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My latest article, "Rescu Wants to Keep Smart Homes Safer with Its Monitored Security App” is being published by the good folks at Residential Tech Today Magazine on their web site.

People who have installed smart home technology are, in many cases, bypassing the services offered by alarm monitoring companies to leverage the technology in their homes to monitor for intruders, fires, etc. themselves.? This can save homeowners a considerable amount of money but comes with its own risks.? This article looks at the issues with self monitoring a home and explores several different solutions.

You can find the article here:

For those interested in earlier articles that I've written, you can find those here:

Finally, for those that want to see even more content I've written about smart home technology you can find that here:

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Re: Toolbox sysinfo timing out on CP4 #cp4 #toolbox

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I assume that your 'forced' authentication connection is getting timed out - very annoying! (like most things lately!)

to mitigate, I was given the following console command to use (also works with 3-series and TSW with Auth ON)

SETLogoffidletime???????????? Administrator?????? Set idle time allowed before current user is automatically logged off

Default is 20 min
You can set to up to 60 min, or '0' which will not automatically log you off (I generally think that this is not recommended)

Re: NVX in a conference room that’s divisible

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Just subscribe to all the streams on the rx and switch them with analog, like DM

Toolbox sysinfo timing out on CP4 #cp4 #toolbox

#241897

If I leave a toolbox system info session running with the program load dialog open (inactive) for any length of time and then attempt to send a program. It will simply do nothing.
I have to refresh the connection and it will work until it breaks again due to inactivity.
Don't have this problem with CP3's.
Anyone else seeing this?
-s

Re: TSW-1052 reset

#241896

Thanks Thorsten, and Lincoln!

I remember seeing that procedure described many times over the years, but have
never had to actually use it :-)

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--- On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM, Thorsten K?hler wrote:

1 Reset the touch screen 10 times by pressing the micro switch behind the
unit. You can start the next reset cycle as soon as you see the Crestron
Swirl Logo.

2 After the button is pressed the 10th time, let go and the display will
show “System maintenance in progress. Do not reboot. Please wait.” After a
few minutes, you will see the two following buttons: “Reboot”  & “Factory
Restore Menu”

3 Pressing “Reboot” will restart the unit without a restore. The “Factory
Restore Menu”, will have two options. One returns to the prior menu, the
other performs a factory restore.

HTH

Cheers, Thorsten

Re: Online Help

#241895

I raised this issue here on 12 july:
[email protected] | crestron.com online help issue

None of the workarounds were reliable.
If you do manage to get onto your support page, save it to your favourites.
This will always get you there - assuming your browser keeps you logged in.
-s

Re: Online Help

#241894

This actually worked, on the first try.

Thanks Robert, and to all who replied.

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--- On Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 3:29 PM, Robert Herrick wrote:

Try this suggestion (from TB): Click on the "LOG-IN BOX" then F5 (refresh). Do
this several times if necessary; it took me three times to get in to my account
this afternoon.

NVX in a conference room that’s divisible

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Hello all !!
I am currently working on a conference room that has a 3x3 video wall as well as 5 displays around the rest of the room.? The client is wanting to be able to split up said conference room into 3 rooms or any combination of the 3.? I have a Biamp tesiraforte handling the audio control coming from 3 nvx 350's in encoder mode and attached to floor box inputs(audio and video) and a Shure wireless mic setup. I also have 3 tsw-1060's...one per "area". Room 1 will control all displays and audio zones, unless room 2 or 3 is active then it would only control the "front" which included the video wall and one additional display.

I'm having an issue where I am not sure how to setup the combine/separate on the NVX decoders.? I have been around the residential game for a long time and have never had to do something like this before.? Would I use a Multiple Serial Send to send out the rtsp stream to each decoder or run through a CCROSS to ECROSS ? I'm at a standstill ATM on this.? Everything is working through the web GUI as far as audio and video streaming on video wall and ancillary displays, just now working on the touch panel logic and it would seem that I am just drawing a blank on this.

Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.

BK

Re: Online Help

#241892

Try this suggestion (from TB): Click on the "LOG-IN BOX" then F5 (refresh). Do this several times if necessary; it took me three times to get in to my account this afternoon.

Re: Time from an Analog

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Edited

As a follow up, The Analog/Time preset for TSW projects seems to be 'partially' broken - i.e. it does not update with incremental changes (but in a weird way...)

FTR, I've i'm using Daniel's updated module with the serial text for the remaining time...Thanks again Daniel!!

Re: Long copper run and NVX

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We switched to Belden REVConnect as well and it has greatly increased our accuracy when terminating any kind of shielded category cable. Worth taking a look at if you're concerned about getting quality terminations.?

-Dustin

Re: Time from an Analog

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Thanks, Daniel!? I'll check it out as I may have to use a different method.
This issue appears to be related to VTPro and TSW/xPanels....? Loading my project on an iPAD works fine, just not on TSW or xPanel...? Weird!!

Re: Crestron Go iphone testing #crestronapp

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Thanks Wyatt,
That actually worked for me also...

If it doesn't work for others, as someone mentioned, try Save As to a 560P as this should render similar to the iPhone...

Re: Long copper run and NVX

#241887

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I spec REVConnect for all HDBaseT cable runs.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of ckangis via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:33
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [crestron] Long copper run and NVX

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In a related story, I would definitely recommend looking at the Belden REVconnect termination system.
We've been using it for a while and I think it really helps to remove most of the 'Subjective' aspects of the tech's skills with terminations...

