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How to log into and use your Vera Home automation and control System

15/5/2019

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The following directions are how to log into your Vera Home Automation Controller.
You can access your home automation controller directly if you know the IP or you can use their relay server via their app or your web browser.

​Below are directions on how to use the app (Android, IOS) or a web browser too access your controller. 
From a computer with internet access, do the following. 
  1. Click on this link. 
    (Save this link as you need it to log into your user interface again in the future.)
  2. In the green section, enter your User Name. 
  3. In the green section, enter your password.
  4. Check the "Remember User Name" box.
  5. Click on the "Login" button. 
    You should now be logged into your account and see all of the controllers attached to your account. 
    If we installed your system, you should see an address or home or business name with each controller.
    NOTE: You may see a secondary controller listed only with it's serial number. This is usually a secondary controller attached to a master controller. You will not need to connect to that controller.​​
  6. Click the "Connect" button. It may take a few seconds to a minute to fully log into your controller so be patient.
​Scroll down to see directions on how to use your new controller.
From an Android tablet or phone, do the following,
  1. First, try clicking on this link.
    ​It may open up your app store to the Vera App you need to install. If it does, please go to step #4. If it did not take you directly to the app, please continue.
  2. Open up your App store. (For Google it is called the "Play Store")
  3. Search for "Vera Mobile" App. (Its icon is a green square with a "V" on it.)
  4. Install the app.
  5. Once the app is installed, open the app.
  6. Log in with your user name and password provided.
Scroll down to see directions on how to use your new controller.
From an Apple (IOS) tablet or phone, do the following,
  1. First try clicking on this link. 
    ​It may open up your app store to the Vera App you need to install. If it does, please go to step #4. If it did not take you directly to the app, please continue.
  2. Open up your App Store. (For Apple, it is called the "App Store")
  3. Search for the "Vera Mobile" App. (Its icon is a green square with a "V" on it.)
  4. Install the app.
  5. Once the app is installed, open the app.
  6. Log in with your user name and password provided.
The following directions are how to operate your Vera Home Automation Controller
Now that you are logged in to your automation controller, you should be on the "Dashboard" page.
To navigate between pages, select the "Menu", located on any page in the top left corner and select the page you want from the menu drop down.
Here are the pages you will see and a description on what the contain.

Dashboard
The Dashboard page is where you can see your controllers alerts, mode information, device shortcuts and any favorites you have created.
  • Alerts are notifications of door windows opening and closing and locks locking and unlocking.
  • Modes are sets or predefined rules that can happen when you place the controller in that particular mode. The available modes are Home, Away, Night, Vacation.
  • Device Shortcuts are buttons that can make multiple devices do something with the touch of one button.
    Example, Turn all your lights on with one button push.
    Examle, Lock all of your doors with one button push.
  • Favorites are a list of devices attached to your controller that have the star selected by you or the user. When the star is selected, they appear here in the favorites list.
Devices
The devices page is where you will find all of the devices connected to your controller.
You can sort these devices by room, type and list.
​Please scroll down to learn more about devices.
Camera
The camera page is where you will see any cameras attached to your controller.
​Clicking on the camera image will give you the options for that camera and make the camera picture bigger.
Geofencing (Mobile Only)
The Geofencing page is where your geofencing is set up.
Your geofence is the a fence drawn around your home where leaving and entering it will cause your homes mode to change.
Please do not go into this section unless you know what you are doing.
Scenes
The scenes page is where your scenes reside.
Scenes are predetermined instructions based on certain events.
A scene may consist of turning a light on at 7PM every day.
This is where your homes intelligence is and where events are controlled from.
To play a scene, tap the play button.
To edit a scene, tap the pencil and edit that scene.
To add a scene, tap the + Add a Scene button and fill out the necessary information.

Operation
Now let's learn a bit about your devices and how you can control them.
​Let's go back to the "Devices" section.
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​Go ahead and explore. Feel free to turn on and off your devices. Please remember that your home controller communicates wirelessly to your devices. Being wireless, these devices may not react instantly. Take your time and give the controller time to react and gather its thoughts so to say. Be patient as there is a lot going on in the background.

