svetter Posted April 19, 2023 Posted April 19, 2023 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!
lilyoyo1 Posted April 19, 2023 Posted April 19, 2023 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
Techman Posted April 19, 2023 Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) @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 Edited April 19, 2023 by Techman
MrBill Posted April 19, 2023 Posted April 19, 2023 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. 1
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