User Manual More information on your Dashboard: The dashboard
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1. Manage delays Here are your delays You can add commands to be run at certain delays after the scene starts For example when the scene starts it turns the living right light on and after 1 minute it turns the living room light off and turns an accent light on instead To do this you would add 1 minute delay select the 1 minute delay in the scene builder and then choose what happens after that 1 minute delay You can add as many delays as you want After adding a Delay e g 5 minutes you have to select the newest created Delay and you will notice in the list of devices below there will be no button pressed Whenever you switch from one delay to another from Immediate to 5 minutes you will be able to select different commands to be executed For example you can set up a scene to turn on a light immediate the scene is ran and turn off that same light after 5 minutes NOTE Associating a scene with a room is optional This feature can be useful for helping you to organize your scenes For example hallway and bathroom lights can be triggered if bedroom lights are switched on late at night therefore you may want to associate this scene with the bedroom Perhaps you d like the living room thermostat turned down if the temperature outside reaches high degrees You would associate this scene with your living room Triggers A trigger is an event that tells Vera to run a scene To edit an existing trigger go to Automation gt Trigger2. Controller Shift proceed to add the other Z Wave controller the same way you normally would The difference between adding the controller by clicking Controller Shift versus adding the controller the normal way by clicking Add ZWave controller is that if you choose Controller Shift at the end when the other Z Wave controller gets added that other ZWave controller will become the Master controller and Vera will be a secondary controller This means the other Z Wave controller will then be responsible for healing the networking and being the SIS SUC a technical Z Wave term Normally by default Vera is the master controller and is SIS SUC Reset Z Wave chip will send a software reset to the Z Wave chip This will restart the code written on it It will not cause any loose of data Backup Z Wave network The Z Wave chip maintains the master list of all the other Z Wave devices that you have included into your Z Wave network Vera also maintains its own database with a list of devices and Vera s database has a lot more detail such as the name of the device the room that it s in and so on Vera continually syncs its database with the master list of devices in the Z Wave chip This is why you can carry it around to pair and unpair devices and Vera will show any new or removed devices If change your Z Wave unit then all your devices will disappear since the new one doesn t have any devices paired to it and so Vera del
3. 81 mey P F On Normal a 775S 30001940 wV DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT El All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Security Mobile Phot New user Read Getting Started guide no room e Bathroom Bedroom es _Dimming Plugin Devices On this page you will find all of your devices listed You can use the Filter Menu to show your devices in groups according to each device type such as Lights Climate Sensors Locks etc Each device will appear in the Main Area ordered according to the room they are assigned in You can access the Control Pad Configurations for each device from this page micasaverde cy 35001023 wv DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Security Mobile Phones AY Gear Other Add Devices New user Read Getting Started guide no room E _Motion Sensor Bypass Bathroom a Bedroom Automation Here you will control the device behaviors for each scene set up triggers and create schedules for your scenes micasaverde ON 35001023 w DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Scenes Triggers Schedules New scene New user Read Getting Started quide no room Late at Night 2 a Bathroom ar Bedroom ae Scenes A scene can be a group of commands which run 1 at the push of a button on a device trigger 2 at specific times sche
4. the different setup options for Automation and different options for User control 4 The Main Section contains various panels for every room created You can hide any of the panels by clicking the button These panels contain Control Pads for Devices Scenes Climates and other setup items micasaverde CY Select gateway V DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Pinned Devices Overview New user Read Getting Started quide no room Ea Bathroom a _1000VA MLY dimmer Bedroom cJ _Appliance Module Humidity Humidity 81 Off Energy On Cool 77 D D 689 S Heat Hover your mouse cursor over the Control Pad title to see the Pin and Configure buttons 30001940 vV DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT El All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Security Mobile Phot New user Read Getting Started guide no room EA Bathroom Bedroom uF _Dimming Plugin You can perform the basic tasks like activating a scene or adjusting a light by clicking the buttons within the Control Pod If you want to perform advanced configuration of a Scene or a Device or delete it from the system click the Configure button A Device or Scene will be color coded green if it s busy doing something For example a scene is activating or a light is adjusting Red means there s a problem with the scene or device such as a d
5. Check the box Restore Dongle Firmware Then click Restore 5 Leave Vera alone for 15 minutes Vera will restore its database which has all the detailed information on the device and will also restore the dongle s data from the backup file which takes several minutes 6 Confirm your new Z Wave unit is working and that you have a complete list of devices NOTE In case you forgot to backup your existing settings and you have the Backup my configuration on server service activated from Setup gt Backup Auto Backup section your Vera will backup your data once per day So login with your account go to Setup gt Backup and you will see there the backups Select the last one and restore it to your Vera unit Network Troubleshooting By default Vera automatically configures its network if you connect it to your router it will automatically configure in switch mode If after plugging Vera into your network you don t see your Vera on cp mios com please follow these steps to fix your networking e Unplug Vera from the power cord e Unplug all the cables from Vera e Plug a cable from your computer into Vera s LAN port e Plug Vera into the power cord e Wait it to start and for your computer to get an IP address e In windows you can type this in Start gt Run to view it cmd K ipconfig e In linux and mac you have to start a terminal and type there ifconfig grep B1 inet addr e By default you should receive an IP from Vera that should