​​You might have different devices on your system or different devices attached to your system. Below are some examples.
​If you are an administrator on your account, please DO NOT DELETE or REMOVE any devices from your system.
Light Module
If you have a light module, you can see it's current status and turn it on and off by tapping on the On/Off slider.
  • If you see the slider at the bottom of the devices widget, you can also control the lights brightness.
  • Just slide the slider circle to the appropriate level and release. The percentage will tell you what the percentage of illumination the light is at. 
  • 100% = On / Full brightness.
  • 0% = Off
  • ​Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Electric Door Lock
If you have a electric door lock, you can see it's current status, it's battery level, lock it, unlock it and possibly set a pin for people to use. 
  • Clicking on the "Locked" slider will Lock/ Unlock the door.
  • The picture if the lock will change when the status of the lock changes.
  • Clicking on the right arrow then, if available, "Pin Codes" will take you to the pin codes section. 
  • The battery indicator show the approximate battery level of the device.
  • ​Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
(Please keep in mind that these locks use batteries and locking it and unlocking it will shorten the battery life quicker.)
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Thermostat
If you have a thermostat, you can see the current temperature of the home and control your HVAC (Heater/Vent/Air Conditioner) as if you were standing right there.
  • The top temperature read out next to the word "Inside" is the current temperature at the location of the thermostat.
  • The bigger numbers above the red arrows are the heat temperature set point, or below this is what temperature the heater will kick on.
  • The bigger numbers above the blue arrows are cool temperature set point, or above this is what temperature the air conditioner will kick on.
  • Now wee see the temp inside the home is 76F degrees.
  • The heater and air conditioner are set to on and will start heating at a temp below 70F degrees and cooling when it gets above 75F degrees.
  • You can adjust the temperature up and down with the arrows.
  • You can set the HVAC units mode by tapping on the appropriate mode on the right side.
  • There may be a battery indicator show the approximate battery level of the device.
  • ​Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Garage Door Sub Controller
You may have your garage door attached to your system. Now you can see the status of it and open it and close it.
  • OFF means the garage door is closed. Garage picture will show a red garage door closed like example beelow.
    Tapping on the OFF button will open it.
  • ON means the garage door is open. Garage Picture will show garage with no red garage door and a grey opening where the door is.
    Tapping on the ON button will close it.
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  • ​Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Door Window Sensor
You may also have your doors or windows attached to your system. You can now see if they are open or closed.
  • This is a status only device. It will only show you the status of the sensor.
  • ​The sensor picture will change when the sensor status changes.
  • The Disarmed / Armed button only refers to its armed status to your Vera controller, not your alarm system.
  • ​There may be a battery indicator show the approximate battery level of the device.
  • Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Motion Sensor
You may also have motion sensor attached to your system. Now you can see if anyone is moving in your home when you are not home and get notifications if they do.
  • ​​This is a status only device. It will only show you the status of the sensor.
  • The motion sensor picture will partially turn red when triggered.
  • ​The Disarmed / Armed button only refers to its armed status to your Vera controller, not your alarm system.
  • There may be a battery indicator show the approximate battery level of the device.
  • Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Smoke / CO Sensor
You may also have a smoke detector or carbon monoxide sensor attached to your system. You can see the status of these devices also.
  • ​This is a status only device. It will only show you the status of the sensor.
  • The smoke/CO sensor picture will partially turn red when triggered.
  • The Disarmed / Armed button only refers to its armed status to your Vera controller, not your alarm system.
  • ​There may be a battery indicator show the approximate battery level of the device.
  • ​​Clicking the star and turning yellow will put it in your favorites section.
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Your new home controller is expandable and can control almost any aspect of your home. Here are more examples of what it can do.
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There are lot's of new features on these new controllers. We have some tutorials on our Youtube site and the "How to" section in our web site.
Or you can subscribe at our web site via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or email to get notifications of any new posts.

Of course you can always call us if you have any questions. We are here to make sure you get the most out of your new system.

Thanks again for the opportunity and we really hope you enjoy your new Home Automation Controller.
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Outdoor Z-Wave Motion Wall light Installation

7/3/2017

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​In this sample video we show you how we install our Outdoor Z-Wave Motion Wall Lighting.

If you would like more information on this and other outdoor Z-Wave Motion Lighting including our line of security flood lights please click on the link below.
http://www.007systems.com/z-wave-outdoor-motion-lights.html

If you would like the docs form of this video, click here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIjDocaMiWm09vpM_Tvx7LESCLBjbViGe8etcyD_n-A/edit?usp=sharing
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How To Trigger Scenes with your Geofence

13/9/2016

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Ever wanted to automatically close your garage door or lock your doors or turn off your water or make sure all your lights are turned off when you leave your home?

