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If you can wait, Parallels and VMware have both made commitments to support Windows VMs in the future.
No guarantees, but it would be interesting to see if CrossOver works in this example: https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover
Are you by chance using CPE wireless equipment (the stuff provided by ISP maybe)?
I have seen this in the past where wireless isolation settings have prevented the phone from being able to see the device on the local network. I've seen this with DVR setups, IP Cameras and even Control4. And I've had this issue with Zyxel, Contrend, Cisco, Arris and Engenius products in my region.
Usually a setting in the networking device around the wireless configuration pages. Sometimes under advanced section.
One way to confirm, use a tool like Fing on the phone to scan the WiFi. If you don't see your Control4 processor (or any device aside from access point and your phone) you are probably dealing with wireless isolation.
Fing for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overlook.android.fing Fing for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id430921107
Do you want to really detect mail? Or that someone has opened/closed the mailbox therefore you can safely infer mail has arrived? If bulk is an issue, I’d think small - even a door sensor like this could be pretty inconspicuously installed and tied to a relay. Then setup a push notification or whatever to let you know the mailbox has been opened/closed.
The other option, since I don't think any of their other devices have audio out, is to use an HDMI audio breakout adapter with a chrome cast. Something like THIS . Have your dealer install a dummy driver for audio and plug it into your distribution amp as an input. You can still watch video, but can broadcast the audio as well.
Yeah, generally Zwave devices are cheaper than Zigbee. Especially C4 Zigbee. For example. Here's a switch made by Jasco that looks exactly like the C4 Essential switches. I ordered some to try out but for that cheap whole home smart lighting gets quite affordable. But I'm not sure how it scales. I also have a Yale door lock with a C4 Zigbee module and swapped it for generic Zwave one and it works no different. For a while the C4 Yale modules we're kinda hard to get. Zwave locks in general are a lot more common. Awesome that they can just be added right in now.
Why Zwave rather than Wifi? You may be able to get wifi stuff that works with third party drivers. I think the Kasa/TP-Link should work, like this one - assuming that you have wifi at your outdoor plug
If you use lighting that has a DMX driver then the vendor isn't very important. Here is an inexpensive DMX decoder on Amazon.
Pyle 5 channel, 200watt - $101 on amazon. You can do much cheaper on Ali. Not saying you should. But you could.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001LS12C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Managed. It's a basic switch, but I needed something to replace my Dell 48-port with the fiber drop. This was a quick and cheap replacement. (I forgot I had purchased it until you asked, it has never needed any upkeep!) :)
Audio endpoint most likely doesn't support Dolby. When the Roku is on menus it's most likely outputting on stereo. Set the EDID on the matrix or the Roku (I've never tried) to 2-channel or get something like this to set the EDID manually.
yeah, what /r/madlemming said, you can register the device at your house/office with internet, download all the drivers you need to the project, and then take it to the site with no internet.
re: bridging wifi > wired ethernet, this is actually kind of a pain in the ass. the best thing i've been able to do is get a "game adapter" (something like https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-WNCE2001/dp/B003KPBRRW) and that should suffice if you need wired internet.
I do commercial and high end residential and all our installs have 3 to 4 WAPs.
Will if fix your problem? Probably.
If you are not hard wiring all your access points, that could also cause some intermittent issues.
Just buy this. I can guarantee it works.
I did the Alexa integration on my little home system. (just one room with AVR and ~5 lights)
I only have a FireTV stick, but if you use a third-party app, you can send the voice controls that way. The app authenticates to the Alexa service, then it can send her commands from your phone's mic.
I used this one - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.willblaschko.android.alexalistens What I found the best about this is that it includes an Android Wear app. So I can control my house from my wrist. Slick.