6. Ex Tech support full control enabled access code 10xxx 21xxxx ssh reference SSH_22 10xxx TS_SRV ts1 xyz com Fill in your contact information and the details of your problem and press the submit button We need to have full access to verify your whole logs to see what s happening with your unit s ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Jsers Tech support Veras When tech support is Enabled this text should say Tech support full control enabled access code 3000XXXX 901XXX ssh reference SSH_22 14XxX Click Enable it to allow TS SRV ts2 mios com access to your unit Tech support full access disabled Enable it Ticket number Last updated Status What Vera are you having trouble with The serial number is on the bottom This Vera Serial 30001940 a
7. The target of the either on 1 or off 0 Device Options Z Wave _Thermostat P ae Xx HA Room no room WY Control Settings Advanced Device Options Logs Notifications ZWave options for device 5 learn more Manual Z Wave route advanced explain this Update Neighbor Nodes Configuration settings Add configuration settings Associations You must leave automatically configure on before this works learn more croupo MERI Update Neighbor Nodes Press this button to update the neighbors for the device The neighbors are the devices in direct range and are used in building the routing table for the Z Wave network Configuration settings Some Z Wave devices allow you to manually set configuration variables to do things like adjust ramp rate and so on This is unique for each device and each manufacturer handles this differently If the manual for your Z Wave device indicates that you can set a configuration variable or setting to change the default behavior do it by clicking the Add Configuration Setting button Indicate which variable number to set and what value to set it to The value can be a 1 byte hex 1 byte dec 2 byte hex 2 byte dec 4 byte hex or 4 byte dec If you do not know what this means and the manufacturer did not tell you which one they want you to choose then choose 4 byte dec Put the setting you want in Desired Value Vera will attempt to configure the node after yo
8. entire system to factory defaults Logs Here you can control the settings of your device and system logs You have the option to have your logs written to a USB device NOTE Check your USB drive for any files before inserting it into the Vera USB ports Any files on your drive WILL be permanently erased Z Wave Settings Here you can setup and configure your Z Wave settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users Insteon Settings Here you can setup and configure your Insteon settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users Firmware Displays the current firmware and allows you to update the firmware Unit Settings Here you can name your individual unit and set a cap on the amount of notifications the system is allowed to send out per day Rooms You can add rooms to the system rename existing rooms or remove rooms 30001940 Ww DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide Name Add Bathroom Bedroom Location Setup date format timezone temperature format city and cost of electricity per KWH You will need these settings in order to properly install certain apps 30001940 WwW DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location New user Read Getting Started quide Net amp Wi Fi Bac
9. of week based For example do something at 7 00 and 9 00 on Monday Wednesday and Friday You can check off what day s of the week you want this occur and tell Vera what time s of day You can specify multiple times separated by commas For example check off Monday and Wednesday and put in 7 00 9 00 21 00 to do this at those three times on Monday and Wednesday You can specify the time in either 12 hour or 24 hour format so you could also put in 7 00am 9 00am 9 00pm Day of month based For example do something at 8 00 on the 1st and 15th of each month As explained above in Day of week based you can enter multiple times in 12 or 24 hour format Absolute For example do something on 5 Mar 2005 at 11 15 Use this timer to do something one time at a certain time After you specify the options for the schedule you can tell Vera what to do at those times in exactly the Same way you do when creating a scene As explained in the scenes instructions you can tell Vera to do something with a device and then after a period of time do something else such as turn on the garage light and 30 seconds later turn it off again Triggers On this page you have an overview where you can see the list with all the triggers that you added on your scenes their names and also the date for the last run You can enable or disable or even remove them from the scene Also you can press on the wrench key and edit the trigger change the name the devic
10. poll a node if the Z Wave network is idle at least seconds Unless specified otherwise poll each node at most once every seconds Poll a node every seconds Repair heal the z wave network DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide Z Wave Settings Options Repair my network learn more Wait minutes for battery operated devices to be discovered Repair only node leave blank for all Re configure all the devices when done C Only update Vera routing overrides other settings Number of cycles to stress test each node 2 View repair report Advanced Advanced advanced settings DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started guide Z Wave Settings Options Reset Z Wave network GO Repair Advanced Copy Z Wave network from a master controller Controller shift GO Reset Z Wave chip Get network update from SUC SIS Backup Z Wave network GO 0 G O O Oo O Hack to convert 2 78 to 3 20 IMPORTANT Read this first GO goeveceecececsccecerenenececocoey Insteon Settings Here you can setup and configure your Insteon settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION
