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ControlPoint 2000

Introduction

III

Introduction

This manual will guide you through the setup of your ControlPoint 2000,

the

breakthrough system that will make your home control and home monitoring
easy and enjoyable!

Please make sure you read all instructions before proceeding with the
installation.

Your package contains the following items:

(1)

ControlPoint 2000

(1)

Power supply

(1)

Ethernet cable

(1)

Accompanying CD (includes complete User Manual)

(1)

Quick Start Guide

It may also contain any or all of the following items:

IP Cameras

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Appliance modules

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Motion sensors

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Door/Window sensors

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Lamp modules

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Remote Controller

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Now it’s time to activate and register your ControlPoint 2000, get familiar with the User Interface, and learn how to
configure your home control and home monitoring devices.

Table of Contents

Accessing the User Interface (UI)

Inspecting Your ControlPoint

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

Connection, Registration, and Activation

3.1

UPnP Access

1.1

Inspecting the Ports on Your ControlPoint

4.1

Administrator Mode

2.1

Using the Setup Wizard

4.5

Control

3.2

IP Address Access (Advanced)

3.3

Mobile Device Access

1.2

Inspecting the LEDs on Your ControlPoint

4.2

Config

2.2

Connecting to the Internet

4.6

Home

4.3

Messages

2.3

Registration

2.4

Activation

4.7

Mobile UI Features

4.4

Monitor

Device Management

5.2

Remote Controller Instructions

5.1

Basic Instructions

Inspecting Your ControlPoint

1.1 Inspecting the Ports on Your ControlPoint

Let’s take a look at the back of your ControlPoint to see all of the ports and their uses.

Reset button – restarts your ControlPoint

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WARNING

: Normal functionality will be interrupted until the ControlPoint has fully restarted

WAN (Ethernet) port – connects the ControlPoint to your network (for example, to an Ethernet hub or directly

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to your gateway/router) by means of the included Ethernet cable

LAN (Ethernet) port - expansion port to allow network devices to directly attach to the controller

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WPS button - automatically discovers wireless network settings from a WPS compliant IP Camera

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(2) USB ports – reserved for your future USB devices; the USB ports can be used for external, local storage

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such as an external hard drive with self power or memory stick

12V 1.0A – connects to your power supply

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1.2 Inspecting the LEDs on Your ControlPoint

You’ll notice several LEDs on the top front of your ControlPoint.

These LEDs provide information on the ControlPoint’s status. In general, when you see green, everything is
working correctly. When choosing a location for your ControlPoint, remember to make sure that all of the LEDs
are easily visible. For more information on the LEDs, consult the LED matrix in section

9.14 Understanding the

LEDs

of this manual.

Connection, Registration, and Activation

2.1 Using the Setup Wizard

To use the

Setup Wizard

, simply open a browser window and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net

. If you do not wish

to use the

Setup Wizard

and would rather set everything up manually, continue to section

2.2 Connecting to the

Internet

2.2 Connecting to the Internet

Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the

WAN Ethernet

port of your ControlPoint. Plug the other

end into your router or switch/hub on your home network.
Plug one end of the power cable into the

12V 1.0A

port of your ControlPoint and the other end into a wall

socket or power strip. The

Power

LED on the front of the ControlPoint will turn solid green

The

LAN

LED on the front of the ControlPoint will blink green until the ControlPoint has obtained an IP

address, at which point the

LAN

LED will turn solid green. This can take up to two minutes

NOTE

: Your ControlPoint is pre-configured to receive IP address automatically via the DHCP mechanism used

in most home networks. If no DHCP server is present on the network, your ControlPoint will default to the IP
address 192.168.1.55.

Once the ControlPoint is connected to the local network, it will connect to the Internet automatically. You’ll
need the ControlPoint to have Internet connectivity so that you can

Activate

and

it online. Once you’ve

successfully

Registered

and

Activated

your ControlPoint, the

Broadband

LED will turn solid green.

