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ISY994i to Elsy Migration and Lessons Learned

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I just received the new Insteon 2413U USB Modem and decided to bring up the Elsy while the ISY994 was still operational.

I created a backup of the configuration and since I was just playing with Z-Wave at the time I wasn't concerned about migrating those devices, just the Insteon (of which there are plenty).

After restoring the backup to the Elsy, the device got a socket error on restart.  I powered cycled it and realized that the password had gone back to admin/admin, so I updated that.  All my devices were shown. 

The Time Zone information was incorrect, so I reset that.

I reset the PLM and got the battery operated devices synced as a separate step after all the writes were done.

Programs started to work normally.

The next day I added the two Zwave devices I had after a reset of the Zwave dongle and each device.  The first device, a plug in controller added immediately.  The second, a Lexiton outlet (after reset) popped up a dialog box asking for a PIN code.  This may have been the reason I could not add it when I was testing, perhaps a bug or code level miss match. I set the security to low and it connected.

Alexa migration required I delete the settings on the Portal for the old device so there wouldn't be duplicates, and asking Alexa to rediscover devices.

Looks like I am set to sail now.  

Could someone point me to a good online source so I can learn about Z-wave pin codes?  And maybe why one devivce used them and the other not?  Thanks!

42 minutes ago, svetter said:

Could someone point me to a good online source so I can learn about Z-wave pin codes?  And maybe why one devivce used them and the other not?  Thanks!

Other than googling your question and sifting through the results, there isn't a single source that's readily answers what you're asking.

In regards to why some mfg have codes and others don't comes down to the generation of the devices (ie: 700 vs 300) and whether they choose to implement it or not. Only the mfg. can answer that last one

@svetter

If you want to use S2 Z-wave security you can find the required pin code on a sticker on the device you're trying to include. It's usually located under the QR code on the device.

Not all z-wave devices support S2 security

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1 hour ago, svetter said:

Alexa migration required I delete the settings on the Portal for the old device so there wouldn't be duplicates, and asking Alexa to rediscover devices.

There is a step in the migration process that migrates the portal including remaining paid subscriptions, and alexa setup, etc see Step 9 here, and here for additional information.

1 hour ago, svetter said:

The second, a Lexiton outlet (after reset) popped up a dialog box asking for a PIN code. 

I don't know if that's a typo, do you really mean Leviton?  If so they have excellent documentation, if you know longer have the documentation that came with the switch you can simply google "Leviton <part number> Manual".  Leviton has great Docs. 

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