(Second Q) Does this work on the local net or is it an internet only device; ie, a massive privacy violation looking for a place to happen?
1969475
This connects to your local ZigBee hub. What you do with it from there is your business. So yes you could connect this sensor and a siren to your hub, and have the local siren sound when this switch was triggered.
1969476
It has a ZigBee Radio; no internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBee A Zigbee Coordinator (hub) is required to interact with a local network or Internet. Like another competing standard; Z-Wave; these home automation devices are completely separate from IP (The Internet Protocol); only the hub is exposed to an IP network
1969477
It has a ZigBee Radio; no internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBeeA Zigbee Coordinator (hub) is required to interact with a local network or Internet.Like another competing standard; Z-Wave; these home automation devices are completely separate from IP (The Internet Protocol); only the hub is exposed to an IP network
1969478
ZigBee and Z-Wave use the 900 MHz range not 2.4 / 5 GHz. Your SmartThings hub uses these frequencies but then uses 2.4GHz to communicate with switches like WeMo as well as your wireless router. Wink can only use ZigBee and Z-Wave and can not be used with wifi device like WeMo or Ecobee3, only your router.
992322
No this is a firewall and VPN device. You would need to add an access point for WIFI.
952742
The device did not work well in my house. Sometimes I could get online but most of the time, I couldn't. HP and HughesNet both finally suggested that I have an Ethernet cable installed. Now I connect my laptop to the internet whenever I want. The device may work perfectly in another house. We were told that there is something in the construction of our house that was blocking the signal because of the soundproofing in our bedroom/living room wall.
1967997
I'm pretty sure it's about the OS, Chrome. Since it's not widely used, there is little incentive for nefarious types to create one. Therefore, any system using that OS should be equally safe.
908055
It is supposed to work over WiFi, so you theoretically can view it anywhere. In practice, I had two different units and both were defective --- neither one was ever able to connect to a WiFi network, despite multiple conversations with tech support. So, at least in my experience, the answer is that you cannot monitor it at all unless you connect directly to the unit.
395226
Actually I have 2 of these and never had 1 problem with either hooking up to internethope it helps, you better knock on wood before you buy, i could have jinks'ed it.
1914955
Just needs to be hooked to a screen not a computer. If it is connected to a public IP address, it may be accessed remotely by a computer browser however.
409105
Ryan,Thanks for the response. I have permanently lost interest in your product because of this. Like TJ was referring to, I am a huge privacy advocate and reject the notion that any company needs to host all the data collected with this type of system. I do not need you to know when i come home, which lights i turn on, etc...much less the threat of not if but when your servers get hacked. I do not even install apps on my phone for the very same privacy reasons.
2265278
Not unless you want to have access to you're system from any location then yes you would need to have it set up online other then that this system works awsome.Ive had it for almost a yr and I can honestly say I have no complaints.
1923067
Not sure how all this works? Can someone please tell me what I need to install this and what does it do? If i understand correctly, I have to already have internet set up in my home, then with this device, i can get wifi for up to serveral devices? so its like a wifi hotspot?
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I did the following, setup a linux box with ZoneMinder on it and used that as the Internet access. It worked great, we used these things with small hidden cameras to monitor some security issues when I lived in Tampa. ZoneMinder allowed us to capture the video for later review or watch it live. You can access ZoneMinder from a Android device if you install firefox on it.
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Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it... » Read More Thanks for the link. Interesting. I'm just going to have to get the WET and test it. I find it intriguing that when in DHCP mode the devices plugged into it were assigned the same IP. That would point towards the WET doing NAT. If you just want to give your media center devices connectivity (so that they can access your network and the internet) that won't matter. But if you want to contact your media center devices from elsewhere on the network it could be a problem.But everything's so ambiguous in the stuff I've seen online I think the only way to know for sure is to buy it and try it out. « Show Less
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It's supposed to link up to the website which no longer exists or has moved. It's supposed to be plug and play. The company has no contact number and Amazon won't protect customers on this because it's a "Manufacturer issue". Me? I have 10 of these things laying around and we spent about $1000. No recourse what so ever. You are buying a paper-weight! If you by some miracle get yours to work, please email me.
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Yes, your home desktop. Also,the uniden surveillance works using internet explorer 7. I had to uninstall my newer version of explorer and replace it with the older explorer 7. You will have to suspend any auto updating for your computer as well, if you are away on vacation etc. The reason is if the computer restarts then your surveillance program will close. Sometimes remote viewing is iffy.if you were asking if you could remote view your surveillance while traveling using a laptop,I do not believe so. you can from a tablet or smart phone with the uniden guardian app.
805857
Theoretically yes, this can be viewed by anyone with an internet connection. Of course, your network must be configured correctly to allow outside viewing.
174555
The device is not user-friendly as forces users to be online in order to use it., I was not able to do anything until I accessed internet. WHAT I DID IS TO CONTACT UNIVERSITY COMPUTING CENTER TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF ONE CAN EITHER TURN OFF THE ONLINE REQUIREMENT IF NOT TO REPLACE THE SILLY CHROME SYSTEM WITH WINDOWS WE USED TO
489269
I made a mistake. It can be used to access the internet from your phone and your laptop. However you may be very disappointed in the overall performance of this device. I certainly have been.