Welcome to Home Automation & Security for OS/2 and thank
you for trying HOUSE/290 ver 2.1 for the CP290 controller.


I N T R O D U C T I O N

HOUSE/290 is a graphical user interface for the popular
CP290 home automation controller from X10. This OS/2
application contains a separate, REXX-enabled and network
aware Communications Engine, allowing it to extend the
functionality of the CP290 beyond it's capabilities.
This makes HOUSE/290 one of the most powerful and
flexible home automation programs available.


I N S T A L L A T I O N

Note: If you run Warp 4, fixpack 10 and Object REXX, you must
      switch to classic REXX to install HOUSE/290. After
      installation, you can switch back to Object REXX.

  To get started with HOUSE/290 quickly, please do the following:

  1. Install HOUSE/290

     - Unzip the program archive into a separate, temporary
       directory, with the name H290INST for example. That
       directory MUST be separate from the final directory.

     - Open an OS/2 command prompt, change to the drive
       and directory where you put the HOUSE/290 files
       and run H290INST.EXE

     - The self-extracting installation program will put a
       folder with all the HOUSE/290 program objects onto your
       desktop. Simply follow the prompts given. A reboot after
       installation is NOT required. An existing installation
       will be recognized and update automatically without
       changing any user settings.

  2. Run HOUSE/290 by double-clicking on the HOUSE/290 Start All
     icon. To load a sample module SET, select File-Open and load
     the included SAMPLE.SET file. To get help, simply press
     F1 anywhere inside the program.

     When first run, the Comm Engine will be minimized and only
     the HOUSE/290 client is visible. All controls of the Comm
     Engine can be done throught the client. To make the Comm
     Engine visible, simply press CRTL-ESC to bring up the
     windows list and double-click on the Comm Engine entry.


U N I N S T A L L A T I O N

Run UNINSTAL.CMD which will completely remove all HOUSE/290 files
and objects from your system. No reboot is required.


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