About the INSTEON Starter Kit
Get a head start on home automation
The INSTEON app lets you automate devices throughout your home at the touch of a button.
Get a head start on home automation
What can you do with an INSTEON home automation system? The better question might be what can't you do. It's an easy-to-install, web-based system that lets you interact with various devices in your home using your smartphone or tablet of choice. Best of all, it's fully modular and customizable with a wide range of add-on sensors, dimmers, switches, cameras, and more, so you can custom-tailor your system to your specific needs.
Note: Apple Watch owners can control INSTEON home automation modules with the free INSTEON Apple Watch app.
The INSTEON Starter Kit is perfect if you want to begin with a small system and still have room to grow. It includes:
- the INSTEON Hub: the central "brain" of your home automation system. It connects to the Internet, so you can still monitor and control your home, even when you're on vacation miles away.
- two dimmer modules: these devices plug into regular AC outlets and let you hook up lamps in different parts of your home. Just download the free INSTEON app and you're ready to go.
Move beyond the simple ON/OFF switch
There's more to comfortable lighting than turning lamps on or off. The INSTEON Hub gives you more direct control over the lamps you plug into the included dimmer modules. Custom On-Level lets you pick how bright your lamp is when you turn it on. Set the brightness to be anywhere from 1 to 100%, so you're not being blinded every time you enter a room. Adjustable Ramp Rates let you specify how quickly or slowly a lamp turns on, brightening from off to on over the course of a split second to several minutes.
Become your own interior lighting director
Once you get the hang of setting up rules and functions for two lights, you can add as many INSTEON modules or detectors as you wish. As you add more lamps to your INSTEON system, you can give each its own set of instructions. Control multiple lights with a single button via Scenes. Scenes let you gracefully fade lights in and out with preset On-Levels and Ramp Rates. The living room can have a rosy glow during the early evening hours, then you can go completely dark for movie night with the touch of a single button. Then, when the movie's over and you're ready to head up to bed, have your bedside reading lamp on as you head up the stairs.
Add-on modules let you do more
Your INSTEON system can include optional IP cameras, motion detectors, and door sensors. There's even a leak detector that can alert you to a plumbing mishap before everything gets soaked. INSTEON also offers a sophisticated thermostat that can be wirelessly controlled along with your other networked devices. And if you move, no problem — you can take it with you, and alter your configuration to match your new home's layout.
Product highlights:
- INSTEON Hub and two dimmer modules allow you to set up a basic automated lighting system
- modular system can be expanded with purchase of additional INSTEON devices
- Apple Watch owners can control INSTEON home automation modules with the free INSTEON Apple Watch app
- free INSTEON mobile app for Android™, Apple® and Windows® turns your smartphone or tablet into a sophisticated remote control
- warranty: 2 years
INSTEON Hub:
- connects to the Internet and controls all of your INSTEON devices
- dual-band technology combines wireless and power-line signals for extremely reliable, far-reaching control
- allows you to turn INSTEON switches on and off, and dim and brighten lights
- create scene modes that customize lighting throughout your home
- schedule INSTEON devices to turn on and off at sunrise, sunset or any time during the day
- serves as control center for any INSTEON modules you add, including sensors, thermostat, cameras, and more
- 4"W x 7"H x 1-1/2"D
- weight: 5 oz.
Dimmer Modules (2):
- control multiple lights from a single location
- Scene modes let you gracefully fade lights in and out with preset On-Levels and Ramp Rates
- customizable On-Level lets you pick how bright your lamp is when you turn it on, from 1 to 100%
- programmable ramp rate lets you specify how quickly or slowly a lamp turns on, gradually brightening over the course of 0.1 seconds to 8 minutes
- maximum load: 300 watts
- 2-1/16"W x 3-1/4"H x 2" D
- weight: 5.2 oz. (each)
- MFR # 2244-224
What's in the box:
INSTEON Starter Kit owner's manual
- Insteon Hub (2242-222)
- 77" AC cord
- 6' Ethernet cable with in-line noise filter (RJ-45 plugs on each end)
- 2 LampLinc Dimmer Dual-band (2457D2)
- Quick Start Guide (Starter Kit)
- FCC compliance statement
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Overview: The Insteon Starter Kit lets you wirelessly dim or brighten the lights from your smartphone, tablet, or computer via Wi-Fi. The kit includes the Insteon hub and two lamp dimmer modules. You can expand the Starter Kit by adding more Insteon devices.
Insteon Hub: The Insteon Hub is the interface between your smartphone, tablet, or computer and the Insteon devices. You will need to download and install the Insteon for Hub app from the Apple App Store or Google Play for your mobile device, or HouseLinc for your PC. The hub lets you setup, control, and manage the devices, including setting up timers and schedules, program the devices, and receive alerts. The hub plugs into a wall outlet and your internet router using the supplied power and Ethernet cables.
Insteon Plug-in Dimmer Module: The Insteon Starter Kit contains two plug-in dimmer modules. These modules plug into a standard 2- or 3-pronged receptacle, and can be used to control a lamp or other plug-in device. You can control a light remotely, or use the side-mounted controls to dim/brighten the lamp, or turn on/off locally. The integrated dimmer has 32 dim levels and 32 ramp rates. The setup state is stored in non-volatile memory, so you won't have to reset them after a power outage. This dual-band dimmer module transmits and receives Insteon commands over the power line or via RF signals, and can also be used as an access point.
Dimensions:
- Hub: Width: 7.191" Height: 1.405" Depth: 4.148"
- Dimmer Modules: Width: 2.098" Height: 3.23" Depth: 1.011" (1.708" w/plugs)
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This device operated as described with no errors. Compact and very easy to use.
DanP from Illinois