X-Git-Url: http://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/hmcfgusb/blobdiff_plain/e052333d36a748d0ecbf1304ce1acc6301f7895c..fe6f87a97b74a94fae97694038daae60f2b5f3dd:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0071c6c..a658d7f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ switches, sensors, ...). This repository contains, amongst others, an application, which emulates the HomeMatic LAN configuration adapter-protocol to make it possible to use the -HM-CFG-USB in [Fhem][] or as a lan configuration tool for the CCU or the +HM-CFG-USB in [Fhem][] or as a lan configuration tool for the [CCU][] or the HomeMatic windows configuration software, also supporting devices using AES-signing like [KeyMatic][]. @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ AES-signing like [KeyMatic][]. [HomeMatic]: http://www.homematic.com/ [Fhem]: http://fhem.de/ [KeyMatic]: http://www.elv.de/homematic-funk-tuerschlossantrieb-keymatic-silber-inkl-funk-handsender.html +[CCU]: http://www.elv.de/homematic-zentrale-ccu-2.html ### Short hmland HowTo: ### @@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ AES-signing like [KeyMatic][]. ``attr hmusb hmId `` **Important compatibility information:** -If older Fhem-versions (before 2015-06-19) or other software ([Homegear][], -[LXCCU][], a real [CCU][], Windows configuration software, ...) is used -to connect to hmland, the `-I` switch might be needed to impersonate a -LAN-interface (this replaces the identity string HM-USB-IF with HM-LAN-IF). +If older Fhem-versions (before 2015-06-19) or [Homegear][] before 2015-07-01 +is used to connect to hmland, the `-I` switch might be needed to +impersonate a LAN-interface (this replaces the identity string HM-USB-IF with +HM-LAN-IF). eQ-3 rfd (CCU and configuration software) works without this switch. Software which needs this will not keep a stable connection open to hmland without this switch. It was the hardcoded default in versions < 0.100. @@ -59,11 +60,17 @@ hmland without this switch. It was the hardcoded default in versions This incompatibility is needed so connecting software is able to differentiate between HM-CFG-LAN and HM-CFG-USB. +**Important security information:** +Versions before 0.101 do not correctly transmit the AES channel-mask +to the HM-CFG-USB, which results in signature-requests not being generated +by the device in most cases. This can lead to processing of unsigned messages +by the host-software. If you are relying on authenticated messages +(with e.g. aesCommReq in Fhem) from devices like door-sensors and remotes, +you should upgrade to at least version 0.101. + [releases-directory]: https://git.zerfleddert.de/hmcfgusb/releases/ [hmcfgusb-HEAD-xxxxxxx.tar.gz]: https://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/hmcfgusb/snapshot/HEAD.tar.gz [Homegear]: https://www.homegear.eu/ -[LXCCU]: http://www.lxccu.com/ -[CCU]: http://www.elv.de/homematic-zentrale-ccu-2.html ### Updating the HM-CFG-USB firmware to version 0.967: ###