UI5 Installation and Setup

Preliminary steps

USB RS-232 Serial Adapter

If the panel has been connected to Vera using an USB RS-232 Serial Adapter, first check to see if the serial port has been detected by Vera:

1. Open the Vera UI.
2. Navigate to Apps >> Develop Apps >> Serial Port Configuration.
3. If you don't see the serial port in the list, restart Luup.
4. Configure the serial port:
   • Set the Baud to 115200.
   • Optionally you can give a name to this serial port in the Name field.
5. Save.

Elk M1XEP

Follow the installation and configuration procedure in the M1XEP Installation Manual.

WiFi RS-232 Serial Adapter

Follow the installation and configuration procedure from its manual. The serial port must be configured to use a Baud rate of 115200.

Setup

First go to Apps >> Install Apps and install the plugin, then follow the steps below:

Panel connected to Vera on USB port using an USB RS-232 Serial Adapter

1. Go to Apps >> Develop Apps >> Serial port configuration and select the alarm panel device from the Used by device drop-down list.
2. Save.
3. After Luup has restarted reload the UI.

Panel connected to Vera on Ethernet port using Elk-M1XEP or wireless using WiFi RS-232 Serial Adapter

1. Open the alarm panel device control panel >> Advanced tab. In the ip input field enter the IP address of the Ethernet adapter and the port on which it is connected. (e.g. if the IP address of the Ethernet adapter is 192.168.8.164 and it is connected on port 5000, the ip value should be 192.168.8.164:5000)
2. Save.
3. After Luup has restarted reload the UI.