where do I start?

[algod]

I'm ok on Wi-Fi, but would like to set up for remote access. As a novice the more I read, the more confused I get. Where do I start, and what do I need to do? I have a dir-655 d-linc router. I believe it is a UPnP router. Is it only the ISY's IP that I need to reserve, or do I include my PC as a reserved device? In the ISY, do I need to go to file/Enable Internet Access? Using Mobilinc to access. My URL does not yet display a port, only four octets. Do I need to set up a static IP, or is it the same as a reservation on my router?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

 

Al

[oberkc]

As a novice the more I read, the more confused I get.

 

I understand. I am still this way, and I would like to think I am beyond a novice.

 

Is it only the ISY's IP that I need to reserve, or do I include my PC as a reserved device?

 

Only the ISY, for the purposes of controlling your system from a network device, such as a smartphone.

In the ISY, do I need to go to file/Enable Internet Access?

 

No...not if you plan to configure these manually. Enabling this may work in some cases, but I understand you are better off doing this manually, through your router settings.

 

My URL does not yet display a port, only four octets.

 

Now I am more confused. Octet? What URL?

 

Do you know your own IP address?

 

Do I need to set up a static IP

 

The answer to that may depend on the frequency which your ISP changes your address. Any ideas?

 

I do not have a static IP, but my address stays pretty constant, changing pretty infrequently (such as during long power outages). If your changes often, a static IP address would eliminate the need to enter the new address every time yours changes.

 

or is it the same as a reservation on my router?

 

The IP address is different than the reservation on the router. I think of this in terms of the LAN (local area network, or on the same network) or WAN (Wide Area Network, from outside your router/wifi network). The IP address is the address one uses to get to your local network, through the router. You can find your IP address within your router settings, or at whatismyip.com. Your reservation is the address within your local network, and probably looks something like 192.168.0.XX.

 

For setup of your ISY for remote access, you should check out:

 

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=635

[algod]

Thanks for the response.

An octet is the 8 bit segment of an IP address separated by a dot. In the ISY, I go to help/about and it displays "My URL" an address without :port#

I have no idea how often my ISP is likely to change my address. I'll attempt to set a static IP.

 

Thanks again,

Al

[LeeG]

The ISY never changes the IP address. If running in DHCP the router assigns the IP address from the pool of DHCP addresses. Or the router can be set to deliver the same address. I run DHCP and find the IP address assigned by the router stays the same over very long periods of time.

[algod]

Thanks Lee,

DHCP is enabled in my router, and I've reserved my ISY's IP. I'm looking at port forwarding in my router and am not sure if I put port 80,443 in both TCP and UDP. Do I need to put in the ISY's IP? Do I need to populate the application name field? I cannot find ISY, or Universal Devices in my routers drop down list.

 

Al

[LeeG]

Take a look at this UDI Wiki entry for establishing remote access ....

 

http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index ... o_Your_ISY

[oberkc]

Configuring the ISY is something that I struggled through for a bit, but eventually got to work. I have not dealt with this for a while, but I will try to remember what I did.

 

First, I did NOT enable internet access through the admin panel. I forget exactly why, but I went the route of manually changing the ports, addresses, and forwarding.

 

I chose to change the HTTP and HTTPS ports to something other than the default. I was running into conflicts with other devices, so I needed to move the ISY to somewhere else. In the ISY admin panel, I changed it from 80 and 443 to something different. I did not change the IP address.

 

In the router, I reserved the address currently occupied by the ISY (in my case, it was 192.168.0.33). I then configured port forwarding rules. As I look at my rules, I see that I only forwarded the secure port.

 

In my router (DLink-825) port forwarding page, I have:

 

name: ISY-994 (don't remember whether I populate this or done automatically)

application name: nothing

TCP: secure port number

IP address: LAN address for ISY (192.168.0.33 in my case)

computer name: nothing

UDP: secure port number, same as TCP

 

No schedule or rules.

 

I access the ISY via mobilinc, or through web page.

 

Good Luck

[algod]

OK Oberkc, I've made the changes. When I go to Help/about in the admin console my ports are still not being displayed. I'll be out later today and will give it a shot.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Al

[oberkc]

When I go to Help/about in the admin console my ports are still not being displayed.

 

I believe I manually entered these, to match the port-forwarding rules in the router.

[algod]

Can't seem to paste my screen shot onto this message, but help/about displays a dialog box that won't allow any manual entries. It displays My URL, and internet access IPs without :xxxx(port numbers).

The wife has a few missions for me to accomplish, so I'll be off for now.

 

Al

[oberkc]

I just checked mine, and it DOES allow manually setting ports in the ISY configuration tab. Please note that mine does NOT have automatic DHCP selected.

 

See you when you return from your missions.

[algod]

Yes, I was able to make changes in the config tab. i did take the check mark off DHCP, and entered the subnet mask, DNS, gateway, etc. Low and behold when I sat in my car on a 3G phone network I was able to turn on a few lights without any issues.

 

Another success story.

Thanks Oberkc, and LeeG for your help.

 

Al