Smart homes in easy steps
Book - 2018
"Smart Homes in easy steps takes the mystery out of all of the elements that are required to set up a smart home: it defines a smart home and shows what is needed to make a home smart: digital voice assistants, devices and apps."--
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- Published
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Leamington, Warwickshire :
In Easy Steps Limited
[2018]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781840788259
- 1. About Smart Homes
- Introducing the Smart Home
- Controlling Smart Devices
- Connectivity for Devices
- Day in the Life of a Smart Home
- Security Issues
- 2. About Digital Voice Assistants
- Digital Voice Assistants
- Using Digital Voice Assistants
- Functionality
- Using IFTTT
- Digital Voice Assistant Apps
- Settings
- 3. Alexa and the Amazon Echo
- About Alexa and the Echo
- Setting up the Echo
- Using the Alexa App
- Alexa App Homepage
- Alexa Skills
- Music on the Echo
- Dropping in with Alexa
- Using Smart Home Devices
- 4. Google Assistant and Google Home
- About Google Assistant and Home
- Setting Up
- Around the Homepage
- Device Settings
- More Settings
- Using and Creating Routines
- Adding Actions
- Linking Smart Home Devices
- Managing Home Devices
- 5. HomePod and the Home App
- About the HomePod
- Using the Home App
- Managing the Home App
- Managing Rooms
- 6. Using Smart Devices
- Installing Devices
- Related Apps for Devices
- Smart Home Hubs
- Registering with Apps
- Using Multi-Device Apps
- 7. Smart Lighting
- About Smart Lighting
- Getting Started
- Setting up a Room
- Using Lights
- Customizing Lights
- Smart Lighting Scenes
- Creating Routines
- Settings
- 8. Smart Heating
- About Smart Heating
- Elements of Smart Heating
- Smart Heating App
- Adding a Smart Thermostat
- Setting the Temperature
- Creating a Schedule
- Applying Eco Settings
- Smart Heating Settings
- Home and Away
- 9. Smart Security
- Smart Security Cameras
- Smart Alarm Systems
- Indoor Security
- Video Doorbell
- Smart Locks
- 10. More Smart Home Options
- About Smart Plugs
- Robotic Lawnmowers
- Robotic Vacuum Cleaners
- Miscellaneous Smart Devices
- Smart Entertainment
- 11. Looking Forward
- Robots in the Home
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- The Smart Home Future
- Index