nowandthen Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I own an ISY99i with the dual band PLM. It has the x-10 option. I have a friend that I am trying to get moved over to Insteon. He still has X-10 and an outdated unsupported controller. I have almost completely replaced my X-10 with Insteon. I think the best way to get him going is to sell him my system and I would buy the ISY994i with dual band PLM currently on sale at Smarthome. I don't need x-10 anymore but he does. Technically what do I need to do to do this? Should I keep my PLM and give him the new one? Where do I go to find out how to swap out a 99i for a 994i? I assume the x-10 option is linked to the serial number of my 99i. In other words in order for him to take over my x-10 option he needs my 99i right? The programs and settings are in the ISY, right?. How do I transfer the programs etc to the 994i? Is this like replacing an iPhone? I back up the ISY before removing the 99i, then reload the program to the 994i? Thanks for any advice and tips. I don't want to mess up my system.
LeeG Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 You can use your existing PLM with the 994i. I did that when moving to a 994. Could have done a Restore Modem (PLM) to the new PLM as well. Take a backup of the 99i and restore to the new 994i. I suggest getting the 99i to the latest official release 3.2.6 before taking the backup. Send an email to sales@universal-devices.com with the UUID of the 99i and the new 994i. They can transfer the X10 module to the new 994i.
apostolakisl Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I also migrated to 994i from 99i. It was a straight forward matter of creating a backup of the 99i and restoring it to the 994i. And you should have both running the same and most up to date firmware first. If you plan on also replacing the PLM. After you restore the 994i with the 99i's backup, then replace the PLM and use the 994i to run a restore PLM. If the only module you have is the x10, and you plan on letting your friend have it, then you don't need to ask UD to transfer anything to the new unit. Otherwise, send them an email with the UUID number (located on the help/about menu) from both the old and new unit and what you want transfered. If you are using the web serer section of the ISY, that needs to be moved over on its own. It doesn't transfer with the backup/restore. I do believe everything else transfered.
nowandthen Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Thanks to both of you. Sounds pretty easy. I'm going to let my friend have the X-10 module along with the 99i. I'm not sure what the web server section of the ISY is, so i guess I'm not using it. Use my computer to talk to it, otherwise it doesn't do anything else over the web (that I know of). If I use the new PLM then I suppose I need to wipe the old PLM, right? Most likely I'll just keep my PLM, no reason to make things more complicated than they have to be.
Michel Kohanim Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Hello nowandthen, You can also change your PLM provided that: 1. You restore your backup (File | Restore ISY) 2. Follow up with File | Restore Modem (PLM) With kind regards, Michel
apostolakisl Posted May 17, 2012 Posted May 17, 2012 Thanks to both of you. Sounds pretty easy. I'm going to let my friend have the X-10 module along with the 99i. I'm not sure what the web server section of the ISY is, so i guess I'm not using it. Use my computer to talk to it, otherwise it doesn't do anything else over the web (that I know of). If I use the new PLM then I suppose I need to wipe the old PLM, right? Most likely I'll just keep my PLM, no reason to make things more complicated than they have to be. If you are keeping your PLM, then just restore your 99i backup to the 994i and you are done. It sounds like you are giving up your x10 module and have no others so that should be it. Once you have the 994i up and running with whichever PLM you are keeping, then you can factory reset the 99i and the plm you aren't keeping. Then you can re-validate the x10 module on the 99i and give it to your friend as a clean unit along with a clean plm. I would suggest running the new system for a few days before wiping the old stuff.
nowandthen Posted May 17, 2012 Author Posted May 17, 2012 Thanks Michel. Thanks apostolakisl. So I'm looking for my X-10 auth code. I checked my email folder of license keys and didn't see anything from UDI. I also looked in my usual download folder for the ISY, and my other ISY folder but didn't see anything there. What would I have received to enable X-10? I'm generally very good about saving these things. Todd
Michel Kohanim Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Hi Todd, Please send your 99is UUID to sales@universal-devices.com and we'll look it up for you. What you should look for is a Google Checkout invoice. With kind regards, Michel
nowandthen Posted May 19, 2012 Author Posted May 19, 2012 Hi Todd, Please send your 99is UUID to sales@universal-devices.com and we'll look it up for you. What you should look for is a Google Checkout invoice. With kind regards, Michel Thanks Michel! I will do that once I have the 994i up and running and then reset the 99i. As always great service and great user support!
nowandthen Posted June 1, 2012 Author Posted June 1, 2012 Received the 994i today. Swap went without a hitch. I kept my old PLM. My friend will be happy to get rid of his old x-10 controller. Hopefully his x-10 "weirdness" will be a thing of the past. ISY + Insteon = much improved reliability, not 100% but much better. Thanks for the advise and instructions.
nowandthen Posted June 2, 2012 Author Posted June 2, 2012 I just reset the old 99i. Programming is all gone. That's good. Was surprised that it retained the latest software 3.2.6 (I updated before taking it out of service). Also the X-10 module shows up in the Help About. Does this sound right? I expected a factory reset to revert it back to some version it was originally programmed with but then again i suppose it should only keep the latest version. I Thought it would loose the x-10 module but it didn't. If this is as it should be then I am ready to take it to my friends house and set it up there.
Michel Kohanim Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Hello nowandthen, Paid modules will not be reset by factory reset. So, your observation is correct. With kind regards, Michel
pikach Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 i have the isy99i, what's the benefit of switching to 994i?
LeeG Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 pikach See this link for a discussion and what Michel said about the difference between 99i and 994 viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8697&p=66321&hilit=994#p66321
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