PLCs sends signal through your home's wires. Vivint PLC (Powerline Converter) used to send wireless signal between security cameras and Smart Hub panel (formerly called Sk圜ontrol panel). Vivint uses this technology to help get a better wireless signal between their devices (especially between security cameras) in your home, without having to rewire. Using the existing electrical wiring in your home, the PLC can send a wireless signal to devices at speeds equal to a wired connection. ![]() A powerline adapter is a G.hn-based device that provides another way to connect devices to a home or business network. All of Vivint's outside cameras are wired using CAT 5 cables, and then connected to a powerline adapter, or PLC, via an Ethernet connection. We then discussed camera placements, as we were installing one inside camera, one video doorbell and one outside camera. The team had a special app to measure the strength of the Wi-Fi signal in the home, and the location of our previous panel placement was perfect for the new one. When it came to the control panel, Vivint recommends a central location with access to Wi-Fi, that's also easy to arm and disarm. In the test home's living room, we have four windows, where Scott also suggested installing sensors and a glass break sensor. ![]() To learn more about their free installation from Vivint, click here. A second sensor would also be installed inside each of the first floor rooms on the first floor, picking up the sound of broken glass and setting off the alarm. These sensors have magnets, so they sit very nicely on the windows, and work via a wireless connection to their panel. Many people say the outside, noted Scott, so he described how installing window sensors on each of our double-hung windows on the first floor, make it possible to track unwanted visitors. One of his first questions was where we wanted to stop a burglar from getting into the home: the inside of the house or the outside. We also discussed the pros and cons of the placements in each room. He and his team explained in detail every detail - from how each sensor worked, to where to place the devices for optimal performance. ![]() Scott first walked me through a game plan of how the day would go, standard to Vivint's installation process, and made a point not to talk over my head. Meet our Vivint installaers: Bamidela Babaloia, Thomas Salamonowicz, Stephen Scott, and Jordan Laguerre GearBrain They even put on slippers over their shoes to help prevent tracking of any dirt into the home - a nice touch. Stephen Scott, Bamidela Babaloia, Thomas Salamonowicz and Jordan Laguerre all wore Vivint apparel, making it was easy for us to identify them. GearBrain scheduled a set time for Vivint to run our test house installation, and the team of four installers who arrived right on time. This is the first part of a three-segment review - the installation - so you can see, step-by-step, what to expect when Vivint installs the monitoring network into your own home. Vivint gave us a test install, a chance to try its robust home automation platform. Vivint Smart Home falls in the first range: a professionally installed and monitored home security system. There are three primary types of home security systems: professionally installed and monitored, do-it-yourself (DIY) installed and monitored, and systems that are hybrids of the first two options. ![]() When you're looking for a home security system, the first step is choosing the kind you want to secure your biggest investment, your home.
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