Ihome Isp5 an Unexpected Error Has Occurred Try Again
iHome ISP5 SmartPlug Reviewed
| At a glance | |
| Production | iHome SmartPlug (ISP5) [Website] |
| Summary | HomeKit compatible Wi-Fi smart plug that also works with iOS and Android apps |
| Pros | • Wi-FiCertified • Doesn't crave a dedicated hub • Siri Voice control of devices, zones, rooms, and scenes |
| Cons | • No iPad app • Android App less functional than iOS app • Lacks scheduling features found in other systems • No email, SMS or in-app notifications • Siri still a piece of work in progress • No IFTTT support |
Introduction
Smart Switches or Smart Plugs, as they are sometimes chosen, are one of the oldest smart dwelling devices. They let you switch anything plugged into them on and off, controlled past iOS and Android apps.
This review will focus on the showtime Apple HomeKit Certified smart plug to striking the market - the $39.95 iHome ISP5 SmartPlug. Like the previously-reviewed Belkin WeMo Insight Switch and D-Link DSP-W215 mydlink Wi-Fi Smart Plug, the ISP5 SmartPlug uses Wi-Fi and doesn't require a dedicated hub in gild to piece of work. 
iHome ISP5
Dissimilar other smart plugs on the market, the iHome ISP5 has a horizontal format, which ways it won't block the second outlet in a standard U.S. duplex socket. The ISP5 is a elementary device. It has a single multi-color LED to bespeak Wi-Fi condition, power indicator in the shape of the iHome logo and a push button that doubles as an on/off switch and device reset (when held downwardly for 12 or more seconds). It measures 2.8" X one.4" X 1.4" (not counting the prongs on the plug).
iHome ISP5 Smart Plug Callouts
Setup
To set up up the production, you'll demand to download the iHome Control app from the Apple App shop. Be sure to select iPhone app - in that location's not an iPad app. As with virtually every other HA product I've tested, you have to set up an account with the manufacturer.
The Belkin and D-Link plugs apply WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to provide an easy setup feel. The ISP5 doesn't back up WPS, instead initially creating its ain network that the iHome app searches for and connects to. The plug also is limited to connecting to ii.four GHz networks but.
iHome app connected for setup
Setup didn't get smoothly. After creating an iHome account, the application recommended I reset the device to mill defaults. I pressed the button and held it for the recommended 12 seconds and the LED alternatively flashed red and green. The discovery of the device and connexion went smoothly. However, as I neared the end of the setup, I got a error message "Object not associated with any dwelling (12)".
Error message received during setup
I assumed the mistake may have occurred because I previously set up a HomeKit network named Home. Although the network was no longer active, its data must have been stored - perhaps on iCloud. An alternating possibility was the firmware was out of date. Late in the setup process, I was prompted to update the firmware. So I updated the firmware, and so deleted the iHome Command app from my iPad.
I then reset the ISP5 to factory defaults and re-installed the app. Although the app had indicated all app data was being deleted forth with the app, there was even so some data found from the commencement install. I didn't have to re-register for an iHome account, the setup program "knew" well-nigh the SmartPlug and knew it had been reset. I then re-discovered the device and the setup completed without the error message.
Interestingly, when I went to assign the ISP5 a room name, the choices included Living Room, Office and Kitchen, which were room names I used when testing the Insteon HomeKit enabled Hub. The setup program must have also used stored network credentials, equally I was never prompted by the setup program for the Wi-Fi WPA/WPA2 PSK for my default network (Strohmeyer).
The gallery below shows screenshots for setting up the device.
Source: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/archives/smarthome/smarthome-reviews/32807-ihome-isp5-smartplug-reviewed
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