11. s user manual that came with the Z Wave device to learn how they handle associations Associations are given an ID or group ID To add an association type in the group ID which is a number click Add Group and then check off the Z Wave devices you want to be associated The Vera system will attempt to configure the node after you click the red Save button Logs You can use this page to see any Events or Notifications that Vera has recorded for this device Once you click on the Logs tab on the device you will see the My Alerts page where you can see all your notifications for that device new or old _SmartSwitch Energy Meter Room no room Control Settings Advanced Device Options Logs Notifications DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Security Mobile Phones AV Gear Other Add Devices New user Read Getting Started guide i A A m aaie ga V y j U L mae June 2012 Type Source Time Description Device Format Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa D BZ A A 11 41 02 switch on 8 E 6 X 1 2 ow a eB 11 40 44 switch on 8 E G X 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 C Selects Unselect all With selected Delete co 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Legend Alert types Alert sources Alert commands Unread only Device any ww E image ad User DZ Read alert j video x Timer E View notification A Trigger A Source Trigger 4 Par Dow
12. up intervals etc Unless you are an expert Z Wave user this should always be left on Use Default Behavior ID The Z Wave node ID of the device This is separate from the device and is used by Vera to communicate with the device Poll this node at most once every X seconds This setting limits how often Vera polls your device for status updates like Light on off or thermostat heat cool Energy used If you don t have a power meter you can use this setting to manually set up an energy profile for your house by assigning wattage to your devices Capabilities The Z Wave node information and the Z Wave command classes supported Version The Z Wave Library Type Z Wave Protocol Version Z Wave Protocol Sub Version Application Version Application Sub Version Manufacturer The manufacturer of the device Model The model of the device Neighbors The other devices on your network that the Z Wave protocol reports are in direct range of the device Configured at The last time we successfully configured the device The Configure node right now button will send a command to the device to be reconfigured with Vera Basically it will try to report all the above values that were acquired in the pairing process The Poll now button will send a command to the device to report its status immediately If you use the feature with sensor or other battery powered devices make sure that the devices are awake otherwise it will
13. APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide Insteon Settings Insteon device INSTEON and X10 interface not found do you want to enable it More options Enable INSTEON and X10 Firmware Information about the firmware version that is running on your Vera DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs ZWave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide Testing connection to download2 mios com OK You are running the latest version 1 5 346 Advanced URL for Yera custom firmware download Do not use this unless instructed to by tech support URL for OpenWRT custom firmware Note Firmware DOWNGRADE it s not supported with Preserve settings In order to go back to an older firmware version do a Restore to factory defaults and then restore a backup from that specific firmware version Unit Settings Here you can name your individual unit and enable the option to secure the unit If you choose to secure the unit you will be asked to enter your username and password every time you access the unit form the same network APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings Enter a descriptive name for this Vera system My Vera Unit Do you want to se
14. Impl_ file The XML implementation file for the device Time_created The UNIX timestamp of when the device was created room the Luup room number for the room the device is in Hidden 1 if Hidden is checked O otherwise If Hidden is checked you won t be able to see the device on the Dashboard anymore Category_num The ID of the category the device is part of Capabilities The Z Wave node information and the Z Wave command classes supported ManufacturerlInfo The Z Wave Manufacturer ID Product Type ID and Product ID VersionInfo The Z Wave Library Type Z Wave Protocol Version Z Wave Protocol Sub Version Application Version Application Sub Version PollingEnabled 1 if we poll this device O otherwise Configured 1 if the device is properly configured Nodelnfo The raw data from the Z Wave node information frame Neighbors The devices that this device reported it could see after a neighbor node update LastReset The UNIX timestamp when the device was last reset AssociationNum The id of associated devices InitialName The initial name of the device e g GE Keypad Controller LastUpdate The UNIX timestamp for the last time we got an update on the node s status FirstConfigured The UNIX timestamp for the first time we successfully configured the node LastRouteUpdate The UNIX timestamp for the last time we updated the routes for this node Status The status of the device either on 1 or off 0 Target
15. Location Net amp Wi fi Backup args Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide FA Show polling activity RA Show individual jobs Verbose logging May cause system instability if you re not using USB logging Lock Log Levels not recommended F Archive old logs on server recommended learn more _ Store logs on USB device Please insert a USB flash drive into either of Vera s USB ports first then click on the check box WARNING The usb drive will be erased Wait 20 minutes after clicking OK USB status Disabled Not mounted Z wave Settings Here you can setup and configure your Z Wave settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users Options information about the Vera unit DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started quide Z Wave Settings Version 3 20 L 1 Repair House Node House 16b521c Node 1 Suc 0 Advanced Role Master SIS NO PRI YES Last update N A Last Z Wave network backup N A Port By default Vera should automatically configure devices Use Z Wave version 3 20 instead of 2 78 IMPORTANT this fir Use Vera routing instead of Z Wave requires 4 5 C Limit neighbors to Z Wave discovery requries Vera routing Poll nodes learn more Number of seconds to wait to start polling Only
