1. Hit either shift key five times.
2. Select settings.
3. On the keyboard tab, and under filter keys, make sure 'use filter keys' is NOT checked.
4. Under filter keys again, select settings. Uncheck every box.
5. Now click the general tab
6. Under Administrative options uncheck both check boxes if checked. If not checked check them, click apply, ok, and then go back into it, and uncheck them.

As of this article, no one has released a native Insteon IR remote control.  However since all Insteon devices are backwards compatible with X10, there is a solution.

Assigning an X10 address to an Insteon device and using an IR543 X10 Infrared Commander Center allows a programmable IR remote control to control your Insteon device.

I use a Harmony 880 remote to control my home theater and my Insteon lights.

It turns out because of the way the Harmony remotes work, they are not best suited for X10 in some situations because they do not allow for macros. For example you can add x10 commands to your activity startup/shutdown but can not have it send an x10 command after pressing the pause button.

Also for anyone else interested in using the IR543 X10 Infrared Commander Center with a Harmony Remote (The 880 in my case), see this link: http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-harmony/thread.cgi?3765 which includes a few tips and tricks.

I hope this is helpful.

As of this article, no one has released a native Insteon RF remote control.  However since all Insteon devices are backwards compatible with X10, there is a solution.

For less than $30 I ordered RR501 Wireless RF Transceiver and a KR22A Credit Card Keychain Controller online from Automated Outlet.

I first used the free InHomeFre software application to receive the X10 signal on the powerline and convert it to an Insteon signal.  However there were two problems with this.  The first is that the room I wanted to control the lights in is on the opposite phase as the computer running the software.  Because I do not have a phase coupler and am not willing to invest to much money in legacy X10 technology I had to locate the RF receiver on the other side of the house near the computer.  The distance between the remote control and the X10 RF receiver caused about a 75% reliability factor.  This is unacceptable, granted we are talking X10 here so I don't expect 100%.  The second problem was that by using the InHomeFre software (along with an Insteon PowerLinc V2 USB) there was a delay of a second or two between pressing a button on the remote and the light responding.  So I deemed this solution just not acceptable on both counts.

Knowing that insteon devices are backwards compatible with X10 I decided to give that a try.  I moved the X10 RF receiver into the same room I wanted to control and used the remote to set the X10 address on each device.  This went very smoothly.  I then tested the remote on each device and it just worked.  It's about 99% reliable and the delay between pressing the button and the light reacting is barely noticeable.

Controlling up to 8 scenes from a single gang box is great.  I can place one of these next to the home entry doors and set a button to turn on every light in house if coming home late at night… or a button to make sure every light is turned off when leaving.  In the kitchen I could have one button for cooking, one for family dinner, one for romantic dinner, and one for party, etc.

Each button is backlit and the backlight intensity can be adjusted between 2 settings.  When a button is presses it by default toggles the scene to be on or off.  When the scene is on the intensity of the individual button backlight is increased.   I like the individual backlit buttons but the light tends to bleed over into other buttons a bit.

The KeypadLinc ships with a variety of preprinted labels.  The labels are made from a grainy paper and as you can imagine, a backlight behind paper isn’t very appealing.  I have read that some people are using label makers to print their own buttons but I have not yet tested this.  Smarthome has responded to this concern and said they are looking into producing etched buttons.

The tactile feel for each button takes some getting used to and the unit I have doesn’t seem to give quite enough feedback on some of the buttons to be confident that I actually pressed the button.  With some practice this probably wouldn’t be a problem.

The functionality of the KeypadLinc is as expected and very convenient, however in this user’s humble opinion is not the most cosmetically appealing controller.  I just happened to look through a home automation magazine at the bookstore the other day and found a few very nice looking multi-button switches (not Insteon).  Maybe we'll see something a little more stylish in the future. They are fine for a business or maybe even a laundry room but I think they are a little too industrial looking for a most rooms in a home.