Connection, Registration, and Activation

2.3 Registration

Now that your ControlPoint is on, connected to your local network, and has Internet connectivity, it’s time to

with the Portal Server. Open your preferred web browser and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net

. You’ll

see this screen:

Click on

New User Registration

. You’ll see a screen like this one:

Provide all of the required information into the fields as well as any personal info to help identify your account.

Connection, Registration, and Activation

Entering your Cell phone will allow you to receive SMS messages from your ControlPoint when you wish to be
alerted about motion/door sensors, security camera triggers, etc.

NOTE

: Make sure you write down your login name and password in a safe place.

Upon successful

Registration

, you should see the following screen (you may be required to click on a link that will

be emailed to you to confirm your registration):

2.4 Activation

Activation

will allow you to start using your ControlPoint, access your ControlPoint User Interface, and receive

upgrades and new services as they become available.

Open a browser window and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net/

again, click on

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, and log in.

From the menu on the left side of the screen, click on the

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option. On that screen, you’ll need

to provide

A friendly name that you want to use to identify your ControlPoint (note: underscores are not allowed). We

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recommend giving your ControlPoint a unique and distinctive name.

For example

: “John Smith’s ControlPoint”

Your ControlPoint’s MAC address, which can be found on the label on your ControlPoint

›

For example

: 00:06:D3:A8:00:15

0006D3A80015

Your time zone (note: you’ll need this to be correct to take advantage of ControlPoint’s

›

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feature)

For example

: PST if you live in the Pacific Time Zone

After you click

Continue

, you will be prompted to create a bookmark in your browser to provide an easy way to

access the User Interface next time. You’ll also see this screen:

Once the

Activation

process is complete, your browser will be automatically redirected to the User Interface.

Connection, Registration, and Activation

Accessing the User Interface

Accessing the User Interface (UI)

The best and easiest way to access the User Interface is to open a browser window and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net

where you’ll see this screen again:

Once there, click on

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. You can use this method to access your ControlPoint UI from any

computer -- at home, at work, abroad -- anywhere!

For your convenience, there are also several other ways to access the UI.

3.1 UPnP Access

Once your ControlPoint is turned on, connected to your network, and

Activated

, you

should be able to see it automatically as a UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play) device.
In order to confirm that UPnP is enabled on your Windows PC, open

My Network

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via the

Start

menu or the associated icon on your desktop. If the text in the

left panel says “Show icons for networked UPnP devices” (

circled in red

on the

right), click on it.

With UPnP enabled, the ControlPoint will show up in the list as

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Simply double-click on the

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icon to access the User Interface (UI). Your default browser will launch

automatically and display the ControlPoint UI.

3.2 IP Address Access (Advanced)

Advanced users

: you can obtain your ControlPoint’s IP address by looking at your router’s list of attached devices.

If you know your ControlPoint’s IP address, you can enter it into your browser’s address bar to access the UI from
any computer on your network. Note that if the ControlPoint obtains its IP address dynamically, its IP address may
change each time the ControlPoint

the DHCP server is restarted.

3.3 Mobile Device Access

3.3.1

Installing the Mobile UI

Any Smartphone running J2ME or a Windows Mobile operating system with a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) can
access the UI. To set up the UI on your mobile device, open a browser (on that device or any computer) and go to

http://www.4homemedia.net

or open a previously saved ControlPoint bookmark. Then click

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and log in.

NOTE:

If you did not enter your cell phone number and service provider when you were

Registering

, you must

do so now in order to download the UI onto your mobile device. Simply click

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and fill in those

fields, then click

Update

You’ll see a screen like this one:

Click on the

Products

tab. Click the radio button for your ControlPoint, then click

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Click

when asked for permission to send an SMS message to the cell phone number you entered earlier.

Accessing the User Interface

When you receive the SMS message (this may take several minutes, depending on your network connection), it
will contain a download link. We’ll automatically detect what kind of phone you have and send you the appropriate
version of the UI. Open the link on your mobile device and the UI will be downloaded automatically.

