Great app
Works amazing with my radiora 2 light control and thermostat! Use it on two wall mounted iPads, a mobile one, and my iPhone. Turning off lights or adjusting temps while laying in bed is priceless! Remote access works flawless amazing product thanks lutron!
Great system.
I have been with lutron for 3 years never had any problems with there equipment or software. And I'm excited about the remote access now I can turn on my outside lights while I'm using my Everfocus app to view my cameras at night.
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Should be able to add new and delete events from the Ipad/iphone.
Can only modify times or events already programed.
Can only modify times or events already programed.
Awkward protocols
Lutron has this "reinvent the wheel" design philosophy with the RA2 so, although the user interface is very nice, some things end up working worse than average. To use this app you specify separate telnet logins for the main repeater for each iPhone/iPad. Actually you have to reveal your password to your dealer/installer since Lutron does not release the main repeater programming software to homeowners. The static IP in the main repeater also can only be changed by the dealer because this is configured by the programming software, so you can't manage your own network without babysitting from your dealer. Lutron should have implemented a protocol that can share a login with multiple devices (not telnet) and allow the homeowner to enter logins and change static IP without the dealer involved. I got this working on a router with Tomato firmware so this will work across different types of routers. Note: you must configure one of the hardware keypads in the programming software in order to avoid a configuration error, even if the iPad/iPhone is your only keypad. Overall nice system but Lutron has to stop this "it's not good if it's not invented here" mentality in their software department.
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Must use PPTP to connect?! Wow!!!!
What a BS app! I purchased this app thinking that I'd be able to connect to my Radio Ra 2 system via my iPhones IPSEC VPN connection. When I couldn't get the app to connect to my main repeater I realized the brain dead programmers at Lutron only specified the repeater to accept an PPTP connection. You have to buy the router than Lutron specifies in order for this to work which is a Linksys or DLink. Honestly if you can afford to purchase and have a Radio Ra 2 in your house you are more than likely running something more robust than one of these sub $200 routers. This just doesn't make any sense and I hope others take notice because being able to control your lights when your not home is the main appeal of this app and this system. Lutron here is your wake up call - IMPROVE YOUR NETWORKING FUNCTIONALITY! By one very disappointed and loud customer.
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Much better on iPad
So I love my Lutron system and controlling it from my phone always gets oohs and aahs at partys, however...
On the iPad there is a much more useful layout that includes a button called "whole home". This allows me to see all light and shade control in one screen. Unfortunately the iPhone version doesn't have this, so I am forced to continually have to page back to select my room and then individual light control.
Doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you are controlling over 20 Lutron lights and shades, it gets a bit tedious.
Lutron please add this feature layout to the iPhone version and I'll gladly up my star rating. Thanks.
On the iPad there is a much more useful layout that includes a button called "whole home". This allows me to see all light and shade control in one screen. Unfortunately the iPhone version doesn't have this, so I am forced to continually have to page back to select my room and then individual light control.
Doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you are controlling over 20 Lutron lights and shades, it gets a bit tedious.
Lutron please add this feature layout to the iPhone version and I'll gladly up my star rating. Thanks.
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It almost works!!
I have been using the Lutron Homeworks system without any problems for six years. However this app is fraught with bugs. Conceptually we designed it work intermittently with a WAN ip address. Works OK with a ip address on a local LAN but using this app on an iPhone mitigates locally mitigates its utility.
I am really surprised at the lack of reliability of this app since Lutron hardware and software are normally bullet proof.
I am really surprised at the lack of reliability of this app since Lutron hardware and software are normally bullet proof.
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Very convenient!
It is like having a keypad in my pocket.
I have always enjoyed showing off my lutron system to my friends as well as showing off the system to the friends of my college age children.
Now i save the iphone app for the end of the demo....., that is when i get the biggest "wow".
Tim Ryan
I have always enjoyed showing off my lutron system to my friends as well as showing off the system to the friends of my college age children.
Now i save the iphone app for the end of the demo....., that is when i get the biggest "wow".
Tim Ryan
So so
While this app has a nicer GUI than the older Homeworks program, it does not work with systems that are not on the standard ports (21,23,80). This is a big problem for us since most of the home systems we do have multiple telnet, FTP, and web servers on the home network. $20 is a lot to pay for a none usable app! Lytton acknowledged this issue but the current up ate to 3.2 does not address it.
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