Setting up a Smart Home
In recent years, the popularity in smart tech has grown and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing, with research revealing the number of smart homes is set to exceed the 350 million mark by 20231.
With a wide range of product options, from smart lighting, cameras and door locks to smart plugs, speakers and white goods, it’s never been easier to set up a smart home. There are many different products to choose from to create your personalised smart home, which fits perfectly into your home and lifestyle.
But how do you know which products will work best for your home, lifestyle and where do you start? Here, the expert team from Yale will help to simplify exactly what a smart home is and how you can create one that works you and your family.
So, what is a smart home?
A smart home enables you to control and monitor your security, appliances, lights, heating and much more, all remotely using a smartphone.
Smart home tech allows you to set up routines and automated tasks. This might include switching the outside light on at 7pm every night, timing the heating to come on at 6am or alerting you to set the alarm when you lock the front door. There are many ways smart tech can bring convenience and peace of mind to your daily routines.
Creating your smart home
When considering investing in smart tech for your home, it’s important to reflect on what you intend to use it for and if you plan to expand your smart home in the future.
A good place to start is with a voice assistant. The voice assistant is likely to become the hub of your house and so when starting on your smart home journey choose products and devices which are going to work with your chosen voice assistant.
This allows you to connect products within the home and control them by simply using your voice. For example, if you have a smart plug which controls your lights you can ask your voice assistant to turn them on or off. Or maybe you have a smart TV? Again you can simply ask the voice assistant to turn the TV off or to switch it on – it’s as simple as that.
Providing Convenience
One of the main benefits of smart tech is the convenience it provides to the user. And when it comes to smart home security, it’s no different.
When it comes to the security of your home, choose a smart security brand you can trust to provide high quality and effective products. Yale has been innovating and securing homes for over 180 years. Starting with the mechanical lock, Yale now works to create an innovative, connected home, which can give you the ultimate peace of mind.
Smart security can not only protect your home, but it can also provide you with added convenience. For many of us, our front doors are in constant use, with people coming and going including visitors, family members, friends and trade professionals. And so, with all this activity it can be easy to forget to lock your door or check it’s locked throughout the day.
Introducing, the smart door lock. Easy to install and set up, smart door locks are designed to make your life easier. Whether you have a PVCu, Composite or wooden door, there’s a smart door lock suitable for most homes.
Once installed and set up, either as a DIY project or by a trade professional, it’s then time to enjoy using your smart door lock. With the option to provide key tags, cards or electronic keys to family, friends or trade professionals, you can keep a track of who enters and leaves your home through your smartphone, from anywhere.
Another smart product, which can bring convenience as well as security is a smart delivery box. If you’re often out when parcels get delivered, a smart delivery box can provide the convenience you need to ensure your parcels are kept safe, secure, and protected from the elements.
Either controlled using a keypad or via your smartphone, your delivery driver can drop off your parcels when you’re not in. When a parcel is delivered, get a notification to your smartphone, giving you peace of mind and preventing any special deliveries from going missing or getting damaged.
Setting up a smart home eco-system
If you’ve started to invest in smart tech, you might want to look at creating an eco-system. This is when different smart devices in your home can be controlled through one centralised hub, this might be Google Nest, Amazon Echo or Samsung SmartThings, depending on which hub you have chosen.
The devices simply need to be integrated, which then allows them to be controlled through the hub. This integration gives you complete control over the mix of devices in your home, making securing and monitoring your home easier than ever.
At Yale, we offer a range of smart security products that work together creating an easy to use and simple to set up smart home. If you’re looking for more help and advice on how to set up your smart home, be sure to explore our website here: www.yalehome.com/ae.
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