MrBill

.... i have zero z-wave, so no advice there..

I agree 1000% with this statement. I plan to use my existing PLM. If you change PLM's in the process and "Restore Modem" the links in every single Insteon device must be re-written. Only change PLMs when you must.

I haven't quite converted yet either... it's on my list and probably next, but I'm in the middle of a different large scale (non-ISY) project at the moment.

perhaps @Michel Kohanim can add it to the list to add a redirect to the base url so that the functionality works the same as on the ISY994.

try http://192.168.yyy.zzz:8080/WEB/udajax.htm and see what happens... (of course fix the IP of the IoP).

It's truly bizarre that it took Apple 5 months to fix this glaring issue.... and yet they didn't list it as a fix, but it does seem to be consistently working. Does anyone else have data points? is geo-fencing working correctly again or not?

See the post in the Official News and Announcements section at the top of the forum.... Short answer is "it's dead Jim"

if you're speaking of this option: It should open a pdf https://www.universal-devices.com/docs/ISY994 Series Network Security Guide.pdf in a browser window, (or in my case it opens in acrobat reader, but I made a change to windows file associations manually).

Yes. The part that trips some up tho is (for example) If $sDay= 1 then Turn on the light wait 1 hour Turn off the light else (nothing) If the light turns on and is waiting to turn off and the value of @sDay changes, the light won't turn off, as soon as the value of the $sDay changes the currently running program evaporates and a new copy executes, and since the value changed it's not 1 anymore, which means that the empty Else will run and immediately finish. Another common trip up is Else runs more often than at first realized, especially in the case of compound IF statements. When the value of any condition in the IF statement changes the entire IF is re-evaluated, whenever the result is false Else runs.

I you're taking over an existing system two important questions: Do you understand the difference between a State and Integer Variable? Do you understand the concept of the Event Based programs in the ISY? Master those two topics before making too many changes. ISY programs don't work like most new users expect them to.

(Pssst.... don't tell anyone but it actually exists some Insteon hardware, it's however not supported by the ISY)

Find is generally what I'm needing/using. I'm not sure I've ever had the need for Replace. I will point out that that unless the Replace drop-down is changed it defaults to whatever the Find drop-down was last set, Replacing with the same is functionally equivalent to Find.

UDI is very careful to keep historic functionality in place. The only time functionality is deprecated or removed is when it's function stands in the way of new functionality or concepts. It can be done the way you were attempting, and many people for one reason or another still use that functionality, but its not modern day best practice. Removing functionality can generate an avalanche of support tickets as well.

Yes, right click a program or folder in the program tree and pick "Find/Replace" fill out the dialog box and click Find. I used to always instruct to use "my programs" at the top, but it was pointed out to me it doesn't matter where you click Find from that it always starts at the top.

I agree with @larryllix but i'll add some more commentary... Opening ports is the old way, don't do it. You defined the reason yourself, security. Instead is the new way... the ISY Portal. For instructions to set up admin access through the portal see this wiki page.

I agree with @simplextech that the best method is a security panel. one more method that he didn't mention is that if the house has 120v inter-connected smoke alarms all of the manufactures have auxiliary relays. First Alert/BRK or Firex/Kidde. These were created with hearing impaired in mind. You have to pair it with some other device to get the alarm turned into an ISY node... but it's do-able. Keep in mind that it's homebrew and could fail. it's attached to your interconnected smoke alarms tho so even if your homebrew notification solution fails at least the local alarm will sound.

I don't have a 2448a7 but I've been wondering about performance across the 2 phases of the home electrical system. Specifically, does the radio of the 2448a7 need to reach a device on both sides of the electrical service, and if it doesn't is there a performance hit on the opposite phase? Wireless only is definitely slower... i used many door sensors for various things (not all of which are doors) and I can definitely count on extra time. It seems like (but I haven't definitely proved) that if the wireless signal hits a wired device on the same phase as the PLM performance improves, if it can only hit a wired device on the opposite phase it adds alot.... example: the program that changes outdoor lighting based on the front door being open or closed is very fast. The program that controls my closet light is much slower. I have determined that both phases are available nearby the front door wireless sensor, but only the opposite to the PLM phase is available in the bedroom.

Hey @tom2020 so you were able to get it added as a node in your ISY, that's excellent! Are you using the PG2 or PG3 nodeserver?

I agree... email support@universal-devices.com PS... it's .jnlp files. (not .pnlp) that you want to get rid of and per your screenshots above that could be an issue... the (1) tells me that you have a start.jnlp already in that folder/directory... which are you running the start.jnlp version or the start (1).jnlp version? If you're actually running start.jnlp it may be a very old file that doesn't install the correct launcher.

I just looked at the store and saw einstein42 listed, I didn't go as far as github. As far as I know xKing is still around.

That's a lot more steps than just clicking the ISY Launcher icon on your desktop.

So when i follow your link it opens in a browser window. It doesn't open the admin console. ISY Finder's behavior is different when there are multiple rows in the ISY finder window. If there is only one ISY, or one choice listed, ISY Finder assumes and open the admin console. (at least if the single row is a 994... i don't know if the same assumption is made for IoP) However if there are multiple rows in ISY Finder, Finder stops and waits for the users choice. Again, ISY Launcher is not the same thing as ISY Finder, it seems however that its a common misconception that the two terms can be used interchangeably.

I plead the 5th...

Either you aren't following the directions or something is very wrong. The ISY launcher works correctly with Windows (it's some macOS users that seem to have issues with the ISY Launcher, which was the basis for the question above). 1 - clear the java cache again including installed Applications and Applets. 2 - Delete any and all files you have named admin.jnlp or start.jnlp. (perhaps this is where the confusion is coming from). 3 - click the link https://isy.universal-devices.com/start.jnlp and save the file. 4 - click the file downloaded above. the first time Start.jnlp is run it will install and icon called "ISY Launcher" on your desktop. This is the ISY Launcher icon and is different from start.jnlp, however it is installed by start.jnlp. One of the design elements of the ISY Launcher is that it always starts the correct version matched admin console. Please note, files named start.jnlp install the launcher icon on the windows desktop, they are not themselves the ISY Launcher. Files named admin.jnlp are associated with specific versions of the firmware. This is the old method, which was replaced by the ISY Launcher. Specific versions of admin.jnlp console must be manually downloaded and installed for each ISY firmware version. The Launcher replaces the need for admin.jnlp

The Launcher doesn't have a window, just an icon. Are you confusing ISY Finder and ISY Launcher? they are two different things.