In a rush to get it done, I didn’t write down the password I’d just made up (Rule #1: don’t forget your home automation password). I plugged it into my router, launched the app, entered the unique ID number that came with the system and filled in a little more user information. Hooking up the SmartThings hub started off smoothly.
The company continues to add more device makers to the list of products it works with.
SmartThings offers its own line of accessories or you can use compatible third-party devices like Kwikset smart locks, Philips Hue lights or Sonos wireless speakers (BTW–use of third-party devices like Hue still requires the original device’s hub or gateway, so make sure you have plenty of ports on your router).
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and which you then access and operate all through an iOS or Android app. The hub then connect wirelessly via Zigbee and Z-wave to other devices to create a mesh network of connected smart things such as motion sensors, door sensors, smart locks, etc. Similar to Lowe’s Iris, Wink, Insteon and Staples Connect, the SmartThings system begins with a hub product that connects to your network router. SmartThings, which was acquired in 2014 by Samsung, is one of several recent entries in the do-it-yourself home automation market. I’ve setup a number of smart home hubs (like this one and this one), programmed my own Control4 system (somewhat), and confused countless universal learning remotes, so I decided to give myself a challenge with this review of a SmartThings system-I wanted to see how fast I could get it setup and running. In the case of this test I was probably the dumbest thing in the room. There are a lot of smart things in this review.
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