ackram2506:
After connecting a few simple devices to test and understand my new things I left my home armed for the first day. 3:30 I get a message saying my hub as gone offline. I check, internet connectivity to my home is fine. This is rather disconcerting first day, is this stuff reliable enough to be considered a security system?
This is much discussed in the forums, and different people will have different answers. The following thread might be of interest (this is a clickable link):
While we were on vacation our home was burglarized. We did not have an alarm. So I’m looking for a basic wireless system that can grow. I have some ideas about a basic system, and some questions about the security app I’ve seen on this site; Smart Alarm.
Looking for the most cost efficient entry point into the system, and will add on as I can. The basic plan to start:
Hub.
1 motion sensor. (upgrade to 2-3 later)
1 glass break sensor. (Lowes has one that I’ve seen some people use. I have tons of windows and not many that open. This time the robbers broke a window to get in.)
1 siren (Not sure on which one. Lowes also has one that some people have used? This is to scare away criminals, warn us.)
Later I would add some power and light switches, and entry points, camera, etc… But that ba…