 Hey Smart Home Professionals! Now that it’s June, SOME of our Automation Programmer classes will now be offered in person. Make sure to check out the OvrC update below – I hear it helps with some third-party devices that are falling offline. And don’t forget to use the chat option when contacting Tech Support! We also have a new section for you guys! TIPS and TRICKS for automation programming! Thanks everyone for submitting their favorite tips with me. You’ll get a nice, healthy dose of programming tips and tricks in the newsletters to come! Peace, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist  TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PROGRAMMING Thanks to everyone who submitted their tips and tricks to me! I have enough content for the rest of the year. So let’s get crackin! I decided to go with Josh Schinke’s tip first! Josh is from Automation Arts, and he has a good one for all of you! “One of my favorite things to do that I see get missed a lot is when programming a media room tie the lights into the programming. When the theater turns on have them dim, when you press pause have them brighten, play dims, and off brightens. Then after a few minutes once the room has been turned off and the lights are on have them turn off. Really basic but cool.” – Josh Schinke DOWNLOAD THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE HERE >>      THE NEW OVRC UPDATE MIGHT BE WHAT YOU WERE WAITING FOR Do you have third-party products dropping offline? Here’s the new update and everything you need to know! THE BLOG POST ON THIS WONDERFUL UPDATE THAT I HAVEN’T READ YET BUT I’M SURE IT’S GOOD >> OVRC PRO APP RELEASE NOTES >> OVRC PRO HUB RELEASE NOTES >> 5.1 MINI AVR AND EPISODE CORE SPEAKERS HAVE LAUNCHED CHECK THEM OUT HERE >> OS 3.2.2 UPDATE OvrC Pro on Control4 controllers, Zigbee Health in Composer, AND MORE! THE NEW OS 3.2.2 >> KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES New and updated articles! Luma Surveillance SD Card Support RK-1 Using PPoE Unable to Load Websites After Firmware v2.0 Security Advisory – FragAttacks Vulnerability Tech Community Updates for 2021-05-18 Wi-Fi Best Practices  IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CLASSES ARE NOW IN SESSION Did you know we’ve opened back up in-person classes in the Education portal?! When you go to select a class session location and date, you’ll see it’ll say “In-Person” or “Virtual” right next to it. Make sure to check that before confirming your next session! If you get stuck, you can always shoot us an email at education@control4.com.  GET AP CERTIFIED >> SMART SKILLS Check out this new Smart Skill: Sending Emails with Snapshots from the DS2 Door Station Subtitles (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese) added to: Adding a Subwoofer to a Zone on a Triad Audio Matrix Switch Adding Preferred Cable/Satellite Stations to the Channels Menu Adjusting Input Volume for Different Sources on the Triad Audio Matrix Switch Preventing Excessive Volume When Controlling the Master Volume Programming a Camera to Display on a Navigator Programming a Keypad Button to Play a Streaming Station Reverting a Project from OS 3 to OS 2.X Using Device Image Updater v2 Setting Customer Images as Room Wallpapers Using the UI Configuration Agent Streaming High-Resolution Audio with MQA Technology  DRIVER CERTIFICATION We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New or updated drivers Samsung 2021 UK models Samsung 2021 Canada models LG 2021 TVs Panasonic 2021 TVs D&M Group 7 D&M Group 8 Yamaha RX-A8A SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE >> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK >> |
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bookmark_borderIssue 24 – MAY YOU ALL MAY-KE COOL SMART HOMES
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| MAY Smart Home Professionals! Fun fact: In the U.S., the month of May is officially celebrated as “Zombie Awareness Month.” Hear that, Jacob Whipple? “If we had a zombie apocalypse, he’d be the guy to keep us all alive.” He’d also say, “Go to the room!” Anyway! Check out Tech Community for new KB articles, updates, and how to properly install a DS2. Stay May, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| “MAY” I ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR?? I need some help and I’m asking you! Yeah, you! I need your FAVORITE tips or tricks to programming in Composer Pro. Send them to meeeee! I want to highlight you and your dealership! And I’ll even throw a little free swag your way if you’re chosen! Please click on the link below to share your tip or cool trick to programming. EVEN IF YOU THINK IT’S BASIC! I wanna know! OK. I’m done here. I’ll see you on the other side. Seriously. Click the link below. K, bye. I WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE ASHLEY!! |
