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iControl System
Starter Kit Beta User Manual - DRAFT
This document provides more detailed information on how to
use your iControl System. More specifically:
•how to read your iControl Summary page
•adding, changing, and managing your iControl box and devices, and
•frequently asked questions You should consult your Quick Start Guide or
Getting Started Guide for information on how to install your system. Your Starter
kit or device box will provide a list of what’s included with the kit or device.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Appendix A
Check pages
Getting Started 3
About your iControl box 9
Using your System 11
Using your Wired Camera 19
Using your Door/Window Sensor 32
Using your Keychain Remote Control 33
Using your Lamp Module 36
Using your Motion Sensor 37
Adding Additional Devices 38
Frequently Asked Questions 42
Terms and Conditions, Warranty Information, and More 44
Battery Maintenance 45
Getting Started
Your iControl Summary page is where you begin using your iControl System;
the iControl Summary page is your portal to your iControl System.
To begin, log on
First, go to a web browser and enter www.icontrol.com. In the customer login
area, type the user name and password provided to you via email when you
purchased your iControl product.
You will be presented with your Summary page. This web page provides a fast,
simple view into the status of your iControl box and devices. It also is the starting
point from which you can monitor your system’s status, change your devices’
setup, add devices, set and change notifications, and set and modify
automations.
Here is an example of the Summary page where you can access the many
functions of your iControl System.
Read your Summary page
This section provides a definition of the many terms found on your Summary
page and serves as a good background to the iControl System.
Tabs
Your iControl Summary page has five major tabs.
Summary tab When you log onto your iControl System from
www.icontrol.com, your landing page is the Summary page. This is where you
begin using your System. The Summary page consists of the following series of
windows.
Status window The top portion of this window indicates the overall status of
the system and the current mode the system is in. The status light can have
three possible colors as described below:
Green – No alarm conditions. System operating normally
Yellow – One or mode device alarm conditions (e.g. motion detected)
Red – System problem (e.g. iControl box communication problem).
The Status window also shows the current mode for your iControl System.
Here, the System is in ‘Away Mode’.
The rest of the Status window is a list showing the current state of all the devices
in the system. In the screen shown earlier, three devices appear: a door/window
sensor called ‘Back door’; a Thermostat showing the current temperature at 74
degree and its Heat Setpoint to of 69 degrees and Cooling Setpoint of 61
degrees; and a door/window sensor labeled ‘front door’.
Your house may have many more devices than three and to view these you
place your cursor over the up or down arrow to scroll to see additional devices or
on the small box inside the scroll bar.
Current states Current states refer to the status of all of your devices. If a device
has a yellow triangle next to it, the triangle indicates that the device has
recognized a change that creates an alarm. The following table shows the
possible states and the alarm conditions of Starter Kit devices.
Device
Possible state
Door/Window Open, Closed
Sensor
Motion
Sensor
Occupied, Empty
Example
Open indicates the
door or window is
open
Occupied means a
person is in the
monitored area
Alarm Condition
Open
Occupied
Additional optional devices, such as freeze, water, smoke and heat sensors
have their own associated states as well but are not described here since they
are not part of the iControl Starter Kit.
Pictures window Here you will see thumbnails of pictures or video from
each of your iControl cameras. In the Summary page shown earlier, three
thumbnails are shown, as three cameras are active. If your hover the cursor over
a thumbnail, the name of the associated camera is displayed. You can also click
on the thumbnail and it will expand. From there you can take a new picture, view
past pictures, watch live video and delete pictures.
Alarm History This window shows the record of the alarms recognized by
the devices installed in your iControl System. An alarm occurs whenever a
device detects a change, such as a door/window sensor detecting a door open or
a motion sensor detects movement. (These are the only two types alarms
available from the devices in the Starter Kit. Other optional devices provide
alarms for freezing, water leakage, etc. and these devices will be offered in the
future). For each change, it shows the time of the alarm. Each item in the alarm
history has a yellow triangle next to it, indicating that it is an alarm.
You can click on any change to learn more about the device. Use the scroll bar
on the right to scroll down the events. The Alarm History only saves the last 7
days of alarms.
Pending Updates window This window shows the changes that you made
to your IContol box or devices. They will be implemented the next time your
iControl box communicates with the iControl servers.
In this example, the Thermostat will change its setpoint for cooling to 64 degrees
and the heating setpoint to 76 degrees. (Note, a thermostat device is not part of
your Starter Kit but is available as an optional accessory. Please go to
www.icontrol.com for more information.)
Reminders window Reminders are not implemented in Beta.
Schedules window Schedules are not implemented in Beta.
