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    msgreenf reacted to alanchow in OS 3.1.1 Release Tuesday December 17th!   
    For those wondering why this has been removed it is due to compliance with California’s loT Security Law SB327
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    msgreenf reacted to Matt Lowe in Don't deal with BasicUser   
    I have had an issue with a use in the past. From that experience I always require payment upfront for new customers. Its a hassle, and can delay a job sometimes days. At the end of the day I get paid for my time. 
    Also in Mitch's defend the Apple TV integration has always sucked and the new apple bridge is even worse. If you do not follow the steps exactly as they are listed it will fail to pair. Even if it does it can be a mess just upgraded one the other day and both apple tvs were showing up as the same name so had to play the guessing game of what was what. 
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    msgreenf reacted to ILoveC4 in Guy   
    Yeah, that’s a crazy lighting circuit - way too much on one switch. 
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    msgreenf reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - TP-Link Wifi Smart Home Driver Suite   
    Pushed an update out.  Changelog for the past week below
    Version #20191216 - 16-DEC-2019
    Fixed energy for HS110 on new protocol. Fixed energy for HS300 due to incorrect resetting of min/max readings. Fixed discovery of HS220 Fixed toggle for HS220 Fixed toggle for Bulbs Version #20191213 - 13-DEC-2019
    Fixed energy variables for HS300 Updated HS220 to new protocol that the other drivers use. Added HS200 driver so its easier to program rather than adding in HS1XX driver with the outlet light driver. Added property to enable/disable auto hiding of proxies for light bulbs Fixed issue affecting feedback introduced by version 20191211 for bulb drivers Fixed advanced lighting scenes for HS220 not dimming correctly. Version #20191211 - 11-DEC-2019
    Updated HS1XX and Bulb driver to new protocol that the other drivers use.
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    msgreenf reacted to RyanE in NEEO Firmware   
    We aren't going to add key backlighting or additional hard buttons through a firmware update.