How about automatically turning on your driveway lights or disarming your alarm or turning up the heater when you arrive, again all automatically and you don't even have to pick up your mobile phone.

Well this can all easily be done and very inexpensively I might add. In fact, if you already have a Vera controller and your devices already installed, it is totally free.
The technology is called Geofencing and we tell you how to trigger scenes with your Vera using this technology.
You will need the "House Modes Plug-in" as described in this video.
​If you are not sure how to set up a Geofence, don't worry. We have a complete step by step video here.
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Vera's New Geofence feature works!

8/8/2016

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We tested Vera's new Geofence feature only to find out that it works. 
In this video we show you how it works when you travel in and out of your geofence.
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Automated Water Control and Water Damage mitigation for Home or business

18/5/2016

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Like any other building, your home or business keeps you safe and warm to work and live. You worry about the things that cause harm or damage to your family or your home. This is why you get alarm systems or insurance.
Shouldn't water control be a concern too?


Water Control is the ability to control the water both on and off, coming into our property. It Is something most of us never think about. Unfortunately because of the costs of the damage that may occur when a water line breaks, we all should, not only think about it but prepare for it. This is especially true if you own a vacation home or business that you only use occasionally.
You might be thinking "But I turn off the water when I am not there". That is great, but what will happen if you forget to turn off the water prior to leaving, of if you are up for the weekend and you are out on the boat for the day? A leak can happen at any time. When it does, if you are not there to turn off the water immediately, there can be some major water damage.
Some interesting facts about water damage.
  • Water damage is something that can happen at any time.
    Since your water lines are pressurized, usually 50-70 pounds per square inch. A water line or water hose can burst at any time. 
  • It does not take a natural disaster to cause it.
    Water lines can break or leak when nothing happens. The age of materials is the leading cause of failures, but even temperature fluctuations can cause a water hose to leak or burst.
  • It can happen to newer and older homes.
    Poor construction or move in damage can cause water line breaks too.
  • I have seen water leaks cause damage slowly .
    A cracked water line behind a refrigerator can spray a mist on a wall for years and cause black mold.
  • Water damage can run into the tens of thousands of dollars.
  • Water damage may not be covered under your homeowners insurance.
    If the water damage is slow and unobserved, most insurance companies do not cover this type of damage.
All of these problems can be mitigated or even eliminated with a properly installed Automated Water Control System.

​Now lets talk about you and your home or business and what to look for and finally how to fix it.
Your Home or Business
The first thing to keep in mind is that all of your water pipes are pressurized and filled with water. Any of these pipes can leak or burst at any time, but the places you are more likely to see a water leak are places like,
  • Under your sinks
  • Behind your clothes washer
  • Behind your refrigerator
  • Near your water heater
  • Under your jetted bath tub
  • In your basement or sub flooring where water pipes or drains are
  • Under your dishwasher
  • Behind Toilets
  • Or any other place there are pipes or soft hoses filled with pressurized water.
Take a stroll around your home or office. Look at these places and think what would happen if a water line broke in these locations and how much it would cost to fix the damage caused, especially if you did not catch the leak for several days.
These are the places you should think of placing the first line of defense in your water shut off strategy. The Water sensor.
Water sensors are battery operated devices that sense when water is around them and send a signal to your home controller.
These devices vary in cost, shape, size and features and usually last a year or two on the batteries.
We recommend ones that have a long sensor wire on them versus ones that are all in one tiny box. This gives you the ability to more easily change the batteries because they are not back behind the water heater and give you the ability to put them in more locations by to having the transmitting antenna high up and not down under a big metallic clothes washer.
These Water sensors detect water with 2 or more metallic, usually gold colored probes.
These probes are constantly sensing the resistance between them. When the resistance is close to 0, they report to their home controller that water is present. When there resistance goes above a level they report the water is not present. 
They can also give battery level readings to the controller also.
This brings us up to our captain in our water control system, our Home Controller. 
​Home controllers are devices that receive sensor data from your sensors and tell devices to do things. In the case of water control, after receiving a water signal from a water sensor, the home controller would tell an electric Water Valve Motor to close the main water valve, thus turning off the flow of water into the home and stopping the leak from causing further damage. Then the controller would notify you that there was a leak and that the water has been turned off. Saving you from costly damage.
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The Water Valve Motor might be our last device in our safety net but is definitely not our least.
Water valve motors are devices you install over your existing main water valves to close and open the valve when instructed by the home controller.
They are this systems silent knight that works quickly and efficiently when needed.
​This motor does require a 110 vac outlet near.
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These three components comprise a Water Control system.  
You may have a controller already and can easily add the sensors and a valve motor to your existing system to complete your own water control system.
Now that you have your home and water control systems installed you can do some really interesting things with it.
If this is a second / Vacation home and if you do not have a stop waste valve controlling your system, you can program your system to automatically turn off your water when you leave your home and on when you arrive. This will make those weekends at the lake house, easier because you will not have to do it yourself and take the pain out of forgetting to turn it off.
I like to do this with electric locks that are paired to the home controller system.
If you would like to learn more about water control and each of the parts described above, please click on the links 
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If you are building a home and are interested in installing a Water Control System in it, I would think about routing your main water supply pipe through a garage wall or some other accessible and dry area and putting a main water shutoff valve in that area maybe in the wall with an accessible cover it for easy access. You will also need a 110V outlet for the power to this motor in this area.
I recommend an accessible area because at one point you might need to replace the valve or motor. It is much easier to do this in an accessible area than it is laying on your back in the dirt under you home.
If you live in a colder climate, you might want to think about installing two of these valves to make a stop and drain (stop and waste) system to automatically drain the water in your pipes to prevent them from freezing and bursting the pipes. One valve to turn off the water and another valve to drain the water from the closed system.

