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Fibaro Home Center 2 Alarm Setup

4 Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Brad Arthur

Fibaro Home Center 2 Alarm Setup

In this video blog, we will show you how to setup the Fibaro Home Center 2 as your alarm system and harness the power of Z-Wave to protect your home.

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Airbnb remote property management

2 Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Airbnb remote property management

Attention Airbnb Owners! Do your guests leave the heater, A/C or lights on? Do they lock up properly? Do you have to manually hand over your keys or create a pass-code for them? With smart home technology, these worries and inconveniences can be a thing of the past. Find out how today.

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Vera Access Control - Smart Locks

2 Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Vera Access Control - Smart Locks

Smart locks are a great addition to the smart home and come packed full of useful features. Find out how to set PIN codes, place restrictions on PIN codes and see what PIN was used to enter your home and at what time. You can also check if you locked your door when leaving, and lock it from anywhere in the world. How's that for peace of mind?

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Z-Wave Associations - What are they all about?

1 Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Z-Wave Associations - What are they all about?

Z-Wave Associations are a lesser known way of achieving simple automations - independently of a Z-Wave controller. In this blog post, we take a look at what they are, how they differ from Z-Wave Scenes and when they should be used.

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automationBridge - Voice Assistant Speed Test

4 Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

automationBridge - Voice Assistant Speed Test

Controlling your smart home home with your voice is fantastic... However there can be a huge variance in the speed of the various voice assistants when working "natively" with Z-Wave hubs (and some do not work at all). In this blog, we will show you how to dramatically increase the responsiveness of your voice assistant platform of choice by combining a clever little device called Automation Bridge with your Z-Wave Gateway Controller.

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Interactive Push Notifications in Home Center

Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Interactive Push Notifications in Home Center

Learn how Home Center's push notifications can be used to trigger scenes, or prevent them from interrupting your sleep in. Follow video guides or step-by-step processes for both Magic Scenes or Graphical Blocks and have them setup within minutes.

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Creating Scenes in Home Center

Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Home Assistant: Z-Wave Guide

Fibaro's Home Center offers 3 methods of scene/automation creation. Learn what they are, and how to create a scene in each of them, among other handy automation tips.

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Let there be light

Comments  |   Posted in Z-Wave   |  By Luke Bonnici

Home Assistant: Z-Wave Guide

Looking for a simple but effective automation to get you acquainted with your Fibaro, Vera or Homey system? Learn how turn ON a light using a motion sensor, and have it turn OFF automatically when no one's in the room. Let your system light the way!

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Home Assistant: Setup Guide

2 Comments  |   Posted in SMARTHOME   |  By Luke Bonnici

Home Assistant: Setup Guide

Learn to setup a low-cost automation hub with a Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant, the versatile platform making waves in the automation community. Simply follow the steps in this guide and you'll have your Home Assistant up and running in no time.

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Home Assistant: Z-Wave Guide

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Home Assistant: Z-Wave Guide

Are you running Home Assistant and want to integrate your Z-Wave devices? If so, this guide is for you. Learn how to set-up your Z-Wave network, add devices and create your first automation. Then tinker to your heart's content.

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