Details tab This tab presents a listing of all the devices
installed in your system. It displays their current state, images from any cameras
installed in your system, and the current settings and ambient temperature from
any thermostats installed in your system. If you click on any device name, you
will be taken to its device page which provides detailed information about the
device including the device’s name that you chose, the device ID, and
manufacturer. If you click on a photo image, you will be taken to an expanded
view of that image where you can take additional images and access thumbnails
of previously taken images.
Notifications tab By clicking on this tab, you will go to a web
page where you can set notifications for each mode (Home, Away, and Sleep).
For example, you can have an email sent to you when your iControl system is in
Away mode that a device recognizes a change such as a Door/Window Sensor
detecting an open door. See Chapter 3 entitled, Using your iControl System, for
more details on setting and changing notifications.
Automation tab By clicking on this tab, you will go to a web
page where you can set automations. An automation is an action taken by a
device based on the change in the state of another device. For example, a
Door/Window Sensor detects an open door; when this change occurs, a camera
takes a picture.
Schedules tab By clicking on this tab, you will go to a web
page where you can set schedules for your devices. For example, you can set by
time of day or day of week, how devices operate. For example, every night at
10PM, every lamp module changes state causing every light in the house
controlled by a lamp module turn off. This feature is not implemented in Beta.
System tab This tab is most useful for seeing a complete list
of devices in your system and confirming that a device was installed and is
working. The System tab also provides a way to add and delete a device. You
may also access the device page via this tab to change the device’s name or
gather such information as device ID and manufacturer.
Definition of other items on the Summary page
Help button Help which is indicated by a ‘?’ mark is not yet implemented.
Mode Your iControl System has three modes, Home, Sleep and Away. You can
set your System in any of the modes. For example, the system can be in Home
mode while you are home and Sleep mode when you are asleep. The mode
setting affects the behavior of the system. For example, you may want receive
notifications only when you are Away from your home.
QuikControl button QuikControl is shortcut that allows you to have one of your
devices take an action.
Click on the QuikControl button and you will see the actions that you can take.
Two actions are available for the starter kit devices: Have a camera take a
picture and change the brightness of a lamp controlled by the lamp module. (You
will have had to install a camera or a lamp to see these QuikControl actions). A
third action, change the temperature is available if an optional thermostat is
bought and installed.
About your iControl Box
This section describes some of physical characteristics of the iControl box.
iControl Box Indicator Lights
The iControl box has the following buttons and indicator lights:
DEVICE light:
Blinks green when your box is communicating with lamp modules, door/window
sensors,
motion sensors, and other devices. You may not see this LED turn on and off
often
because most of your devices act infrequently (such as turning on a light in the
evening)
and therefore will blink very infrequently.
STATUS light:
Used for
troubleshooting.
LAN light:
Flashes green whenever there is activity on your home IP
network.
POWER light:
Steady green when
plugged in.
UPDATE BUTTON:
Initiates a iControl box to server uplink communication. Used when you need to
manually
update the iControl network with information.
DEVICE BUTTON:
Can be used to enable the iControl box to discover a newly
installed device.
iControl Box back panel
As described in the Installation Guide, the iControl box should not be
plugged into power strips or wall outlets that are connected to or
contain a surge protector or uninterruptible power supply.
The rear view shows the Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable inserted, an insert
for a reset button, a phone jack, and power connector with the power supply
cable inserted. The reset button, marked as ‘RST’, is not functional today and will
not be functional in the shipping product. The phone jack is not supported in
Beta.
3 Using your iControl System
Your iControl System can operate in one of three modes: Home, Sleep or Away.
You can set the mode in one of two ways: the Mode button on your Summary
page or via the ‘Lock’ and ‘Unlock’ buttons on your Keychain Remote Control.
To change the mode via your Summary page.
1 Navigate to the ‘Mode’ link shown in the Summary page menu bar.
2 Click on it. A new window appears and
there will be a pointer next to one of the
modes. 3 Select the mode to which you
want to change your System.
To change the mode from your Keychain remote.
1 Click on the lock or unlock button while you are within a 100 foot (line-ofsight) to the area in your location where you installed your iControl box.
The following picture shows the Keychain’s lock and unlock buttons.
Change or Set Notifications
A notification is an email or SMS (Short Message Service also referred to as text
messaging) message sent to your PC, PDA, or cell phone alerting you that a
device recognized a change in your location. For example, a Motion Sensor may
sense that someone has entered a room; a Door/Window Sensor may report that
a door is open.
Here is an example of an email notification sent to ‘brian@icontrol.com’ regarding
his office Motion Sensor detecting that someone occupied his office at 8:31PM
on 10 July 2004.