16. OC Home Automation User Manual More information on your Dashboard The dashboard has 2 purposes 1 Controlling your Devices and Scenes 2 Advanced setup and configuration of the system micasaverde A l Select gateway V gt Thursday 14 12 12 44 DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP i Pinned Devices Overview New user Read Getting Started quide no room Bathroom Bedroom Dashboard Overview NOTE by default Vera does not have any rooms or sections You can optionally create rooms if you have lots of devices and scenes and you can create sections if you have lots of rooms NOTE Whenever you have made configuration or setup changes the SAVE button will appear on the right side You must click SAVE if you want to keep your changes f you close the browser without clicking SAVE any changes made since your last SAVE will be lost Thursday 20 Oct 2011 21 55 Welcome terrafovea Logout SAVE The dashboard has 4 parts 1 Banner Area 2 Control Menu 3 Filter Menus 4 Main Section 1 The Banner at the top displays the current time according to the Vera system If the time is not correct click on Setup gt Location to adjust your time time zone and location settings p micasaverde 13 00 Select gateway YV C5 Reload DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Bac
17. Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings Backup Auto Backup Backup my configuration on server Backup Download a backup of the current configuration to save on your local computer Create backup Last Z Wave network backup 25 JUN 2012 15 08 Create a dump of you Z Wave network lf you made any changes to your Z Wave Network is highly recommended to make a zwave network backup before creating your unit full backup Fe Backup Z VYave network Restore Upload your backup file and click restore l Restore Z Wave network E e Restore to factory defaults Reset the router to factory defaults settings Restore to factory defaults Reset to default network settings Existing backups 12 JUN 2012 17 45 13 JUN 2012 11 53 13 JUN 2012 17 40 14 JUN 2012 11 53 15 JUN 2012 09 59 15 JUN 2012 11 53 15 JUN 2012 23 50 16 JUN 2012 11 53 17 JUN 2012 11 53 18 JUN 2012 11 53 19 JUN 2012 11 53 20 JUN 2012 11 53 21 JUN 2012 11 53 22 JUN 2012 11 53 23 JUN 2012 11 53 24 JUN 2012 11 53 25 JUN 2012 11 53 25 JUN 2012 14 04 26 JUN 2012 11 53 26 JUN 2012 12 02 Logs Here you can control the settings of your device and system logs You have the option to have your logs written to a USB device NOTE Check your USB drive for any files before inserting it into the Vera USB ports Any files on your drive WILL be permanently erased DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms
18. a schedule by clicking on the trash icon in the trigger s title bar or edit it s configuration by clicking on the wrench icon To add a new schedule go to Automation gt Scenes gt Add A New Scene gt Schedules You will then be allowed to add a schedule as part of the scene creation process You will need to name your scene in the upper left corner and be given options to create schedules based on intervals days of the week days of the month or one time events called absolute ys micasaverde cy 35001023 v Friday 15 Jun 2012 05 50 SAVE Create scene Welcome mevjulian Logout DEVICES TRIGGERS SCHEDULES LUUP ADVANCED Schedules Work Day Scene Confirm changes v New user Read Getting Started quide Name for this schedule Evening Schedule O Interval based Example Do something every x minutes or every other ho Day of week based Example Do some 0 on Mon nd Wednesday or 1 hour and 30 minutes before sunset on Fridays Days of the week C Monday C Tuesday C Wednesday nursday C Friday C Saturday C Sunday Time O Day of month based Example Do something at 8 00 on the 1st and 15th of each month O Absolute Example Do something on 5 Mar 2005 at 11 15 Done Remove schedule Interval based For example do something every x minutes or every other hour The minimum interval is 1 minute There is no maximum Specify the interval in hours or minutes Day
19. be in the range 192 168 81 100 192 168 81 254 e f you ve changed the default LAN IP in Vera you ll receive an IP from that range e If you ve disabled Vera s dhcp server you won t receive an IP and you ll have to setup one manually on your pc In Windows 7 Open Control Panel View by Large icons gt Network and Sharing Center View by Category gt View network status and tasks Click on Change adapter settings Right click on LAN connection to Vera then click on Properties Highlight the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 item and click on Properties Inthe IP address field enter 192 168 81 10 Inthe subnet mask field enter 255 255 255 0 Inthe Default gateway field enter 192 168 81 1 Click OK Click OK Again In Windows XP Open Windows Start menu Open Control Panel Classic view Open Network Connections Category view Select Network and Internet Connections and then Network Connections Double click on your the LAN connection to Vera Click Properties inthe General tab highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP item and click Properties Inthe IP address field enter 192 168 81 10 Inthe subnet mask field enter 255 255 255 0 Inthe Default gateway field enter 192 168 81 1 Click OK Click OK again In MacOSX Open the Apple Menu Top left corner of your screen Click System Preferences Click Network Click the Locations dropdown and select Edit Locations Click the plu
20. cure this Vera No O Yes Z Wave Advanced Options Here you have various advanced Z Wave options Use these options only if you understand what they mean Most users will not need these options Reset Z Wave network purges all data in Vera s Z Wave chip which also clears out the list of Z Wave devices paired to Vera You will then need to reset any devices you previously paired and pair them again If you also want to get rid of your scenes network settings users network devices etc you can do a full factory reset WARNING This process is IRREVERSIBLE you cannot restore your devices from a backup you have to pair each of them again Before proceeding you have to manually unpair all the devices otherwise you will create duplicate nodes which will compromise your Z Wave network If you already have another Z Wave controller that you want to be the master and you want Vera to be the secondary controller bring the master controller and Vera close to each other tell the current master controller to start sending network data or to add another Z Wave controller and then click Copy Z Wave network from a master controller You will see the status of the transfer in blue at the top of the page and Vera will tell you if it was successful The Role shown on the Options tab will then also change a minute or so later Controller shift tells Vera to transfer the role of primary controller to another Z Wave controller After you click
