Release 5.9.1 discussion

[jkraus]

I don't have any Matter devices, so does that mean I do not need to do a Zwave backup prior to upgrading?

[Techman]

@jkraus

If you have any zwave, zigbee or matter devices installed and you're using the UD Zwave/matter dongle then you should do a Zwave backup prior to updating your firmware. It's your insurance policy.

[jkraus]

Got it!  Thanks, as I do not have the dongle.

[JohnC]

I had an issue of not being able to access the Eisy after the 5.9.1 upgrade.   Accessing the terminal mode with HDMI connect  and using ifconfig command showed that Eisy was not producing  IPv4 address after the upgrade.  

A good-enough fix of this problem was to always reboot the router AFTER rebooting the Eisy.    I might put my Eisy in a UPS power supply so the power never goes out and never has to rebboot.

[GHenry]

6 hours ago, JohnC said:

using ifconfig command showed that Eisy was not producing  IPv4 address after the upgrade

You'll eventually have to reboot.  Would a fixed LAN address assignment in the router solve the problem?

[Techman]

You can't use a static IP address. You need DHCP enabled in the router, and you can then use a reserved IP address for the EISY in the router.