 
Current Release: 3.0.9127
HAI Part Number: 1109
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Purchase a combo of Home Control for Windows Media Center and Web-Link II using HAI Part # 1110 |
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HAI Home Control for Windows Media Center makes changing lighting, temperature, and security as easy as changing channels!
HAI's Home Control for Windows Media Center is software for Windows Media Centers that allow you to control all of your HAI home control system's features from the comfort of an easy chair using a single Media Center remote.
HAI Home Control is software that runs on a Windows Media Center computer for controlling lighting, temperatures, and security on a television using a single Media Center remote control. A Windows Media Center coordinates music, television, and home photography for an enjoyable home entertainment experience. HAI's Home Control coordinates security, temperature, and lighting for comfort, convenience and safety.
A Windows Media Center is an easy-to-use integrated digital entertainment center. It can play, pause and rewind live TV, play DVDs and CDs, store your digital music, videos and photos, browse the Internet, e-mail and run Windows XP applications. With HAI Home Control, the Windows Media Center presents your HAI system's features, too. You get menus for lighting control, security, temperature control, macros, the event log, and more. So you can settle in for a great movie with the lights, temperature, and security adjusted exactly as you please.
Product Requirements
 The following are the minimum requirements for this software:
- HAI Omni LT, Omni, Omni II, Omni IIe, OmniPro, OmniPro II, Lumina, or Lumina Pro controller with 1.8 firmware or later.
- Your Windows media center PC must be connected to the HAI controller (see User's Guide (PDF) for the connection requirements)
- 2 GHz processor or higher, Pentium IV, or equivalent (3 GHz processor or higher, Pentium IV, or equivalent recommended)
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate (Home Control Release 2.5.7173 or higher), Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 or Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
- 512 MB of RAM (1 GB of RAM recommended)
- 80 GB hard-disk space
- CD-ROM or DVD Drive
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Comparison of Home Control for WMC to Other HAI Software |
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HAI Home Control |
Snap-Link
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Snap-Link Mobile |
PC Access
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Web-Link II
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WL3
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User Interface |
Television with remote control |
PC application |
Windows® Mobile Application |
PC application |
Web browser |
Web browser |
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Additional Interfaces Supported |
Additional televisions / monitors using Media Center Extenders |
Ultra Mobile PC |
Windows® Mobile based PDA's, Smartphone |
None |
iPhones™, BlackBerry™, PDA's, Smart Phones, Web Tablets, and Touchscreens |
iPhones™, BlackBerry™, PDA's, Smart Phones, Web Tablets, and Touchscreens |
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Access HAI System via Internet |
Only via Remote Desktop |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Subscription Fee |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Requires Dedicated Computer On-Site |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Configure HAI System |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Program HAI System |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Create Rules/Alerts |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Notifications |
Pop-up notifications, audible, and visual |
E-mail, messaging, and pop-up notifications, visual |
No |
No |
E-mail, messaging, and visual |
E-mail, messaging, and visual |
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Video Surveillance |
Yes |
Link to installed IP Web camera |
Link to installed IP Web camera |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Video Recording |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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RSS (Real Simple Syndication) ** |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Selectable Skins or Themes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Web Updates |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Requires an Ethernet port on HAI Controller |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Connection Protocol *** |
UDP |
UDP |
TCP |
UDP |
UDP |
UDP |
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Operating Systems |
Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Vista Home Premium, or Vista Ultimate |
Windows® Windows® ME and higher |
Windows® Windows®Mobile 5.0 and higher and .NET Compact Framework 2.0+ |
Windows® Windows®98SE and higher, Vista Ultimate, or Vista Home Premium |
Windows® Windows®XP Professional, Windows® 2000, Windows® Server 2003, Vista Home Premium, Vista Ultimate, Vista Business or Vista Enterprise |
Windows® Windows®Home Server |
Note that this comparison does not include HAI Automation Studio since it is only used as an installation tool for the IP devices in an HAI home automation installation. It also does not include Pronto Link for Philips, which is a an add-on for specific models of Philips Pronto remotes.
* Does not require installation on PC. Application can run from thumb drive, flash drives, or other removable media.
** Displays RSS feeds such as latest news, weather reports, personal blogs, and much more.
*** Software using a UDP Connection to the controller will work together as long as you do not exceed a limit of 3 simultaneous connections.
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