Insteon mini remote not able to trigger scenes

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#1

I have a 100% Insteon home, and have been able to get Vera with UI7 to initiate scenes by manually clicking the scene button in my browser. I am also able to trigger a scene from a wired-in Insteon wall dimmer switch.

But what I can’t figure out is how to get a wireless RF remote Insteon mini switch to trigger a Vera scene. It works fine as a simple remote to the devices themselves, but doesn’t seem to trigger anything in Vera.

What do I need to configure?

#2

So is this supposed to even work? Where do I get support for this?

The whole point of Vera is to automate things, and I can’t get the simplest thing to happen when I push the button on the Insteon mini remote.

#3

[tap tap tap…is this thing on?]

I apologize if I’m asking for support in the wrong area; where does one go to get basic questions like this answered? Am I wrong in thinking that Vera works with Insteon?

#4

With UI5, Insteon support was limited to sending commands (and possibly periodically polling for status updates, I don’t remember for sure).

I’m not sure about UI7.

I’ve been successfully using Altsteon on UI5 for a couple years and have an Insteon mini remote working correctly with it. It’s a little difficult to set up initially but then works pretty well.

#5

Thank you, SailorFrag! I’d seen references to this Altsteon thing, but wasn’t sure where to find it. Seems like it’s not included in the basic MicasaVerde release.

#6

Soooo…one little problem: step #1 of installing Altsteon on VeraLite is to download some files from http://www.geektaco.info/altsteon/

But no such website exists. :frowning:

#7

I ordered another Insteon Mini Remote Switch and I am able to link it to my insteon switches. it links to them easily and well but it will not link to my ISY. Any other suggestions? Michel: is there a problem with ISY and these switches?