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| MAY-BE EAT SOME ICE CREAM AND SEE HOW TO PROPERLY SET UP A DS2 We still get a lot of calls on how to properly set up a DS2. 99% of the time, they’re set up wrong, so we decided to highlight this one for ya with some helpful Knowledgebase articles. Take a look! And eat some ice cream—you deserve it! How to Change the HTTP API Password on the Control4 DS2 Door Station Factory Restore of DS2 Door Station after Driver v246 Resets HTTP API Credentials to Default LEARN MORE HERE TECH COMMUNITY UPDATES TO DISPLAY IN MAY Did you know that we have a tile on the main page of Tech Community where you can find all the updates on KB articles and Smart Skills? If you ever need a quick glance, check it out here! Thanks, Mike Sawyer, for adding these each week! TECH COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES IN MAY! List of Zigbee Documentation and Videos Luma Surveillance SD Card Support Recovering an Araknis Router from Failsafe Mode Recovering an Araknis Switch from Failsafe Mode Recovering an Araknis x00 Series Access Point from Failsafe Mode Recovering an Araknis x10 Series Access Point from Failsafe Mode Tech Community Updates for 2021-04-06 Tech Community Updates for 2021-04-13 Tech Community Updates for 2021-04-19 Tech Community Updates for 2021-04-27 Triad PAMP8 8-Zone Power Amplifiers Loss of Audio Control4 Centralized Lighting Articles, Videos, and Documentation |
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| BRACE YOURSELVES, WE’RE MAY-KING CHANGES You’ll notice some changes before entering the Tech Community. This is a patch that allows Legacy SnapAV dealers to start visiting Tech Community. It will remain until our portals merge. Once the portals have merged, this page will go away. If you’re coming from the Control4 Dealer Portal, click Dealer Portal. If your logins are for the SnapAV web page, click SnapAV.com. Thanks for your patience as we work to bring you the best website ever!  TECH COMMUNITY SMAY-RT SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Calibrating a 4K Audio-Video Matrix Switch to Correctly Display Video Sources Configuring a Router Configuring a VLAN on a Router Configuring the Spotify Connect Driver Controlling Blinds & Shades with a Keypad Button Controlling QMotion Qadvanced Shades Creating and Programming Remote-Focused Buttons on a Neeo Remote Programming a Press-and-Hold on a Keypad Button Programming Lighting Scenes to Work on a Schedule Purchasing and Assigning a 4Sight License to a Customer Account Registering a Primary Controller Setting Up Google Assistant with Control4 |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATION TEAMAY We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New or updated drivers: Sony 2021 TV Sony Projectors Converging Systems Updated Drivers SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE WE WANT TO HEAR FROMAY YOU! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
bookmark_borderIssue 23 – APRIL SHOWERS BRING EVERYONE INSIDE TECH COMMUNITY!
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| Hey Smart Home Professionals! We’re spring cleaning over here and couldn’t be more excited for the next few months. Our Tech Community is going global! That means everyone’s diving in! Hence, why we’re doing our spring cleaning—gotta make room for all of you! Check out a few drivers we’ve added, and don’t forget to update your Pandora driver! Thanks! Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| DODGE, DUCK, DIP, AND DIVE INTO TECH COMMUNITY Alright, originally this header was just going to be “DIVE into Tech Community,” But, of course, the Dodgeball quote popped into my brain, so here we are. We’re getting more of our own C4 and Snap employees into Tech Community to support you all! We’re working on not just getting more Tech Support employees involved, but also more people from different departments to answer questions, relay feedback, and so on. Dive on in and we’ll see you in there! DODGE, DUCK, DIP, AND DIVE RIGHT IN |
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| THE NEW C4 DRIVER IS HERE! Check out the complete lineup of both Araknis and Pakedge OvrC-enabled managed switches. C4 Drivers now available for Araknis 210 & 310 Series switchesThis means we have a complete line of OvrC-enabled managed switches with advanced Control4 drivers with the Pakedge MS Series, Araknis 310 Series, and Araknis 210 Series switches LEARN MORE HERE UPDATE YOUR PANDORA DRIVER! SERIOUSLY. DO IT. We have recently received numerous reports of issues with the Control4 native Pandora streaming music driver. These issues could range from audio dropping out, to—in some rare cases—causing overall system instability. Recently, we released a new version of the Pandora driver (v818) to make improvements to the Pandora experience. We highly recommend updating to the new version of the driver. Results of testing and usage in the field have yielded positive results. KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES Ruckus APs – Low Throughput / Performance with Pakedge Switches (update) Setting Up Luma Cameras with Control4 (update) Tech Community Updates for 2021-03-29 (new) |
