Re: [mh] relinking devices after PLM change?
Marc MERLIN <[email protected]>
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On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 02:46:08PM -0500, Spencer Ryan wrote: > Yes, but it's my understanding that I1/I2 devices required the set button > to be pressed for linking. The I2CS devices basically implemented remote > button press (in fact when you link them from the PLM they still chirp/beep > like if you had pushed the physical button). It's not an overall increase > in security (requiring you to know the device's ID helps only slightly) but > it does allow you to replace your PLM or other controller and not have to > go around and hit the button on every device, like ceiling fan controllers > which may be difficult to get to. Yes, that's definitely an improvement in usability for I2CS For security, though, I1 devices let you talk to them without needing to be linked, so you could just blast commands to them :) But you are right that replacing a PLM with I1 devices is more of a pain, for sure. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ | PGP 7F55D5F27AAF9D08 ________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, go to: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/misterhouse-users