iControl System Starter Kit Beta User Manual 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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 Chapter 2 About your iControl box 9 Chapter 3 Using your System 11 Chapter 4 Using your Wired Camera 19 Chapter 5 Using your Door/Window Sensor 32 Chapter 6 Using your Keychain Remote Control 33 Chapter 7 Using your Lamp Module 36 Chapter 8 Using your Motion Sensor 37 Chapter 9 Adding Additional Devices 38 Chapter 10 Frequently Asked Questions 42 Chapter 11 Terms and Conditions, Warranty Information, and More 44 Appendix A Batte
1 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Version 2.
2 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3 Rename your notification if you wish. Here we have named it ‘Send email to Dad’s SMS’. 4 Click on the ‘Add’ button. 5 Enter your SMS address. To receive an iControl notification via SMS, you need to enter your SMS address in a special way. Here are the formats for representative carriers: Telecom carrier Alltel AT&T Cingular Metro PCS Nextel Sprint Yourphonenumber@yourcarrier.net or .com 1112223333@message.alltel.com 1112223333@mobile.att.net 1112223333@mobile.mycingular.com 1112223333#mymetropcs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Version 2.
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.
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.
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 1 Go to the Summary page. Select the thumbnail picture of the camera you want to 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.
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.
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.
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.
6 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).
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.
Tip: Your Keychain Remote works the same across all modes, Home, Sleep and Away. 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.
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’.
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.
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.
4 Choose the technology, then the type from the drop down menu.
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.
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. Version 2.
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.
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.
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.
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.
