eisy-ui documentaion.

Background

eisy-ui is our modern web interface which replaced the Admin Console. As of firmware version 6.1.2 the Admin Console is deprecated. Admin Console should only used the Admin Console if a feature is verified as missing by UD staff. eisy-ui has now has features not contained in admin console, os the admin console may display some data incorrectly.

As of 11/1/2026: The admin console should only be used for "configure" of some advanced insteon device features. As the advanced "configure" has been verified as not working correctly in eisy-ui.

This document is a work in progress, and is intentionally sparse as eisy-ui is changing rapidly. The goal of the current documentation is to to answer common question for basic features. For questions about advanced features please ask on our user forum https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/47042-eisy-ui-is-getting-there-heres-where-we-stand/

All documentation is written for the latest version or eisy-ui which may be in staging.

Plugins

eisy-ui plugins is the new way to install and manage plugins. If installing a plugin for the first time do not use PG3 it is legacy. As of writing this document PG3 Plugins still work with eisy-ui but will be completely migrated at a later date.

Devices and Scenes

Devices

Coming Soon

Groups / Scenes

eisy-ui has change labels of some things perviously referred to as Scenes. This did not change how scenes function it was a change to name only as previous versions of the user interface used the term Scene for both Groups and Scenes. This caused confusing for both staff and users, so with the new UI the labels have been corrected.

What is a Group and what is a Scene?

A Group is a group of Devices. Each Device can be a controllers, a responder, or both a controller and responder for the group.
A Scene defines how responders react when a specific Controller issues a command to the group.
There can be multiple Scenes in a group, one for each Controller.
There is a Virtual (device) Controller in every group with the same name/address as the Group.
The Scene for the Virtual Controller defines what happens when a command is issued from eisy (AC/eisy-ui/UD-Mobile) to the group (not what happens if another controller issues a command).
A device can only be a controller for one Group.
See this topic for discussion: https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/47304-no-scenes-in-eisy-ui/#findComment-408693

How do I add/edit Scenes/Groups?

To add a new group (sometimes referred to as a scene) click the add button at the top of the Nodes Page (Menu > Nodes).
To add a device to a group right click the device > Add to Group.
To edit scene links click the group in the node list, this will open the group members page, click the carrot next to any controller to see/edit scene links.
To remove a device in a group , click the the group in the node list, this will open the group members page, right click the member > Delete.

Programs

Coming Soon