Vivint SkyControl - Home Automation; Using Door Locks; Watching Camera Views and Videos

18 Home Automation
Home Automation
TheVivintSkyControlsystemoffersseveralconvenienthomeautomationdevicesandfeatures.
Forexample,yoursystemmightincludecameras,doorlocks,thermostats,outlets,andmore.
Thesedevicesareconnectedtoyourcontrolpanelandcanbecontrolledfromthepanelor
remotely.Theyarereferredtoasnetworkdevicesorperipheraldevices.
ReadthissectiontolearnhowtousetheperipheraldevicesthatareconnectedtoyourVivintsys-
tem.
Using Door Locks
YoucanlockandunlockdoorsfromthecontrolpanelorremotelyusingtheWebandmobileapps.
To lock and unlock doors
1. AtthepanelHomescreen,pressDevices.
2. PressDoor Lockstodisplayalistofallthedoors(identifiedbytheiruniquenames)that
haveelectronicdoorlocksinstalled.Eachdoor'sstatusindicateswhetheritiscurrently
lockedorunlocked.
3. Pressaspecificdoortotogglethatdoor'slock.
4. PresstheLock AllorUnlock Allbuttonsatthetopofthescreentolock/unlockallofthe
doorsatonce.
Watching Camera Views and Videos
WhenyouincludecamerasaspartofyourVivintsolution,youcankeepaneyeonanyroominyour
home,andevenpointacameratolookoutsideatthefrontporch,driveway,orbackyard.Thecam-
erasofferwide-angleviewsandtheabilitytorecordvideoatspecifiedtimesandwhentriggeredby
specificevents(suchasmotiondetection).
To watch camera views and videos
1. AtthepanelHomescreen,pressCameras.Alloftheconnectedcameras(identifiedby
theiruniquenames)willdisplayasnapshotimage.
2. Pressaspecificcameratoshowthatcamera'sliveview.Fromthecamerascreenyoucan
pressSettingstoseethecamera'sstatus,changethecamera'sname,andeditmotion
detector,cliptime,DVR,andothersettings.