Re: CBus Touch Screens and CBus Wiser

["paul_watkin" <paul.watkin33@xxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks for your reply Paul, it looks like it should do everything
I need although I do have an additional quick question for those people
using Wiser.

If I read the previous messages correctly the web access etc stops if the
CNI is in Toolkit mode.

I am using a couple of Pronto 9600's and they are using the pronto
application that connects to C-Gate (which runs remotely on my whs box) in
order to control lighting functions.

Will this still work okay in parallel to the wiser control or will the
Wiser interpret any input from C-Gate as forcing it to CNI mode and
cancelling all other connections.

Not sure I explained the question well but hope you get the idea.

Regards

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Pauls Hotmail" <paul_gordon@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>




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