How to implement smart home automation actions and scenes in your Asheville home

Home security is more than door sensors and alarms. These days, your modern system revolves around smart home automation and pre-configured scenes. Through the use of your smartphone app or command hub, you can implement custom actions that improve your security and convenience. See how to make your own in just a few straightforward steps. 

What is possible with smart home automation?

Modern smart homes let you do many things, like examining video streams or changing thermostat settings remotely from your phone. But that’s merely the beginning. Smart home automation lets different aspects of your home to function together. 

These are some examples of what you can program:

• Disarm your system when someone opens the door with a PIN
• Unlock your door when a fire alarm or CO detector trips
• After doors are unlocked, have them lock again after a specified amount of time
• Program interior cameras to record if a door opens or motion detector triggers
• Disarm and arm your system at designated moments

There’s no limit to what you can do. You could even configure a multifaceted nighttime scene that adjust lights, arms your system, and locks doors all at once. The leading home security systems in Asheville make it effortless with easy-to-use smartphone apps.

Configuring home automation actions in your Asheville home

Configuring smart home automation is more straightforward than you realize, even if you are hesitant about new technology. Mobile apps like Vivint’s allow you to make life easier with custom actions in just a minute or two. Vivint’s app also comes pre-programmed with some suggested automation actions you can simply switch on.  

Here’s a quick rundown of how to make a new action, also known as a rule:

1. Open the Vivint app on your mobile device.
2. Tap the menu icon in the top left of your screen and select “Smart Actions.”
3. Tap the “+” sign to create a new action.
4. Define the action by picking what you want to take place. For instance, you may wish to arm your system, start a camera recording, or illuminate a light. You’ll find numerous possibilities.
5. Next, specify what will trigger the action. As an example, you may want a smart light to illuminate when a motion detector trips or a surveillance device to record when a front door lock opens. You can also have an action occur simply based on the hour.
6. Finally, you only have to review your action, save the new rule, and toggle it on to enable it.

If it seems difficult, it’s far from it. Due to the app's usability, you can virtually just press what you want and switch rules off or on. If you would like a video camera to record when a door is opened, you may pick which camera to initiate from a list. You will also choose the door if there are multiple options. The rule can be programmed to run 24/7 or only for particular timeframes.

Find innovative smart home automation by installing a Vivint security system

Take some of life’s routine tasks off your schedule and let your new Vivint smart home take care of them for you! By implementing smart home automation, you’ll discover a new level of convenience while attaining better protection for your household. Start designing your smart home in Asheville today by dialing (828) 571-7175 and speaking to a Vivint specialist.