New MyHomeSeer Remote Server

[Leylander]

Yes, but it also doesn't have the benefits (needs manual router config and won't support IFTTT channel once available, etc.)

Cheers
Al

What manual router configuration?

[Rupp]

What manual router configuration?

The newer myHS service doesn't require any router config.

[LeoS]

What manual router configuration?

You need to open a port in your router and setup port forward (so your router knows where your homeseer machine is). It's just a one time setup and you get to connect directly to your home machine from wherever you are (smartphone, office, abroad, etc).

On the other hand, MyHS starts and maintains a VPN tunnel from your HS3 machine to HomeSeer's server somewhere in a datacenter in US; So whenever you want to connect to your homeserver, you connect to HomeSeer's machine and it will connect your connection to the open pipe that it maintains to your home server.

[Gogs]

Now I am getting worried

Alexa or Amazon Echo arrives on Tuesday and the whole purpose of this vast expence is to communicate with HomeSeer.

However I cannot even get MYHomeSeer Remote to connect!

Not sure wher I am going wrong. Is there an idiots guide anywhere to connect it? Do I need premium?