K-bert Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 I just pulled the trigger an ordered an EISY and Zmatter USB to replace my ISY994 with zwave. I have a a serial PLM for the ISY and a USB PLM from playing with a Raspberry Pi to control Insteon many years ago. I plan to use the USB PLM for the EISY. Will this cause an issue to restore my settings from a backup? Would it be better to use the serial PLM first to get things up and running and then change to the USB PLM? Thank you. K
Solution DennisC Posted February 7, 2023 Solution Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) There shouldn't be an issue as long as you meet the requirements from the wiki: Requirements If you are migrating Insteon you must have a compatible PLM Eisy / Polisy supports these PLMs: 2412S, 2413S, 2413U, and 2448A7 If you have a 2413S (serial), you will need our Serial PLM Kit If you are migrating your Z-Wave Network, you must have our ZMatter Z-Wave USB Dongle If you are using Polisy, you can alternatively use our ZMatter Z-Wave Board for Polisy After restoring your backup, you will need to follow the directions from the wiki below to restore the PLM. If you are using Insteon Go to the Admin Console configuration tab and make sure INSTEON Support is enabled (default username/pwd = admin/admin) If you are using a new PLM, Restore the PLM Edited February 7, 2023 by DennisC Add restore info 1
K-bert Posted February 7, 2023 Author Posted February 7, 2023 Thank you. I missed the "restore the PLM" part. Now I am just waiting for things to arrive. K
Geddy Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 @K-bert also make sure you pay attention to the part about battery devices! "If you have PRO Series, click on the Battery icon at the top. This will prevent ISY from trying to update programming on your RF devices which are probably in sleep mode" IoX (on Polisy and eisy) are all "pro" versions. So if you have battery devices be sure to follow this step. 1
DennisC Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Don't forget to do an "upgrade packages" before beginning. Good luck. 1
K-bert Posted February 7, 2023 Author Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) It is an ISY99i/IR PRO with the latest zwave board. Thanks for all the advice. Being prepared before the migration hopefully makes it smoother/quicker. I only have one battery powered zwave device: a Zooz 4 in 1 sensor in the bathroom. I have two Insteon leak sensors that are battery powered as well. K Edited February 7, 2023 by K-bert
DennisC Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 22 minutes ago, K-bert said: It is an ISY99i/IR PRO with the latest zwave board. Thanks for all the advice. Being prepared before the migration hopefully makes it smoother/quicker. I only have one battery powered zwave device: a Zooz 4 in 1 sensor in the bathroom. I have two Insteon leak sensors that are battery powered as well. K The 300 series will have an LED protruding out of the rear of ISY and may have an antenna mount as well. From the Admin Console select the Z-Wave™ menu at the top of the screen. Select Z-Wave™ Version. If the version is 4.55.00 the ISY has a 300 Series Z-Wave™ dongle. If the version is 6.81.00 the ISY has a 500 Series Z-Wave™ dongle.
K-bert Posted February 7, 2023 Author Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) Its a 500 series. And it is about to be retired. K Edited February 7, 2023 by K-bert 1
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