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T able of contents
1 Current issues .............................................................6
2 Introduction ................................................................ 7
2.1 eQ-3 - a Company ........................................................... 7
2.2 Overview of HomematicIP ........................................... 7
2.3 Application areas ............................................................. 10
2. 4 Summary – Discover why HomematicIP is the
first choice ........................................................................ 12
3 Components of the HomematicIP system ...... 13
3.1 HomematicIP devices .................................................. 13
3.2 HomematicIP Cloud ..................................................... 13
3.3 HomematicIP smartphone app ................................. 13
3. 4 Operating principle of HomematicIP ...................... 14
4 Home control by wireless technology............... 15
4 .1 Wireless range .................................................................. 15
4 .2 Advanced routing ............................................................ 16
4.2.1 Range extension...................................................................... 16
4.2.2 Use of several Access Points/device limits ..................... 18
5.2 HomematicIP App ......................................................... 23
5.2.1 Home screen ........................................................................... 23
5.2.1.1 Tile view ............................................................................................ 23
5.2.1.2 List view ............................................................................................. 24
5.2.2 Room menu ............................................................................ 25
5.2.2.1 Determine individually the home favourites .......................... 26
5.2.2.2 Changing room icon .................................................................... 26
5.2.2.3 Rename room ................................................................................. 26
5.2.2. 4 Default view ..................................................................................... 26
5.2.2.5 Delete room .................................................................................... 26
5.2.3 Overview of symbols ............................................................. 27
5.2. 4 Pairing of devices ....................................................................28
5.2.5 Location and weather information ...................................29
5.2. 6 Determine system PIN .......................................................... 29
6 General configuration of the system ................. 30
6.1 Main menu ....................................................................... 30
6.1.1 Device overview ...................................................................... 31
6.1.2 Multi-channel view ................................................................. 32
6.1.3 Configuration of individual buttons and pairs of
buttons ....................................................................................... 33
6.1. 4 Managing user rights ............................................................. 35
6.1. 4.1 Activating user rights and assigning an
administrator PIN ........................................................................... 36
6.1. 4.2 Adding other administrators ........................................................37
6.1. 4.3 Lost smartphone .............................................................................37
6.1. 4. 4 Deactivating user rights ................................................................. 37
6.1.5 Rename and delete devices ................................................38
6.1. 6 Device updates ........................................................................38
6.1. 6.1 Installation report for your HomematicIP system ............... 39
6.2 “General settings” ....................................................... 40
6.2.1 Replacing the Access Point ................................................ 40
6.2.2 Resetting and deleting the entire installation ................. 41
6.2.3 Multi-home management .................................................... 41
6.3 Restoring the factory settings of
the Access Point ..........................................................42
6.3 .1 Resetting the Access Point ..................................................42
6.3 .2 Deleting an Access Point from the installation ..............42
7 Climate Control Solution.......................................43
7 .1 Con figuring the climate control solution for
each room .............................................................................. 44
7 .1.1 Operating modes ....................................................................44
7 .1.2 Room Menu ............................................................................. 47
7 .1.3 Configuration ........................................................................... 47
7 .2 System-wide settings for the climate control
solution ............................................................................. 48
7 .2.1 Heating or cooling schedules .............................................48
7 .2.1.1 The standard schedule ................................................................. 49
7 .2.1.2 Adjusting the heating schedules ................................................ 50
7 .2.2 Climate control configuration ............................................ 53
7 .2.2.1 Eco mode configuration .............................................................. 53
7 .2.2.2 Optimum start/stop function ..................................................... 54
7 .2.2.3 Humidity warning ........................................................................... 55
7 .2.3 Summer break for heating control .................................... 55
7 .3 Heating system control and hot water supply
with HmIP-MIOB / HmIP-WHS2................................. 55
7 . 4 Floor heating control .....................................................56
7 . 4 .1 Options for controlling the floor heating system..........56
7 . 4 .2 Configuration options for Floor Heating Controllers... 57
7 .5 Setup and configuration via the
HomematicIP app .........................................................59
8 Security Solution ..................................................... 60
8.1 Installation instructions ................................................. 60
8.2 Configuration of the HomematicIP Wa ter
Sensor (HmIP-SWD) ...................................................... 60
8.3 Alarm messages in the app .......................................... 61
8. 4 Alarms via HomematicIP devices ..............................62
8.5 Activate alarm mode ......................................................63
8. 6 Configure security solution......................................... 64
8. 7 Alarm configuration ...................................................... 66
9 Shutter Control ....................................................... 69
9 .1 Putting shutter and blind actuators
into operation ................................................................ 69
9 .1.1 Manual calibration run ...........................................................69
9 .1.2 Device settings .........................................................................71
9 .2 Shutter groups ................................................................. 72
9 .2.1 Creating shutter gr oups ........................................................ 72
9 .2.2 Manual control of shutter elements in groups .............. 73
9 .3 Shutter profiles .................................................................74
9 . 4 Shutter configuration ..................................................... 76
9 . 4.1 Lockout protection................................................................. 77
9 . 4.2 Storm protection ..................................................................... 77
9 . 4.3 Heat protection ....................................................................... 78
9 . 4. 4 Rain protection ........................................................................ 79
10 Light ........................................................................... 80
10 .1 Configuration of the light solution ........................... 80
10 .2 Switching groups ........................................................... 80
10.2.1 Creating a switching group................................................. 80
10.2.2 Rename or delete switching groups .................................82
10.2.3 Selecting the dimming value ............................................... 82
10.2. 4 Defining the switch-on time ................................................ 82
10 .3 Create switching profile/ time pr ofile .......................83
10 . 4 Special characteristics regarding switching
with motion detectors/presence sensors ...............85
10. 4.1 Measuring power consumption ........................................85
10. 4.2 Special characteristics regarding switching with
motion detectors/presence sensors .................................86