Intellicenter hard wire home network via cat5

[livermoron]

Hi all, I'm having trouble find a definitive way to hardwire (or if possible) the Intellicenter to my home network. I currently have the Pentair ScreenLogic 2 Wireless Connection Kit and the connection drops at least once a week requiring restarting the wireless receiver and/or the networking in the Intellicenter itself. I'd like to if possible run cat5 from my router to the Intellicenter and remove this issue all together if possible.

Anyone else have the same experience with the Wireless Kit? My receiver is only maybe 10 feet from the pool equipment on the other side of a window. Should work fine I would think.

thx!

 

[Rocket J Squirrel]

Looking at the Intellicenter manual, there's an Ethernet jack (J14) in the middle of the main control board. Can you simply wire to that?

 

[proavia]

Do you have an Intellicenter or an Intellitouch?

The Intellicenter doesn't require ScreenLogic.

I believe the only issue some have had with hardwiring is a power surge on the network can fry equipment that is connected by hardwire.

 

[livermoron]

We have the Intellicenter (led touch screen)

IntelliCenter® Pool Control System

The IntelliCenter Pool Automation system works with the Pentair Pool app to put total pool control right in the palm of your hand.

www.pentair.com

and the ScreenLogic Interface Wireless Link

Pentair Screenlogic Interface & Wireless Connection Kit for EasyTouch & IntelliTouch Control Systems | EC-522104

Control all your key functions of your pool or spa temperatures, jets, lighting, and water features right from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or any mobile digital device.

www.poolsupplyunlimited.com

the other thing about the Wireless Link is the sound it emits drives my nuts, my family can't hear it but I can. yay me.

 

[livermoron]

Looking at the Intellicenter manual, there's an Ethernet jack (J14) in the middle of the main control board. Can you simply wire to that?

cool I hadn't seen that diagram but I found it, looks like APC makes an ethernet surge protector. Time to order some cable and try it out!

Amazon.com

 

[midlifecrisis]

how far is the panel from your access point? You could always buy a small inexpensive wireless extender and install it in your house much closer to the panel kit. It’s not moving a lot of data and doesn’t require a high speed. That might be an easier solution.

 

[ajw22]

The Intellicenter doesn't require ScreenLogic.

Gene, the early IntelliCenters came with a Engenius WIFI bridge that can be flaky so Pentair changed to the 900 mhz wireless link used with Screenlogic. Thus the confusion now.

Pentair Automation Systems - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Ahultin]

Edit - what Allen said

 

[BDY]

cool I hadn't seen that diagram but I found it, looks like APC makes an ethernet surge protector. Time to order some cable and try it out!

Amazon.com

Make sure.l you buy outdoor rated cable

Something like this

GearIT Cat6 Outdoor Ethernet Cable (25ft) 23AWG Pure Copper, FTP, LLDPE, Waterproof, Direct Burial, In-Ground, UV Resistant, POE, Network, LAN, Internet, Cat 6, Cat6 Cable - 25 Feet Amazon.com

Mine comes out of my house access point, then runs underground 15’ and comes up through a punch out in the bottom of the Intellicenter.

Works much much better than wireless

 

[Gabe1432]

You need the high powered antenna. Screenlogic 2 is for easytouch/intellitouch automations.

 

[proavia]

Gene, the early IntelliCenters came with a Engenius WIFI bridge that can be flaky so Pentair changed to the 900 mhz wireless link used with Screenlogic. Thus the confusion now.

Pentair Automation Systems - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

Thanks Allen!
I was unaware that the early IntelliCenters are different from current ones.

 

[Doodad]

Make sure.l you buy outdoor rated cable

Something like this

GearIT Cat6 Outdoor Ethernet Cable (25ft) 23AWG Pure Copper, FTP, LLDPE, Waterproof, Direct Burial, In-Ground, UV Resistant, POE, Network, LAN, Internet, Cat 6, Cat6 Cable - 25 Feet Amazon.com

Mine comes out of my house access point, then runs underground 15’ and comes up through a punch out in the bottom of the Intellicenter.

Works much much better than wireless

So many people are responding about the wireless adapters and antennas and stuff when the question has to do with ethernet and a wired connection - thank you for responding appropriately lol. I have surge protected wired ethernet at my pool equipment pad, currently feeding two security cameras and a wifi 6 outdoor access point, and I have a couple of POE ports unused, so for me to connect that existing ethernet port on the intellicenter panel would be a quick job requiring just a 3' patch cable.

That said...what then? What else do I need in order to access the system? It sounds like you and others have made use of it, but I can't find any information about what other equipment or software is needed to access the panel remotely.

 

[ajw22]

So many people are responding about the wireless adapters and antennas and stuff when the question has to do with ethernet and a wired connection - thank you for responding appropriately lol. I have surge protected wired ethernet at my pool equipment pad, currently feeding two security cameras and a wifi 6 outdoor access point, and I have a couple of POE ports unused, so for me to connect that existing ethernet port on the intellicenter panel would be a quick job requiring just a 3' patch cable.

That is because the OP was confused and mixed the IntelliCenter and the ScreenLogic wireless connection kit in the first post.

That said...what then? What else do I need in order to access the system? It sounds like you and others have made use of it, but I can't find any information about what other equipment or software is needed to access the panel remotely.

Plug your wired Cat5/6 cable into the IntelliCenter board and you should be online.

Start your own thread if you need more clarification.

 

[Ahultin]

So many people are responding about the wireless adapters and antennas and stuff when the question has to do with ethernet and a wired connection - thank you for responding appropriately lol. I have surge protected wired ethernet at my pool equipment pad, currently feeding two security cameras and a wifi 6 outdoor access point, and I have a couple of POE ports unused, so for me to connect that existing ethernet port on the intellicenter panel would be a quick job requiring just a 3' patch cable.

That said...what then? What else do I need in order to access the system? It sounds like you and others have made use of it, but I can't find any information about what other equipment or software is needed to access the panel remotely.

Intellicenter has built in ethernet capabilities. If you hardwire there is no other hardware needed. Software wise you just need the pentair home app for phone or a web browser to access via IntelliCenter2.com

 

[Doodad]

Ok thanks. I was afraid I'd get a bunch of "buy the 900MHz kit" responses like OP did here. I'll just plug it in, see what's going on from an IT standpoint and then post if I can't piece it together from there.