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Universal Devices Inc. is making home automation products as commonplace and affordable as phones, cable/DSL modems, and set-top boxes. The UDI Wiki is the central place for help with our products so please have a look around. With this site being a collaborative effort by UDI and its user base, we need your help! If you're interested in helping the Wiki please register for an an account.

Instructional Videos

• ISY System Configuration
• ISY Device/Scene Configuration
• Adding INSTEON HD Camera to ISY
• Clearing Java Cache and Finding Your ISY on the Network
• ELK Module Integration/Examples
• ELK/ISY Integration Instructional Video
• Using Variables
• Port Forwarding
• Configuring Amazon Echo to work with ISY
• Using The ISY Event Viewer as a Diagnostic Tool
• Integration with RTI

Downloadable Documentation

Quick Start Guides

Installing the Admin Console Icon on Your Desktop

It's always best to use the Admin Console application which is browser independent. To do this:

1. Clear your java cache
2. Use the ISY Launcher to launch the Admin Console. This should put an icon on your desktop once you run the downloaded start.jnlp file.

MAC Users:

If you are using either Safari or Firefox, you can get to the download folder, please click on the button with a Down Arrow icon at the top right section of the screen and then right mouse click on start.jnlp and then choose Open. You will be prompted with a security warning dialog. Click Open.

If this does not install the icon on your desktop, please click on the button with a Down Arrow icon at the top right section of the screen and then click on start.jnlp (inside the download folder).

• Safari Users: If you do not see the Down Arrow button at the top right, please follow the instructions here to get the download button back on your Safari.
• If you are prompted be prompted with a dialog warning you that you cannot open this application:

1. Go to System Preferences | Security & Privacy | General
2. Click on the open anyway button at the bottom

ISY994 Series

• (PDF)    (MS Word)

Web Interface

• Browser based interface - Supported on all mobile devices

Z-Wave Quick Start Guide

• (PDF)     (MS Word)

ISY Cookbook

• ISY994i Cookbook - Comprehensive Guide for Anything ISY including example programs

Complete and Comprehensive User Guides

• ISY994 Series User Guide (4.6.2)   (PDF)     (MS Word)
• ISY-99/994i PDF User Guide (3.3.10) - Last User Guide for 99 Series

Network Security

• ISY994i Series Network Security Configuration Guide   (PDF)   (MS Word)
• Certificate Authorities (Root)   CACerts.zip

Smart Grid-ISY994 ZS Series

• ISY994 ZS Series (INSTEON/Smart Grid) Quick Start Guide   (PDF)   (MS Word)

OpenADR

• ISY994 Series OpenADR 2.0(a)/(b) Quick Setup Guide   (PDF)  (MS Word)
• ISY994 Series OpenADR 2.0(a)/(b) EPRI VTN Configuration Guide   (PDF)  (MS Word)  Video Tutorial
• EM3 OpenADR 2.0(a)/(b) Configuration Guide   (PDF)  (MS Word)

Installing New OpenADR Client Certificate

IMPORTANT To request a production OpenADR certificate, please contact our sales department. Once you receive the certificate, store it in a safe place

1. Open the Dashboard
2. Click on the Wrench button at the top right and then click on the Network button
3. Click on Client Certificate
4. Click on No (this will create a new keystore)
5. Enter the password for the certificate which is provided to you by UD along with the certificate itself
6. Click on Import Cert and point to the certificate file that was sent to you by UD
7. Enter the same password as 5
8. Click on No when you are prompted to import other intermediate certs
9. Click on Yes to reboot

Energy Monitoring/ISY994 Z Series

• ISY994i Z Series Energy Monitoring Configuration Guide   (PDF)   (MS Word)

Online Documentation

User Guide

• Menus, Toolbar, and Panels

How-To Guide

• Special devices, scenes, programming, and more. Click on the link above for all topics. More important ones are listed here

IP Network, Web, and Email Notifications

Default Web Interface

• The default Web Interface that can be used with any browser.

Home Automation Dashboard

• Customizable web interface for your ISY.

Protocols

Z-Wave

• Ordering/Assembly Instructions
• Z-Wave Instructions (version 4.1.1)
• Configuring Aeon Labs Range Extenders and Door Locks
• Configuring Aeon Labs DSB09104-ZWUS Energy Monitor
• Configuring AeoTec Dry Contact Closure Gen 5
• Aeon Labs MultiSensor 6 Configuration Parameters
• Aeon Labs DSB28-ZWUS Configuration Parameters
• Aeotec Device Compatibility Matrix
• All AeoTec Configuration Parameters
• AeoTec Siren Configuration Parameters
• Fortrezz MIMO2+ Parameters
• RemoTec ZXT-120 Configuration

X10

• X10 support information and examples

Using IR in the ISY-994i/99i/IR

• Configuration and usage of IR commands with your ISY /IR Series

Framework

Email & Networking Substitution Variables

• Use substitution variables in emails and network resources

Legacy 26/99

Quick Start Guide for 26/99

• Getting started tasks
• Computer Configuration - Configuring a computer to interface with the ISY.