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| LOOKING FOR ONE OF OUR AMAZING EXPERIENCE DRIVER BUTTONS? The words out: we sometimes add fun experience buttons for you in our newsletters. If you want to go back and look for them, all you have to do is DIVE into Tech Community and go to Tech Newsletter!  TECH COMMUNITY SMART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Updating Multiple Drivers at Once Using Manage Drivers in Composer Pro Controlling Audio Video from a Keypad Configuring a Control4 4K Audio Video Matrix Switch in Composer Pro Configuring Multiple VLANS on a Managed Switch and Access Point Configuring the Mockupancy Experience Driver for Vacation Mode Configuring the Ceiling Fan Experience Driver Connecting a Lighting Scene to Buttons on Multiple Keypads Configuring Restrictions for When the Security Light Experience Driver Should Automatically Turn On a Light Enabling the Apple TV to Work with Your Control4 System Configuring the Relay Gate Controller Experience Driver as a Gate Sensor or for a Motorized Gate Designing a 2.4 GHz Wireless Network Integrating Generic Relay-controlled Blinds & Shades |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATION TEAM We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New or updated drivers: DoorBird D Series Door Station 1105 SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
bookmark_borderIssue 22 – PINCH ME. GO AHEAD. I DARE YOU.
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| Hey Smart Home Lads and Lasses! Happy St. Patrick’s day, friends! Feeling lucky this month? You better, because we have some cool stuff in store for you like seven new Smart Skills!! You ask and you shall receive! Our Education team has been working around the clock to get you these helpful Smart Skills! Don’t thank me—just pinch my team. Especially Cameron Berrett. He deserves it! Irish I were a wee bit taller, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| DON’T FORGET YOUR LUCKY CHARMS! Actually, we recently released Smart Home OS 3.2.1. Don’t forget to update! Also, shout out to Chris Alldredge in Education for these fun, awesome graphics! He’s the master behind them and he deserves a fun shoutout! Thanks, Chris! Control4 Interfaces Release Notes |
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| I spoke to a few of my favorite tech support gurus, Carlos Cabriales and Ben Allen. I asked them what’s the number-one tech support call right now? Embernet upgrades and how to do them. Well, look no further, ‘cause we have an article for you! Thanks to Nicholas Isola in Tech Support, we have this pretty, wee, helpful, step-by-step article. Thanks, Nick! Upgrading 1.7.4 Projects: Step by Step We’ve released a lot of firmware and release updates. Please don’t wait—update! Pakedge MS Series switches firmware release v1.01.0 The first MS Series firmware release since launch last summer, v1.01.0 includes several UI enhancements, bug fixes, and feature improvements, including: •New fully supported Control4 driver •PoE bootup delay timer addition •11 new advanced features added to the web GUI •Added info icons throughout the web GUI for detailed setting instructions SEE RELEASE NOTES WattBox 150/250 IPW firmware release v2.0.1.4 This firmware update includes several bug fixes and improvements, including: •New control system API available via SSH •Added HTTPS support •Fixed bug causing control system API to fail and not rebind to the port •Enhanced the web server to account for multi-connection browsers that may cause the local UI to not load Important Update Instructions: Units on firmware below 1.2.0.6 must first update to 1.2.0.6 before updating to 2.0.1.4. This two-step firmware update process is handled within OvrC. SEE RELEASE NOTES EPISODE RESPONSE AMP Just a heads up! Before you update this one make sure you reboot the device. Check out the release notes for more important information. Find the release notes on the product pages in both portals! KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES Integrating OvrC with a Corporate Network Araknis Networks Crestron NVX Setup. Previously just a tech bulletin on the SnapAV site. Important information about NVIDIA SHIELD driver. Considerations when setting up the NVIDIA SHIELD driver. |
