RE: CBus Touch Screens and CBus Wiser

["Pauls Hotmail" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

I'm not very far into my Wiser forays, I've only had one for a few days,
and
thus far haven't been able to get it fully functional (overly complicated
setup requirements don't even begin to cover it!), but in the process I
have
discovered a number of things which address some of your queries...

The wiser router is for the most part, a perfectly standard Ethernet
LAN/WAN
router, with a little bit extra tacked on to provide the wiser
functionality. As far as the router config is concerned, I've poked around
in mine and pretty much everything you would normally expect to find in a
modern day broadband router is there, and is configurable. It does appear
to
support uPNP configuration if required - the option is there in the
interface, although I don't use it. If WHS requires/supports uPNP for
router
config, then I imagine it should work fine...

Some of the complication alluded to in my opening paragraph arises from the
fact that it is designed to slot into an existing network in a number of
different ways, one of which absolutely is the scenario you describe where
it REPLACES your existing broadband router. - If that suits your needs that
it absolutely should work in that way. - For me it didn't suit, since the
wiser router doesn't have an inbuilt VPN server (it has VPN *pass-through*)
and I make extensive use of the ability to VPN into my vigor to get on my
home network. Giving that up would require that I configure a VPN service
somewhere on my LAN to replace the functionality currently provided by the
vigor.

I don't have any CBUS touchscreens, so I can't offer any opinion on the
integration (or not) between those & Wiser.

HTH

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of paul_watkin
> Sent: 16 February 2010 14:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] CBus Touch Screens and CBus Wiser
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to read up on the capabilities of the Wiser module and
> don't appear to be getting very far on specifics.
>
> Is Wiser capable of having it's router settings configured either
> manually or pref automatically to work with Windows Home server? WHS
> doesn't get on with my Vigor router at all and remote access is non
> existent.
>
> I assume the Wiser just plugs into my network where my existing Vigor
> router is and I supply it with an Ethernet cable from an ADSL modem?
>
> The marketing blurb keeps talking about interfacing it to a security
> system yet I can find no information on how this achieved or what
alarm
> panels are supported, anyone got any info on this? Or any of the other
> third party devices supported?
>
> I currently have a Mk2 black and White touchscreen in the lounge, is
> there a way of loading the Wiser template onto this to keep consistent
> look and feel or does the Wiser only work if you have a colour
> touchscreen?
>
> I will need to buy another Touchscreen very shortly, does anyone know
> anything about the Ctouch spectrum that Kevin posted on the Cbus
forums
> about?
>
> In the next 3 weeks the room will be decorated and I will have no
> option but to use the Black White screen as SWMBO will murder me if I
> start cutting holes in her new wallpaper, so any info greatly
> appreciated!!
>
> At the moment I don't think I will make use of all of the remote acces
> features of the Wiser (though I might in the future) and I am trying
to
> weigh up the value add in simplifying the ammount of kit in the
garage.
>
> I'll be able to ditch the access point that's used for the pronto's,
> get rid of the lantronix adaptor / CBUS PC interface and gain
> scheduling and logic functionality - although was going to buy a logic
> screen this time.
>
> Any thoughts / inputs welcome
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
>
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