Vera Z-Wave Home Control System

Vera is a simple solution for convenient home control, security, safety and energy savings. Built into a wireless WiFi access point, the system works to control lighting, appliances, thermostats and anything else that utilizes Z-Wave, as well as wireless or wired network cameras. Vera is also an energy conservation system that constantly tracks how much energy you are using. As lights are turned on or as appliances are used, Vera creates logs and calculates how much energy is being consumed. Vera can even contact you if you've left something turned on at home, like lights or the TV, and it allows you to turn them off with your internet connected mobile phone or from any web browser.

• Easy to set up
• Secure access from anywhere in the world
• Compatible with all Z-Wave devices (Z-Wave Dongle included)
• Helps you save energy with real-time and historic energy usage
• Uses only 6 watts of electricity
• Simple home automation
• Compatible with wireless wi-fi network cameras
• Makes home networking simple
• Audio/video control
• Can be used as a universal remote
• Works on an open platform for developers
• Free tech support and 1 year warranty

Quick, Easy Setup

Vera couldn't be easier to set up. Just plug it in, and then from any web browser in the home, go to findvera.com. There's no need to install any software. Vera includes videos that show you everything Vera can do and exactly how to do it.

Complete Home Automation

Vera makes home control super simple. Using Vera, even a home automation novice can do everything you'd expect from a complex, high-end home automation system. With Vera, home control falls into two categories: events and timers. Events can be created to tell Vera to do something in response to a trigger. For example, when a motion sensor is tripped, a light could be set to come on for five minutes. Timers are things that are set to happen at certain times, such as lights turning on at 6 p.m., based on your settings.

Vera also allows you to create what are called scenes. Scenes can be created so that at the touch of a button, multiple devices and modules are set to do something. For example, you could create a scene called "movie" that dims the lights, closes the blinds and turns on your AV equipment and sets it to the right input so you're ready to watch a movie in an instant. Scenes can also control thermostats.

Scenes and devices can be controlled in your home using a variety of different devices. Your iPod Touch or iPhone, for instance, can be used as a controller to choose scenes and control your Z-Wave devices. They can also be used as universal remotes for your AV equipment.

Energy Savings

Vera makes it easy for you to create real, measurable changes in your energy usage. You can tell Vera to monitor how much energy you're consuming at certain times of the day, and to notify you if the energy usage is higher than normal. Vera can send an SMS text message, email or phone call when your energy consumption has reached certain points that you've set. You can then choose a scene that you've created to adjust the lighting and thermostat (and any other devices you're controlling) to be turned down or off while you're away from home. Additionally, Vera can make you aware of government or utility alerts when the power grid is being overloaded, if available in your area. You can program a scene that uses minimum power in your home, and when you receive one of these alerts, just choose the scene to execute.

Home Monitoring with Network Cameras

Vera makes it easy to connect wireless or wired IP cameras to your system for safety and security. All you have to do is plug them in, and within 60 seconds, they will show up on your control panel. Vera is smart enough to turn lights on in front of a camera when you're viewing it, too. You can view live video remotely, and Vera can archive your videos automatically at regular intervals or when sensors are tripped.