[Note to reader: the wording of an email notification will change for the shipping product from this
cryptic style to proper grammar and composition]
You can assign notifications on a mode or device basis. In Home mode, you may
not want to receive notifications while someone is home. In Sleep mode and
Away mode, you may or may not want to receive notifications. In Away mode,
you may want to receive an email notification any time a device recognizes a
change at your house. For example, every time a window or door opens, you can
set notifications under the Notification tab to generate an email.
IN BETA, YOUR NOTIFICATIONS ARE PRE-ASSIGNED SUCH THAT IN
AWAY MODE, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION IF MOTION IS
DETECTED OR IF A DOOR/WINDOW SENSOR GOES FROM CLOSED TO
OPEN. You can change this preset notification as described later in this chapter.
Note: In the shipping product, users will be able to:
•
assign different notifications for different sensor states in each
mode
•
attach a picture to their notification. They will be able to click on a
picture and attach it to their email or text message notification
Your default notification
While you were purchasing your iControl System, you were asked to provide an
email or SMS address. This information was used to set your default notification.
A default notification is the email or SMS address to which you chose to have
your iControl System notifications sent. To see your default notification, click on
the Notification tab. You will see a screen like this:
A customer named George purchased an iControl System. During his purchase
on the iControl website, he provided his email address, George@yourISP.com.
If you click on the word ‘George’, you will see the email or SMS address that
George provided during his purchase.
George’s email is shown here as he chose to have his notifications go to his
email.
Change your default notification
You can change your default notification. To do so,
1 Select the Notifications tab.
2 Select the mode (Home, Sleep, Away) that you want to change. Click on
the name that you entered, in this case, George.
3 Here you have the option of changing the name of your notification. If you
do not want to change it, click on the Cancel button. If you wish to change
it, change it now by typing in a new name. Here the default notification in
Home mode is now named ‘Send email to Dad’. Click on the Add button.
4 You may change your email address. Enter a new email address if you
wish. If you do not wish to change it, click on the Save button.
5 You can add more email addresses. For example, you have set up your
system to send an email when your children come home after school and
you want both parents to receive an email. To add addresses, click on the
Add button. Enter the additional email addresses.
6 To save, click on the Save button.
Send your notification to your SMS (Short Messaging Service also
called text messaging) address
You may wish to have your notifications sent to your SMS address on your
cellphone or PDA instead of your email address.
1 Click on the Notifications tab. 2 Choose which mode
(Home, Sleep, Away) that you want to edit. Click on the
notification name.
Tip: To delete an existing notification, select the Notification tab, and click
on the mode from which you want to remove notification. Click on the trash can
icon and click on the Save button.
Change or set automation
Automation enables you to program your devices to take an action when another
device recognizes a change. For example, you may want to take a picture when
someone enters your front door while you are away.
In Beta, you can configure two types of automations: the iControl Camera takes
a picture or the Lamp Module turns lights on or off.
To have the camera take a picture based on a device recognizing a change
1 Go to the Summary page, then click on the Automation button.
2 In this example, we want the camera to take a picture when the Hall
Motion Sensor detects a change when we are away. Go to the column
‘Away’ and the row entitled, ‘Hall Motion Sensor’.
3 Choose camera from the drop down menu.
4 Click the Add and Save buttons.
To have the house lights turn on based on a device recognizing a change
You can set lights to come on or off and at different levels when a device
recognizes a change.
1 Go to the Summary page, then to Automation tab.
2 Choose the mode and device. In this example, we want the house lights to
come on when the front door is open while we are away. Go to the column
‘Away’ and the row entitled, ‘Front Door open’ and click.
3 Choose the action you want to have occur from the drop down menu. Here
we chose Lamp 1 level to turn on the lights.
4 Choose a lamp level from the drop down menu. Lamp levels can be on, off,
or some percent of the lamp’s brightness.
5 Click on Add and Save.
Tip: You can have different actions occur in different modes. In this
example, the lights are to come on when the Front Door (large) was opened
while the iControl System is set in Away mode. We did not set the lights to come
on in Home mode as the lights would probably be on as friends and family are
around.
Rename a Device
iControl Networks, Inc. adds your device to your system before your Starter Kit
is shipped to you. (If you purchase additional devices after buying your Starter
Kit, you will need to add them to your system. See Chapter 9 Adding Additional
Devices for instructions.) You may wish to rename them in your terms.
To rename your device,
1 Go to the System tab. Click on the name of device you wish to change. In
the Name field, backspace over the old name to delete it and then type in
the new name.
2 Click on the Save button.
4 Using your Camera
You can use your iControl Wired or Wireless Camera to see pictures (images) or
live video from your location while you are away.
