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| Topic: | I love remote access! This thread has 17 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 12:59 |
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I know we've discussed it before, but being able to log in and solve a problem without rolling a truck is great. Today I got a text from a customer that she couldn't add a new user to a door lock. I logged in, saw the step she had missed and fixed it, tested the code, texted her it was fixed, and received a reply "you rock" all while sitting on the throne taking a crap.
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Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.
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| Post 2 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 13:04 |
Hell ya. Charge her $50 too :-)
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| Post 3 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 13:22 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Fins delivers two ways at the same time! Way to multitask!
I take it you FINished the paperwork, too.
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| Post 4 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 15:06 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
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Control4 Remote access has saved me multiple truck rolls.
i only wish C4 could put in composer a "fing" type scanner
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| Post 5 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 15:17 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 15:06, 3PedalMINI said...
Control4 Remote access has saved me multiple truck rolls.
i only wish C4 could put in composer a "fing" type scanner They could probably easily do so. Elan has it in their Configurator software. And I have been on with C4 tech support and they were able to see ALL devices on the network from their end. I want to start installing a big red flip up toggle switch on the racks or nearby, that basically is a circuit breaker for the entire system. Reboot everything with one flip of a switch. Train the client to toggle that switch before they call, and you will likely get less calls. :)
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| OP | Post 6 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 15:21 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 13:22, Ernie Gilman said...
Fins delivers two ways at the same time! Way to multitask!
I take it you FINished the paperwork, too. Absolutely. Lol
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Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.
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| Post 7 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 15:59 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 15:17, Audiophiliac said...
They could probably easily do so. Elan has it in their Configurator software. And I have been on with C4 tech support and they were able to see ALL devices on the network from their end.
I want to start installing a big red flip up toggle switch on the racks or nearby, that basically is a circuit breaker for the entire system. Reboot everything with one flip of a switch. Train the client to toggle that switch before they call, and you will likely get less calls. :) Why not install an IP-based power switch? If you only need a few outlets to be power-cycled, it would prevent disabling the whole system which, when cameras are recording, is probably not great because of that Murphy bastige (not you, Rick).
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| Post 8 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 16:46 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 12:59, Fins said...
I know we've discussed it before, but being able to log in and solve a problem without rolling a truck is great. Today I got a text from a customer that she couldn't add a new user to a door lock. I logged in, saw the step she had missed and fixed it, tested the code, texted her it was fixed, and received a reply "you rock" all while sitting on the throne taking a crap. On December 26, 2015 at 11:14, Fins said...
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| OP | Post 9 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 17:24 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 16:46, Mac Burks (39) said...
I thought the part about the entire event taking place while taking a dump added a new level of humor
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Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.
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| Post 10 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 17:41 |
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Are you using a DDNS for your remote access;)
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| Post 11 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 17:45 |
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I've just started using Greenlight for most of our systems: http://www.greenlightcontrol.comI always setup network monitoring for most of the gear we install, but this gives that extra level of detail into the control system and has already saved me 4 truck rolls. They have support for most major control systems (RTI, C4, Crestron, AMX...) and I'm really loving it so far. If you are interested in remote access and monitoring, you should definitely check it out.
Last edited by Wozman on February 6, 2016 19:05.
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| Post 12 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 18:59 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 15:17, Audiophiliac said...
I want to start installing a big red flip up toggle switch on the racks or nearby, that basically is a circuit breaker for the entire system. Reboot everything with one flip of a switch. Train the client to toggle that switch before they call, and you will likely get less calls. :) This is the closest thing I knew to post of a big red button :-) 
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| Post 13 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 20:41 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 18:59, Mario said...
This is the closest thing I knew to post of a big red button :-) IP controllable is the best but for budget systems these are great for under $80 retail. You get a button for each outlet. [Link: snapav.com] These cost even less but only have a single switch. [Link: amazon.com]
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| Post 14 made on Friday February 5, 2016 at 21:42 |
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I have two of these in my rack at home.
They mainly get used to reboot the sat receivers.
Everything is behind two Tripp Lite UPS as well.
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| Post 15 made on Saturday February 6, 2016 at 05:56 |
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On February 5, 2016 at 20:41, Mac Burks (39) said...
IP controllable is the best but for budget systems these are great for under $80 retail. You get a button for each outlet. [Link: snapav.com]Mac, I used to get those from MC Electronics and I wanna say they were about 20 bucks, now they're more. You can get the same Pyle for about $30. [Link: bhphotovideo.com][Link: mcmelectronics.com]
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