Re: Long copper run and NVX

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In a related story, I would definitely recommend looking at the Belden REVconnect termination system.
We've been using it for a while and I think it really helps to remove most of the 'Subjective' aspects of the tech's skills with terminations...

Re: Online Help

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I also have had various intermittent results with OLH login.
I just tried it, and clicking on the main page help link did not log me in as current normal.
I then searched for OLH#?1000443 and it logged me in.
I have tried this in the past and sometimes worked/sometimes didn't work...

Re: TSW-1052 reset

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1 Reset the touch screen 10 times by pressing the micro switch behind the
unit. You can start the next reset cycle as soon as you see the Crestron
Swirl Logo.

2 After the button is pressed the 10th time, let go and the display will
show “System maintenance in progress. Do not reboot. Please wait.” After a
few minutes, you will see the two following buttons: “Reboot”  & “Factory
Restore Menu”

3 Pressing “Reboot” will restart the unit without a restore. The “Factory
Restore Menu”, will have two options. One returns to the prior menu, the
other performs a factory restore.

HTH

Cheers, Thorsten

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von Lincoln
King-Cliby via groups.io
Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Juni 2021 19:02
An: [email protected]
Betreff: Re: [crestron] TSW-1052 reset

Use the reset 10 time procedure --

Press the reset button on the back when the Crestron logo is displayed
during boot Repeat 10 times Choose restore on the menu that pops up

(I'm logged in to OLH but search is giving me horribly wrong results -- I
thought there was another step involved but that's from memory so...) 


--
Lincoln King-Cliby, CTS, DMC-E-4K/T/D
Commercial Market Director
Sr. Systems Architect | Crestron Certified Master Programmer (Diamond)
ControlWorks Consulting, LLC
Direct: (+1)440.771.4807 | Cleveland: (+1)440.449.1100  | Boston:
(+1)508.695.0188 | DC: (+1)202.381.9070  | Fax: (+1)440.449.1106 Crestron
Services Provider | Biamp Authorized Independent Programmers | Extron
Qualified Independent Programmer

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony
Golden
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [crestron] TSW-1052 reset

The reason I was going to Online Help...

I have a TSW-1052 with authentication enabled, and no one wrote down or can
remember the credentials.  I have physical access to the panel, but don't
know what the procedure is for defaulting it, without using Toolbox.  Can
someone tell me?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Time from an Analog

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Try this module?/g/crestron/files/Count%20Down%20Timer%20v1.5.umc

Re: Cisco SX80 not allowing more than one call

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I’m going to have to go back on-site to do some more testing and that is something I’ll give a try.

Thanks Lincoln!

Nate

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On Jun 22, 2021, at 11:00 AM, Lincoln King-Cliby via groups.io <lincoln@...> wrote:

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That is odd; if you manually build a dial command (outside of the module) and send it does it by chance work?

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Wondering if perhaps the module rather than the codec is getting confused about the call state

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--

Lincoln King-Cliby, CTS, DMC-E-4K/T/D
Commercial Market Director
Sr. Systems Architect | Crestron Certified Master Programmer (Diamond)
ControlWorks Consulting, LLC
Direct: (+1)440.771.4807 | Cleveland: (+1)440.449.1100? | Boston: (+1)508.695.0188 | DC: (+1)202.381.9070? | Fax: (+1)440.449.1106
Crestron Services Provider | Biamp Authorized Independent Programmers | Extron Qualified Independent Programmer

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [crestron] Cisco SX80 not allowing more than one call

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Lincoln,

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Thanks for the reply.

The crazy thing is that I’m not getting an error.

I’m also utilizing the hangup all calls.

It’s like the codec is ignoring all new call commands.

The module stays connected and I can use camera controls or other features.

It’s literally just trying to initiate a new call after hanging up from the previous.

?

Nate

On Jun 22, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Lincoln King-Cliby via groups.io <lincoln@...> wrote:

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Can’t say I have – though most of my recent Cisco codecs have had the touch 10 as the only dialing control and using a Crestron processor (no TP) as an interface to lighting/shades/HVAC and AV automation) – what error do you get back from the CLI when you try the 2^nd call ?

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Is it possible you aren’t cleanly disconnecting the first call and if the codec isn’t licensed for multipoint because it thinks it’s still in a call it won’t allow an additional call. If you issue the hang up all command before (not just “hang up call 1”, etc.) that might help to clean the deck.

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--

Lincoln King-Cliby, CTS, DMC-E-4K/T/D
Commercial Market Director
Sr. Systems Architect | Crestron Certified Master Programmer (Diamond)
ControlWorks Consulting, LLC
Direct: (+1)440.771.4807 | Cleveland: (+1)440.449.1100? | Boston: (+1)508.695.0188 | DC: (+1)202.381.9070? | Fax: (+1)440.449.1106
Crestron Services Provider | Biamp Authorized Independent Programmers | Extron Qualified Independent Programmer

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [crestron] Cisco SX80 not allowing more than one call

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Hello All,

Has anyone seen an issue with an SX80 only allowing you to make one call and then having to reboot it before you can dial/make another call from the Crestron panel?
You can still make calls using the touch 10 no problem.?
We have updated firmware on the codec as well as rolled it back to see if that was the issue.
I can't seem to find what the problem is.?

Nate

Re: Online Help

#241881

I spoke to TB about it today as I've had a case open for a while (and I think Chris K has mentioned it a few times).
They're aware of the problem - apparently it's not the same for everyone.

Earlier I was able to get into my cases by clicking around "Email Us" and other tabs, but even that seems to be fruitless now :(