Tips for using the Vivint Smart Hub in your Fayetteville smart home

At the center of your home security, the Vivint Smart Hub connects your cameras, locks, thermostats, and security sensors into a unified system. This easy-to-use, 7-inch color interface puts you in full control of your Fayetteville home’s automation and security. See what it can do and find suggestions to get you started.

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

Wirelessly connecting to sensors and other implements via radio frequencies and the Z-wave communications protocol, the Vivint Smart Hub is the command center for your home. You can disarm or arm your system, program lights, set the temperature, and more. If integrating a doorbell camera, you may even speak to someone standing at your door. The Vivint Smart Hub has a battery backup and cellular capability for added reliability. It also offers complete remote operability through the Vivint cell phone app.

Here are some of the tasks you can execute:

• Review live or saved footage from all integrated surveillance cameras
• Arm and disarm your home security
• Switch lights on or off
• Operate your garage door
• Modify your thermostat’s temperature
• Communicate directly to monitoring professionals

You can take convenience to another level with your Vivint Smart Hub in Fayetteville by programming schedules or establishing rules. For example, you can have your smart thermostat change automatically nightly at a specified time. Or, you can set preferences like having your entrances unlock if the smoke detector triggers.

Tips for arming and disarming your security system

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

• Press the shield icon on the home screen and swipe to the right for “Away” and left for “Stay.”
• Stay signifies you will remain in your house and arms all sensors except interior doors and motion detectors.
• Away signifies you will be gone, and all sensors in the home will arm.
• To disarm, just slide the shield icon down and enter your PIN.

The main screen will show a warning if something is stopping the system from arming. To illustrate, an open door will cue you to act. Keep in mind that you are still able to arm the system by adhering to the instructions above. You will then confirm you wish to bypass the sensor that isn’t engaged.

Adding users to your Vivint Smart Hub in Fayetteville

Despite the fact that many users can be set up when your system is installed, you will likely want to add or remove a user down the road. Here’s how it’s done.

• Touch the menu icon (three dots) on the bottom right of the main screen.
• Touch “Users” and input your PIN.
• Choose “Add new user” near the bottom.
• Select “Name,” type in the the name you want to use, and tap the Next button.
• If you want to supply the user remote functionality, select phone or email and provide the details to deliver an request.
• Touch Next and then create a PIN for the added user.
• To remove a user, navigate to the menu, press users, pick the user you wish to delete, and then select “Delete User.”

Automate and secure your home with Vivint

Are you ready to take charge of your home’s automation and security with an intuitive touchscreen dashboard? You’ll love the Vivint Smart Hub and your new Fayetteville smart home. Call (910) 718-9601 to get started.