​The benefits of having this system are, the ease of using it manually and if you have it set up as a emergency automatic shutoff system, you will never have to think about it.
With these three devices installed and properly programmed, you will have an extra safety net covering your homes water system and you can rest assured you will probably never have to experience any extensive water damage to your home or business.
We carry these components separately or as a Water Control Kit.
I hope this article informed you on the the benefits of having a water control system in your home or office. If you have any questions, please contact us or ask here.
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Vera UI7 Setting your Modes to Change Automatically

18/5/2016

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​Learn how to make your Vera UI7 change modes automatically. 
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ECOLINK Z-WAVE GARAGE DOOR TILT SENSOR UNBOX AND INSTALLATION

25/2/2016

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Cost:
Approximately from 35 US$
Hours needed to install:
25 minutes
Things you will need:
(1) Tilt Sensor
Tools you will need:
Ladder
Small Phillips Screwdriver

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The One Controller to rule them all! The all new Vera Plus

24/2/2016

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Well Vera has come out with a new controller and added a few new bells and whistles to it.

The new Vera Plus is still using their flagship user interface UI7, but the biggest news here is the addition of a ZigBee and Bluetooth antenna.
Now in addition to controlling all of your favorite Z-Wave products the new Plus the ability to control a whole new assortment of ZigBee and Bluetooth products.
Vera has also increased the processor to 880MHz from 600 with the Edge and added additional memory to 256MB of DDR3 from 128DDR2 with the Edge.
This should make the UI seem snappier and cut down on control lag.
​And all of this from only a slightly bigger physical appearance.
The Plus is now shipping and has a the same retail price of of the previous top of the line home controller at 149.95$ The older Edge has now dropped down to 99.95$
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So if you are just starting with home automation, the new Plus is a no brainer, but if you are happy with your current controller and have no need to add any Zigbee or Bluetooth products than there is no need to upgrade.
If you would like to know more about this product or see all of the specs, please visit our product page here.
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How to Automate your Chamberlain or LiftMaster MyQ Garage Door Opener with Home Automation Controller like the Vera

16/9/2014

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Cost:
Approximately from 200 US$

Hours needed to install:
1 Hour
Difficulty:
1 - 5 Wrenches. 3 = 
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Things you will need:
  • (1) Garage Door Sub Controller 
  • (1) Home Controller​
  • Wire Staples or Zip Ties
  • Additional length 2 conductor 22 gauge or similar wire.
  • (2) Wire barrel connectors or crimp caps for your size wire.


Tools you will need:
  • Computer with access to your Vera
  • Soldering Gun
  • Wire Crimpers
  • Screwdriver
  • Staple Gun
  • Ladder

We have had several people in the past few months that have purchased our Garage Door Sub Controller write us and see why it does not work their MyQ system. 
We now have a solution.

