| It's a dark and rainy night as you return home | | | | the internet from hundreds of miles away. You |
| from a long vacation. Your home is dark because | | | | can use your web-enabled phone to do the same |
| all the lights were turned out to save energy. | | | | thing. |
| With your web-enabled phone you connect to | | | | You can check to see whether your porch lights |
| your home automation controller. With a few | | | | are off or on. You can instruct your controller to |
| keystrokes you instruct your controller to turn on | | | | dim the light. You can instruct your porch lamp to |
| the porch lights. The lights come on and you | | | | turn on automatically at sunset, and turn off at |
| come home to a safe and comfortable home. It | | | | sunrise. |
| you have a router and modem for your home | | | | How is this possible? |
| computer, installing a newly-released controller | | | | This system uses technology that communicates |
| with amazing functionality and expandability is | | | | both wirelessly and over the electric power lines |
| easy and affordable. | | | | already installed throughout your house. |
| How it works | | | | Compatibility is the key. Everything must work |
| Picture this: You already have high speed internet | | | | together. There are home automation products |
| service in your home. Your wireless router and | | | | on the market today that are designed to work |
| internet modem are in place. You simply connect | | | | together with maximum functionality. |
| your existing router via an ethernet cable to a | | | | It gets even better as you expand your home |
| smart automation controller that plugs into a | | | | automation system |
| nearby power outlet. Then you then plug your | | | | The basic system that you set up to control your |
| porch lamp into another smart module and plug | | | | porch lights can be expanded to do much more. |
| that module into a nearby power outlet. After | | | | You can control dimmers and switches, |
| you set up your system you are ready to go! | | | | hard-wired outlet modules, plug-in modules, |
| You can control your porch light with your | | | | thermostats controls for heating and cooling, |
| wireless computer from anywhere in your house. | | | | garage door controls, and much more -- as long all |
| Better yet, you can control your porch light via | | | | the devices are compatible with each other. |