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| KEEP CALM AND SHAMROCK ON! Did you know there’s a Technician Success Team here at Control4/SnapAV?! And the coolest part, I’m part of it! We’ve got Dan, Mike, Torrence, Ed, and our fearless leader John! Our team has been popping KB articles out like clovers on a spring morning! Tech Community Updates Ever wonder what new KB articles, Smart Skills, or product documentation was recently updated? Wonder no more! We’re publishing a new KB article each week that lists new & updated documentation, videos, KB articles, & more. To find them, just log in to Tech Community and search for “Tech Community Updates.” It’s so easy, even Cameron Berrett can do it. Tech Community SMART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Creating a Privacy Mask for Chime Video Doorbell Fix Missing Locations in OvrC’s MapInvite Partners into Your OvrC Playing a Doorbell Sound through Speakers when the Chime Video Doorbell Is Pressed Using the Source for Volume Control with an Episode Hybrid Amplifier Viewing the 7-Day Forecast and Other Internet Images on a Control4 Interface Viewing Traffic and Other Public Cameras through a Control4 Interface |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATION TEAM We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: BeoVision Harmony 88 D&M DT Studio 3D Mini Axxess Motion Sensor Black Nova Somfy Tahoma Hub LG Projector HU810P Steinway Lyngdorf P100 Steinway Lyngdorf P300 Steinway Lyngdorf Head Unit Processor Lyngdorf MP-60 Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 Lutron- LEAP Processor Driver for RA2 Select and Caseta Linn DS Series Doorbird D Series Door Station Nvidia Shield IP SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
bookmark_borderIssue 21 – Love is in the air, but so is COVID
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| Hey Smart Home Pros! Love is in the air, but so is COVID—so stay inside and don’t hug or kiss anyone! Not even the pet cat you don’t even own. What? Anyways, we’ve got some AWESOME new mini drivers for you to check out. And if you haven’t purchased a Chime Video Doorbell yet, you should! Or, at least, check it out. Also, don’t forget to buy your significant other flowers, chocolates, and a super smart home integrated with everything your hearts desire. XOXO, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| ROSES ARE RED, THE CHIME DOORBELL IS NEW, JUST RING WITH YOUR ELBOW OR YOU’LL CATCH THE FLU You guys, I spent wayyyyy too much time coming up with this poem. You know how hard it is to put love, a doorbell, and a pandemic all in one poem? It’s not easy. But here we are. I wanted to highlight this bad-ass product, ‘cause if you don’t have one yet, you really should! Makes life a lot easier. Like when the Doordasher has left the porch so it’s safe to go out and get your contactless dinner delivery. TECH COMMUNITY |
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| WHY ARE MINI THINGS SO DARNED CUTE?! I’ll tell you why, ‘cause our brains are programmed to show more emotion towards things that are small. Such as, Mini brands=cute. Mini horses=even cuter! Get my point? So here are some new mini drivers for all you mini lovers! You’re welcome 🙂 CUTE MINI DRIVERS On a related note, the NVIDIA Shield driver is out! Head on over to Tech Community to learn more. You can also use it with new, updated mini drivers! Cute! BINARY MOIP FIRMWARE… BE MY DATE, I MEAN UPDATE Now Available: Firmware 3.1.0.4, which also encompasses unlaunched firmware 3.1.0.2 for MOIP enabling two significant capabilities. Find out more HERE. ARAKNIS FIRMWARE UPDATE! IMPROVEMENTS: Wireless signal and range optimization for more reliable connectivity and coverage, with focus on client devices on the edge of the network. SEE RELEASE NOTES KNOWLEDGEBASE HEARTICLES GETTING A COMPOSER PRO LICENSE UNIVERSAL MINI-APP DRIVERS |
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| BUH-BYE FORUMS, HELLOOOOOO DISCUSSIONS! We’ve added Discussions (in beta) to the Tech Community as a replacement for the Dealer Forums. In the Tech Community, you can also find Knowledgebase articles, Smart Skills, and—most importantly—this newsletter. We are working to build out a single space where you can find all your important answers. You can go directly to Discussions HERE or by visiting the Tech Community and clicking on the Discussions icon. HEART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Adding Video Streaming App Mini Drivers for Easy Selection Creating a Technician Account and Assigning a Composer Pro License in My.control4.com |
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| FEEL THE LOVE FROM OUR DRIVER CERTIFICATION TEAM We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: Somfy TaHoma Lighting Switch V5.0 Control4 DS2 Door Station TED (Universal) Red Bull TV (Universal) NASA TV (Universal) Telstra TV (Universal) DAZN (Universal) SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE BE MINE, VALENTINE! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
bookmark_borderIssue 20 – Alexa, Skip to 2021
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| Hey Smart Home Pros!Happy New Year! What are some of your New Year’s resolutions? I’ll go first: a better Tech Community! Head on over to Tech Community to see what’s new; we really could use your help getting in and getting started! Also, one of our fellow techs, Colton Card, made some pretty cool drivers below. Thanks, Colton, for sharing! Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| YOU’VE GOT A QUESTION? CHECK OUT TECH COMMUNITY FIRST! The Technician Success team is working around the clock to make our Tech Community better each day. But we’re missing one critical component, and that is you! If you’ve never been in Tech Community, please visit, ask questions, answer questions, and check out all the cool things we’ve been working on. You can now find Smart Skills, our tech newsletters, the Knowledgebase, and more, all in one location. TECH COMMUNITY |