If your phone uses Windows Mobile and a JVM is not installed, you will be prompted to download one that is
supported on your phone. Depending on your mobile device, you may have to confirm/okay the installation steps. If
your phone prompts “Not a signed image”, click

Yes

to proceed.

Whenever a mobile UI upgrade is available, your mobile device will receive another SMS message with a download
link. Just open the link and the UI will be upgraded automatically.

Accessing the User Interface

3.3.2

Accessing the Mobile UI

An icon labeled

+RPH

will be added automatically to the main screen or Applications folder of your mobile

phone. Note that on Windows Mobile phones, you may be required to run the JVM (typically, this will be a JVM
called Esmertec JBED, which is indicated by a red or blue “E” icon). Once the JVM is run, you will see the 4Home
mobile application icon. Opening it will activate the mobile UI.

You will be prompted to enter your login name and password.

Accessing the User Interface

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

Let’s take a minute to get familiar with the basic elements of the UI and what they do. We’ll get into more detail
later, after several devices have been configured. The first thing you see when you access your UI will be this
screen. Until you’ve configured some devices, the tab you see (called “New Tab” by default) will be completely
empty.

4.1

Administrator Mode

In the top-right corner of the UI, you’ll find several small icons. Clicking on the lock icon prompts you
to enter your password (or

set

your password, if one has not been set). Entering the correct password

will toggle between

Administrator Mode

and

User Mode

. You will need to be in

Administrator Mode

to configure and take advantage of many of the UI’s advanced features. When you’re in

Administrator

Mode

, the lock icon will appear grayed out.

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Near the top-left corner of the UI, you’ll find a row of 5 items that form the

main menu

. The

rightmost icon is labeled

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. Clicking on the

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icon brings up five tabs through which you

can configure devices and administer your system.

4.2.1

Options

The leftmost tab is labeled

Options

. Clicking it will provide settings including temperature display, themes,

administrator account and other options to customize your system.

Clicking on it will let you choose Celsius or Fahrenheit for temperature displays, create an administrator account,
and configure networking and other settings. Clicking on the

&RQéJ

icon while in

Administrator Mode

will allow

you to make more changes.

4.2.2

Z-Wave

The second tab from the left is labeled

Z-Wave

. Clicking it will provide you with all the functions needed to

associate Z-Wave compliant devices with your ControlPoint.

4.2.3

System

Next, you’ll find the

System

tab. From here you can modify the ControlPoint’s network settings and timezone. You

can also reboot your ControlPoint or reset it to factory defaults.

4.2.4

Status

Next, you’ll find the

Status

tab. Clicking it will display detailed information about your ControlPoint’s software

version, time settings, and network configuration..

4.2.5

Account

Finally, you’ll find the

Account

tab which allows you to enter/modify your account information, including home and

mobile phone numbers, and set messages of various priorities to be delivered by email and/or SMS alerts.

4.3

Messages

The second icon from the right is labeled

Messages

keep you informed about changes

in the status of the ControlPoint as well as attached devices. Clicking on the

Messages

icon will

allow you to view the messages your ControlPoint has received and generated. Clicking on the
envelope icon in the top-right corner of the UI has the same effect as clicking the

Messages

icon

in the main menu.

4.4

Monitor

Next, you’ll find the

Monitor

icon. After you’ve installed some cameras and/or motion sensors,

clicking the

Monitor

icon will allow you to view and control your cameras and motion sensors. It

will also allow you to create, watch, delete, and share recordings. After you’ve installed one or more
motion sensors, clicking on the

Sensors

tab will let you set up the behavior of motion sensors to

trigger scenes and recordings. We’ll cover the other tabs in more detail later.

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

4.4.1

Monitor

The leftmost tab is labeled

Monitor

. In this tab, you’ll be able to view and record your cameras’ live feeds.

