Intro Mobile Phone
You can remotely control Vera using your mobile phone using the findvera.com service. This is secure, and the username and password are always encrypted, just like when you do online banking on your mobile phone. There's nothing to setup or configure, and it takes less than 1 minute to get going.
You can also do this without the findvera.com service acting as your middle-man, although the connection is not secure and you need to be sure your internet service provider will allow you to receive incoming connections.
What you'll need:
A mobile phone with a web browser and data plan
Open your web browser and go to findvera.com/mo
You will be asked to enter the username and password you created on the findvera.tab in Vera's setup page. If you choose to save this password on your phone, then remember that if you lose your phone you should go to findvera.com right away and change your password.
You will then see a page that is similar to the dashboard, but much simpler with no fancy graphics or formatting so that it is can be used on a basic mobile phone. Note that you can also use findvera.com/mo from a normal web browser too. It won't be as pretty as the normal dashboard you see at findvera.com, but if you have a really bad internet connection you will see that the page loads much faster.
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iPhone / iPod Touch
If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, there is a special version of the remote control application that looks great, takes advantage of your touch screen, and works like a native iPhone/iPod application. To use it visit findvera.com/iphone from the Safari web browser in your iPhone or iPod.
Again, you will be asked to enter the username and password you created on the findvera.tab in Vera's setup page. If you choose to save this password on your phone, then remember that if you lose your phone you should go to findvera.com right away and change your password.
Then you will then see a page that is similar to the dashboard, but designed for the iPhone.
If you want to connect to Vera using wi-fi rather than your cellular network, then look on the bottom of your Vera or on the Quick Start Guide to get the network name and password for your Vera. Then click the Settings button in your iPhone, choose networking, and select Vera's wireless network and enter the password. Then open the Safari web browser and go http://local.findvera.com/iphone . That will connect over wi-fi, directly to Vera, and does not use the internet or the findvera.com service.
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Blackberry and other smartphones with Java
Vera includes a Java app that is prettier and easier to use than the mobile phone's web browser. To install it, open your phones browser and go to: http://findvera.com/mo . Select the 'download' link to install the Java application, and answer the prompts as requested.
When the Java application starts for the first time you will be asked how you want to connect. Choose "Secure connection" to connect using the secure findvera.com service over the internet. You only need your username and password. If you want to connect within the home using wi-fi or without using the findvera.com service, choose "Direct connection", and enter "local.findvera.com" as the IP address if you are connecting over wi-fi.
The Java application lists all the rooms in your home in a tree on the left. Highlight a room and press enter to see the scenes and devices in that room. Highlight a scene and press enter to active that scene. Or highlight a camera and press enter to view the camera full screen. Or highlight another type of device and press the cursor right to navigate through the various control options for that device.
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