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| IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME…WELL, IT’S ACTUALLY YOUR OUTDATED SECURITY Breakups are hard, but if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that there’s always something better headed our way. So trust us when we say the Dealer Forums needed to go—because they made me feel so insecure! They were holding us back from many, better opportunities! It was a little toxic, too, but we wish them the best, and we have moved on! (But, in all seriousness, we have to shut down the Dealer Forums because they lack modern security features and we didn’t have a path to upgrade them.) We’ve added the Discussions (in beta) to the Tech Community as a replacement for the Dealer Forums. Adding Discussions into the Tech Community will bring the important discussions that happened in the dealer forums into the Tech Community, where you can also find Knowledgebase articles, Smart Skills, and—most importantly—this newsletter. We are working to build out a single space where you can find all your important answers. You can go directly to Discussions here or by visiting the Tech Community and clicking on the Discussions icon. DISH NETWORK DRIVER STOPPED WORKING Not sure what to do? We’ve got you covered in Tech Community. Check it out below. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HINT HINT, NUDGE NUDGE—BEFORE YOU CALL TECH SUPPORT, CHECK THESE FOUR STEPS 1. Have you tried rebooting it?? 2. Delete the driver, add it back. 3. Check physical connections and those in Composer. 4. Swap wires. CONTROL4 CONTROLLER COMPARISON GUIDE We’ve got this awesome, updated controller sheet to help you compare controllers to help you determine which one works best for your project. CHECK IT OUT KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES Oldies but goodies! Neeo Remote Automatic Updates Neeo Articles, Videos, and Documentation Smart Skills: Removing the Room Off Confirmation on the Neeo Remote |
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| PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR A one-of-a-kind networking certification that is effective, engaging, & downright hilarious! Best of all, it’s designed for custom integrators like you, comes with equipment you can keep, and is educational no matter which networks you use! LEARN HOW THE NEW PROCESS WORKS DISCOVER WHAT’S NEW AND IMPROVED Already signed up? Use the new PCNA study guide as you take notes and prepare for your exam. TRAINING VIDEOS FROM SNAP PRO LIVE If you missed Snap Pro Live or just want to rewatch the awesome educational videos, you can find all the recordings here on the dealer portal! TRAINING VIDEOS DON’T MISS OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED WEBINARS Be sure to check our webinar page regularly; any upcoming technical or product webinars are posted there. Learn from past webinars You can also find all our past webinar recordings on the same page! SEE CONTROL4 WEBINARS SEE SNAPAV WEBINARS SMART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Adding Streaming Music Services to Your Control4 System Calibrating a 4K Audio Video Matrix Switch to Correctly Display Video Sources Applying Icon Arrangements and Navigator Settings Across Multiple Rooms Adding Multiple Actions to Lights in Lighting Scenes |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATIONS We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: Sony Projectors: VW715ES, VW915ES Sony UBP-X1100ES Assa Abloy- Linus Smart Lock Harman- Arcam, JBL, Audio Control AVRs ArcamAVR10, AVR20, AVR30, AV40 JBL: SDR-35, SDP-35 AudioControl:Concert XR-4, Concert XR-6, Concert XR-8, Maestro X7/X9 SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE SHARING IS CARING: THANKS COLTON! Colton Card made a collection of no-control drivers for the brand-new game consoles!  DOWNLOAD HERE IF YOU GOT IT, FLAUNT IT! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