4.4.2

Sensor

The second tab from the left is labeled

Sensor

. In this tab, you’ll see a list of configured motion/occupancy/audio

sensors and will be able to view and configure what happens when those sensors are triggered.

4.4.3

Recordings

Next, you’ll find the

Recordings

tab. Here, you can view, save, share, and delete recordings that have been made

by your cameras.

4.5

Control

The second icon from the left is labeled

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. Clicking the

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icon brings up five tabs through

which you can control and organize your devices.

4.5.1

Cameras

The leftmost tab is labeled

Cameras

. Clicking it will display a list of the cameras you’ve already configured,

including live feeds from them. If you are in

Administrator Mode

, clicking on the camera’s name will allow you to

rename it.

4.5.2

Devices

The second tab from the left is labeled

Devices

. Clicking it will display a list of the devices you’ve already

configured, as well as the motion/audio sensor components of some cameras. You can turn devices on and off by
clicking the corresponding buttons. If you are in

Administrator Mode

, clicking on a device’s name will allow you to

rename it.

4.5.3

Rooms

Next, you’ll find the

Rooms

tab. After some devices have been configured, clicking on

Rooms

will allow you to

organize those devices into groups according to their locations. If you are in

Administrator Mode

, clicking on a

Room

’s name will allow you to rename it.

4.5.4

Scenes

Next, you’ll find the

Scenes

tab.

Scenes

are an advanced feature which allows you to control groups of rooms and

devices simultaneously. If you are in

Administrator Mode

, clicking on a

Scene

’s name will allow you to rename it.

4.5.5

Schedules

Next, you’ll find the

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tab.

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are an advanced feature which allows you to automate your home

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

control. For example, you can have the ControlPoint automatically turn on the lights in the living room at 6 o’clock
every evening.

4.6

Home

Clicking on the

+RPH

button on the far left of the

main menu

will bring up an empty tab. You can use this tab,

as well as any additional tabs that you create, to combine any elements of the other portions of the UI. This is an
advanced feature and will be covered in more detail later, in section 7.5.

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

4.7

Mobile UI Features

When you load the mobile UI, you will be asked to enter your username and password. Use your phone’s Ok/
Select/Enter button on the username and password fields to enter your login information.

If you would like to have your credentials memorized so you can login automatically, check the “Auto Login”
checkbox by using the select button on your Smartphone.

The functions and controls in the Mobile UI are very similar to the ControlPoint UI and include the following
options:

Devices

›

– view and control your devices

Cameras

›

- view and control your cameras

Sensors

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- view the status of motion detectors

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

Rooms

›

– view and control your rooms

Scenes

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– view and run configured Scenes

Messages

›

– view received messages and alerts

Logout

›

– log out of the Mobile UI

All devices are detected automatically and show up in exactly the same way as in the ControlPoint UI. They are
grouped by the device class: “Switches”, “Lights”, etc.

The

Cameras

view allows you to monitor and control your cameras in real-time. In order to switch to

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mode you have to click the button at the bottom to change to

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. This means that now you can use

right, left, up and down controls on your Smartphone keyboard to move the camera to a desired position, if that
camera supports pan/tilt functionality.

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

The

Messages

view allows you to read the messages and see their timestamps.

Message / Alerts of high importance will pop-up in Mobile UI automatically as they might need your immediate
attention. Examples of such events might be:

Your front door is open

›

Important message from the management system

›

The

Scenes

view allows you to see and run the scenes created for your ControlPoint.

To exit out of the mobile application, press your phone’s Menu/Options button from the main menu. A
confirmation message will be displayed before it closes the application.

Overview: Basic UI Features and Elements

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Regulatory Compliance Notices

Class B Equipment

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 inter-
ference 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 to correct the interference by implementing
one or more of the following measures:

Relocate the unit and antenna (built-in)

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

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Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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Consult the dealer or experienced radio/TV technician for help

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The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not
expressly approved by manufacturer, may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC log – United States only.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interferences, and

This device must accept any interference received, including interferences that may cause unwanted

operation

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment

should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

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