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Just to add you do not have to wait a machine to go offline to clone it's MAC address. No issue with the same MAC getting assigned 2 ips.

Yes not broadcasting your ssid does one thing and that is break the wifi spec. Do not bother doing this because it adds nothing to secure your network and potential will cause issues with some clients. MAC address filter is not all that effective either since the person that can crack wep or...

Thanks for the detailed difference. So now I am looking at GE again. So many options with small but for a specific install important differences.

You know I meant to link a plunger style sensor, I thought I saw one listed for the Ademco wireless a few days ago but can not find it now. Anyhow, I did not think about mounting the sensor in the top jam, that would probably work better with a door with side lights. Would the micra not work...

First Floor + Basement - 15 windows, 4 doors Second Floor - 12 windows I do have pets, cats and dogs. I am getting close to my decision on the security system I will put together. Elk M1 gold, with the ELK-M1XRF2H Planning on using the 5820L for window contacts (windows are double hung) Plan...

Yeah z-wave seems to be pricey all around. After thinking about it, Insteon might still be a decent solution for me. For the rooms with the switched outlet, I can just do what I described and use either an Insteon controller with lamp module(s) or even an Insteon "switch" and not connect the...

Anything wrong with what I suggested above? Since I do not need the switch to be a switch but just to provide power to a controller.

Ok so after researching a bunch of wireless sensors it seems the Ademco 5800 product line is pretty decent. However I am still on the fence between Omnipro II and the Elk M1G. They both have pros and cons. I was not sure if the Omnipro had an expansion interface for the Ademco 5800 line like...

Just had a thought. If I do NOT want the switch box to actually electrical switch the outlets anymore but just needed power couldn't I rewire the wire going to the switch box to have both neutral and hot by changing how it is wired at the switched outlet? Then the switched outlet would no...

Yeah I actually have a few of the slim line switches. Only concern is reliability of the signal. I had to abandon my X10 setup after I got married because it was not reliable enough for my wife, so any HA stuff I do needs to just work otherwise the person with the finances see it as a negative...

Ok so it sounds like if the switch does not have neutral wired to it I am kinda SOL for anything but an incandescent light control. I could not even replace the switch with a controller :(. My house is making everything very difficult. Why oh why do people pinch pennies so much on items that...

So I am in the process of researching my Home Security system and at the same time planning ahead for integrating with Home Automation. I was leaning towards Insteon (have a bunch of old X10 hardware) until I saw that there switches required a neutral line to be in the switch box, I read about...

Well looking at my house set up I think I will be able to hard-wire 2 doors, which happen to be the 2 most traffic-ed doors, and should be able to hard-wire 3 of the 6 motion sensors. Doing drawings of the house layout and figuring out where and how I will proceed. Right now I am leaning...

That makes sense. So you are basically saying I can not "remove" the first 16 hardwire and get those back to use elsewhere say if I was bumping up against the 208 zone limit. That makes sense. I do not see where the importance of having sequential number of the zones matter though? Do I...

? Does this mean that if you use a wireless receiver that you can no longer use the first 16 hardwire zones on the M1 and if you want to use any hardwire zones at all you also need to get an zone expander board?

Thanks for the info. I feel more confident in going with a wireless option now. Knowing that on avg. most batteries in the window and door sensors can last upwards of 4-5 years makes battery replacement a bit of a non-issue. I would want to physically inspect each sensor more often than that...

Currently my home only has the cheap home depot smoke detectors that are just screwed to the wall and have a 9V battery. I would like to improve my smoke/fire detection.

My wife has asked that we get a security system in the house. Being the DIY type of guy and the fact that I have been itching to install a Home Automation system I am jumping at the chance to install my own system. One issue I have is this is a 40 year old colonial house that is 2 stories with...