Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs) - Universal Devices ISY-994i User Manual

24 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

24.1 Operational
24.1.1 Is there a way to find all my INSTEON devices?
• There is an option to add existing links from each device you add. The "Add devices
found in links" option does crawl (spider) the network. It adds all the devices it finds
in those links. Therefore, if you link a light that is linked to a keypad, which is linked
to another light etc., then all those devices will be added to ISY. So if you start with
one of your devices that has lots of links like a KeypadLinc you will get most of your
devices just with that one device add, especially if you have an "all lights" scene.
24.1.2 On an existing INSTEON setup do I need to start over when I first get
my ISY?
• There is an option to add your scenes.
24.1.3 So, I just got an ISY and know I will have to start over the programming
for my existing INSTEON setup. When I start over do I need to reset all my
devices first to clear everything?
• This is a bit outdated as ISY now has the ability to read your current scenes
• It is still not a bad idea to use Restore on your devices after the ISY has read through
them. This will rid the devices of any bad links.
• You do not need to reset your devices first, in fact if you do, you won't be able to
crawl (spider) the network because there will be no links to find devices with.
Having said that, if you don't reset your devices, they will operate (or partially
operate) until the links get overwritten by linking devices in ISY. Therefore, when
you first get your ISY, I would suggest the following:
o Start Linking, with "Add Devices in links"
o When all of your devices have been added to ISY, run "Restore Devices".
o As you know, this reprograms the devices to match the settings in ISY. If you
have no groups in ISY, basically all but the PLM links will be deleted in the
devices, essentially resetting them.
o Do a "Backup ISY" so you have the option of starting fresh again at some
point in the future without having to re-link all your devices.
o You can now start reprogramming your network using ISY
o You can run "Restore Devices" at any time, but it is faster to run it right after
you have initially linked your devices because it only has to delete links,
which is much faster than writing out whole links.
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