What is home automation? This is where technology and convenience meet, developing a network made up of separate devices that all work in harmony together. This networked system gives you the control instantly over other individual devices as well as appliances throughout your house. You decide how a device should function, when it needs to start and why it should start. You set up the schedule and the remainder is automated and based on your overall personal preferences providing, control, convenience, money savings and an overall smarter home.

Scan Your Property

Home automation provides security and safeguards your home by always being on guard and ready. Starting with a security camera's eye scanning everything to a sensor for water that alerts you of what could be a costly leak, any automated security system for your home will keep your property under guard so you are able to react immediately when notified of a problem.

Convenience

Automate and control every appliance or device in your home whether you are there or miles away in an entirely different country. This automation works efficiently for saving money on utilities and providing convenience overall.

Lighting

Have the ability to manage the lights from wherever you are in the world. Control each individual lights that are in different parts of the home all from a console by your own bed, car, kitchen, or even poolside from some resort at the other side of the planet. With this automation, you have full authority over the lighting of your home from where ever you are. Turn a few lights on so making it look as if someone is home. Turn them off in the morning.

Cameras

Cameras are the staple of business and home security for many years but advancements in the technology have permitted for improvements in sensors, optics and other special features such as being able to view your property remotely. Log into the camera system and view in real-time, various areas of the home or business while you are absent. Reposition, rotate, record, zoom closer, and snap photos all with the click of your mouse on your laptop. You can even go further; have the camera record at a particular time. Even allow it to automatically snap picture when it senses movement. Cameras actually have a vast amount of features that are unique to monitor any of your property.

Security Systems & Access Control

Open a garage door remotely or unlock/lock a certain door within the house all from your laptop. With an automated home system, your house is able to contact you, send an alert when a security issue has occurred. It might be gas-leak, trespasser, or sudden temperature rise – home automation stays on guard for you.

You should automate your home first for safety whether you are at your home or not. You should automate your home second to save on utilities by leaving things off when you are gone turning them on when you start for home. Third for convenience, your coffee can be made for you in the morning and your favorite music is on when you get home in the evening – with something already cooking in the oven. Plus, it's just fun to have smart home automation.



Source by Emily J Jayden