Getting started with the Vivint Smart Hub in your Tallahassee smart home

The Vivint Smart Hub is the center of your home security system as it links your cameras, locks, thermostats, and security sensors into one united system. This intuitive, 7-inch color touchscreen puts you in total control of your Tallahassee home’s security and automation. Get a better idea of what it can do and check out suggestions to get started.

What can the Vivint Smart Hub in Tallahassee do for you?

Wirelessly linking to devices through radio wave signals and the Z-wave communications protocol, the Vivint Smart Hub is the command center for your property. You can arm your system, operate lights, set the temperature, and more. If integrating a doorbell camera, you can even speak to whoever’s on your front porch. The Vivint Smart Hub includes cellular capability and a battery backup to ensure reliable performance. It also gives you complete remote access and control via the Vivint smartphone app.

Here’s a sample of the tasks you can perform:

• View real-time or recorded video from all connected surveillance cameras
• Disarm or arm your home’s security
• Turn lights on or off
• Operate your garage door
• Change your home comfort settings
• Speak directly to your monitoring center

You can enhance convenience even more with your Vivint Smart Hub in Tallahassee by programming schedules or initiating preferences. To illustrate, you might have your smart thermostat change automatically every night at a specified time. Or, you can add rules like having your front door unlock when the fire alarm goes off.

Tips for arming and disarming your security system

Before you jump into all the fantastic things your Vivint Smart Hub can perform, you’ll need to understand how to arm and disarm your system. It’s simple - just adhere to these steps:

• Press the shield icon on the home screen and swipe to the right for “Away” and left for “Stay.”
• Stay indicates you will still be present in the home and arms everything excluding interior doors and motion sensors.
• Away means you will be away, and each sensor in the home will arm.
• To disarm, simply swipe down on the shield icon and type in your PIN.

The Smart Hub will show a message if the system isn’t prepared to arm. To illustrate, an open window or door will urge you to take action. Note that you can still arm the system by following the above steps. You will then confirm you wish to ignore the sensor that isn’t ready.

Add or remove users to your Vivint Smart Hub in Tallahassee

Despite the fact that many users can be programmed during the initial installation, you will likely want to add or remove a user at some point. Here are step-by-step instructions to do so.

• Press the menu icon (three dots) at the bottom right of the home screen.
• Tap “Users” and input your PIN.
• Touch “Add new user” toward the bottom.
• Select “Name,” provide the the name you want to use, and tap the Next button.
• If you want to supply the user remote capability, tap phone or email and provide the information to dispatch an request.
• Choose Next and then enter a PIN for this new user.
• To take out a user, simply navigate to the menu, touch users, choose the user you would like to remove, and then tap “Delete User.”

Add security and convenience to your home with Vivint

Do you want to take command of your home’s automation and security through an easy-to-use touchscreen interface? You’ll enjoy the Vivint Smart Hub and your new Tallahassee security system. Dial (850) 790-4997 to learn more.