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Home Automation For Beginners: Create Your Own Smart Home

Name: Home Automation For Beginners: Create Your Own Smart Home
Rating: 4.2 (126 reviews)

Learn How to Build Your Own Smart Home Automation System from scratch without getting confused or wasting money.

Created byGerard ODriscoll

Last updated 11/2020

English

What you'll learn

Confidently buy and install various Internet of Things (IoT) devices that will ‘talk to each other’
At the end of this course you will have learnt the core skills of how to install your own smart home system
You'll have your own alarm system that will cost a fraction of purchasing a traditional home security system
45 lectures and 3.5 hours of video content
Regular course updates: new video lectures to co-incide with major hardware and software upgrades
You're also getting incredible bonuses! Including a fully illustrated PDF copy of the Essential Guide to Samsung SmartThings Smart Home Automation System
Access to Gerard to ask questions

Course content

13 sections • 45 lectures • 4h 15m total length

Welcome and Introduction1:24
In this video Gerard provides an overview of the course.
Smart Home Hub Overview3:36
Gerard talks in detail about the physical and technical characteristics of the smart home hub you will be using as the brains of your new smart home system.
Un-boxing Your Smart Home Hub2:29
In this video lecture, Gerard un-boxes the center piece of your smart home security system – the hub.
Physically Installing Your Smart Home Automation Hub1:15
In this video you will see Gerard doing the smart home hub installation. Details of the powering up and connecting your hub to the cloud are covered in this video lecture.
Setting up Battery Backup on Your Hub0:54
Demonstrates the installation of batteries that will keep elements of your smart home system running during a power outage.
Initial Mobile App Setup3:30
The mobile app acts as your control console for your smart home. In this video lecture Gerard walks you through the initial steps of downloading, setting up your account and showing a caveat that occurred during the app install process. Once installed on Gerard’s smartphone the final section of the video explains the various welcome screens displayed once the app is initially launched.
Smart Home Automation Mobile App Tour5:15
Gerard explains the five key sections of your smart home app, namely the dashboard, home, automated routines, notifications, and a marketplace of life enhancing apps.
Personalise Your Smart Home4:51
In this video lecture Gerard shows you how to apply a personal name and photo to your home automation system. Setting the hub up to know your home address and establishing an invisible zone around your property are also explained in this video.
Using Your Smart Phone to Identify Comings and Goings2:56
Your smartphone can be configured to act as a presence detector. So when your phone comes into the invisible zone, we established in the previous lesson, certain actions in your house can be triggered. This video shows you how to set this up.
Configure Each Room in Your Home5:46
In this video Gerard shows you how he personalized his own mobile app by adding and setting up various rooms.
Quiz - Smart Home Hub
Course Equipment List2:00
List of recommended smart home products for installing in your home during this course.

How to Add a Smart Open and Close Sensor to Your Hub6:28
Gerard shows you how to install and setup a key building block of a smart home security system – smart door and window sensors. Not only does Gerard show you how to physically install these smart devices but he also walks you through the configuration on the app. In this video the setup does not initially go smoothly and Gerard explains how to overcome issues with paring your smart sensors with the hub. The final part of the video shows Gerard mounting the sensor on his front door.
Personalize your Smart Door and Window Contact3:25
Once you have your smart or door contacts physically mounted in location; it’s now time to configure some settings in the app. In this video Gerard demonstrates on his own phone how to personalize and use your new smart door or window sensor.
Smart Door and Window Contacts

How to Add a Smart Motion Sensor to Your Hub3:10
Motion sensors are another key building block of your smart home. In this video, Gerard opens up the sensor, pairs it with the app and mounts in the dining room of the O’Driscoll household.
Personalise Your Smart Motion Sensors3:13
This video takes provides a detailed explanation on how to name your motion sensor and assign the device to a room in your home. A demonstration of how the sensor operates in a live environment is also included in this video.

Samsung Smartcam Setup9:51
In order to further enhance levels at home, consideration should be given to buying a smart camera. In this video, Gerard shows you how to install a Samsung Smartcam, which he recently purchased for the O’Driscoll household.
How to Add a Smart Camera to Your Home Automation System7:08
This video covers the steps needed to get your smart camera talking to the other connected devices in your home.
Personalizing Your Smart Camera4:18
In this video Gerard walks you through step-by-step how to use the app to configure the newly installed smart camera.
Smart Cameras

Configuring Your Mobile App to Arm and Disarm7:30
In this video you can look over Gerard’s shoulder and watch as he configures his app to automatically monitor the O’Driscoll household for intrusions.
What Happens With Your Smart Home System When a Robbery is in Progress2:00
One of the main benefits of setting up a smart home system (improved home security) start to become apparent at this stage of the video.
Automate the Arming & Disarming of Your Home8:28
This video helps you get your home to automatically Arm when away, disarm when family are at home and Arm (Stay) at night. No more need to type codes into your keypad entering and leaving your home.
Automate Arming

