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Probably given up the ghost. Checked the cable?

Hi, feel free to describe the network setup and what you tackled so far.

It's best not to look at it in too granular detail. It used to be the case that electronics were usable the moment they powered up but with most devices now being driven by an underlying OS, even if they are turned on and they begin to respond to service requests, there is a lot going on behind the scenes consuming CPU cycles. I'd only consider a system to be ready once CPU activity levels off in what would be close to its idle. Unless there was a hard reboot or a powerdown that causes one, this tends to be around 5mins.

Don't know if those firms make covert or discreet cameras but they do exist. Domes are perhaps the most discreet since most of it is within the ceiling void. Then you get "separated" cameras which split the lens and processing part so that one could be installed within the wall easier. Hikvision do these so do Ubiquiti with their Theta of late - they're becoming more accessible and commonplace. I sympathise with the notion that you're making your home also look like fort knox but perhaps you are looking for a deterrent rather than a full covert/discreet install.

Interesting, i too would like to know and did wonder the same. I do remember having set each of the screens to display the time/date and dim and blank after a timeout but to then sleep between midnight and 6am. This later disappeared - i think because they were then configured via composer. I hadn't gotten around to investigating why.

Suspect power/PSU issues. Are they powered via PoE or 12v DC?

Something does not look right but worth considering. That's a 2024 projector but the driver it appears to be looking for is of a much older format - i expected to see c4z. Have you tried any of the more recent drivers that are available? I'd start from the latest one from here. The driver for the XW6000 is for the XW6000ES and it is dated 2021 (also with a c4z extension) and appears to be the latest version (107).

Yup JBL or Arcam IMHO.

To echo others, if you want the least troublesome setup, get 4sight. It provides for far more than simply accessing your home from outside and you will rapidly come to appreciate the benefits. If you insist on using a vpn, the only port forwarding required is to allow for the remote connection over the WAN to the VPN router - sounds like you haven't done this. Assuming it is OpenVPN, that's TCP 443 and UDP 1194. Then, assuming you can connect into your home network (ignoring the usual ISP IP hurdles) you need to make sure that the IP your router allocates VPN clients is a routable subnet on your network otherwise you will not be able to reach the director. Without knowing more about your setup, those would be the most likely causes preventing it from working.

Cheers to you both, seems simple enough.

@Andrew luecke If i should not want the driver to import all the available devices into Composer, is there a method for selectively choosing which should belong to the project? Cheers

Correct, unless you have the ability to ping the hostname (in the driver?) which relies in your internal DNS to map it if DHCP. It's how i'd go about it myself: less hassle, less unnecessary changes.

Came across this - https://www.control4.com/docs/product/control4-software/dealer-release-notes/english/revision/AT/control4-software-release-notes-rev-at.pdf In summary: -

I could be mistaken, but the second and third IF statements need to be under (indented) the Else statement to work as you intended. That may allow you to remove the Stop commands as advised.

Nice one and glad to help.