Hi everyone,

The thing that bothered me most about Control4: every small change means calling the dealer, waiting, and paying. A new scene, a schedule, a different time for the garden lights, access for the kids.

So I built **DirectorLink**, a free, open-source driver and app. Once it's installed, you make those changes yourself, from your phone. No dealer visit, no service call, no subscription.

** Try it first (2 minutes, nothing to install): https://directorlink.io/try/ **

**What you can do yourself, any time, for free**

- **Scenes:** make and change them, run with one tap ("Good Night": lights off, blinds down, AC to 23°)

- **Schedules:** by the clock, sunrise or sunset, the weather, or when you arrive home

- **Family access:** each person gets their own rooms, devices, cameras and scenes. Add or remove people yourself

- **Rooms and favorites:** order them, hide rooms, pick favorites

- **Alerts on your phone:** doorbell, cameras, doors and gates

- **Remote access** from anywhere, encrypted end to end

- **History** of who did what, and **automatic backups**

It controls lights, AC and floor heating, blinds, fans, Sonos, cameras, doors and gates.

**What still needs your dealer:** adding the DirectorLink driver once, and adding new devices or drivers later. That's it. Your Composer programming and keypad buttons stay as they are, and your dealer can still see everything DirectorLink runs.

**Privacy:** at home the app talks straight to the controller. Away from home, requests go through our relay, encrypted end to end: it passes them on but can't read them. The code is open source (Apache-2.0), so anyone can check it.

**Requirements:** Control4 OS 3.3 or later. I run it every day on a CORE-1 with X4.

- Website: https://directorlink.io

- Free drivers (Samsung refrigerators, Hikvision cameras): https://directorlink.io/drivers/

- Source: https://github.directorlink.io

Questions and feedback are welcome. What's the change you've been waiting for your dealer to make?

*DirectorLink is an independent project, not affiliated with Control4 or Snap One.*

I have an older Matrix I am using Specifically to Distribute my Cable / Satillite Boxes

Family refuses to Stream Cable and i agree. We need Channel Buttons and Primarily use Directv.

Right now the Matrix is used as a splitter really so it's not controlled.

I would like to add another Directv Box and I have an older Cable Box I'd like to add on Matrix as I use it for specific local channels only.

Ive attached photos. It was once controlled flawlessly on RTI So I know it's possible.

Thanks!

About six months ago, I shared DTNT here. I’m a Chicago Control4 and low-voltage integrator, and I built the app to bring the networking tools I use during service calls into one place.

Since the original post, DTNT has received many updates and improvements based on real field use and user feedback. Version 2.1.78 is now live in the Microsoft Store.

Recent improvements include:

• A clearer IP scanner with better device information and status • Improved Wi-Fi surveying and channel analysis • A better speed test with download, upload, latency, jitter, loaded latency and peak results • Ping, traceroute and TCP port checks • Saved service jobs and CSV/JSON exports • A cleaner layout for laptops and tablets • Many performance, stability and usability improvements

I’d really appreciate feedback from Control4, AV, low-voltage and network technicians. Please try it and tell me what is useful, confusing or still missing.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PFKHZ8M32HJ

Reolink IP cameras now Control4 compatible

Reolink is a global security camera manufacturer focused on making capable video surveillance accessible and affordable for homes and businesses. Its products are widely available through major retailers, online marketplaces and Reolink's own stores across Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, making systems easy to purchase, expand and replace.

The Chowmain Reolink driver package supports Ethernet cameras, USB Wi-Fi cameras and Reolink NVRs, including cameras connected directly to an NVR's integrated PoE ports. This gives integrators the flexibility to support everything from individual network or wireless cameras through to larger NVR-based surveillance systems.

The integration extends well beyond live video, with support for PTZ control, smart detection events and Control4 Connect push notifications. Intelligent events such as person, vehicle and animal detection can also be used within Control4 programming to trigger lighting, announcements and other automated actions, bringing Reolink surveillance into the wider smart home experience.

Driver Features:

• IP camera driver
  • Integration of live video and snapshots (when available).
  • Works with Reolink cameras connected directly to the LAN and cameras connected to Reolink NVRs.
  • Optional PTZ controls for compatible cameras, including pan, tilt, zoom, configurable speed, movement duration, and reversed axes.
  • Dynamic PTZ preset discovery and preset recall from the camera's configured Reolink presets.
  • Reolink event processing for compatible cameras and NVRs, with camera events exposed to Control4 automation.
  • Auto-renaming support for keeping the Control4 driver name aligned with the device or NVR channel.
  • Built-in camera test, diagnostics, extended diagnostics, and diagnostic submission actions.
  • Optional custom buttons with configurable labels when viewing a camera in the Navigator.
  • Push Notifications with Snapshots
• NVR driver
  • ONVIF event handling for motion, person, vehicle, face, and visitor/doorbell event types.
  • Channel-aware event routing so an event is delivered to the matching Reolink camera channel.
  • Channel bindings for connecting individual Reolink camera drivers to the correct NVR channel.

For more information see link below.

https://chowmain.software/drivers/control4-reolink