VeraEdge - Internet Connection

Community Playground Getting Started & Initial Setup
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Hello,

I’m planning to install a VeraEdge in a location which for now doesn’t have internet connection, can this be accomplished? Will it work? Any recommendations on how to do it? Should I initialize the device in a location where I have internet and then move it?

I’m sorry for all these dummy questions, I just don’t want to buy it and the have to return it.

Thank you.

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Yes, it will work without internet access. Of course, you will not have remote access.

Accurate time is an issue. Vera has no internal clock and needs to get the time from an NTP server at boot up, at least. Without an internet connection, you’ll need an NTP server on the local network. Without a time source, schedules can’t work and Vera will have other odd behaviors.

Setup while connected to the internet will likely be much easier, but should not be an absolute requirement.

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As was said it will work, but expect for it to not work as well. Autobackups, remote access, time, firmware updates, certain plugins will all not function or have issues without internet.

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Thanks for the responses,

It makes sense to not have a internal clock, but what if I have it on a UPS ? Would that work, would it be able to keep it’s clock - even if it’s not 100% accurate.

One question: How do I setup the time if I don’t have an ntp server? ssh ?

Thanks

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On a UPS, as on any other power source, the clock will be generally reliable and will likely drift slightly until Vera is restarted. As soon as Vera restarts, the time and date are set to the beginning of the epoch.

Time can be manually set within a SSH shell session using the date command. Vera uses the BusyBox version of date.

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sounds great, then I’ll go with this option.