User`s guide
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Contents 
REMOTE UNIVERSAL CONTROLLER (RUC) .................................................................... I 
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1 
RUC OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 1 
WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ................................................................................. 3 
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE RUC .................................................................................... 4 
INSTALLING THE RUC ............................................................................................. 4 
Unpacking the RUC ................................................................................................. 4 
Choosing a Location for the RUC ............................................................................. 4 
Mounting the RUC .................................................................................................... 5 
SETTING UP THE LAN .............................................................................................. 5 
Connecting the RUC to an Ethernet Switch ............................................................. 5 
ACCESSING YOUR RUC ........................................................................................... 6 
Accessing your RUC from a web browser ............................................................... 6 
RESETS ................................................................................................................ 7 
SETTING UP HOME AUTOMATION .............................................................................. 7 
CHAPTER 3 BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE RUC WEBPAGES ......................................... 8 
HOME PAGE .......................................................................................................... 9 
NETWORKING CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 11 
DEVICE CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................... 14 
ADMIN ............................................................................................................... 16 
UPB TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................. 18 
DYNAMIC DNS .................................................................................................... 22 
RECEIVE ............................................................................................................ 25 
TRIGGERS ........................................................................................................... 26 
CONTROL PANEL .................................................................................................. 47 
BACKUP / RESTORE ............................................................................................. 56 
CHAPTER 4 REMOTE UPSTART ....................................................................................... 60 
ACQUIRING UPSTART ............................................................................................ 61 
USING A VIRTUAL SERIAL PORT ............................................................................... 61 
CONNECTING THE PIM .......................................................................................... 62 
RUNNING REMOTE UPSTART OVER A LAN ................................................................. 62 
RUNNING REMOTE UPSTART OVER THE INTERNET (WAN) ............................................. 66 
UPB INTERFACE MODULES .................................................................................... 66 
CHAPTER 5 HOME AUTOMATION .................................................................................... 68 
CHAPTER 6 FIRMWARE UPDATING ................................................................................. 69 
CHAPTER 7 SERIAL PORTS ............................................................................................. 74 
CHAPTER 8 WARRANTY .................................................................................................. 77 
CHAPTER 9 ADDITIONAL TRIGGER EXAMPLES .............................................................. 78 
CHAPTER 10 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................... 96 
APPENDIX A GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................... 97 
APPENDIX B MORE GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................ 98 










