User guide

Tips
Start small. If you're new to the ISY, start by adding only a few devices and experiment with
the ISY scenes and programs. Once you understand the basics, create a plan. Things will go
a lot easier if you know ahead of time what scenes you want and how you want the devices to
interact.
Use a consistent device naming convention.
When adding devices with the ISY, name them like this:
"Location:Switch Name"
For example,
"Kitchen:Sink Lights"
"Kitchen:Sink Lights Slave"
Notes:
1. You can set any character as the delimiter between the location and name. Pick one you aren't likely
to normally use when naming your devices.
2. Naming them this way will allow the plug-in to import both their location and their names
3. HomeSeer has some restrictions on what characters can be used in locations and names. Below are
the ones currently known. The Insteon ISY Plug-in will ignore these characters but it is probably best
to abide by HomeSeer's rules.
▪ Beginning and trailing spaces aren't allowed and are silently removed by HomeSeer.
▪ Apostrophes aren't allowed and are silently removed.
Then you can set up your 3 and 4 way switches by creating a scene for each set of
switches. All the switches in a 3 or 4 way circuit would be controllers for the same
scene.
I would suggest including the word "scene" in your names, like
"Kitchen:Sink Light Scene"
which would be a good name for a scene using the two switches above.
Use folders to organize your setup.
Folders created on the ISY are accessible to the ISY Insteon Plug-in and can be used
to better organize your devices and scenes. Consider a multi-story home.