Your smart home should use these home automation items
Your Vivint rep will help you design your system for your family. You can integrate home automation devices, such as smart lighting and smart thermostats, that make your home more energy efficient. Then add in items that help protect you and your family, like CO detectors and a garage door sensor. Finally, incorporate security system devices, like motion sensors or an outdoor camera.
You can control every product in your smart home via simple command center. Create related activities or map out unique zones that enhance your comfort levels. Or download the Vivint App on your smartphone to access your home automation system no matter where you are. With Vivint’s home automation products, you're able to:
See if the door was left unlocked
When you have smart locks, you can remotely unlock or lock your doors. Receive notifications on your smartphone when your kids get home. Assign guests a temporary key code through the Vivint App. Check if any doors are unlocked at night without leaving your bed.
Maintain the right temperature at home using a smart thermostat.
Schedule your heating and cooling system to minimize energy use when you're asleep or away from the house. Remotely adjust the thermostat to be at just the right temperature when you arrive home from work.
Have the garage door open automatically when you are in the driveway.
See if your garage door is closed or receive alerts if you leave it up when you left home. Raise the garage from anywhere for large packages, so they don't sit on your doorstep. Then lower the door once they're inside to keep your packages hidden until you get home.
Stop using too much energy with smart lighting tech.
Set up energy-saving lighting schedules that align with your everyday activities. Set lighting to the right level to deal with TV glare or night-light needs. Create related activities through your phone to turn on and off the lights, so you always look like someone is in your home.
Control your surveillance cameras within the Vivint App.
Your Vivint App lets you operate your with the same home automation process. Get phone messages when your cameras pick up suspicious motion. See HD live feeds or store 30-second clips for later. Or chat with guests with the 2-way talk functionality.
Schedule your security sensors and alarms.
Using the Vivint App, you can set up your home security devices to arm when you go to bed and disarm let in out-of-town guests. And receive phone alerts whenever a sensor detects something suspicious.