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"program IF monitors the geofence variable and the THEN arms the blink cameras" Thanks, Yes I have geofencing set up and it works fine. Its the THEN arms the blink cameras part I'm asking about. The only hook I have is alarm_control_panel.blink_home in Home Assistant. I am trying to figure how to call that from EISY.

Any answer to this? I’d like to do the same thing. I use geofencing already and have variables set up based on who is home so logically it should be easy to arm cameras based on these variables. I do not have the Blink node yet. Is doing something like this possible?

I just got my first 8 button KPL and noticed that setting the backlighting for one button does indeed affect all of the buttons. I'd rather it not behave that way.

Ah! I didn't realize that. Thanks.

Currently using NEST thermostats and interfacing with Home Assistant. In our previous house we used Honeywell also with HA. I preferred the Honeywell because of the monthly usage reports. NEST sends monthly reports as well which are not as useful unless you care how many eco leaves you got.

Maybe you mentioned this but did you install the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort integration when you were experimenting with HA? What happened? I no longer have Honeywell. Our new house came with NEST but those interface very well with HA as did the Honeywell thermostats in our old house. It's just my opinion, but I greatly prefer the UI in HA as well as its built-in phone tracking for geofencing purposes. I let EISY do the rest of the programming chores for the house.

I just updated my system remotely from 5.7.1 to 5.8.0. Went without a hitch. I only had to clear java cache and reinstall IoX after the update and reboot. Not sure what the update afforded me but I like to stay current.

I think Insteon runs very easily with Home Assistant (Pi4). But I guess YAML and the cards do present a learning hurdle. HA is a great front end with the heavy lifting handled by EISY.

Thanks. I'm Version: 5.7.1_7. Good to know!

How do I know which version of 5.7.1 I am on? When I launch my admin console and got to Help->About, all I see is that I am running 5.7.1. There is no 5.7.1_7 or _5 or anything else. Is there another place to look?

Same here. It seems to want an update for: pkg tpm2-tools must be upgraded to 5.5_1

Was (sort of) happy with MyQ for a year or so but the recent persistent login/connection issues were too much for me to want to deal with. Installed the Insteon I/O Linc Garage Door Control over the weekend and all is well. Disconnected the MyQ unit which had come with the house we purchased last year and I won't consider using it again. The Insteon unit integrates well with my EISY and HomeAssistant system and is much speedier triggering events such as turning on outside floodlights when opening the garage door in the evening, and the integration with Alexa is smooth and instantaneous.

I’d been putting this project off for a while but yesterday decided to proceed with the migration from ISY994i to EISY as well as installing a USB PLM. While not trivial, I did complete the migration in an hour or so. All in all it went….okay. There were a couple of confusing moments (causing me to initiate perhaps needless multiple reboots of EISY and my router) and the migration guide could probably use some editing but it got me through. I don’t use Z Wave but I do use Home Assistant as a front end which required deleting then reinstalling the ISY/IoX integration and for some reason I had to rename a few devices in HA and one Insteon lamp module had to be reset. The portal transfer was straight forward. I’m glad I remembered the free trial step. All seems to be running well and I have my old ISY994i and PLM as a back up should I ever need it. I don’t see any performance improvements but my ISY994i was working just fine anyway and while I do have a lot of programs it’s not a huge number. Alexa seemed unruffled and there was no need to rediscover devices. The EISY seems to run hot but I think I read that is normal. Thanks to all who posted their prior stories and solutions to problems. That was a big help to me to read before attempting this.

To KSchex You might consider the Linksys AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Router since you're looking for something without a lot of antennas. Personally I've gone the pFsense route with Orbi 850s but I think this Linksys would work for you as a replacement to your Netgear WNDR4000.

Just a thought but how are you assigning the static IP address to your new ISY994? Are you making the assignment in the router based on the MAC address – of the old ISY994? The new ISY994 will have a different MAC address so the old assignment will not work. Assuming this is what is happening, you will need to enter a new static IP assignment based on the new MAC address.

I inquired a few days ago (4/19) about EISY availability. Here's the prompt reply I got: Hi John, we should have them in 2 weeks. With Kind regards,

I have a couple of Kasa plugs and use Home Assistant to integrate them into my system. I have HA running on a Rpi4 and is a fairly simple solution to integrate Kasa and other protocols (Nest, Blink, SmartHQ, MyQ, etc) into a single interface.

You say this has happened a few times before. You really should consider a UPS for your Polisy and avoid disruptions due to quick power off/power on occurrences.

Similar to a previous statement, the HA remote app was the first one my wife liked (me too really). LG appliance integrations and interfacing with our Ambient weather station were big pluses in our house. The dashboards you can create make sense and are configurable. The added graphics capabilities are good too (eg showing garage door open or close). It’s free. My only investment was a Pi4. I could have run it off my Synology docker but as I recall, that version seemed to lose some functionality.

I began using the Home Assistant app a few months ago and dropped Locative in favor of the geofencing built in to Home Assistant. I use the IOS version but there is an Android flavor as well.

Thanks all. I think that is what I'll do. Just go through and pull out the Insteon and put in regular switches. We move in 3 weeks. I'd better start soon. It's a pain but after thinking about it, why leave behind expensive equipment I may wish I had after getting squared away. I wish a had a clear path to outfit the new place but as others have said, it will be a hodgepodge for a bit but hopefully someone will pick up the ball that Smarthome dropped. I'll take a look at Zooz and Aeotec and other manufacturers to see what's the best fit for me. I have a ISY994i and considering upgrading to IoP soon but not yet. I just want to establish the same level of automation in the new place as quickly as possible that we had in what will soon be the old house. @kzboray you got sued? Not good.

I should have searched harder. Since posting I found a couple of ZWave options: ZWave garage door controller and perhaps the Zen17. If anyone has experience with these or can recommend something else that would be appreciated. Thanks.

Is there a good replacement for the Insteon 2450 IO Linc ? Perhaps another manufacturer makes something similar. I haven’t found it. I use it for garage door sensor and controller.

I am wondering the same thing. I have a house full of Insteon and we’re moving to a new place. Do I leave Insteon behind and go with something different (Z Wave?). Or do I take the aging Insteon with me and pay the high prices, if even available, to replace when they go bad.

I subscribe to the ISY portal but that’s not how I access it remotely. I have a reverse proxy set up on my router and access the ISY remotely via a URL on port 443 (which is open anyway).