In this How To, I will discuss how to install your Relay Control Kit to your Chamberlain or LiftMaster garage door opener MyQ wall button.
The photos were supplied by customers that have done this. Thank you.
First off, let me explain what the MyQ add on is.
The MyQ system is made for LiftMaster and Chamberlain Garage Door Openers (GDO).
The system consists of an internet gateway, wall button and various add on's for lighting.
Parts:
The gateway connects to your wireless router and provides a gateway to connect to from your computer or the MyQ app on your smartphone.
What it does:
The MyQ system allows you control and monitor your garaged door, gate and lights through the MyQ app.
The difference with MyQ and standard GDO triggers:
The MyQ gateway uses a radio frequency to trigger your door opener versus our RM10 and the short it puts on the trigger inputs on your GDO.
The MyQ systems also has power from the GDO on the wire going from the GDO to the wall button to power various items contained in the wall button.
The problem:
A short on that wire or the trigger input of the GDO will cause the wall button to malfunction.
Installation Overview:
You will need to connect the RM10's output wires from the RM10 to the wall button directly instead of the GDO.
You will need to remove the wall button from the wall, open it and solder 2 wires to a surface mount circuit board button then re-assemble the button, re-install the wall button, secure the wires and RM10 and then test.

For the install example we will be using pictures from a LiftMaster MyQ wall button model #882LM
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Your MyQ wall button and circuit board may be different but similar as they have different wall buttons for their different MyQ systems.
We are assuming you are mounting the RM10 on or near your GDO. If you are not, please make the necessary changes for your particular installation.
Let's get started.
For this install template, let's go with a test run first and then secure everything after we know it will work.
  • First you will need some 2 conductor wire around 22 -24 gauge solid core, long enough to go from the wall button to the RM10. If your run is longer than 30' go with the 22g, if shorter than 30', go with the 24g wire.
    Cut some of this wire longer than you will need because you may need to wind it around things getting it to the RM10. Better to be a foot long than a inch short.
  • Let's take the wall button off the wall. 
  • Crack open the wall button case by removing any screws holding it together to expose the circuit board.
  • Remove the circuit board but leave the wires going to the GDO attached if possible.
    NOTE: Notice the push button soldered to the circuit board on the mid left hand side of the image below. This is the button we will be soldering to.
    This button has 4 mounting legs that are also contacts to the circuit board.
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  • Determine which 2 of the 4 legs to solder your wires to.
    Look for the 2 legs that are open when the button is not pushed but closes when the button is pressed.
    TIP: You may further be able to tell which posts you want, by looking to where the circuit mounted buttons legs leads go to and which ones are connected together.
    As you can see in this example photo of the button that the top and bottom right legs of the circuit board button are connected together meaning they are the ground. The Top Left leg goes up and to the left meaning it is a good candidate for one of the posts we are looking for.
  • After looking at the legs leads and where they go, it looks as if in this example that the top Right and top Left are the ones to solder the wires to.
    Use a meter to verify these contacts are open when the button is not pressed and closed when the button is pressed.  If so, these are the posts you will solder the wires to.
  • Now to further verify you are on the correct legs, with the circuit board still connected to the GDO, take a small bit of wire and touch it to the two posts you have selected.
    If the GDO triggers you are ready to go to the next step. If not, try another two and re check.
  • Strip your solid core wires about 1/8" and prepare them for soldering onto the board mounted button. 
    NOTE: This image below shows the wires stripped about 3/8". I do not suggest stripping them that much as they have more chance to short on something else in the wall button box.
  • Find a good way to run your wires out of the wall button box when it is assembled and mounted on the wall so the wires will not be damaged when you re-attach the wall button to the wall. You might have to drill a hole in the side or top of the wall button box for this.
  • Feed the wires through the hole in the wall button.
  • Solder the wires to the posts making sure that the wires do not make contact with any other electrical contact on the circuit board or the switch
    NOTE: Notice this person bent the wires so that more of the wire could be soldered onto the button posts and they would not short to each other. This makes for a better solder connection.
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  • Now temporarily connect the other end of your wires to the RM10.
  • Now test your install by plugging the RM10 power supply into an active 110v power outlet.
    Your GDO should trigger. If it does, continue. If it does not, check your connections.
  • Unplug the RM10 from the outlet. DO NOT LEAVE IT PLUGGED IN!
  • Assemble and re-attach the wall button to the wall.
    NOTE: Now at your wall button should have (2), two conductor wires coming form it. One should be for the GDO and one should be for the RM10.
  • Secure the RM10 wires going from the wall button to the RM10 by stapling or zip tying (preferred) them to the ceiling or beams. Staples can some times short the wires together.
  • Permanently connect your wires to the RM10 using butt connectors, crimp caps or solder and shrink tube.
  • Secure your RM10.
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  • Plug your RM10's power supply into your 110v trigger.
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  • You are done. Test again.
  • Show your friends, family and neighbors.


