How to integrate geofencing with your Peoria smart home
You’ll discover numerous possibilities when utilizing geofencing with your home’s security. Before hooking up your system, find out precisely what you can program. There is a an undeniable security benefit as you can have your system automatically lock your main entrance, arm your system, and even bring down your garage door as you leave. Conversely, when you return for the day, you can take advantage of geofencing to open your garage door, unlock your main entrance, or illuminate lights.
You’ll enjoy added convenience and potential energy savings along with elevated security. Just consider being able to change your home’s temperature automatically according to where you are. There’s no reason to operate your HVAC system at full throttle when you’re away. Alternatively, you can program it to instantly adjust when you depart and then go back to your normal settings as you return.
There are various devices you can operate via geofencing, including:
- Smart thermostats
- Entry locks
- Smart plugs and lights
- Garage doors
- Surveillance cameras
- Motion sensors
Want an alternative to geofencing? Program schedules and automations
Along with geofencing, many home security systems permit you to program automated tasks and schedules. To illustrate, you can program your entrances to lock or outside lights to activate at designated times each and every day. You might even have a few actions happen instantaneously when you’re going to bed. Or you can program customized “If This, Then That” rules such as deactivating front door locks whenever a fire alarm is tripped.
Ask Vivint about home security geofencing in Peoria
Benefit from home security geofencing in Peoria by turning to the pros at Vivint. Our modern smart homes will take your security and convenience to a new level. Place a call today at (309) 332-1063 to customize your system.