Product Overview
Dont have 10,000 hours to research the various types of Smart Home systems? In this book, youll discover step by step how to create a smart home system that utilises the Samsung SmartThings home automation platform.
This book is a time saving manual primarily written for those new to the Samsung SmartThings home automation platform. Its a step-by-step guide to finding your way around this platform. Additionally, the guide reduces hours of research trawling through SmartThings help pages and manuals.
Furthermore, the SmartThings platform is relatively new and there will be lots of new features, App updates, not to mention increased connectivity options to other smart home products over the coming months and indeed years. Thus, one of my many jobs is update this book as these changes unfold, making this guide an invaluable reference point during the Smartification of your home.
The book aims to answer any questions you might have to regarding your new SmartThings connected IoT devices such as:
- What are the key benefits of the SmartThings home automation system?
- How to setup your SmartThings hub?
- How to setup various types of SmartThings security sensors including motion, presence, leak and door open and close detectors?
- How to setup energy saving devices such as smart outlets and smart bulbs with your SmartThings system?
- How to expand your SmartThings platform with third party smart home products?
This book will also look closely at:
- How to enhance the security levels of your home by adding IP cameras and smart locks to your SmartThings system
- How to use a Web service called IFTTT to improve the functionality of your SmartThings system
- Configuring automated scenes (called Routines by SmartThings) and utilising SmartApps to improve your daily life
- Using voice control to interface with your smart home system
- Plus, much more
As regards digesting the content in this book, please feel free to dip in and out, but do consider a full read from start to finish to get a complete picture of the overall capabilities of the Samsung SmartThings platform. Ive have purposely kept this book short, sweet and to the point so that you can consume its content pretty quickly and get straight into the process of enjoying your new smart home products.
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