backinthelab Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I understand that the ISY, as of yet, communicates only in one direction with the Elk M1. I'm very happy that UD is working on this, it really shows the dedication to making the ISY better and better! In the meantime, however, to get around the Elk's lack of a solid notification feature (which I can't get to function properly), I was thinking that I'd have the ISY send me a text message when certain devices are triggered in a certain fashion. For instance, creating a rule within the Elk to set a device or scene whenever an alarm is activated. Then, using the ISY to notify me when those particular devices/scenes are set in that fashion. I'm going to tool around with this over the next day or two. In the meantime, anyone have any ideas??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I personally use the Elk, but don't use notifications in the way you suggest - but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I am curious what problem you are having with Elk notifications, however - they do work fine for me. I use the following notifications on my system: - Elk sends a notification when alarm is triggered. - ISY sends a notification if certain events occur when system is in "Vacation" mode (triggered by a KPL button). Like garage door opening, etc. - ISY sends a notification if thermostats go above or drop below certain temperatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinthelab Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I can't seem to get the SMTP settings correct on the Elk. I'm using my Gmail account and have it set up exactly the same as on the ISY, but I have yet to get it to send. Is there something that I'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't use Gmal, but believe it requires an encrypted SMTP connection. Not sure if the Elk supports that. Perhaps that is the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinthelab Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Oh, go figure. Looks like I'm SOL, then. Back to trying to figure out the other route, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hi backinthelab, As Mike suggested, Gmail requires TLS which is a variation of SSL (HTTPS). Doesn't ELK have an option for TLS? With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't see it as an available option in the M1XEP setup, but sounds like a good question for Elk support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backinthelab Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I agree, this option seems like it would be common sense. After browsing Elk's forums, I confirmed that they do not support TLS but are apparently working on it for the next release. Luckily, I have a hosted mail server that I did get to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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