About Nest Protect10:19
This video starts with an explanation of smart smoke detectors. Key benefits of the Nest Protect and how it can be used to enhance safety levels is also covered in this video.
Installing & Configuring Nest Protect9:28
Setting up a Nest Protect is pretty straightforward and in this video lecture, Gerard explains all the details.
Controlling Your Nest Protects10:43
This video shows you how to use the Nest App to control your new Protect. Configuring check-ups, emergency shut-offs and auto away assist are all explained by Gerard in this particular lecture.
Smart Fire & CO Detectors

How to Add a Smart Leak Detector to Your Hub4:38
If you have an area of the house that you are worried about leaking (near the water heater for instance); then install a sensor that will send a notification once water is detected. In this video, Gerard teaches you how to connect a smart sensor with your home automation system.
Setting up Water Leak Notifications on Your Smartphone4:40
In this video, look over Gerard’s shoulder and watch him setup his leak detection sensor to send him a text message if a leak is detected in the utility room. At the end of the video Gerard, shows you what happens once water is spilled near the sensor.
Smart Leak Detection

About Nest Learning Thermostats10:02
In this video, Gerard outlines why you should consider adding Nest or 'Nesty' as it is known by the kids to your home.
4 Steps to Physically Install a Nest Thermostat5:07
As the name implies, Gerard describes the steps involved with preparing and indeed installing a smart thermostat. In the video, Gerard re-iterates his advice that such actions should typically be carried out by a professional installer.
Setup Your Nest Thermostat4:46
In this video; Gerard demonstrates how you would go about setting up a Nest thermostat using your smartphone, tablet or indeed a PC.
Configure Your Nest Thermostat13:48
As the name implies this video provides a description of some of the configuration options that can be setup once, Nest has been installed. Once configured correctly, a Nest learning thermostat allows you to set-up modes and schedules that match your daily lifestyle and use an App to turn the heating system ON or OFF from any part of the world!
Improve Your Nest Thermostat Experience11:21
The Nest Thermostat supports advanced capabilities, namely, auto away, auto schedule, time-to-temperature, safety temperature and PIN protection. In this video lecture Gerard shows you how to use the mobile and Web app to set up these advanced safety measures.
Smart Thermostats

Requirements

You don't need to know anything about smart home technologies in order to take this course
You don't need to have any tools or equipment in order to take this course
No smart home products are required. However In order to get the most out of this course, we include a list of recommended smart IoT connected home devices.

Description

What if you could use smart home products to improve your family’s security, safety & enjoyment levels?

Here are a four key everyday examples of how smart home automation could work in your life:

Use a mobile app to remotely view your home via an IP camera, arm your alarm, and adjust your lights and thermostats while away from home?
Be re-assured that your home and family are safe and protected — whether you’re there or not?
Receive text and email alerts on your Smartphone once an intruder enters your home or smoke is detected?
Save up to 10% on your energy bills!

Smart Homes can deliver all of the above benefits; BUT you could be forgiven if you find the notion of connecting your home a bewildering, confusing and expensive process.

People generally buy different types of smart home devices from different manufacturers ending up with various smart home devices that cannot communicate with each other.

To avoid these pitfalls international smart home automation expert, Gerard O’Driscoll offers this course to show you everything from A-to-Z on how to create your Home Automation system, which will reduce energy consumption, create a comfortable family environment & protect your home against Intruders.

As someone who has already spent over $5,000 over the last year buying a variety of connected products that range from smart bulbs and thermostats to cameras and smart smoke detectors, I’m going to save you hours of frustration that I went through; and fast track building of your own smart home.

I take the guesswork out of creating your very own smart home.

Don’t want to spend money on a smart home system that does not work? Then Enroll Today in the most comprehensive course in the world covering the topic of IoT and smart home automation.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who needs assistance in getting their smart home up and running
Home owners interested in controlling their lighting, alarm, safety, heating and entertainment systems on their smartphones or tablets while out and about or at home
This course is a useful tool for electrical contractors and alarm installers who are unsure about how to start offering smart home installation services to their customers
Home builders interested in identifying specific smart home automation ideas that will differentiate their offerings and improve overall property sales
Anyone else curious about how to setup a smart home system at a reasonable cost!

Home Automation For Beginners: Create Your Own Smart Home

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Course content

Smart Home Hub Installation and Configuration11 lectures • 34min

Adding Smart Window And Door Contacts To Your Home2 lectures • 10min

Adding Smart Motion Sensors To Your Home2 lectures • 6min

Enhance Security Levels With A Siren2 lectures • 6min

Use Smart Cameras to Increase Family Security Levels3 lectures • 21min

Configuring Your Security Alarm On An App3 lectures • 18min

Enhancing Your Safety Levels Against Fire & Co Gas3 lectures • 31min

Protect Your House Against Leaks And Water Damage2 lectures • 9min

Smart Light Bulbs & Outlets1 lecture • 5min

Use Smart Thermostats To Save Money5 lectures • 45min

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