Add-On/Optional Modules for the ISY-994i

ISY Portal: Integration with Amazon Echo/Google Home/IFTTT

• Subscription Based
  • $23.00/First Two Years
  • $12.00/Year thereafter

ISY Portal enables you to remotely connect to ISY without the need for port forwarding. The subscription is for 2 years and includes:

• Amazon Echo Integration
• IFTTT integration
• Network Module (Requires firmware/UI version 4.4.3+). Optionally, if you already have the Network Module, you can send your UUID (Help | About) to support@universal-devices.com and request for:
  • 1 year extension of your ISY Portal Subscription if the Network Module was purchased within 2 years of ISY Portal Module purchase
  • 2 year extension of your ISY Portal Subscription if the Network Module was purchased within 1 year of ISY Portal Module purchase
  • 4 year extension or refund if the Network Module was purchased within 30 days of ISY Portal Module purchase
  • Please Note that your request will cause the Network Module to be Uninstalled and not accessible after the expiration of the ISY Portal Subscription

ISY Portal Google Assistant Integration

Please peruse this link for detailed instructions of setting up Google Assistant to work with ISY Portal

Networking

• $49.00 Flat Fee
• Or $0.00 - Included with ISY Portal with Firmware versions 4.4.3+

Climate & Irrigation

• Climate: $49.00 Irrigation: $19.00 Flat Fee
• Climate
  • Irrigation

A10/X10

• $9.00 Flat Fee
• Enhanced A10/X10

ELK Security

• $99.00 Flat Fee
• ELK Security Module
• ELK/ISY Integration Instructional Video

Electricity

• $49.00 Flat Fee
• Electricity

Upgrade to IR

• $45.00 Flat Fee + Shipping

1. Order IR Input Module, when received :
2. Open ISY's enclosure
3. Take the ISY board out
4. Plugin the IR Module on the front of the board
5. Once everything is put back together and ISY is rebooted, go to Admin Console / Help / Purchase Modules and choose Upgrade to IR

Troubleshooting

Front Panel LEDs/Lights

• Boot up sequence:
  • Power, RX&TX, momentary blink of Memory/RX and TX, and then Power only

• Only Power Light Is On:
  • Most probably power supply related. You can try any power supply that outputs anywhere between 5 volt and 30 volts,center positive, 2mm barrel connector

• Error light and Memory light blinking simultaneously: ISY is not able to get on the network.Please ensure:
  • The Network jack on the back of ISY is connected to your router
  • The lights on the Network jack have one steady on and the other one blinking. If not, check cable and connectivity to the router
  • Your router provides DHCP
  • There are no other devices on the network with the same IP address (IP Conflict)
    • If you have configured your ISY to use DHCP, then you will have to search your network for devices that might be in the same DHCP range as your router is providing
    • If you have configured your ISY with a static IP address, and as long as you have a good backup, you can Factory Reset your ISY and then restore a good backup (File | Restore ISY). Once prompted to change the network settings, choose No

• Only Error light blinking: ISY cannot communicate with the SD Card. Please ensure:
  • The micro SD Card (on the front) is seated properly. Unplug ISY, remove the rubber cap, using a sharp object, push the micro SD Card in so that it pops out. Push it back in so it clicks in. Apply power to ISY
  • If reseating the micro SD Card does not work, you probably have a defective SD Card. Please consult Replacing/Formatting SD Card

Changed ISP/Router - Can no longer access ISY

• Make sure you have a good backup
• Factory Reset your ISY
• Log back into the Admin Console using https://isy.universal-devices.com/start.jnlp (icon on your desktop)
• Click on File | Restore ISY
• Point to your good backup
• Important At the end of the process, you will be prompted to change your existing network settings (DHCP) with the one in the backup. Choose No
• ISY reboots and it will be on DHCP
• You can change ISY's network configuration again by going to Admin Console | Configuration | Network

DNS Error

The most likely error is due to ISY having a static IP address and the router blocking DNS from IPs not generated by DHCP server. If you have configured ISY with a static IP address, please consider

• Reverting to DHCP, Or
• Use 8.8.4.4 for the DNS server

In case of using DHCP, you may consider using DHCP Reservation in the router such that ISY is always given the same IP address.

If you have port forwarding rules in your router to ISY, please make sure that only TCP is forwarded (NOT UDP or both).

If you are using DDWRT, PFSense, or any other home grown routers, then please note that DNSMasq will not work.