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 Hey Smart Home Pros! We’ve almost made it through 2020! In this newsletter, you’ll find another cool driver that Chris from the Education team made just for you! Remember to HASHTAG #C4technewsletter if you post it on social media. We’ve also got some old but good KBs we think will be helpful, an updated DS2 driver and some new drivers that should put a twinkle in your eye. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Yuletide Greetings, Happy Holidays, Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad, Seasons Greetings! Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist  NEED A GOOD STOCKING STUFFER? We have you covered! And it even comes in red! For a limited time, get the cool red Neeo Remote for Christmas! CHECK IT OUT HERE SANTA CAME EARLY WITH THE NEW UPDATED DS2 DRIVER For all the kids not on the naughty list, the DS2 driver has been updated (version 255) with some new features and bug fixes alike!Support for the History experience is OS 3.2 including motion and button press events–even events with snapshots!Support for the 2N Security Relay.And most importantly–snapshot support for push notifications! DS2 SNAPSHOT NOTIFICATION AND HISTORY SUPPORT YOU ASKED, WE LISTENED! You can now check out our recently updated Episode cradle table and our brand-new Episode grille compatibility table. Episode Cradle and Backbox Compatibility Table Episode Grille Compatibility Table Luma 510 DVR Firmware Release Support for Chrome, Safari, and Edge browsers, eliminating the need for plug-ins (exception: Internet Explorer will continue to require a plug-in). Updated Control4 SDDP driver name to Luma_Navigation.c4z. Luma 310 NVR Firmware ReleaseSupport for Chrome, Safari, and Edge browsers, eliminating the need for plug-ins (exception: Internet Explorer will continue to require a plug-in). Support for Plug-and-Play Visualint cameras including those connected to the Luma NVR through the NVR switch KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES Oldies but goodies! Neeo Remote Automatic Updates Neeo Articles, Videos, and Documentation Smart Skills: Removing the Room Off Confirmation on the Neeo Remote TIS THE SEASON TO GET ELF’D UP AND CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR Here’s a fun NYE Experience Button for you and your customers! I’ve also added our favorite Christmas Tree driver from last year! Happy Holidays everyone! And thank you Chris from Education for making these awesome fun experience drivers! DOWNLOAD THE PARTY EXPERIENCE BUTTON DRIVER DOWNLOAD THE CHRISTMAS TREE EXPERIENCE BUTTON DRIVER PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR A one-of-a-kind networking certification that is effective, engaging & down-right hilarious! Best of all, it’s designed for custom integrators like you, comes with equipment you can keep, and is educational no matter which networks you use! LEARN HOW THE NEW PROCESS WORKS DISCOVER WHAT’S NEW AND IMPROVED Already signed up? Use the new PCNA study guide as you take notes and prepare for your exam. TRAINING VIDEOS FROM SNAP PRO LIVE If you missed Snap Pro Live or just want to rewatch the awesome educational videos, you can find all the recordings here on the dealer portal! TRAINING VIDEOS DON’T MISS OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED WEBINARS Be sure to check our webinar page regularly, any upcoming technical or product webinars are posted there. Learn from past webinars You can also find all our past webinar recordings on the same page! SEE CONTROL4 WEBINARS SEE SNAPAV WEBINARS SMART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Adding and Resetting Experience Menu Icons Using Composer Pro Adding Streaming Music Services to Your Control4 System Applying Icon Arrangements and Navigator Settings Across Multiple Rooms Accessing the Setup Mode on the Neeo Remote DRIVER CERTIFICATIONS We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: LG Projectors – GRU510N, GRF510, BU50NST, BF50NST Hunter Industries – Luxor FX Lumenaire Yamaha – RX-A2a, RX-V6A Sinope Load Controller Sinope Thermostat Updated Driver Sinope Dimmer and Switch Updated Drivers SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE IF YOU GOT IT, FLAUNT IT! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
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| Hey Smart Home Pros! Thank you for being amazing smarty pants in our industry! Because of you, we are constantly working on ways to make communications, articles, and support even better for you. Check out what we have in store for you this month as we gear up for the holidays! Two VERY important KB articles you must check out and lots of new Smart Skills related to the new Chime Video Doorbell!  Thank you, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| TECH NEWSLETTERS ARE NOW IN TECH COMMUNITY You wanted a place where you could find a specific article or driver from our newsletters, and, well, we heard you and made it happen! You can now find all the newsletters under Helpful Resources in the Tech Community. Go check it out!  TECH COMMUNITY PAGE |
