Pretending You're Home When You're Not; Using The Intercom - Control 4 Smart Home OS 3 Security Manual

Pretending you're home when you're not

Have you ever used those appliance timers to turn lights on and off while
you're gone? They're not the easiest to set up, and their predictability (and
limited functions) might fool Abbott & Costello, but not many other intruders
Enter Control4's Mockupancy feature
Mockupancy is a type of "occupancy simulation " Control4 can keep track of
all lighting, blinds, and video entertainment while you're at home When you
leave the house and put Control4 in "Away" mode, Control4 will replay those
behaviors throughout your automated system (using slightly randomized
times) To an outside observer, it will look just like you're home, watching your
favorite shows and turning lights on and off at the expected times

Using the intercom

Your Control4 system includes powerful Intercom features that let you monitor
and communicate easily with all of your Intercom-compatible devices With at
least two devices in your system, you can send and receive high-quality audio
and video throughout your home You can:
• See and hear who is at the front door before you answer (Requires video-
capable touch screens and a door station)
• Call a group of Intercom devices to invite your whole family to dinner and
easily manage your own groups
• Monitor your baby's room (Requires two Intercom-capable touch screens)
• Call from one room to another, using a touch screen or a third-party app
on a mobile device
• Receive a Door Station call in the back yard (or in a room without a touch
screen) on your smartphone
For more information, see the Smart Home: Intercom Guide
at ctrl4.co/intercom
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Your Control4 Dealer can set up custom programming or keypad buttons to
start recording and playback Your dealer can also link your security system
with Mockupancy so that the system continually learns while security is
disarmed and automatically plays back the simulation while security is armed
If using keypad buttons, the button LED colors are automatically set red for
recording, green for playback, and blue for idle
For help setting up this feature, ask your Control4 Dealer