'Initialize the TotalConnect status.'

def __init__(self, name, username, password):

    from total_connect_client import TotalConnectClient
    _LOGGER.debug('Setting    up    TotalConnect...')
    self._name = name
    self._username = username
    self._password = password
    self._state = STATE_UNKNOWN
    self._client = TotalConnectClient.TotalConnectClient(username, password)