21. d in and the materials that the radio signal has to go through concrete walls or metal doors So if a node is more than 80 100 feet from the gateway you put a repeater node like an plug in on off switch in between and the signal will go from the gateway to the repeater node to the end device The signal will hop up to 4 times until the 5th device and you can create scenes associations etc between any of those nodes devices in the network Depending on how your house is set up we recommend for indoor use that the distance should be about 40 50 feet Because door locks are a special breed of z wave devices which require an exchange of security keys when they communicate with the Vera unit we recommend that the distance should be about 20 30 feet from the controller For outdoor z wave devices that range can go up to 300 feet for line of sight Things to consider regarding Z Wave range Each wall or obstacle i e refrigerator big screen TV etc between the remote or a Z Wave device and the destination device will reduce the maximum range by approximately 25 30 Brick tile or concrete walls block more of the Z Wave signal than walls made of wooden studs and plasterboard drywall Wall mounted Z Wave devices installed in metal junction boxes will suffer a significant loss of range approximately 20 since the metal box blocks a large part of the Z Wave signal If you are experiencing issues with your z wave network s responsiveness o
22. dule 3 manually by pressing the Run button A scene can also notify you of events like sending you a text message when a door is unlocked Click on the wrench button of your device and you will see a notification tab To add and edit Scenes go to Automation Here you will see Control Pads for each scene Here you will control the device behaviors for each scene set up triggers and create schedules for your scenes If you want to create a scene first you need to go to Automation gt New scene You will have to give a name to your scene Here is where you will do most of your work on the device tab of the new scene that you ve just created First you have to set up what the scene should do and what commands to send for this you will have to chose the devices from DEVICES tab and click on the available buttons to specify what commands should be sent Here you will notice you have the immediate button which represents the delays It is set by default on immediate By this button you can set up commands that your scene should run as soon as the scene is fired up Whenever you add another delay you will have to make sure to select that delay in order to add commands To set up when the scene should run you will have to take into consideration both the TRIGGERS and the SCHEDULES tab Adding a Scene Go to Automation gt New Scene You will find a variety of options here to control the different aspects of your scene These are De
23. e that is selected on the trigger Schedules On this page you have an overview where you can see the list with all the schedules that you added on your scenes their names and also the date for the last run You can enable or disable or even remove them from the scene Also you can press on the wrench key and edit the schedule change the name the date and time for this schedule m DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Scenes Triggers maTo New scene oJ New user Read Getting Started quide Scene Name Description Lastrun Enabled Setup 3 eee Monday Tuesday Morning Work Week sa act as lt i 105 20 f 4 3 g Morning Work Week T Stat Set Wednesday Thursday 12105 2012 v Sd Pad AA 06 45 00 Friday Thermostat 2 rere Monday Tuesday Evening Work Week y x ous ere rs 12 04 2012 nd Se Evening Wednesday Thursday 47 00 00 Vv me ye V Friday Saturday Sunday Thermostat y Monday Tuesda eam ee 104 20 _ Gy 00 every night Wednesday Thursday 120412914 v ed N 23 00 00 Friday Saturday Sunday Apps The MiOS Market is your one stop shop for any and all plugins that developers create for the Vera platform Through the MiOS Market you can add plugins for everything from controlling your house through a smartphone to an IP camera To get started visit Apps gt Install Apps Use the numbers at the top and bottom of the list to go through the pages and see everything t
24. etes the ones in its database Vera also has the ability to restore or clone this backup into another unit For example if you receive a replacement unit you can restore a backup of your old dongle s data to the new dongle so you don t have to rebuild your network To do this follow these steps 1 Besure that you have not made any changes to Vera within the past 2 hours Vera will backup the dongle s configuration whenever the list of devices in the dongle changes The backup process is slow so Vera does it in small increments when there is no activity on the Z Wave network In Vera s toolbar go to Setup gt Z Wave Settings gt Options and look at the value for Last Z Wave network backup This will show the date amp time that Vera last completed a successful backup of the dongle Be sure that this is not empty or N A If it is go to Setup gt Z Wave Settings gt Advanced and click Go on Backup Z Wave network 2 Once you ve confirmed that Vera has a backup of your dongle go to Advanced Backup and choose Create backup Your browser will prompt you to save a file Save it to your computer somewhere such as on the Desktop Be sure to wait until your browser has finished downloading That backup file contains both Vera s database as well as the dongle s 3 Connect your new Z Wave unit Wait a minute to be sure that it boots up 4 Goto Advanced Backup and in the restore section click choose file and locate the backup file
25. evice that is not responding or not configured or a scene that failed to activate properly Generally when a device or scene is shown in red or green a small message window appears telling you what s going on Sometimes there is too much information for the small message window Hover your mouse pointer over the message window to see the full text _SmartSwitch Energy Mete A _Appliance Module Failed at Setting user configuration Waiting for node to reply after O retries Control Pads When you click the gor a device or scene you will see its Control Pad configuration The Control Pad will have tabs for the various options Which tabs are shown depends on the type of device Room Bathroom Y Settings Advanced Device Options Logs Notifications For Devices the first tab is Control and contains all the controls for the device This varies depending on the device type Generally every command you can send to the device is shown in the Control tab Settings Device 6 Automatically configure Variables ID Poll this node at most once every Energy used Capabilities Version Manufacturer Model Neighbors Configured at 27 0 seconds 0 never poll blank default 209 140 0 4 17 4 L R RS 38 39 43 44 114 115 119 133 134 145 3 2 9 0 6 Leviton RZM10 14 JUN 2012 22 30 Automatically configure Tells Vera whether or not to do the Z Wave configuration for you Setting associations wake
