INSTEON AccessPoint, AccessPoint two-pack, 2443P Owner's Manual
INSTEON
AccessPoint
INSTEON RF Receiver/ RF-PLC Bridge
For models:
#2443 AccessPoint
#2443P AccessPoint
two-pack
INSTEON-compatible AccessPoint User’s Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT INSTEON ACCESSPOINT.............................................................................................................3
What is INSTEON?....................................................................................................................................3
Key AccessPoint Features........................................................................................................................3
HOW TO SET UP ACCESSPOINTS............................................................................................................4
AccessPoint Installation Tips.....................................................................................................................4
Installing the First Two AccessPoints........................................................................................................4
Install the AccessPoint..............................................................................................................................5
Install the Second AccessPoint (or any subsequent AccessPoints).........................................................5
Installing Additional AccessPoints.............................................................................................................6
ABOUT INSTEON ........................................................................................................................................7
Understanding Why an INSTEON Network Is Reliable.............................................................................7
Further Enhancing Reliability ....................................................................................................................7
Using SmartLabs’ AccessPoint to Upgrade Your INSTEON Network......................................................7
About INSTEON and X10..........................................................................................................................8
TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................................................................9
SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................................................10
AccessPoint Specifications......................................................................................................................10
FCC Compliance Statement....................................................................................................................11
Certification..............................................................................................................................................12
Limited Warranty .....................................................................................................................................12
INSTEON-compatible AccessPoint User’s Guide
ABOUT INSTEON ACCESSPOINT
Congratulations on purchasing the INSTEON-compatible AccessPoint. Installing at least two
AccessPoints in your INSTEON enabled home will improve INSTEON signal strength and network
coverage throughout your home, and provide an interface between wireless-only INSTEON devices and
your overall INSTEON network. AccessPoints also tie together your dual-mesh INSTEON network by
transmitting INSTEON signals across radio-frequency to bridge your home’s powerline wiring phases.
SET Button
Status LED
What is INSTEON?
INSTEON is a simple, reliable, and affordable breakthrough in home control. Simple, because Plug-nTap™ setup is a breeze, and there are no wires to add – INSTEON uses existing powerline wiring as well
as radio-frequency for communication. Reliable, because every INSTEON device is a two-way repeater.
And affordable, not just because of low cost, but because INSTEON also works with legacy X10 devices.
An INSTEON home grows in value with every INSTEON device you add, making life more convenient,
safe and fun.
Key AccessPoint Features
• Setup is easy – AccessPoints install in minutes
• Communicates simultaneously over both radio-frequ ency and the powerline
• Couples INSTEON messages across opposite powerline phases
• Uses the reliable 900MHz band for superior through-wall transmissions
• Expands INSTEON networks to support large or complex installations
• Shows INSTEON activity with a white status LED
• Approved by the FCC and ETL, manufactured in an ISO 9001:2000 facility
• Warranted for two years
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INSTEON-compatible AccessPoint User’s Guide
HOW TO SET UP ACCESSPOINTS
Caution
Read and understand these instructions before installing, and retain them for future reference.
AccessPoint is intended for installation in accordance with the National Electric Code and local regulations in the United
States, or the Canadian Electrical Code and local regulations in Canada. Use indoors only. AccessPoint is not
designed nor approved for use on power lines other than 120V 60Hz, single phase. Attempting to use AccessPoint on
non-approved powerlines may have hazardous consequences.
Proper installation of at least two AccessPoints is recommended prior to
installing and using other INSTEON devices.
ccessPoint Installation Tips
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• Do not plug AccessPoint into an outlet controlled by a switch, because if the switch is inadvertently
turned off, AccessPoint will not have power.
• Do not plug AccessPoint into a filtered power
• Locate AccessPoints in different areas of the home, keeping the
each other.
• In multi-level
• Do not place AccessPoint near large metal objects, like
AccessPoint works best when placed out in the open.
• Unlike many INSTEON devices, AccessPoint does n
home automation network, understand that AccessPoint will not provide the same benefits for your
X10 devices (signal repeating and phase bridging) that it does for INSTEON devices.
homes, locate AccessPoints on different floors.
strip or AC line filter.
m within communication range of
a refrigerator, cabinet, or television.
ot process X10 traffic. In the design of your
Installing the First Two AccessPoints
Prior to setting up and using other INSTEO
AccessPoints, so that INSTEON messages can travel everywhere in your home. AccessPoints (when at
least two are properly installed) couple together the two separate powerline circuits, known as powerline
phases, which most homes are wired with. Please see AccessPoint Installation Tips above for more
information and guidelines on optimizing your installation. You can add more AccessPoints as needed for
superior performance and maximized coverage of your INSTEON network.
N devices, you should properly install at least two
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