Benefits of Smart Homes

Are you thinking about transitioning or switching to a smart home setup? From advanced security to proper convenience and comfort, we explore some of the top benefits of smart homes. Read on to learn about the extensive range of options available and how to set up a smart home.

Enhanced Security and Monitoring

The most critical features of a smart home are enhanced security and monitoring. So, what is a smart home? It’s a connected living space where devices like smart indoor cameras, outdoor cameras, garage cameras, doorbell systems, and smart garage door openers work together to monitor every part of your house for safety. You can even do this remotely, keeping your home secure when you’re away.

What are the benefits of smart monitoring?

Smart monitoring is one of the key advantages of smart homes. They can give 24/7 access to security camera footage, delivered straight to your smartphone or device app. myQ’s outdoor security camera range provides high-resolution footage, and our indoor camera systems provide whole-home visibility, detecting motion and any suspicious activity.

Smart locks give you another layer of security

A front door key only gives you one layer of security – if you have the key, you can enter your house. That means anyone could theoretically break in if it falls into the wrong hands. Smart locks give you extra security with two-factor authentication. Even if someone has access to your smart lock password, they’ll still need to pass another security layer, such as providing a secret answer or correct fingerprint.

Are you looking for smart security options that cover these bases? myQ’s range of security products include:

• Smart garage camera and remote video keypad: Provides in-car notifications and myQ Smart Vehicle Access . Also, control your garage and view garage access remotely with our video keypad .
• Indoor camera: Comes with night vision, smart motion detection, and more.
• Outdoor camera: Our outdoor camera is weather-resistant, has full-color night vision, and is compatible with mQ Smart Secure technology.
• Garage camera: The garage camera includes features like live-streaming video and video history access.

Tip: Did you know? It’s important to keep your smartphone's smart home apps up-to-date so they’re even safer from hackers. Consider using a firewall on your phone to protect yourself from malware and hackers that could access your smart home security data.

Convenience and Remote Control

When it comes to security, remote control is even more reassuring. Smart technology gives you control over home systems like smart locks, cameras, and garage doors. Accessible via your car infotainment interface or smartphone, you can gain real-time insights into your home security and regularly receive informative notifications about visitors at the door, potential intruders, and who is accessing your garage.

Convenience beyond just security

Remote control provides convenience beyond security (although that is a good priority). Another benefit of smart home tech is that you can manage daily chores or maintenance settings remotely – even if you’re in a different state or country.

myQ technology provides customers with a range of different remote control options, including via the Smart Access app, where you can control all of your products in one place. For example, with smart garage openers, you can control your garage remotely no matter where you are. This ease of access can be highly convenient if, for example, you need to allow a family member access to your garage but are away on holiday.

How does smart home control work?

Linked using radio frequencies such as Wi-Fi, different smart technologies in your house can communicate with each other as part of an “ecosystem”. You can then control this smart ecosystem using a central hub to access schedules, automate jobs, and save personal smart home preferences. Since your central hub collects and displays all the different data from your smart home tools, you can see whether systems are working as efficiently as possible.

Stay within your daily energy allowance with smart technology

For example, if you see that your home is using too much energy, you can change settings and set new schedules. Your smart system might also be able to warn you when you’re exceeding your daily energy allowance. This is hugely beneficial since it means staying within your daily limit without having to work out how much energy you’re using.

Smart home control using two-way communication

Access smart home technology simply using an app, voice, or remote control. This means you can respond quickly to possible safety issues and have hands-free access to opening smart locks or your garage door. Also, if your vehicle uses geofencing technology, smart garage sensors can detect when your car is closed and open the garage.

Improved Home Accessibility

If you have a disability or an injury, smart home technology can improve your quality of life. By providing easier access, scheduled events, or alert reminders, smart home technology can help create life-changing home accessibility and independence.

Customize smart home systems to your specific needs

Since smart home ecosystems are customizable, you can tailor them to your unique personal requirements. Smart home accessibility is a growing industry, but here are a few examples of where you can use smart tech to improve it:

• Smart beds, can be self-making or include safety monitoring features.
• Smart medication dispensers can be scheduled, for example, to dispense different types of medication throughout the day and to create alert reminders.
• Smart heating means that heating can be switched on remotely without the need to access a boiler, such as through voice control or remote.
• myQ lock technology can provide personalized access to home or garage doors, meaning secure and convenient access without the need for keys.

The smart remote control itself can also be accessible since it’s hands-free and has voice recognition technology. If you have a visual impairment, smart controls respond to voice commands. In other words, you don’t have to select an option from the visual interface. If you have a physical disability or limited mobility, this can also be highly useful.

Smart home benefits are wide-ranging since the technology is highly customizable, from additional layers of home security to improved home accessibility. If you want to reduce energy use, there are smart home must-haves that can help you stay within your daily energy allowances for electricity and other resources. With endless possibilities to suit your needs, transitioning to a smart home with myQ can enhance your lifestyle while boosting efficiency and comfort.

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