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| REMOTE SYSTEMS NOT POPULATING VERSION INFO IN COMPOSER ON OS 2 SYSTEMS? Having problems with remote systems not populating version info? We’ve got you covered! Check out the KB article below for step-by-step help! KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES Can’t See System Status in Composer Remote Account Window (Composer 2.10.6 and older) No Remote Access or Updates on Older Systems – Control4 Web Services Security Update – TLS1.2 Control4 Centralized Lighting Articles, Videos, and Documentation CENTRALIZED LIGHTING VIDEOS FOR PROFESSIONAL INSTALLERS Centralized Lighting instructional videos for professional installers are now available in the Tech Community article “Control4 Centralized Lighting Articles, Videos, and Documentation.” The video links in the article are publicly accessible, so feel free to share with your builders! You can also send them straight to the public “Getting the most out of your Control4 smart home with OS 3” page for the same videos and documents. |
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| SPREAD SOME HOLIDAY CHEER, THE NEW CHIME VIDEO DOORBELL IS HERE! We’ve got all the Smart Skills you need to make you an expert on the Chime Video Doorbell! Check them out below! A “LERNVIDEO” BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET Our popular Smart Skill instructional videos (“Lernvideo” in German—bet you didn’t know that) are going international! We’ve begun adding subtitles to several Smart Skills in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. (And English! We mustn’t forget English!) At last, non-English speakers and the hard of hearing can follow along with ease. Just click the Closed Captions icon on any of our Smart Skill videos and select the language you want. Happy Lernvideo-ing!  As a bonus, any Smart Skill hosted within Tech Community has the full transcript (in English) for quick reference. The transcript content is also searchable, so you may just see Smart Skills pop up in your search results! GIVE THE GIFT OF A NEW CHRISTMAS WREATH BUTTON!  Give your customers a fun experience with these easy-to-use Christmas Experience Button Driver Bundle! You’ll get the Christmas Tree driver from last year and two new ones! This driver is special to our newsletter followers, download it and give a little Christmas cheer!Get the Christmas Experience Drivers SMART SKILLS Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Orienting the Control4 Chime Video Doorbell to Maximize Viewing Angles Configuring Motion Detection on a Control4 Chime Video Doorbell Configuring the Control4 Wi-Fi Chime Video Doorbell Creating Intercom Buttons for a Control4 Chime Video Doorbell Installing the Control4 PoE Chime Video Doorbell Installing the Control4 Wi-Fi Chime Video Doorbell Programming Comfort and Security Features for a Control4 Chime Video Doorbell |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATIONS We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: Sony 2020 Additional Models Onkyo HTIB HT-R695 HT-R997Somfy UAI+ D&M Group 5 AVR-A110 AVC-A110 AV7706 SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE IF YOU GOT IT, FLAUNT IT! We want to hear more from you! If you have something you’d like to be highlighted in our newsletter, click the link below and share it with us. It can be anything related to tech—from cool new products and drivers to tips and tricks and custom programming ideas! LET US HIGHLIGHT YOUR WORK |
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| Hey Smart Home Ghosts and Goblins! Grab your PSLs and hold on tight! So many spooky, cool things are happening right now! It’s Halloween time and I couldn’t be more excited! Yes, I’m that girl who loves it more than Christmas. Who’s registered for Snap Pro Live? If you’re not, scroll on down to the Support section and click the link I’ve provided. We also have been announcing our winners from the Tech Community Challenge. This is an eight-week challenge for all techs to jump into Tech Community to win some free swag. Happy Haunting everyone! RIP, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Skeleton |
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| TRICK OR TREAT YO SELF We’re now into our fourth week of our Education giveaway challenge! Thanks to everyone who’s been participating! Congratulations to the winners below: Michelo Germain won an EA-1 bundle Daniel Rodriguez won an SR-260-i remote Jesse Smith and Josh Schinke won 4Sight licenses Matthew Mckenna won a Triad Omni Sub Vivek Pandya won 4Sight licenses Jump in and join the challenge! For the next four Mondays, we’ll be throwing questions out there and you get a chance to win some swag! TECH COMMUNITY PAGE > |
