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Configuring your UPB home file design for use with smart phones, tablets, or
the PCS Windows App
When your UPB network design appears in a remote application (applications on Smart Phones or
Tablets) icons represent each room and within the room icons represent each device. Unlike the icons
used by UPStart these should represent the actual devices controlled. For example, you may have a
switch controlling a chandelier or track lighting and it would be nice if the icons for the switches show
that.
You should take a few minutes to configure what icons will appear on the Phone/Tablet. In the
“Gateway Export” panel there is a button labeled “Room Icons”. Press that to open the room icon tool.
It shows for each room in your design what icon is used for that room. This may not be correct since
initially it guesses an icon based upon the room name. You can change the icon selected by pressing
the “Change” button on the line for the room. This opens the icon selection tool. The currently
selected icon is shown in the upper left. Just select the icons you want and then close the tool with OK.
For device icons you need to open the properties of the device. In the properties for a device is a tab
labeled “Remote Access”. Remote Access means access from Smart Phones or tablets. For simple
devices like switches and one-channel modules there is only a single icon to select. The icon choice is
displayed and changed in the same manner as room icons. From this tab you can also change the text
that shows below the icon. Normally this is just the device name but you can change it if you want. In
the icon selection tool, the icon label is shown at the top of the dialog in an edit box. Additionally, if
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