    RyanE
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    msgreenf reacted to Brownbatsbreath in NEEO Firmware   
    Also kind of goes to show you some of the misinformation that gets put out there.
    Remember a lot of folks on this forum theorizing “They bought the Neeo team to design new remotes.” Could still end up being the case, but so far they just designed the Neeo again. 
    Kind of now how a lot of the enthusiastic end users are banking on a lot of the short comings with this remote being addressed in future firmware release. Could see this resulting in a lot of disappointment in the future. 
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    msgreenf reacted to OceanDad in Guy   
    Depends how things are currently wired, but you may very well be able to take the two chandelier loads onto a separate adjacent switch with a minimum of rewiring involved.  Your plan to swap out to 3W LED's should take care of the overload in any event.
    Normal warnings apply - if mains electrical is not your skill set, please consult a licensed electrician first.
    You might want to retitle your post to something like 'Light switch rewiring' for more responses.
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    msgreenf reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - Ultimate Hikvision Driver for Control4!   
    Sounds like there is big demand for various cameras.  We will see what we can do to fill the voids.
    we have relationships with all the major camera manufacturers and a lot of them are already either contracting us to develop drivers or giving us equipment so we can develop licences drivers.
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    msgreenf reacted to mindedc1 in Ubiquity WiFi speed   
    I got dizzy reading all the arguing about max throughput. I'm ignoring that for sake of OP. 
    I would recommend using a site survey tool to check your wireless. There is a demo mode from NetSpot for OSX and a few wireless tools for windows that can do the same. What you need to do is go to the places you are having performance problems and look at the networks you can see and the channels they are on. If they are sitting on the same channels your network is on or if they overlap (google 5ghz wifi channel map) a portion of your channel, move your channel. Say you are configured for channel 36 with 40mhz channels and your neighbor is sitting on 40 with 20mhz channels you will get good throughput on the first spatial stream but not the second. If your neighbors gear is really crappo they could have sideband leaking down into your chan 36 too.. You will also want to make sure you have -65dbm signal or more. I would not "crank up the power" on the AP as they generally have more robust antenna systems than your mobile devices and adding power will just have them blast over an area that a client cant respond clearly in. You will get distant clients connected at lower rates and not wanting to roam resulting in a crappy experience.
    If you have 802.11AC wave 2 and a mu-mimo client, are using non-overlapping 80 mhz channels, and are in close physical proximity to the AP you can get super high speeds. If you are in a dense environment and have a lot of interference from neighbors its better to drop back to a non-overlapping 40 mhz channel than try and use an 80mhz. Generally most of the traffic is sitting in the first channel/spatial stream until you transfer a large file so the upper channels don't see much action.
    Someone above talked about multicast. Broadcast is more likely to be an issue in a residential environment as most residential products don't do a LOT of multicast. The issue with boradcast/multicast in wireless is that since it's addressed to multiple clients, it's sent at the slowest speed or sometimes the slowest configured speed. For example, you have a hotrod wifi6 radio with 160ghz channel bandwith and a multirate ethernet connection linked at 10G. In theory you can have a ~1g throughput client (we can argue this later, lets solve the problem now). You can also have an 802.11a client linked up at 4 mb/sec. The older client's bits are flipped at a small portion of the rate of the new client, wasting airtime/bandwidth. When you have a ton of BUM traffic it wastes airtime. I've seen at a hospital an 80% airtime consumption (YIKES!) with BUM traffic. Another example are the BSS broadcasts that announce the SSID. Those are sent at base rate and approximately 32 SSIDs on the same channel will use 100% of the airtime because it's transmitted at a very slow rate. You can mitigate by increasing the minimum connection speed which will reduce your cell size. I would also reduce your power to a moderate level to cover the area the AP is supposed to cover. You may need another AP and to reposition what you have, however the throughput and reliability could be higher.
    Also don't use 2.4 for anything if you can avoid.
    In summary:
    Use a tool to determine channel use by your neighbors, this changes over time so you may need to adust periodically Verify you have -65 coverage everywhere with the same tool Verify you have non-overlapping coverage on each channel of each AP with the same tool Reduce AP power to moderate levels if you've increased power settings Do not use 2.4 if possible
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    msgreenf reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - Ultimate Hikvision Driver for Control4!   
    This one is done  by Justin.  He is the one handling all camera integration at Chowmain.
    Never the less he has done a fantastic job at making this and we will be continuously adding to this (with the next stage being NVR support).
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    msgreenf reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - Ultimate Hikvision Driver for Control4!   
    Chowmain - Ultimate Hikvision Driver for Control4!
    Hikvision, who is a popular surveillance manufacturer, produce a range of products for both residential and commercial applications.  As one of our top requested drivers we felt that we needed to create the ultimate Hikvision driver for Control4.
    This driver pushes the integration of Hikvision by offering integration to NVR/DVRs, IP Cameras and Doorstation Intercoms which allows integrators to push the boundaries of security and home automation.  This means that surveillance is no longer just for security but can also be used to trigger motion-based programming like lighting.
    Features
    Doorstation Intercom
    Integration to Control4's Communication Agent / SIP Server. Providing the ability to call Control4 touchscreens and mobile devices (4sight required) for both video and audio communications.
    The Hikvision DS-KV8xx3-WME1 range of door stations can be configured automatically by the driver to work with Control4 for convenient set up and configuration
    Ability to set Control4's Intercom Custom Button actions
    Ability to trigger electronic locks (output 1 & 2)
    Ability to use the door station as a regular IP camera stream
    Automatic push notifications with snapshot for motion and/or call button press (requires 4sight)
    Through Hikvision's alert stream technology, our driver can provide the following real time notifications for integrators to program against:
    Video motion detection alerts
    Call button press
    Line busy (no answer)
    Call Answered
    Alarm 1 - 4 Triggered (traditionally 1 & 2 are used for door state closed, 3 & 4 is used for exit button pushed but can be used for other programming)
    NVR / DVR
    Remote control simulation / Hikvision onscreen control over IP for I series NVR and K series DVR (via customised firmware)
    IP Cameras
    Control4 OS 3.0 Support
    Supports PTZ & Non PTZ Cameras (through NVRs or direct)
    View live camera stream on Control4 interface
    PTZ control (Up, Down, Left, Right, Preset, Zoom)
    Control4 Push Notification Snapshot Support (push notification photos to mobile phones)
    Live Events
    Auto-sensing and re-connection of alert stream loss
    Connect to cameras that are behind a Hikvision NVR
    Auto import of events including
    VMD (video motion detection)
    Tamper Detection
    Disk Full
    Disk Error
    Line Motion
    Field Motion
    Video Mismatch
    Region Entrance
    Region Exiting
    Unattended Baggage
    Attended Baggage
    Licence Plate Detection (for supported cameras)
    Ability to bind events to contact drivers in Control4 (eg motion sensor driver)
    Licence Plate Number Variable (for supported cameras)
    Programming commands
    Day Night Mode
    Goto Preset
    Auto Flip
    Back to origin
    One touch patrol
    Reboot camera
    Auto Setup of Camera
    You can set camera resolution configuration for best performance for Control4 via a single button press from Composer
    You can set the current position as either a preset or home from Composer
    FAQ
     
