Welcome to Home Automation & Security for OS/2 and thank
you for trying HOUSE/2 ver 2.1 for the CM11A controller.


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

HOUSE/2 is a graphical user interface for the popular CM11A
(ActiveHome) 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 CM11A beyond it's capabilities.
This makes HOUSE/2 one of the most powerful and flexible
home automation programs available.


I M P O R T A N T:

For current users of HOUSE/2:

Simply install the new version over the old verion.
You may want to backup all *.SET and *.INI files
before doing so.


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

Note: If you run Warp 4, fixpack 10 or later and Object
      REXX, you must switch to classic REXX to install
      HOUSE/2. After installation, you can switch back
      to Object REXX.

  To get started with HOUSE/2 quickly, please do the following:

  1. Install HOUSE/2

     - Unzip the program archive into a
       separate, temporary directory, with the name
       H2INST for example. That directory MUST be separate
       from the final directory (HOUSE2-2 by default).

     - Open an OS/2 command prompt, change to the drive
       and directory where you put the HOUSE/2 files
       and run H2INST.EXE

     - The installation program will put a folder with all
       the HOUSE/2 program objects onto your desktop.
       Simply follow the prompts given. A reboot after
       installation is NOT required.


  2. Run HOUSE/2 by double-clicking on the HOUSE2 Starts 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/2 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.


Many new features have been added to HOUSE/2. Please read
the file HISTORY.TXT for a list and details. Comprehensive
help is also included and accessible from the program by
pressing the F1 function key once HOUSE/2 is installed and
running.


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

Run UNINSTAL.CMD which will completely remove all HOUSE/2 files
and objects from your system. No reboot is required.


Web Page for HOUSE/2: http://home.att.net/~ASchw