26. hat s available When you see a plugin you d like to install all you need to do is click the Install button under that device s description To see a list of all apps that are available and under development click on Apps Portal In this section you can download new apps and configure your existing app settings If you are a developer you can create your own apps by visiting Apps gt Develop Apps micasaverde Select gateway YV DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP My apps Install apps Develop Apps New user Read Getting Started guide My apps Title Version Google Weather Plugin 1 48 Uninstall Account Here you will find options for changing contact information setting up user alerts and adding and removing users from the system 30001940 wv DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP My Contact Info Change password My Alerts Other Users Tech support Veras New user Read Getting Started quide Contact Information Email settings Email settings Phone settings Notifications limits Name Test Notifications i Email address suppor micasaverde com T Notify me of critical updates or alerts to Vera highly recommended A Notify of new products or services for Vera like new mobile phone applications and important new features This is no more than one email per month When create notifications in my Vera home system such as alerts for a door loc
27. k being forced open freezing conditions or smoke detector going off notify me by A Send me an email SAVE MY CONTACT INFO To Add More Users to Your unit 1 Users register for their own MiOS account at http cp mios com 2 Users provide you with their MiOS username and email associated with the account 3 Click the Users tab on the Control menu and then navigate to the Other users Filter tab In the Add another MiOS user area you can either enter the new user s name and email or you can select the New Vera account option and create an account 4 Select type of MiOS account to be added e Administrator User can configure the system and add or remove other MiOS users e Guest User has basic control over devices e Notification only User has no access to the system but can still receive notifications of events and alarms Please note If you are on the same Internet connection as other Vera systems which you cannot control and are controlled by other MiOS users a section will appear called Vera systems on my home network controlled by others which lists them for your reference along with the MiOS usernames that can control the system You will need to ask one of those users to add you if you want to control it as well micasaverde D Friday 15 Jun 2012 0642 C3 Reload 35001023 v Welcome support Logout DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP ov My Contact Info Change
28. kup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings Location Date format NOTE Your date time will be automatically updated according to the timezone you selected Temperature format Metric C Current city lasi SEO r a Cost per KWH of electricity B Here you can configure and troubleshoot advanced network settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users Options available e Troubleshoot network e Reset to default network settings e Reboot unit e Select how does the unit connect to the Internet DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings Troubleshoot networth C Failsafe tunnels Not Recommended A Auto detect devices on my home network How does Vera connect to the Internet Automatically configure recommended Revert changes New user Read Getting Started quide Net amp wifi Internet access is ok O Manually configure advanced Save and apply Backup Your Vera system is set to automatically backup your settings on a daily basis Here you can create a complete backup for your system restore your system to previous backup profiles or restore the entire system to factory defaults DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Rooms Location Net amp Wi fi Backup Logs New user Read Getting Started quide
29. kup Logs Z Wave Settings Insteon Settings Firmware Unit Settings New user Read Getting Started guide Date format Timezone NOTE Your date time will be automatically updated according to the timezone you selected Temperature format Current city Abidjan Cost per KWH of electricity 0 1543 If there are general system messages like the Vera system is busy resetting or a plugin has failed to load a message window will appear in the banner When the message window is not shown everything is ok and you can continue using the system micasaverde CY m na i Thursday 14 Jun 2012 _13 03_ n Register Y Reload Select gateway YV DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Pinned Devices Overview New user Read Getting Started quide no room re Bathroom aa Bedroom a If the message window says Server Busy like the above image that means that your Home Automation system is busy saving some recent changes and is not ready to be used yet Just wait for the message to go away 2 The CONTROL Menu under the banner allows you add and control the following categories DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS USERS ENERGY SETUP micasaverde D Select gateway W DASHBOARD DEVICES AUTOMATION APPS ACCOUNT ENERGY SETUP Scenes Triggers Schedules New scene 3 The FILTER menus let you restrict what you see on the screen For example they allow you to choose between the various Devices
30. ng e The time of the last kWh reading e Total energy consumption in this period e Total estimated cost based on the cost per kWh of electricity specified in Setup gt gt Location e Estimated cost per day ERGY by Echo Labs ERGY is a plugin for monitoring logging and plotting the energy usage of your house There are two versions of this plugin e ERGY the paid full version of the plugin offering the entire set of features e ERGY Light which is the free version of the plugin with a limited set of features In order to use this plugin you must register both yourself and your Vera on the ERGY website then activate the plugin from the Vera UI by going either to the ERGY Light tab or to the ERGY Settings tab You can read more about ERGY on its official website http www ergyener Setup In this section you have control over the following options Rooms You can add rooms to the system or rename existing rooms Location Setup time and date city timezone and cost of electricity per KWH Tech Support Fill out this form to contact Tech Support and open a support ticket for any questions you may have concerning your Vera system Net amp Wi Fi Here you can configure and troubleshoot advanced network settings NOTE Recommended for developers and advanced users Backup Your Vera system is set to automatically backup your settings on a daily basis Here you can restore your system to previous backup profiles or restore the