Setting up your camera for pictures
1 Go to the System tab.
2 Navigate to the ‘Add Device’ heading under the tab heading on the left hand
side of the page.
3 At the Add Device screen shown below, first choose the technology and
then the type of technology from the drop down menus. Here we are adding
a wired IP camera, so the technology is IP and the type is an Axis Network
Camera Model 205.
4 Create a name for the camera.
5 Enter the serial number from the back of the camera. The number should
have the following 12 character format.
S/N 00408C648CCD
Do not enter the letters ‘S/N’.
6 Click Add. You should now see the new camera in the System device list with
a yellow dot next to it. The yellow dot indicates that it is installing. Wait a few
minutes for the iControl Box to discover and configure the camera. Once the
iControl box completed its communication, the yellow dot will turn green
indicating that the camera is installed and operating. If you do not see a green
dot within five mintues, refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
section of this manual for more assistance.
You can now see a thumbnail picture from your camera. Go to your Summary
page and look under Pictures. Click on the thumbnail to see an expanded
view. You can also manually take pictures now by using the QuikControl
button. Additionally you can create automations using the camera. See
Chapter 3 in this manual for more details.
Setting up your camera for video
This is an advanced feature of the iControl System. You should be familiar
with port forwarding functionality on home network routers before
attempting to implement this feature. You must first have your camera set
up for pictures. To set up for video,
1 Go to the Summary page.
2 Under Pictures, click on the picture thumbnail from the camera for which
you want to enable video. An expanded window will open.
3 Click on menu item, Live Video, shown below. The menu item shown here
is inside of the expanded picture window.
4 You will then see the following dialog box. Record the IP address and port
number shown in the window (Here the IP address is 192.168.1.102 and the
port number is 80).
At this point you need to configure your location’s router to enable port
forwarding. LEAVE the window shown above open, as you will need it to finish
your work. Go to the next section.
Setting up port forwarding
To set up your camera to show video, you will need to establish port
forwarding for your camera. Port forwarding enables your home router to pass
streaming video through so that it can be accessed from your iControl
Summary page.
To set up port forwarding, you will need the router’s user name and password.
(Check your router’s user manual as you may have recorded the password and
user name there. Also, you may have used the default user name and password
provided in the user manual.)
Setting port forwarding for Linksys router
Here are the steps for a typical Linksys router. Different models of Linksys
routers may have different screens and you should consult your Linksys user
manual for more information.
1 Select ‘Click here to go to your router’s home page’ from the ‘Camera Not
Accessible’ window.
You will then be presented with the router administration page. Enter your user
name and password.
2 On the administration page, select the tab named Application & Gaming
from the menu bar.
3 On the Applications & Gaming page, in table entitled, Port Range, enter
the application name as ‘camera’.
4 Enter the Start port (obtained from the steps in the prior section, Setting up
your camera for video.) in the Start field. In this example it is 80. Enter the
end port in the End field as 80. The Start port and end port are the same in
this example.
5 Select the protocol as ‘Both’ in the Protocol field.
6 Enter the IP Address obtained from the steps in the prior section, Setting up
your camera for video, in the IP Address field.
7 Check the check box under the heading, Enable.
8 Select the Save Settings button to save your entries.
9 Close your browser window and return to your iControl Summary page.
Select the thumbnail of the camera that you have enabled for video. You will
be presented with an expanded window. Select the menu item, Live Video,
from the menu bar at the top of the window.
10 At this point you should see live video. If you do not, you will again be
presented with a dialog box entitled, Camera not Accessible. Click on the
button, Test port forwarding, to test your port forwarding work. If it does not
test properly, email beta@incontrol.com.
[Note to reader: In the dialog box, ‘Click here to get help with your router’
is not available in Beta]
11 If you want to review your settings, navigate to your system tab, select the
camera that you would like to review and click on advanced settings. You
should see a dialog box similar to this:
Setting port forwarding for a NetGear router
Here are the steps for a typical NetGear router. Your NetGear router
screens may be different from those shown here and you should consult your
NetGear user manual for more information.
1 Select ‘Click here to go to your router’s home page’ from the ‘Camera
Not Accessible’ window. You will then need your user name and
password to access the administration page.
2 On your adminstration page, there will be an item called port forwarding
under Advanced in the left hand navigation bar that you will select to
enter the necessary information.
Here is an example of the portion of the setup screen for a NetGear router
showing
port forwarding already configured for an iControl camera.
