How to use the Vivint Smart Hub in your Virginia Beach smart home

At the core of your home security, the Vivint Smart Hub connects your locks, security sensors, cameras, and thermostats into a cohesive system. This intuitive, 7-inch color touch-enabled panel puts you in total command of your Virginia Beach home’s security and automation. Learn more about how it can benefit you and find tips to get started.

What can the Vivint Smart Hub in Virginia Beach do for you?

Connecting wirelessly to devices with radio wave transmissions and Z-Wave communications, the Vivint Smart Hub is the central command interface for your property. You may arm or disarm your system, program lights, change thermostat settings, and more. When incorporating a video doorbell, you may even chat with whoever’s at your front door. The Vivint Smart Hub features a backup battery and built-in cellular connectivity for added reliability. It also gives you total remote operability through the Vivint cell phone app.

Here’s an idea of the things you can do:

• View real-time or recorded footage from any integrated cameras
• Arm or disarm your home security
• Toggle lights on or off
• Operate your garage door
• Change your thermostat’s temperature
• Speak directly to your monitoring center

You can do even more with your Vivint Smart Hub in Virginia Beach by programming schedules or establishing rules. For example, you might have your smart thermostat change automatically every night at a specified time. Or, you can incorporate rules like having your front door unlock when the fire alarm trips.

Quick guide to arming and disarming your system

Before you jump into all the amazing things your Vivint Smart Hub can do, you’ll want to know how to arm and disarm your home’s security. It’s straightforward - just follow these steps:

• Tap the shield icon on the main screen and slide to the right for “Away” and left for “Stay.”
• Stay signifies you will still be present inside your home and arms all sensors excluding interior doors and motion detectors.
• Away means you will be leaving, and everything in your home will engage.
• To disarm, all you need to do is slide the shield icon down and input your PIN.

The main screen will post a message if something is preventing the system from arming. For example, an open window will prompt you to take action. It’s worth noting that you may still arm your home’s security by following the above steps. You will then confirm you wish to bypass the sensor that isn’t engaged.

Add or remove users to your Vivint Smart Hub in Virginia Beach

Although various users can be set up when you first get your system, you will likely want to add or remove a user in the future. Here are instructions to do so.

• Touch the menu icon (three dots) at the bottom right corner of the welcome screen.
• Touch “Users” and type in your PIN.
• Touch “Add new user” at the bottom.
• Press “Name,” enter the the name you want to use, and tap the Next button.
• If you wish to provide the user remote access, tap phone or email and provide the info to deliver an invite.
• Hit Next and then create a PIN for this new user.
• To remove a user, simply go to the menu, touch users, select the user you want to get rid of, and then press “Delete User.”

Secure and automate your home with Vivint

Are you ready to take control of your home’s automation and security via an easy-to-operate touchscreen dashboard? You’ll appreciate the Vivint Smart Hub and your new Virginia Beach smart home. Call (757) 294-8561 to learn more.