4Home ControlPoint 2000 User manual

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›
Appliance modules›
Motion sensors›
Door/Window sensors›
Lamp modules›
Remote Controller›
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 ContentsIV
Table of Contents
3Accessin
g
the User Interface (UI
)
1
I
nspectin
g
Your
C
ontrolPoin
t
4
O
verview: Basic UI Features and Element
s
2
C
onnection, Re
g
istration, and Activatio
n
3
.1
U
PnP Acces
s
1.1
I
nspecting the Ports on Your
C
ontrolPoin
t
4
.
1
Ad
m
i
n
is
tr
a
t
o
r
Mode
2
.1
U
sing the
S
etup Wizar
d
4.
5
C
ontro
l
3.2
I
P Address Access
(
Advanced
)
3.3
M
o
bil
e
D
ev
i
ce
A
cces
s
1.2
I
nspectin
g
the LEDs on Your ControlPoin
t
4.2
C
onfig
2.2
C
onnecting to the Internet
4
.
6
H
ome
4.3
M
essa
g
es
2.3
R
e
gi
strat
i
o
n
2
.
4
Ac
t
i
v
a
t
ion
4
.
7
Mobile
UI
Fea
t
u
r
es
4
.
4
Mo
n
i
t
or
6
1
1
0
2
6
1
1
0
2
12
7
7
1
1
0
2
13
11
3
4
14
11
5
D
ev
i
ce Managemen
t
5
.2
R
emote Controller Instruction
s
5
.1
B
asic Instructions
17
18
17

1
Inspecting Your ControlPoint
1 Inspecting Your ControlPoint
1.1 Inspecting the Ports on Your ControlPoint
Let’s take a look at the back of your
C
ontrolPoint to see all of the
p
orts and their uses
.
Reset button – restarts
y
our ControlPoin
t
›
W
ARNIN
G
: Normal functionality will be interru
p
ted until the
C
ontrolPoint has fully restarte
d
WAN
(
Ethernet
)
port – connects the ControlPoint to your network
(
for example, to an Ethernet hub or directly
›
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 controlle
r
›
WPS button - automatically discovers wireless network settin
g
s from a WPS compliant IP Camer
a
›
(
2
)
USB ports – reserved for your future USB devices; the USB ports can be used for external, local storage
›
s
uc
h
as an externa
l
h
ar
d
d
r
i
ve w
i
t
h
se
lf
power or memory st
i
c
k
12
V 1.
0
A – connects to your
p
ower su
pp
l
y
›
1.2 Inspecting the LEDs on Your ControlPoint
You’ll notice several LEDs on the to
p
front of your ControlPoint
.
T
hese LEDs provide information on the ControlPoint’s status. In
g
eneral, when you see
g
reen, everythin
g
is
w
orking correctly. When choosing a location for your
C
ontrolPoint, remember to make sure that all of the LEDs
are easil
y
visible. For more information on the LEDs, consult the LED matrix in section 9.14 Understanding the
LEDs
of
t
his
m
a
n
ual.

Connection, Registration, and Activation2
2 Connection, Registration, and Activation
2.1 Using the Setup Wizard
T
o use the Setup Wizard
,
simply open a browser window and
g
o to http://www.4homemedia.net. If
y
ou do not wish
t
o
use
t
he
Setup Wizard an
d
wou
ld
rat
h
er set everyt
hi
ng up manua
ll
y, cont
i
nue to sect
i
on 2.2 Connecting to the
Internet
.
2.2 Connecting to the Internet
Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into the1
.
WAN Ethernet port of your
C
ontrolPoint. Plug the other
e
nd into
y
our router or switch
/
hub on
y
our home network
.
Pl
ug one en
d
o
f
t
h
e power ca
bl
e
i
nto t
h
e
2.
12V 1.0A
p
ort of your
C
ontrolPoint and the other end into a wall
s
ocket or power strip. The Power LED on the front of the ControlPoint will turn solid
g
ree
n
The
3.
LAN LED on the front of the
C
ontrolPoint will blink green until the
C
ontrolPoint has obtained an IP
address, at which point the LAN LED will turn solid green. This can take up to two minute
s
N
OT
E
: Your ControlPoint is pre-confi
g
ured to receive IP address automatically via the DHCP mechanism used
i
n most home networks. If no DH
C
P server is present on the network, your
C
ontrolPoint will default to the IP
a
ddress 192.168.1.55
.
Once the ControlPoint is connected to the local network, it will connect to the Internet automaticall
y
. You’ll
need the
C
ontrolPoint to have Internet connectivity so that you can Activate
a
n
d
Register it online.
O
nce you’ve
s
uccessfull
y
Registered and Activated
y
our ControlPoint, the Broadband LED will turn solid
g
reen.

3
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
Register 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 Activation4
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 0DQDJH0\3URéOH, and log in.
From the menu on the left side of the screen, click on the $FWLYDWH&RQWURO3RLQW 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›
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 OR 0006D3A80015
Your time zone (note: you’ll need this to be correct to take advantage of ControlPoint’s›6FKHGXOHV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.
5
Connection, Registration, and Activation

Accessing the User Interface6
3 Accessing the User Interface (UI)
Th
e
b
est an
d
eas
i
est way to access t
h
e
U
ser
I
nter
f
ace
i
s to open a
b
rowser w
i
n
d
ow an
d
g
o to
http://www.4homemedia.net where you’ll see this screen again:
Once there
,
click on &RQWURO0\+RPH
.
You can use this method to access
y
our ControlPoint UI from an
y
c
om
p
uter -- at home, at work, abroad -- anywhere
!
F
or your conven
i
ence, t
h
ere are a
l
so severa
l
ot
h
er ways to access t
h
e
UI.
3.1 UPnP Access
O
nce your
C
ontrolPoint is turned on, connected to your network, and Activated, you
s
hould be able to see it automatically as a UPnP (Universal Plu
g
-and-Play) device.
In order to confirm that UPnP is enabled on your Windows P
C
, o
p
en My Network
3ODFHV v
i
a t
h
e Start menu or t
h
e assoc
i
ate
d
i
con on your
d
es
k
top.
If
t
h
e text
i
n t
h
e
l
eft
p
anel says “Show icons for networked UPnP devices”
(
circled in red
o
n t
he
ri
g
ht
)
, click on it.
With UPnP enabled, the
C
ontrolPoint will show up in the list as &RQWURO3RLQW
(
KLJOLJKWHGRQWKHVFUHHQVKRWEHORZ
)
:

Simply double-click on the&RQWURO3RLQW 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 or 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 0DQDJH0\3URéOH
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 (GLW3HUVRQDO,QIR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 *HW0RELOH8,.
Click OK when asked for permission to send an SMS message to the cell phone number you entered earlier.
7
Accessing the User Interface