NOTE: It’s important that all between devices are created from within the ISY. Avoid creating links manually between devices or using other software packages unexpected – results will occur. Organizing INSTEON Devices and Scenes Once added to your ISY, you can manage and organize your INSTEON Devices and Scenes in a variety of ways: Rename. When added to the ISY, devices are named their INSTEON address by default. If you right-click a device or scene, a Rename option is available to help make your devices more identifiable. You can also rename by left-clicking to highlight, then hitting the F2 key. A dialog box pops up giving you several rename options if you’d like to rename associated devices as well. Folders. Feel free to create folders to help organize your Devices and Scenes. Folders can be created by either on the Network node (located on the left-hand pane) and choosing New Folder, or using the New Folder icon located on the Administrative Console’s top toolbar. Devices and Scenes can be dragged and dropped onto folders, or simply a Device or Scene and choose Move To Folder and select the appropriate folder to move it to. Folders can also be moved within other Folders to create a nested hierarchy. Delete. By deleting a Device or Scene you remove it completely from the ISY. The ISY also removes any links associated with any other Device or Scene. NOTE: In order to delete a Device or Scene entirely from the node list, it must be located in the parent Lighting” folder. So, to delete a node, be sure to move it out to Lighting” “My “My first. My Lighting. Clicking the My Lighting node on the left-hand pane displays a summary of all your devices, current states, their INSTEON addresses, their device types and their firmware versions. You can sort by any field simply by clicking the appropriate column header (Name, Current State, Address, or Type). Controlling INSTEON Devices and Scenes The Admin Console also allows you to control your INSTEON devices and scenes. Simply click on a device or scene, and appropriate controls display on the bottom of the Console as follows: Figure 24: Scene Controls
NOTE: It’s important that all between devices are created from within the ISY. Avoid creating links manually between devices or using other software packages – unexpected results will occur. Organizing INSTEON Devices and Scenes Once added to your ISY, you can manage and organize your INSTEON Devices and Scenes in a variety of ways: Rename. When added to the ISY, devices are named their INSTEON address by default. If you right-click a device or scene, a Rename option is available to help make your devices more identifiable. You can also rename by left-clicking to highlight, then hitting the F2 key. A dialog box pops up giving you several rename options if you’d like to rename associated devices as well. Folders. Feel free to create folders to help organize your Devices and Scenes. Folders can be created by either on the Network node (located on the left-hand pane) and choosing New Folder, or using the New Folder icon located on the Administrative Console’s top toolbar. Devices and Scenes can be dragged and dropped onto folders, or simply a Device or Scene and choose Move To Folder and select the appropriate folder to move it to. Folders can also be moved within other Folders to create a nested hierarchy. Delete. By deleting a Device or Scene you remove it completely from the ISY. The ISY also removes any links associated with any other Device or Scene. NOTE: In order to delete a Device or Scene entirely from the node list, it must be located in the parent “My Lighting” folder. So, to delete a node, be sure to move it out to “My Lighting” first. My Lighting. Clicking the My Lighting node on the left-hand pane displays a summary of all your devices, current states, their INSTEON addresses, their device types and their firmware versions. You can sort by any field simply by clicking the appropriate column header (Name, Current State, Address, or Type). Controlling INSTEON Devices and Scenes The Admin Console also allows you to control your INSTEON devices and scenes. Simply click on a device or scene, and appropriate controls display on the bottom of the Console as follows: Figure 24: Scene Controls
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