    What about Hikvisions NVR and DVR range?
    The driver supports cameras connected to the rear of NVRs for live view of cameras along with PTZ and events. It also supports onscreen navigation for certain NVR and DVR products..
    The following models provide addtional onscreen navigation via a customised firmware developed by Hikvision in partnership with us.
    TurboHD DVR - 72xxHUHI-K2 series
    Network Video Recorders - 76/77/96xx I Series NVR
    What doorstation models are compatible?
    The following models are compatible and require a customised firmware from Hikvision.  These firmwares are available via the US or AU websites linked at the bottom of this page.
    DS-KV8113-WME1
    DS-KV8413-WME1
    DS-KV8213-WME1
    What cool things can we do with this driver?
    Cameras
    The driver's Auto setup functionality makes configuration of the cameras quick and easy.
    This driver provides the ability to attach snapshots to Control4 Push Notifications (4sight required). Tie this in with the camera's motion events and your customer can get notified (with an image) if the camera detections motion.
    This camera provides live feedback of events which is useful if you want to tie in lighting to motion and other events.
    Certain cameras have the ability to detect licence plates. These cameras provide events in Control4 along with variables on the detected plate number. Use it to open gates and garage doors automatically!
    NVRs / DVRs
    View the Hikvision NVR and DVR onscreen display via its HDMI output and control it via IP. This is compatible with I series NVR and K series DVR products using a customised firmware that Hikvision developed for us.
    Doorstation Intercoms
    Talk to people at your front door from any T3,T4 or iOS / Android mobile phone at home or remotely (requires 4sight).
    Playback doorbell sounds across all speakers in the home when the call button is pushed
    Automated porch/pathway lighting when motion is detected along
    Send push notifications with image snapshot on motion and/or doorbell push
    What products will this work for?
    This will work with Hikvisions range of IP cameras, DVRs and NVRs as well as select doorstations. Some manufacturers OEM Hikvisions cameras and rebadge them as their own so it will also work with those cameras. Please test prior to licence purchase.

    How do I find out more information about the driver?
    Please see the links below for more information about the driver.
    US Hikvision site
    Australian Hikvision site
    Chowmain Website

     
     

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    msgreenf got a reaction from Shivam Paw in Beta: Reolink driver updated with images in notification   
    if you are using my Reolink driver and would like to beta test a driver update that allows notifications with images, please let me know
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    msgreenf got a reaction from rea in Chowmain - TP-Link Wifi Smart Home Driver Suite   
    It's broken for me too
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    msgreenf got a reaction from lukas.polivka in Don't deal with BasicUser   
    As promised we got this working. Problem was a missing app on the iPhone.

    For anyone struggling to get the Apple TV 4k driver working make sure the Apple home app is installed and stays installed.
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    msgreenf got a reaction from AJ_ in Audio options   
    You can do triad 1 with bookshelf speakers as one option. Heos. Sonos
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    msgreenf reacted to drmark12pa in Neeo C4 Remote announcement   
    It took several evenings of ripping and attaching album artwork. I have over 3000 CDs so it was a project!  I have 2 Drobo 5 bay network drives
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    msgreenf got a reaction from Zappbranagan in What do I need and what are my options   
    You need to call a dealer.
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    msgreenf got a reaction from Steelermedallion in What do I need and what are my options   
    You need to call a dealer.
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    msgreenf reacted to c4toys in NEEO Remote Favorites Icons for DirecTV Channels?   
    awesome thanks, works now
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    msgreenf reacted to shupp872 in NEEO Remote Favorites Icons for DirecTV Channels?   
    I have all of my TiVos working with direct Channels.
    I had to set the Channel Entry to "Numeric Keys"
    and Channel Homing to "Off"

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    msgreenf reacted to eggzlot in What do I need and what are my options   
    Your question is too vague hence the response to call a dealer.  Only looking to watch tv?  Want to stream music?  Or you wanting to control other TVs in the house?  Centralize video sources?  I have 4-5 more questions likely and that is just AV.  Are you doing lights or security (cameras, locks or alarm)?  What about hvac?
    so not being rude but you are saying I need a car to commute to work.   Ok - you live in snowy areas get a 4x4, on the beach get a convertible etc.  3 mile drive or 30 mile drive?  you are leaving out major details. Dealers are trained to ask questions and provide solutions.  If unsure bring those ideas back here for reconfirmation or conversation.  Prices are msrp so it is mostly what it is 
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    msgreenf reacted to Cyknight in Anyway to get the ""channels" icon/option on my system?   
    Most liekly cause with limited knowledge is going to be a missing binding to the DirecTV driver - either the driver in use is dealer made and doesn't have it, or the connection got removed for whatever reason. This is indeed something you cannot fix with HE
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    msgreenf got a reaction from Nupe1911 in Anyway to get the ""channels" icon/option on my system?   
    Shouldn't be a problem. Pretty standard setup. A few bindings and refresh navs
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    msgreenf reacted to Darkimedes in Christmas Tree w/ Chowmain TP-Link Driver   
    Alan's Outlet Driver makes the relay TP Link outlet show up as a light, and you can then use it in ALS. I have the HS110s and the KP200s running this right now.
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    msgreenf got a reaction from sonic30101 in New to C4 and want Google Home integration   
    No. That is not true. You can go to the Google home app and click the plus sign and services and search for Control4 and you are set. That gives you full lighting control. Media is a little trickier
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