Ikea TRÅDFRI And SmartThings - Just Starting Out

[JDRoberts]

We were just discussing security system issues and features a few days ago.

See the following thread (this is a clickable link)

Arlo Camera integration

Search the forum for security discussions and I think you may find that some of the features that you would expect a security system to have are absent from SmartThings. Just as an example, there are no entrance or exit delays; if the Internet is not available the system cannot send notifications and you can neither arm nor disarm it; there’s no concept of a master user so anyone you give access to, say, turn lights on and off can also change anything else on the system; and the company’s own official product usage guidelines tell you not to use it for anything critical. do not use SmartThings to control any device that may have an impact on health, safety, security, property, or financial interests, And they can and do push out updates at any time which can take your system off-lin…