To implement port forwarding, 1 Select the button, Add Custom Service. 2 Create
a Service name. In this example the Service name is Camera. 3 Enter the
Start port. In this example, it is 80. 4 Enter an End port. In this example, it is
80. 5 Enter the IP address obtained by following the instructions in prior
section entitled,
Setting up your camera for live video. 6 Save your
changes and close the screen as shown on the router’s
port forwarding setup screen. 7 Close your browser and
return to your iControl Summary page. Select the
thumbnail of the camera that you have enabled for video.
You will be presented with an expanded window. Select
the menu item, Live Video, from the menu bar at the top of
the window. 8 At this point you should see live video. If
you do not, you will be presented with a dialog box
entitled, Camera not Accessible. Click on the button, ‘Test
port forwarding’, to test your port forwarding work. If it
does not test properly, repeat the port forwarding process.
Entering the camera password and ID for Internet Explorer
For some versions of Internet Explorer, you may need to enter the camera user
name and password the first time you attempt to view video from within an
Internet Explorer browser page. You will need to enter this information if Internet
Explorer presents you the dialog box shown below when you select the menu
item, Live Video, from the expanded picture thumbnail in your iControl Summary
page.
To obtain the iControl Camera user name and password,
1 Go to the System tab
2 Select the Camera from which you want to see live
video
3 Select the heading, Advanced Settings, from the dialog box shown below
4 Write down the Username and Password shown in the dialog box shown
below. In this example, the Username is icontrol and the Password is
1097430472.
5 Return to the Internet Explorer dialog box and enter the username and
password. Again, the username and password entered here is for the
camera. Again, your iControl System password and user ID is different from
this one and is not used here.
icontrol 1097430472
6 Check the box, ‘Remember my password’.
7 Click on the button, OK, to close the window.
8 Quit Internet Explorer.
9 Reopen Internet Explorer and log on to www.icontrol.com and navigate
to the Summary page. Click on the picture thumbnail to bring up an
expanded view and then select ‘Live video’.
Setting port forwarding for other routers
There are many routers in use today. The steps for implementing Port
Forwarding on D-Link and Belkin routers may be different but the same tasks
need to be accomplished:
•
Access your router’s administration page
•
Create a service called ‘camera’
•
Enter a start and stop or end port
•
Enter the IP address obtained earlier (see Step 4 “Setting up your
camera for video’ in Chapter 4 of your User Guide)
•
Return to your iControl Summary page (see Step 9 under the
heading “Setting Up Port Forwarding’ in Chapter 4 your User Guide).
For support in setting up port forwarding for other routers,
please email support@icontrol.com.
Adding AXIS Media Control ActiveX control for your Camera
If you are presented with the following dialog box, you will need to install an
ActiveX control into your browser so that you can view live video from within
an Internet Explorer page.
To install the necessary ActiveX control entitled, AXIS Media Control, follow
the instructions at the top of the dialog box as shown in this example that
begin, “This site might require the following ActiveX control…” to click and
install it.
Focusing your camera
If the images on the Summary page or the expanded picture window are
unclear, use the focus ring to adjust the lens.
1 Navigate to the Summary page. Click on the thumbnail of the camera that
you want to focus. You will be presented with an expanded window.
2 Walk to the front of the camera.
3 Adjust the focus ring until the raised line is aligned with the dot above the
lens. The focus ring is a ring encircling the camera lens. The camera may
be in focus now.
4 Return to the Summary page, take another picture and see if the focus is
satisfactory.
5 If necessary, adjust the ring again and go to the web site to check again.
Seeing pictures from your location
You can see pictures from your camera remotely in one of four ways.
Viewing from the Pictures area on the Summary page
view from the Pictures area indicated by the Picture icon. 2 You will be
presented with an expanded image. 3 At the bottom of the window, you can
select the heading, Take a new picture now.
Viewing by using the QuikControl feature on the Summary page
1 Navigate to the Summary page. Go to QuikControl button in the upper
right hand portion of the page.
2 Click on the button to show a drop down menu. Select the name of the
camera, in this case it is called ‘Home office’ to obtain a picture. A new
window will appear as shown below:
3 Click on Take Picture button.
4 You will then be brought back to Summary page where an item ‘Home
office Picture’ will be listed in the Pending Updates window. At the next
iControl System update (the time of which is shown in the Pending
updates window), the picture will be taken.
Viewing from the Details tab
1 Go to the Details tab. On the Details page, you will see a thumbnail
from each of your cameras. Select the one you want to see.
Viewing by using the “Take a picture now” link
This option is only available if you have properly set up port forwarding for a
given camera 1 Click on the desired camera's thumbnail picture to expand the
image. 2 At the bottom of the window, click on the heading, "Take a picture
now" 3 The camera will take a picture and it will be immediately displayed in
the open
window.
