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Sure. Create a scene with the button as a controller and the lights as responders. Optionally, set the On-level and ramp rate for the responders if they're dimmers.
Note: a button can control one and only one scene, but a scene can have many controllers.
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The on-line Owner's Manual has instructions for creating scenes, depending on what you use as an Insteon manager to create scenes, manually or an Insteon Hub. Or are you using something else to create scenes.
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It all depends on what you are using. The more information you provide about your set-up, the more assistance you can receive.
There are different insteon controllers. If you go controller's webpage that you are using you would find the manual for that. It will then give you the instructions for linking and creating scenes
They use different implementations so knowing what you are working with helps us give the right information.
Homekit only sees the load button (Button A) of the keypad so you would need to link the rest of the buttons manually, if that is what you are using. The Hub and ISY are easier in this regard since they have the ability to link to all the buttons on a keypad.
The manual link of a keypad is pretty easy.
Set all the lights, that you want to link to the button, to whatever state you want them in, e.g. on, off, 75%, a combination, etc...
Go to the keypad and tap the button you want to use to control everything until the button is lit up. (if it is On, tap it Off, then tap it On again)
Press and hold the set button on the keypad until it beeps at you and let go to put it into linking mode. Usually three seconds. (The led should be steadily flashing)
Tap the set button one time This just tells the keypad that you are going to add more than one device. (The led should be doing a heart-beat blink)
Go to each device that will be controlled by the button and press each of their set buttons down until they beep at you. Usually three seconds.
After you do this to all the devices you want to control from the button, go back to the keypad and press the button.
It should now control all those lights.
If you are using something other then Homekit let us know.
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