I hope this How To helps you connect your MyQ controller GDO to your Home Control, Automation and Monitoring System (CAMS).

We have more How To's here.
I would like to thank Mark Carey for his photos and his contribution to this post.
Thank you.
007 Systems
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How to set Email or Text Notifications in Vera

7/9/2014

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Cost:
Approximately from 0 US$

Hours needed to install:
10 minutes
Difficulty:
1 - 5 Wrenches. 1 = Easy
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Things you will need:
(1) Relay Control Kit Garage Door
(1) Vera Home Controller

Tools you will need:
Computer with access to your Vera

Additional Items needed:
None

In this How To, I will show you how to set notifications in your Vera controller to send you an email or text notification when a door or gate is opened. 
In this example we will be using a garage door and the plug in called "Garage Door" but this example will work with most other devices in your device list.
Let's get to this.

Open your Vera UI (User Interface). You will need your user name and password for it.
You can log into it here.

Determine what UI you are looking at.
UI5 looks like this in the top left. 
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UI5
UI6 or UI7 should look like this on the top left corner.
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UI6 or UI7
If you are viewing UI6 or UI7, click on the "Advanced Settings" link on the bottom of any page to take you to the UI5 looking UI.
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Now that we all should looking at the same thing, click on the "Account / Other (MY UI6/7) Users" tab located  top left.
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Now we are looking at a list of all of the people entered in your Vera controller. You can only send notification to people listed here. If all of the people you want to send notifications are here, you can go on to the next step.
If not, add new users.
You should see at least one name and Access Level here. If someone installed the unit for you, you might have to add yourself.
NOTES: 
  • Each person you add will need their own MIOS account.
  • When creating an additional user account, Vera will use this email for notifications.
  • I have two people here. (1) is the Administrator, (1) is a Guest. I blocked out their names.
  • You can select the Access Level for people when you add them. If you do not want a added person to make any changes in your system I strongly suggest you make them a "Notification Only" Access Level.
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Now that you have added all of the additional users to get notifications. Lets check to make sure the notifications settings are correct.
Click on the "My Contact Info" section under the "Account" tab.
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The "Contact Information" window is where you can set up different types of notifications and their limits and test them to see if they work. 
If you want notifications only on your smartphone, I recommend only sending email notifications to an email address you get on your phone. 
If you select email, text and phone notifications you will get 3 different notifications for one event. There is no reason to have multiple notifications pop up on your phone when just an Email will do.
I also recommend setting up a filter in your email account to put all of the notification emails automatically into a folder so they do not clutter up your in box. This folder will act as a time stamp for all of your homes notifications.
If you do not have a smart phone or do not get email on your phone, you will have to set up your mobile phone in the "Phone settings" area.
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Click on the "Devices" tab located  top left. Then make sure "All" is selected just below and to the left.
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Go to the device that if opened or triggered, will send you the notification. 
In this case we will be using the Garage Door plug in module that we set up to control our garage door.
Hover your mouse over that module.
When hovering your mouse over the module, a push pin and wrench will appear in the top right of the bar of that module.
Click on the wrench. This will open the settings for that module.
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Click on the Notifications tab.
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Click the drop down after "Add Notification for"
Select "A door is locked or unlocked"
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Give the notification a name so you can see later what this is you are creating. Something like "Garage Door Email"
In the drop down after "Which Mode" select "Device is opened" This will send a notification only when the door is opened.
NOTE: If you select "Device is closed", it will only send a notification when the door is closed.
Click the "ADD" button.
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If you want a notification for both opened and closed, you will have to add 2 of them. One with open selected and one with closed selected.
After it is added, you will see your notification rule appear below the line.
Then put a check in the box of the people you want to notify.
If you want to notify other people not listed here, you have to add more users in the Account / Users section. There are two people here. I blocked out their names.
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Click the "X" in the top right corner of your module.
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Click the red "SAVE" button in the top right button of the UI.
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When the Vera controller is done rebooting (about 1 minute) you should see no errors in this area. If this area is empty, you are good. 
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Now you should go back into the module you just set up and see if all of the changes you made are there. If you do not make any additional changes anywhere you will not have to save again.
If everything looks good, you are done. 

You can test it by opening your door or triggering the device you set up the notification on. It should send you a text and or email depending on how you set up your users in the Account / Users section and "Contact Information" settings.

Control Your Home!
Jamr / 007 Systems
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