Seeing live video from your location
If you have configured your camera to provide live video from your location, you
can see live video from your location. To do so,
1 Go to the Summary tab.
2 Under the heading, Pictures, click on the picture thumbnail from the
camera that you want to see video. An expanded picture will appear.
3 Click on the heading, Live Video and you will be brought to a screen
displaying live video from your camera. Note, you may need to wait a few
moments for the video to appear.
Screen shot from clicking on a picture in Pictures in Summary Page
5 Using your Door/Window Sensor
Once you have installed a Door’/Window Sensor in your house and it appears in
your iControl Summary page, you only have to activate the sensor once to make
it operational. To do so, open and close the door or window once to tell your
iControl box whether it is initially open or closed. You do not need to make any
other configuration changes or take any other set up actions.
Check on your Door/Window Sensor
The following describes how to see the status of your Door/Window Sensor.
1 Navigate to the Summary page.
2 Go to the Status window. In the image shown below, the Door/Window
Sensor is named ‘office slider window front 1’ and its state is closed.
This Door/Window Sensor recognizes that the office slider window is
closed.
Using your Keychain Remote Control
Through your iControl Keychain Remote Control, you can control selected
functionality in your iControl System. For example, you can click on the Light
Button and turn on the lights as you approach your house. The Keychain Remote
has a range of approximately 100 feet (assuming a clear line-of-sight to your
iControl box).
How your Keychain Remote works
The buttons on your Keychain Remote Control are pre-configured with the
functionality as described in the captions shown above.
Tip: when pressing a button on the Keychain Remote Control, it is
important to hold the button down until the Keychain Remote LED (see above
diagram) flashes green. In contrast to a car remote control that activates
immediately, the iControl Keychain Remote Control takes a few moments
to communicate with your iControl box the green light flashes.
Your iControl System page will show that you have a Keychain Remote Control
as part of your system. iControl Networks, Inc. sets up your Keychain Remote as
part of your system before it is shipped to you.
You can purchase additional Keychain Remote Control devices as you may
want a device for each member in the family. To do so, go to the
www.icontrol.com website.
Customizing your Keychain Remote Control
You can customize the button preferences on your Keychain Remote. Button
preferences enable you to choose which actions your Keychain Remote Control
buttons invoke. You may want to take a picture, turn on a light, or change the
iControl box’s mode to sleep when you leave your location.
Modifying the actions for your keychain remote control buttons
Let’s say we have a Keychain named ‘Keychain Remote’ and when Mom
presses the Star button, we want the house camera to take a picture. Instead,
she wants the Start button to change the system mode to Sleep.
From the Summary page.
2 Click on the Automation tab. Scroll down to ‘Keychain Remote Star’.
Go to the ‘Sleep’ column.
3 Click on the value in that column, in this example,
‘None’.
Click on the drop down menu and choose ’Change
Mode’.
5 Select the Add button.
6 Select the desired mode in the newly added line.
7 Click the Save button.
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Customizing your Light Button
You can set the light brightness with your Light button (the button with the light
bulb on it). So for example, when you press the Light button, not only will the
lights in your house controlled by a Lamp Module turn on but they will turn on to
pre-set brightness.
Let’s add this functionality to ‘Mom Keychain’.
1 Go to the Automation tab.
2 At the Security Automation window, go to the column labeled ‘Sleep’
and the row entitled, Mom Keychain Remote Lamp button on. Click on
the word ‘none’.
3 Choose Lamp 1 level from the drop down menu. Click Add.
4 Click next to ‘Lamp 1’ level, the ‘on or off’ button. Choose a lighting level.
Enter a phrase in the Description field that describes how you configured
the button such as “Turn on house lights”.
5 Click on the Save button to save your changes.
Tip: You can set any button on a Keychain remote control to perform any
available action (turn on lights for example). We have presented some of the
alternatives for you in this manual.
7 Using your Lamp Module
Set the brightness level
You can set the brightness of the lights that are controlled by a Lamp module. To
do so, 1 Go to the Summary page. 2 Click on the QuikControl button on the
blue menu bar. 3 Click in the Brightness field to show a drop down menu.
Choose a brightness level
such as 100%. This means the light will be as bright
as it can be. Click on the button labeled ‘Set’. 4 The
change in brightness level will now be displayed in the
Pending window and your iControl System will update
the lamp at the time shown in the Pending window.
Tip: The Lamp Module can only control lights using 40w to 300w
incandescent light bulbs. It cannot control other types of bulbs such as
florescent lights. Also, it is not recommended for 3 way lights or lights controlled
by 3 way wall switches.