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| SNAP PRO LIVE! JOIN US FOR A WICKED GOOD TIME 3-day live virtual event, Oct 13-15, followed by new training content all month long. Keynote address from SnapAV leadership with a first look at yet-to-be released products and important business updates (2 p.m. EST on 10/13). 12 additional video sessions, including deep-dive technical trainings, new product overviews, and industry panel discussions. Attendees can send questions and comments during these sessions, as well as engage in live Q&A after them. “Ask the Expert” sessions offered each day from 5-6 p.m. where dealers can connect with product team members to talk shop about product offerings, ask questions, etc. Everyone who registers will also get access to more than 30 new trainings that will be released throughout October. Instructions to register for Snap Pro Live: Register for the event via EventBright here. Receive an EventBright confirmation email with instructions for accessing the Snap Pro Live mobile or web app. Download the app and create a profile to access the event, see the full schedule, and get access to exclusive training content throughout October. NOTE: Overview content and a full schedule for the live days is available now, but actual sessions won’t be available until the event kicks off at 2 p.m. EST on 10/13. A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM TECH SUPPORT When designing a Zigbee mesh: Do not exceed 20-30 feet between nodes No access points within 10 feet of a Zserver Remember: If it has a battery, it’s a non-repeating node! ZIGBEE ARTICLE > DEAD OR ALIVE KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES No Remote Access or Updates on older systems Control4 Music Services- Minimum OS versions |
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| ALL CLASSES ARE STILL SPOOKY VIRTUAL! It’s hard to determine when things will go back to “normal,” so as of now, we are still planning to have virtual Automation Programmer training sessions through the end of the year. ENROLL NOW > DID YOU MISS A WEBINAR? HAVE NO FEAR… Our Technical Education and Product teams work hard to develop useful content to help train your team. You can watch all past webinars and see upcoming webinars on Education > Webinars and on the SnapAV Portal under Training. GET CRAZY SMART Check out these helpful Smart Skills: Blinds-01: Controlling QMotion Qadvanced Shades Blinds-02: Controlling Blinds & Shades from a Keypad Button Blinds-03: Simplifying Blinds & Shades Using Groups |
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| EEK! DRIVER CERTIFICATIONS We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: D&M Group 4 models: SR5015 SR5015DAB SR6015 SR6015_EU D&M HiFi Group 1 model: SACD 30n SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE > |
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| Hey Smart Home Pros! This month is a special one. I’ve decided to do a giveaway each week. A giveaway? Like free product?! YES! But there’s a catch! Keep reading below to see what you have to do! Thank you, Ashley Kimsey Education Operations Specialist |
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| GOT SWAG? Starting a week from this Monday we are going to do a challenge each week in Tech Community. I’m going to post a question within the Tech Community and all you have to do is answer it! A winner will be picked each Friday for the next 8 weeks. The prizes include controllers, Triad Omni Sub, Luma Cameras, 4Sight licenses, routers, and more! To see the full details and rules, head on over to Tech Community! TECH COMMUNITY PAGE |
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| KB ARTICLES & QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, OH MY! If you haven’t been an active user in our Tech Community, you’re missing out! We offer updated KB articles, and any questions you have are answered either by another technician in the community or by one of our Tech Support or other employees. We have made a lot of changes recently after hearing from so many of you. If you haven’t been in there recently, get in there! GET IN THERE NEW AND TRENDING KNOWLEDGEBASE ARTICLES AN 130 Router WAN Port Capabilities X10 Wave 2-Wireless-AC Access Points Episode Impression Series Installation Manual TIDAL API update requires updated driver |
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| ALL CLASSES ARE STILL VIRTUAL! It’s hard to determine when things will go back to “normal,” so as of now, we are still planning to have virtual Automation Programmer training sessions through the end of the year. ENROLL NOW DID YOU MISS A WEBINAR? HAVE NO FEAR… Our Technical Education and Product teams work hard to develop useful content to help train your team. You can watch all past webinars and see upcoming webinars on Education > Webinars and on the SnapAV Portal under Training. GET SMART Check out these new Smart Skills: Create Custom Commands Through OvrC Install OvrC Home on Your Customer’s Devices Configuring an Auto Reboot of a Wattbox Power Outlet Configuring an Episode Hybrid Amp for Internal Volume Control |
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| DRIVER CERTIFICATION We work closely with device manufacturers to provide product drivers that interoperate seamlessly with the Control4 platform. New drivers: Parasound NewClassic 200 Integrated Parasound NewClassic 200 Pre Parasound JC 2 BP Black Nova Deako Lighting B&O Beosound-core KNX Routing Gateway New certified drivers: Samsung 2020 UK additional models LG Worldwide Models Parasound Kwikset/Baldwin Zigbee lock v31 SEE MORE DRIVERS HERE |