31. nload Variable lfe Variable m Login Alert locked unlock Q ai Alert unlocked lock A System error xX Delete J Validate email validate sms Notifications You can use this tab to add notifications for your devices to be alerted when anything you want to track happens To set up a notification 1 Select the type of event you want to be notified about in the Add notifications for dropdown menu i e A Device is turned on or off 2 Name your notification 3 Select the exact event you want to be notified about _SmartSwitch Energy Meter u Room no room Control Settings Advanced Device Options Logs Notifications Notification name Light ON Which mode Device is turned on For example to receive notifications for an appliance module you would select on or off Once you ve created your notification you can select which users you want to be notified when this event occurs The notification will be logged on our servers and the users will be informed through the contact information they ve provided for their account Name Light ON Description _SmartSwitch Energy Meter is turned on testi RA justatest test2 Notify test3 test4 Pinned Devices If you want to see your devices on Dashboard Pinned Devices tab hover your mouse cursor over the Control Pad title to see the Pin and Configure buttons and click on the pin button _Appliance Module Humidity Humidity
32. password My Alerts Other Users Tech support Veras New user Read Getting Started guide User Type Remove Add another MiOS user mevdaniel Administrator Existing Vera account O New Vera account Access level Administrator Guest mevflorin Administrator mevjulian Administrator mevymirela Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Notification only Energy Vera allows you to monitor the energy consumption of your devices which are capable of reporting their energy usage as well as the overall energy consumption for each room and for the entire house It also allows you to see how the energy usage evolved over a period of several months weeks or days There are two available tools for this e The Vera native energy monitoring tool e The ERGY plugin by Echo Labs Vera Energy Monitoring Tool Live Usage Here you can see the current live energy usage of your devices On the scale there are several thresholds which represent the average consumption of different size houses to give you an idea about your house energy usage Historic Usage Here you can see the historic energy usage for a certain time interval from the past which must be specified in the input boxes Measure Data If you have any energy meters here you can see the data recorded by them which includes e Current kWh reading e The date when it started measuri
33. r reliability you should repair the network to let the z wave chip in Vera rebuild its mesh network To repair your network Go to Setup gt Z Wave Settings Click the Repair tab Click GO Don t do anything else with your system It s best to do a repair overnight because repairing your network prevents Vera from polling your nodes detecting events reporting when your door locks open etc 5 After the repair finishes from Z Wave Device gt Repair you can view a repair report that can identify which nodes on your network have weaker connections to the mesh and can help you identify locations where you might need to add a module to improve the network naa an Ee Ee Device stopped communicating Please know that the possible reasons for your z wave device s to lose communication with Vera is caused by one of the following a battery operated device has the batteries discharged so can you please check the batteries and see if it works is the distance between Vera and the device larger than 15 feet If so do you have any other z wave device between Vera and the device to increase the Z Wave range If you do have you added a new device in your Z Wave network and forgot to do a heal to repair the network Please run a repair from Z Wave Settings gt Repair and see if it solves the issue is that device a door lock If so you will need to add in your z wave network a security compatible encryption capable device which can relay
34. s Here you will find a list of existing triggers You can enable or disable a trigger here delete a trigger by clicking on the trash icon in the trigger s title bar or edit it s configuration by clicking on the wrench icon To add a new trigger go to Automation gt Scenes gt Add A New Scene gt Triggers You will then be allowed to add a trigger as part of the scene creation process You will need to name your scene in the upper left corner and be given options that apply to your available devices The most common options are sunset sunrise a sensor is tripped and an armed sensor is tripped In the example show below the scene is called Hot Day Scene The trigger being created uses a Weather Forecast app to detect a temperature rise above 75 degrees This temperature rise can then be used to adjust a thermostat device micasaverde cy 35001023 v b Friday 15 Jun 2012 0546 SAVE Create scene Welcome mcvjulian Logout DEVICES TRIGGERS SCHEDULES LUUP ADVANCED Triggers Light on Immediate ae Confirm changes New user Read Getting Started guide Device 8 _1000VA MLV dimmer What type of event is the A device is turned on or off ww trigger Name for this trigger Light is on Which mode C mevdaniel Schedules To edit an existing schedule go to Automation gt Schedules Here you will find a list of existing triggers You can enable or disable a schedule here delete
