightne, example: either click or use the down arrow to turn the text into a tag. The automatic notification feature will only work if the plain text has been converted to a tag.

the Wiki page is here: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-994i_Series_INSTEON:Networking:Network_Resources also these substitution strings can be used in the body or path portion of URL for the network resource. as you scroll thru that page you'll discover not only the ability to include variables but any nodes info. I've not used the replacements in the path portion of the NR before but there might be a need to check or uncheck the encode checkbox to the right of the path entry box. @larryllix can probably tell use for sure, IIRC he's done that type of replacement extensively with his wifi bulbs.

You've got the IP correct because you used it for ssh. We've exhausted all standard troubleshooting. You should open a ticket support@universal-devices.com

ssh in and see if isy is running.... sudo service isy status If its not start it sudo service isy start if it is, try restarting it sudo service isy restart

I think you need to add the /desc when manually adding..... http://ip_addr:8080/desc also make certain you're replacing ip_addr with the actual IP address of Polisy.

that actually got an out loud laugh... First question... have you tried rebooted the ISY? Second... Check the error log for clues.

Network resources are one way traffic only. You can build your get string bases on variables, there are not currently string variables available although that may be coming in some form or another if I read another thread correctly. Number 2 on your list is not possible. Instead you need to create a node server.

I used a smartenit EZIO2X4 which in addition to the smoke alarms also monitors the front doorbell and has the capability of ringing the single chime "back" doorbell (which occurs when either back gate is opened). Another inexpensive method is just use an insteon open/close sensor. (since it's a battery device, be sure to set up a program to monitor the heartbeat as well. The easy method to eliminate the battery is search "AA battery Eliminator" on amazon-- just be aware those kits are sold based on the number of batteries the devices takes, which matches the voltage, there's only a few for a single AA battery (which is 1.5volts). Keep in mind, this is an imperfect auxiliary system that you're setting up. It will probably work when you need it to, BUT IT MIGHT NOT WORK CORRECTLY. Don't rely on it, it's not as good as a supervised wireless alarm. Either described method, has negatives. I had a smartenit that got damaged by lighting and I didn't realize it no longer worked until someone rang the doorbell after a couple weeks. Using a battery is problematic because it might die, etc. And finally Insteon is Insteon and while it works most of the time there's always the odd moment of data collision or weird line noise when something just doesn't turn off or on.

Indonesia Viet Nam Belarus Bangkok ---- Don't unblock them! do you use port forwarding? I'm not sure why these would be reaching polisy.....

Can you post some detail about the threats? Is there a log or block screen that tells us what its blocking? What does "Armor appears to dislike every WAN IP address that hits it- viewing them all as threats." mean, what WAN IP addresses are you referring to?

1) order a cable if you no longer have the one that came in the 2413s box 2) open a ticket support@universal-devices.com if you can’t boot your Polisy.