Universal Devices ISY-994i Series, User Manual

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configuration. We are working on enabling Linksys as well but, to date, we have
gotten a little support.
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Any plans in the works to let the ISY act as a server to HA software on the PC? (This
might be a good option so you can leave the PC on for ease if use/graphical
interface/additional features, but if you shut off, it syncs and most if not all of the
functionality is saved on the ISY.)
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Yes, you can use our MCE client (on the CD or download from our website under
Resources) with is much easier to use (but does not allow you to configure ISY) and
does exactly as you suggest. With respect to other HA software, we do offer JSDK
(Java SDK) which can be used to build HA software for ISY. We are also in the middle
of publishing our Web Services SDK (which has been put on hold to address
functionality improvements such as crawling an INSTEON network)
24.2.5 What does it mean on your website, "access from anywhere in the
world." How is this done?
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You can access ISY from anywhere in the world if: a. You have a DLink router of
model DI-6xx ... ISY can automatically configure it so that you can access ISY using
the IP as assigned by your ISP b. If don't have a DLink router, unfortunately, you
have to configure your router manually I am almost certain that, rightly so, we'll be
criticized for not supporting other routers or making it easier to access ISY
remotely. Though not a 100% good reason, we had to make a decision in the early
stages of design: to use a dedicated proxy server with a secure tunnel (or VPN) to
ISY in which case we would have to charge for the service (third party) anywhere
between $5 to $20 per month (depending on the license fees or hosting costs) or to
try and reuse existing UPnP IGD functionality and slowly add support for other
routers and not charge anything. We chose the latter since we do not believe you
should not have to pay for remote access.
24.3 Product Comparison
24.3.1 What is the difference between ISY and HouseLinc?
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The only points of commonality between ISY and HouseLinc are the fact that they
both allow you to link with devices using your computer and from there things
diverge: With ISY, everything you do takes effect immediately (the links are written
real-time). Links are created by dragging and dropping devices into scenes.
24.3.2 What is the difference between ISY and EZBridge IP?
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The difference between ISY and EZBridge IP is the statement you will find at the
bottom of Details & Specifications for EZBridge IP under "Software": While the free
configuration utility (Windows-only) can be used to set-up and operate the device,
the EZBridge realizes its full potential working in "conjunction" with home