Tips for using the Vivint Smart Hub in your New Haven smart home
At the center of your home security, the Vivint Smart Hub links your cameras, security sensors, thermostats, and locks into a single united system. This easy-to-operate, 7-inch color touchscreen puts you in total charge of your New Haven home’s automation and security. Get a better idea of what it can do and find recommendations to get started.
How can you benefit from the Vivint Smart Hub in New Haven?
Connecting wirelessly to components with radio wave transmissions and Z-Wave communications, the Vivint Smart Hub is the command center for your residence. You may disarm or arm your system, program lights, update the thermostat, and more. If incorporating a doorbell camera, you may even chat with whoever’s on your front porch. The Vivint Smart Hub features a backup battery and cellular functionality to ensure reliable performance. It also gives you total remote operability via the Vivint mobile app.
Here are some of the tasks you can perform:
- View live or saved video from your connected surveillance cameras
- Arm and disarm your home’s security
- Switch lights on or off
- Open or close your garage door
- Adjust your home comfort settings
- Talk directly to your monitoring center
You can enhance convenience even more with your Vivint Smart Hub in New Haven by implementing schedules or establishing rules. For instance, you could have your smart thermostat automatically adjust nightly at a specified time. Or, you can add preferences like having your front door unlock when the smoke alarm trips.
Tips for arming and disarming your system
Before you jump into all the amazing things your Vivint Smart Hub can accomplish, you’ll want to know how to arm and disarm your system. It’s easy - just adhere to these instructions:
- Tap the shield icon on the home screen and swipe to the right for “Away” and left for “Stay.”
- Stay signifies you will still be present in the home and arms all sensors except interior doors and motion detectors.
- Away indicates you will be leaving, and everything in the home will engage.
- To disarm, all you need to do is slide the shield icon down and input your PIN.
You’ll see a message if something is blocking the system from arming. For instance, an open window will cue you to act. Note that you can still arm your home’s security by following the instructions above. You will then have to verify that you would like to circumvent the sensor that isn’t ready.
Adding users to your Vivint Smart Hub in New Haven
Even though many users can be set up when you first get your system, you may want to add or remove a user at some point. Here are instructions to do so.
- Touch the menu icon (three dots) at the bottom right of the home screen.
- Press “Users” and type in your PIN.
- Choose “Add new user” near the bottom.
- Tap “Name,” type in the the name you want to use, and tap the Next button.
- If you want to supply the user remote functionality, choose email or phone and provide the info to dispatch an invite.
- Touch Next and then create a PIN for the added user.
- To remove a user, just navigate to the menu, tap users, choose the user you would like to delete, and then tap “Delete User.”
Automate and secure your home with Vivint
Are you ready to take control of your home’s security and automation through an intuitive touchscreen console? You’ll appreciate the Vivint Smart Hub and your new New Haven smart home. Dial (203) 625-1716 to learn more.