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We just bought a new, used house, and I am installing a RR2 system in it gradually.  We also need to install a security system that I would love to have tied in with the RR2. The best option I see is to use Elk. However, my wife hates the one I removed from the house we just left for various...

Wife purchased a Skybell for 80 something year old dad, but he has an intercom system (NuTone IM 3303). Their installation notes say it can't be used in conjunction with an existing intercom system. Does anyone know of a way to make it work? Maybe just by disabling the hard wired intercom...

https://ifttt.com/maker?utm_avenue=june   Would this be a good way to bridge ISY and Elk system to...a lot of stuff?

After a slew of recent Public ip address changes at my house I finally decided to setup service with DynDNS.   It seems to be working OK in that i get text/email notifications as expected.  But now every day I get 2 emails from the system, multiple times per day...below:   Email 1:     The...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1275320038/hdhomerun-dvr-the-dvr-re-imagined Really hope this works with copy once

I am about to snip the wall wart off my MIXEP and wanted to make sure i wire it into the vaux on the M1 correctly.     Print on the wire = +  No print on the wire = -   Correct?      

This may be a dumb question...   I want to arm/disarm 2 areas with their own keyfob button. I have the main area(house) assigned to button 1 on the fob...easy enough.  Now i want to assign the secondary area (garage) to a second button...the only way I can see to do this is assign a couple rules...

Hi Everyone!!   So, I've settled on Z-wave as the primary communication protocol for automation in my house, and am about to pull the trigger and start acquiring the pieces necessary to make things happen.  I just keep flipping back and forth between the 2 options listed in the topic title.    ...

I am about to upgrade the firmware on my XEP but wanted to ensure I don't lose remote access via eKeypad (without using a cloud service) before doing so.   Is anyone using eKeypad with the XEP v2 firmware installed?

I'm trying to plan on the next steps in my HA/TV/alarm setup. Considering replacing my remotes, but really want a kind of homogenized and robust system. I currently have a similar entertainment setup in 6 locations in the house...TV, AppleTV, and WMC extender. The only room that varies has a...

So I've looked around and haven't been able to get a clear answer to this. What are the communication options available when the two way listen in is desired? Is POTS it? I have Time Warner digital phone, a spare uplink 4530ex, and a spare ipdatatel CBAT. Can any of these handle me...

So, I have pieced together an M1 for install into a new house in about a month, and have been investigating methods of reporting. From what I can tell the best method for some one without a physical landline...like me w/ Google voice & Ooma...would a cellular module of some sort. I currently...

We are about to move into a new house that has been pre-wired for security, cameras, automation...per my specs...wired contact at all int./ext doors, windows, 2 int. sirens, 5 keypad locations(only asked for 4), 28" security can, 2 motions, etc. My intent here is to install an elk m1 as the...

Hello,    I am currently in the process of buying a semi-custom home in a master-planned community.  I have somehow convinced my wife to let me install an solid infrastructure for a home automation system.  Because of this i have asked the builder to pre-wire and install a few items, and I...