ISY Cannot Access the Internet

• If the problem is DNS related, please see DNS Error
• If you have any Parental Control or Mac Address Filtering in your router, please make sure ISY is not listed under blocked machines

If you have any port forwarding rules in the router that points to ISY, please remove them

• If you see File | Disable Internet Access in the Admin Console, please click it

ISY Cannot Communicate with ISY Portal

• Make sure you go through ISY Cannot Access the Internet guidelines
• Make sure your HTTPS Client Security Settings are set to TLS 1.2 and Strength of All and Verify is Unchecked by following Network Security Configuration guidelines

MAC OSX

Clicking on Purchase Module does not do anything

You are probably using Safari. What you need to do is to use ISY Admin Console application the instructions for which you will find here

Cannot enter userid/password in the Authenticate dialog

• If you have Yosemite and Java 1.8.40, please:
  • Go to System Preferences | Java
  • Click on the Java tab
  • Enter -Xdebug for Runtime Parameters

Admin Console icon does not appear on the desktop

• Close all your browsers
• Go to System Preferences | Java to get to Java Control Panel
• Click on Delete Files and make sure you check Applications
• Click on the Settings Button
• Make sure Keep temporary files on my computer is checked
• Copy the directory under Location
• Open up Finder and delete the above directory under Location
• Close Java Control Panel
• Open a browser and retry the Admin Console (JNLP) URL

ISY Finder does not find ISY

• Open a terminal window
• Type hostname on the command line and copy the results to the clipboard
• Open /private/etc/hosts and make sure you have right below the first 127.0.0.1 listing:
• 127.0.0.1 whatever-hostname-you-copied-in-step2

Admin Console Hangs

• If you have any of the following modules on your MAC (under System Preferences | Privacy/Security | Accessibility), you may experience Admin Console hang when editing text fields. This is especially the case when you try copy/paste:
  • BetterTouch App
  • Text Expander App
  • PopClip App
  • Moom Appp
• Usually disabling these modules will fix the issue. For more information please checkout: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20116958/java-apps-freeze-mac-os-10-9

Java applications are blocked by your security settings

• Close all your browsers
• Go to System Preferences | Java to get to Java Control Panel
• Click on Delete Files and make sure you check Applications
• Click on the Settings Button
• Make sure Keep temporary files on my computer is checked
• Click on the Security tab on the top
• Click on Restore Security Prompts and then click on Restore All button on the ensuing dialog
• Click on the Edit Site List
• Click on the Add button
• Enter https://isy.universal-devices.com followed by hitting the Return key on the keyboard. Accept the warning
• Click on the OK button

Resource cannot be downloaded (admin.jnlp)

• 99.9% of the cases, this is due to the installation of the following software:

Relevant Knowledge

Qustodio

admin.jnlp does not start the Admin Console

• If Java is indeed installed, the reason is that .jnlp file association is broken (it has to point to javaws.exe). This video will help you relink

Fonts too Small

• Make sure your Admin Console/UI version is 4.6.2 (or above) using Help | About
• If not,Install the latest UI
• On the Admin Console click on File | Themes | Font size and choose an appropriate font size
• If the font is still too small (especially on 4K monitors/Surface Computers), and for Windows only:
  • Right mouse click on Admin Console icon on your desktop
  • Select Properties from the menu
  • Click on the Compatibility tab
  • Check Run the program in compatibility mode for checkbox
  • Choose Window Vista (Service Pack 2) or Windows 7
  • Choose Override high DPI settings
  • Choose Scaling performed by "System"
  • Click on the Apply button

Using Java 9 In case you are Ok with installing Java 9:

• Uninstall Java 8
• Install Java 9 JRE from (make sure you download the correct version for your OS)
• Reinstall Admin Console

You can also find this information in our forum.

Userid/Password dialog keeps popping up

This is usually related to firewall software on your computer. Two solutions:

• Use https (instead of http) to connect to your ISY
• Configure Your Firewall Software

Admin Console Closes Automatically

This is usually related to firewall software on your computer and especially with AVAST or AVG (including MAC). Two solutions:

• Use https (instead of http) to connect to your ISY
• Configure Your Firewall Software

Admin Console Minimized/Invisible and Cannot be Restored

This is usually related Admin Console state files not being updated properly and especially in case of multi monitors. All you need to do is to find the following files in Java temp directory (on Windows: c:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Temp) and delete them. Or, you can simply search the computer for udi_*.* file patterns:

• udi_tree.state
• udi_frame.state
• udi_pgm.state
• udi_finder.state

Error Codes

• Errors And Error Messages

Migration

• Migrating to Your ISY994i - Upgrading from ISY-26/99i to 994i

Misc

• Advanced Configuration Guide - Using the ISY Shell.
• Frequently Asked Questions

Firmware Releases

• Current Official Firmware Releases

Third Party

• Third Party Products
• Mobile Phone Integration with Tasker
• How to get iRule to communicate with your ISY

Developers

• Online Documentation/APIs
• ISY Developer Center
• REST Interface - Using the REST Interface
• Polyglot

Legacy ISYs

• ISY-26 INSTEON
• ISY-99i Series

Support

• UDI Support - Contact information for support
• UDI Forum - Support provided by UDI Staff and Users

Reviews

• ISY Reviews
• Search the Wiki

Home Automation Info

New to home automation? Check out:

• Google Glass/ISY
• Home Automation Guru's Blog
• Video illustrating what you can expect from automation
• INSTEON: Smarthomes for Everyone by Matthew Strebe
• The Forta Blog: Home Automation via X-10 by Ben Forta
• The Forta Blog: From X-10 To INSTEON by Ben Forta
• Glossary of home automation terms