1. Since AHP on the home computer must be up and running to log on remotely to myhouse, is there a method of starting an unattended home computer and booting up AHP say at 5PM every afternoon for an hour or long enough to check on cameras remotely. Like on a 2 week vacation.
Yes! Place AHP in your start up folder.
You'll have to go into your PC Bios some (but not all PCs) have options for starting others have wake on lan or modem options! Then use "magic packets" as discribed by murphy
You can then create a Batch file that can be triggered to shut down the pc with the windows command option for macros!
2. When I log on remotely (I'm excited I can finally manage this much), I have to expand a small screen then all the buttons and videos are way out of proportion. Was wondering if this had something to do with both computers set to different resolutions.
It is most likely the dispay settings of the client PC
3. When starting up AHP after waiting for all the plugins to register etc. whatever, I get a featured plug in, home security, remind me in X minutes screen. Doesn't seem to do anything. Whats it for?
The home security plug-in (ONAlert) allows AHP to monitor security modules you can turn off the featured plug-in notification by unchecking the box next to Show Featured Plug-in in Tools/Preferences
OH and one more while I'm here please:
Whats that double bar thing at the bottom of the screen next to the time that reminds me of the fabric feeder part of a sewing machine under the needle
The double bar thingy is the incoming and out going info!(commands recieved, video\pics\info sent to update the info on the X10 Server)
Glad to see your enjoying your need hobby!
WARNING: HomeAutomation can be come addictive! ;) :D ;D
It then starts to get expensive! :'(