35. s sign and call your new location Vera system Troubleshooting Select Ethernet from the list on the left Select Manually from the Configure IPv4 dropdown Enter 192 168 81 10 in the IP address field Enter 255 255 255 0 in the subnet mask field Enter 192 168 81 1 in the Router field Hit Apply e after you have an ip on your PC and you can ping Vera s ip successfully open an web browser and type this in the address bar 192 168 81 1 e Vera s web interface should open and then go to Setup gt Net amp Wi Fi e check the Internet settings If Vera connects directly to your cable or DSL modem select Directly to the internet Vera is a gateway If Vera is plugged into your router select Through another gateway on my network Vera is a switch If you want Vera to connect wirelessly you ll need to enter your wireless network information ssid key and make sure to disconnect Vera s eth1 port from your network e In order to activate the MiOS service you ll first need to make an account on cp mios com and add your Vera to your account while on the network with it from cp mios com Wave Troubleshooting How does Z Wave work Z Wave has a range for indoor use of approximately 80 100 feet from node to node so some devices have longer range and others shorter The range of a Z Wave signal is strongly influenced by the environment and depends on many factors from the antenna and implementation of the device to the materials the product is encase
36. the encrypted signal that the door lock needs to communicate with the Vera unit are there any devices that use the 900 MHz frequency band like old cellular phones baby monitoring devices or weather stations If so they will interfere with the Z Wave network and thus cause your devices to stop communicating with Vera so we advise that you move those devices outside of the z wave network it is recommended that Vera is in a central position of your Z Wave network so it will do less hops to get to the device you want to control Is there any way you can re organize your z wave network and move your Vera unit in a central position Tech Support If after reading this documentation you find yourself with a problem that you re unable to resolve you can submit a trouble ticket to our technical support team by going to Setup gt Tech Support and filling in your contact information and the details of your problem After hitting submit you ll see Vera collect the logs from your box compress them and send them off to us When the process is complete you ll see Successfully submitted ticket XXXX Please reference the trouble ticket number in future correspondence about the same issue We ll look into the issue and get back to you as soon as we can For full access support go to Setup gt Tech support and click the Enable it button and send us the text information from the left side of this button now shows Tech support full access disabled
37. u click the red Save button If it s a battery operated device and Vera can t configure it right away it will wait for that device to wake up Once Vera has configured the Z Wave device Vera will ask the device again for the value of the configuration setting and show it under Current Value If you set a value configured the device and the current value is something other than your desired value that means the Z Wave device did not accept the Desired Value you gave it and you may need to contact the manufacturer for clarification If you change the Data Size option to say Monitor only then when the device is next configured Vera will not change the value but Vera will ask the device for the current value and show it in the Current Value column If you change it to Default then the next time Vera configures the device Vera will tell the device to go back to the default value for this setting and you ll see the value in the Current Value column Associations NOTE Leave By default Vera should automatically configure devices and leave each device s Automatically configure set to Default Behavior If you tell Vera not to configure the device Vera will leave the device alone and will not set the associations for you These are also unique for each device according to the manufacturer Associations are commonly used to tell sensors to turn on lights and to associate devices Refer to the manufacturer
38. vices Triggers Schedules Luup and Advanced uN a micasaverde D d Friday 15 Jun 2012 05 57 SAVE 35001023 Y Create scene Welcome mcyjulian Logout DEVICES TRIGGERS SCHEDULES LUUP ADVANCED All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Locks Mobile Phones AV Gear Other New scene New user Read Getting Started quide no room Bathroom Bedroom In addition to controlling these aspects of your scene you can also set Delays and associate scenes with your rooms Delays A Delay is a timer that you can use to change the status of the device in the near future For example you want your lights to turn on as soon as the scene runs immediate and you want them to turn off after 2 minutes This is called a Delay To set a Delay you have to click on the orange dropdown menu that says Immediate This will allow you to manage delays and specify different commands for each delay All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Locks Mobile Phones LIGHTS On the drop down menu gt Manage delays button Select gateway Y Create scene DEVICES TRIGGERS SCHEDULES LUUP ADVANCED All Lights Climate Sensors Cameras Windows Locks Mobile Phones AV Gear Other New scene 5 minutes ae Ey v 5 minutes no room Ele tel Delays BinaryLight1 xml Bathroom a Bedroom a On the new popup window please enter the value and select seconds minutes or hours and click close
39. wait for it to wake up and by default that interval is of 30 minutes The Stress Test button will send a stress command to that device It will ping the device a couple of time and it will report the time it needed to do it This way you will know if the device is too far from Vera and you need to bring it closer or install other z wave devices to improve the signal Advanced tab _SmartSwitch Energy Meter e X Room no room wy d Control Settings Advanced Device Options Logs Notifications A Device 9 Controlled via d Device params i altid ip mac manufacturer Aeon model room_num id_parent embedded disabled TM It would be better if you DON T do any changes on this page unless you have experience with Z Wave devices You will find the following fields on this page it might vary from device to device room Use this to select the room the device is in name Name of the device device_type The UPnP type for the device altid the Z Wave Node ID of the device ip n a for Z Wave devices mac n a for Z Wave devices manufacturer The Manufacturer of the device model The model of the device room_num The room number of the device id_parent The Z Wave ID of the controller for the device embedded The device is embedded disabled The device is disabled device_file The XML file defining the device s behavior id The Luup ID for the device e g Device 4 Used in creating scenes
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