Control your Lamp Module
The Lamp Module can be turned on and off in one of three ways:
1 Press the Light button on your Keychain Remote once to turn any light s
controlled by the Lamp Module on or off. If the light is on, pressing the
Light button twice quickly will turn it off. Likewise, if it is off, pressing the
button once will turn it on.
2 Using QuikControl. Go to your Summary page and click on the
QuikControl button. One of the items in the drop down menu will be your
Lamp Module. Select the Lamp module to open its control dialog box.
Select the brightness level you want and click the Set button. In a few
minutes, the iControl box will talk to the Lamp module via iControl’s
servers. Then the Lamp Module will turn on to the selected brightness
level.
3 If you have added turning lights on or off to an automation such as turning
on the lights if a Motion Sensor recognizes a person entering the Sensor’s
monitored area. To set up automation, go to Chapter 3 under Change or
set automation.
See the status of your Lamp Module
1 Go to the Summary page. In the Status window, look for your Lamp
module. Scroll down if necessary to see it listed.
2 The lamp’s brightness level will be displayed.
8 Using your Motion Sensor
See the status of your Motion Sensor
To see the status of your Motion Sensor,
1 Go to the Summary page. In the Status window, look for the name you
gave your Motion Sensor. Scroll down if necessary to see it listed. A
yellow triangle next to the name of the Motion Sensor indicates that it has
recognized a change such as a person entering the room See Chapter 1
Getting Started for more information.
Occupied and Empty states
The term ‘Occupied’ means that the Motion Sensor has detected a person
moving in the area that it monitors over 40 pounds in weight. The term ‘Empty’
means that the Motion Sensor has not detected a person moving into the area it
monitors for several minutes.
If a person enters a monitored area, the Motion Sensor immediately
recognizes the change and reports that the area is occupied through your
iControl box which in turn displays the information on your Summary page.
If a person leaves the monitored area, the Motion Sensor ‘waits’ a few minutes
before reporting that the area is empty. This delay is to allow the Motion Sensor
to confirm that the person has left the room. The yellow triangle status icon
disappears when the status changes to ‘empty’.
9 Adding Additional Devices
This chapter describes how to add additional devices to your iControl System.
The basic steps are shown below:
1 Write down the serial number, sometimes identified as a DL or S/N
number or ID number, of your device. Here are examples for the devices
available in the Starter Kit to help you confirm that you are recording the
appropriate serial number:
Device
Total count of numbers and Sample serial or ID
letters in the serial number number
IControl box
12
006035019f62
Lamp module
12
120013752100
Camera
12
00408c6675d2
Motion Sensor
2a34c1
Door Window Sensor
0d5aa8
Keychain Remote
AA64DC
Thermostat
BD7DE
Tip: Letters can be entered in upper or lower case.
2 Navigate to the System page
3 Select the Add Device heading
4 Choose the technology, then the type from the drop down menu. For this
Starter Kit, here is the list of devices and associated technologies:
Device
Camera - Wired
Camera – Wireless
Door/Window
Sensor
Keychain Remote
Technology
IP
IP
GE Security
Lamp Module
LonWorks
Powerline
GE Security
GE Security
Motion Sensor
Thermostat
GE Security
Type
Camera – Wired – Model Axis 205
Camera – Wireless – Model Axis 206
Door/Window Sensor – Micro - Model
60-688-95
Keychain Remote Control 4-Button Model 60-659-95R
Lamp Module – Model 6101-0000
Motion Sensor Model 60- 807-95R
Thermostat – Model 60-909-95
5 You can give the device a name such as hallway light, back door light,
office camera, Dad’s keychain remote, or hallway watcher for a motion
sensor.
6 Enter the identifier in the ID field. Here is an example of adding a
Door/Window Sensor
7 Click on the Add button to add the device to your iControl System
8 You will receive a confirmation in the Status screen that you have
successfully added the device.
9 You will be returned to the System page where you will see the new device.
A yellow circle will be adjacent to the device name indicating that the system is
still installing that device. You can obtain additional information about any device
by clicking on its name. If you click on the screen , you will see a similar table to
that shown below. Here is an example of a camera is being installed.
Description of the colored icons
Besides the yellow circle, you will see other colored icons next to each device
listed in on the System page. Here is a definition of what each icon means.
Colored icon
Green circle
Yellow
triangle
Red circle
Yellow circle
Status
Device working and no changes recognized
Any of these states: Device working and recognized a
change; Device undergoing installation; Device status
unknown because the iControl box is disconnected.
Device off line
iControl box installing a device. Only seen on when you
click on System and then on a device listed on that page
that has a yellow circle.
