Intro Security
Vera gives you a powerful home security system. You receive alerts instantly via SMS, Email or telephone calls. You can view your home's surveillance cameras, both live, and see an archive when the sensor was tripped so you can call the police if there is a real security break-in. And you can remotely arm/disarm your alarm and open doors.
What you'll need:
Z-Wave security sensors:
Motion Sensors, Door/Window sensors
They're all wireless and battery operated so installation is simple.
Security cameras:
Wired or Wireless cameras
If you buy the wireless cameras from Mi Casa Verde the come pre-configured to work with your Vera so you just plug them in and no setup is required
Mobile phone
Any mobile phone that can receive text messages will work to receive alerts. To remotely control your house, get a mobile phone with an internet connection. For Blackberry's and other phones that support Java we offer a handy control application. For all other phones, just use the built-in web browser.
How to do it
1. As described in the Quick Start Guide, connect Vera and get into Vera's setup panel by visiting FindVera.com from any web browser and clicking 'setup'. 2. Perform the basic setup process of listing the rooms in your home, adding your devices (the sensors and cameras), and creating a password on FindVera.com. This takes only a couple minutes and is described here: 3. On the devices tab click the '+' sign next to the camera(s). For each camera indicate which sensors the camera is close to, what lights to turn on when viewing the camera, and how to archive the video. 4. You probably want to arm the sensors when you leave the house and disarm them when you return home so that you are not notified when the sensors are tripped while you are home. So go to the Scene tab and create a scene called something like "Leave Home" or "Arm System". Under that scene go to all the sensors and choose "ARM" from the first pull-down. You can also set the lights and thermostat to "OFF" if you want them to turn off when you leave the house. Next, create a scene called something like "Return Home" or "Disarm system" that changes the sensors back to "BYPASS" and puts the lights and thermostat back to your preferred setting when you come home. 5. Under the Automation tab add a new Event
