Glynr Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 So after seven long months my home is ready to move back into after a remodel. I have added more Insteon devices to the network and many of the existing devices were reinstalled in different location. I would like to just start over. How do I start anew? Quote Link to comment
paulbates Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 A common way to do it is Break the project into rooms or functional groups of devices Decide if any programs are still useful and delete the ones that are not (eg same logic but new devices to be added) Do the same for notifications, network resources, variables...eg don't keep "garbage" around As an alternative to the above three steps, factory reset the ISY... again.. if you don't want any of your old programs, etc Then, by room or functional group: Factory reset each device Add the device back in to the ISY Build the scenes necessary to support what you're doing Update programs if you kept any that apply Validate that things are working Move on to the next room / function Paul 2 Quote Link to comment
silverton38 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) I strongly recommend that you create an email address for the house. I would recommend "streetaddress@gmail.com". Use this for all automation products with the exception of Alexa which you will need your Amazon account for. I would name every device with a room for example - "Kitchen: Light". ISY does a factory reset when you add the device so I would not worry about that. Upgrade to 5.0.14 (you need it for new motions amount other things) I would recommend that you remove any non Dual Band devices. Your reliability goes up considerably without the older devices. Edited December 22, 2018 by silverton38 Quote Link to comment
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