To Delete a device
To delete a device, follow these steps:
1 Navigate to the System tab.
2 Choose a device by clicking on the name of the device that you wish
to delete.
3 The following window will appear. Click on the delete button. If you successfully
delete the device, the message ‘Success, device will be removed from
iControl box.’
will appear in the window.
10 Frequently Asked Questions
Camera
How do I reset my camera?
If for some reason you need to reset your camera, follow these steps:
1 Disconnect the power cord from your camera
2 Press and HOLD the control button (a little black pin) next to the network
indicator on the back of the camera. Reconnect the power cord while
holding the black pin down
3 When the Status light turns yellow (within 5 to 10 seconds), release the
button
4 When the Status light turns green, the camera is reset to the factory
settings. The status light may take up to 1 minute to turn green.
What is the camera’s resolution?
It has three different resolutions: 640x480, 320x240, 160x120. In Beta, all
pictures are
taken at 640x480 and all video is presented at 320x240.
What is the camera’s
frame rate?
Up to 30 frames per
second
My picture is fuzzy. What do I do?
See Chapter 4 on how to install your camera for details on focusing your
camera.
Will port forwarding let viruses into my
network?
No.
Will other people be able to see what my camera sees?
No. They will not have the unique IP address, user ID, and password to
access your
camera.
Why don’t I plug my iControl Camera into my iControl box?
Your camera is an IP device and can talk to the iControl network over the
Internet on its
own.
Where are the pictures and video from the iControl Camera stored?
The pictures are stored on the iControl network servers. The video is not
stored but is
delivered directly from the camera to your iControl Summary page.
Does iControl save
my video?
No.
Can iControl spy via my camera?
iControl has strict security and privacy policies to prevent the potential for spying
via your
camera.
Will the Camera use an Ethernet port on my router?
Yes. It will require a physical port on your router. If you have a four port router, it
will use
one of the four ports.
Keychain Remote Control
What are the default buttons? Unlock Button: Change to Home mode Lock
Button: Change to Away mode Light Button: Press once to turn on all the
lights controlled by a lamp module. Press again to turn them off. Star
Button: Take a picture
Motion Sensor How do I test my motion sensor?
1 Remove sensor from mounting plate, then reattach. You have 60 seconds
2 Walk across room and wait for sensor light to turn on
3 Stop, stand still and wait for sensor light to turn off.
4 Repeat Steps 2 & 3 until entire area has been tested
5 Leave the room for at least 60 seconds. After 60 seconds without motion,
walk test mode time expires and the light on the sensor no longer
activates when motion is detected.
Will the Motion Sensor sense my pets?
No for pets less than 40 pounds. This also means that it will not sense children
less than
40 pounds.
11 Terms and Conditions, Warranty
Information, and More
This chapter is in development
iControl Privacy policy The written policy will be available when the product is
shipping and will be provided in this section as well as on the website where the
customer can see access it during the purchase process.
FCC Compliance
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
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Re-orient or locate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications made to the iControl Gateway, Keychain Remote, IP
Camera, Motion Sensor, Door Window Sensors and associated sensors
unless expressly approved by iControl, could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
The term “IC:” before the radio certification number only
signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were
met.
Appendix A Battery Maintenance
iControl box No battery maintenance is required as it does not contain a battery.
iControl Wired Camera No battery maintenance is required as it does not contain
a battery.
iControl Door/Window Sensor The Sensor (the larger module of the two—sensor
and magnet) requires a 3 VDC battery and is designed for long battery life. To
change the battery, follow these steps:
1 Remove the cover from the base plate by using a pen knife or similar
tool to pry them apart.
2 Slide out the battery and replace it with a new one.
iControl Lamp Module No battery maintenance is required as it does not contain
a battery.
iControl Motion Sensor The motion sensor uses 2 AA batteries and is designed
for long battery life. To change the battery, follow these steps:
1 Open the Motion Sensor via the sensor body button and pull the sensor
body away from the mounting plate. Most of the motion sensor is now
removed from the mounting plate.
2 Press the tabs at the top and bottom locations and pull the sensor face
plate off of the sensor’s body.
3 Replace the batteries.
4 Replace the sensor body and face plate.
5 Go to the System tab to see if it shows the device.
iControl Keychain Remote Your iControl Keychain Remote battery is designed to
last several years. However if you need to change the battery, follow these steps:
1 Turn over your Keychain Remote. Remove the screw on the back and
then the back cover.
2 Insert a 12 volt alkaline battery. Match the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ markings on the
inside of the battery compartment to the battery.
3 Reattach the cover.
4 Test the Keychain Remote.
Note: Please dispose of your battery in accordance to local regulations.

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