App basics (overview) To b egin , si mply sta rt t he [Ho me N etwo rk] app on your mob ile devi ce b y ta pping it s ic on ( show n be low).
To p reve nt u naut hori zed acce ss t o t he s yste m, y ou m ay ne ed t o e nter a s yste m pa sswo rd. Whet her or
not you need to ente r th e sy ste m pa sswor d de pend s on how you r mo bile dev ice is a cces sing the sy stem ,
as e xpla ined bel ow.
Acce ssin g wh ile at home
If y our mobi le d evic e is con nect ed t o t he s ame w irel ess netw ork as t he h ub, you do n ot n eed to e nter the
syst em p assw ord when acc essi ng t he s yste m. T his is b ecau se i t is ass umed tha t in thi s si tuat ion, any one
in y our home who is usin g yo ur m obil e de vice is auth oriz ed t o ac cess the sys tem.
Note tha t ev en w hen you are at h ome, you wil l ne ed t o en ter the syst em p assw ord if y our mobi le d evic e
is n ot c onne cted to the same wir eles s ne twor k as the hub . Th is c ould occ ur i f yo ur m obil e de vice is
acce ssin g th e In tern et u sing its mob ile netw ork conn ecti on i nste ad o f Wi -Fi, or if y our mobi le d evic e is
conn ecte d to a d iffe rent wir eles s ne twor k.
Acce ssin g wh ile awa y fro m h ome
If y our mobi le d evic e is not con nect ed t o t he s ame wirel ess netw ork as t he h ub, incl udin g si tuat ions whe n
you are away fro m ho me, you will nee d to ent er t he s yste m pa sswo rd w hen acce ssin g th e sy stem . T his
is t o pr even t so meon e fr om u sing you r mo bile dev ice to a cces s th e sy stem in the even t th at y ou l ose
your mob ile devi ce w hile awa y fr om h ome, for exa mple .
Note :
R The pass word is set duri ng i niti al s etup ( “ Init ial setu p”, Page 28).
R You can chan ge t he p assw ord if n eces sary ( “ Logi n pa sswo rd”, Pag e 111 ).
R Runn ing the app whil e aw ay f rom home whe n yo ur m obil e dev ice is c onne cted to a mo bile net work
(3G, 4G, etc .) may caus e yo ur m obil e de vice ’s ba tte ry t o de plet e fa ster tha n no rmal.
R If t he a pp’s con nect ion to the hub is t ermi nated whe n ac cess ing whil e aw ay f rom home (su ch a s wh en
you turn you r mo bile dev ice’ s sc reen off and the n on , or you swi tch to a noth er a pp a nd t hen retu rn t o
the [Hom e Ne twor k] app) , t he ap p’s home scr een will be disp laye d in stea d of the las t sc reen you
were vie wing . Al so n ote that in this ca se, it m ay t ake some tim e fo r th e ap p’s scre en t o be dis play ed.
Auto mati c lo gin
When ent erin g th e sy stem pas swor d, y ou c an e nabl e th e au toma tic logi n fe atur e by tur ning on the
[Aut omat ic L ogin (f or r emot e ac cess) ] che ckbo x. I n th is c ase the pass word tha t yo u en ter will be
save d, a llow ing the [Ho me N etwo rk] app to log in t o t he s yste m au tomat ica lly.
Note :
R You can turn thi s f eatur e on and off la ter if d esir ed ( “[A utom atic Log in] sett ing” , Pa ge 110 ).
Impo rtan t:
R Turn ing on t his feat ure coul d al low unau thor ized par ties to acce ss t he s yste m if the y ar e us ing your
mobi le d evic e.
Priv acy info rmat ion for iPh one and iPad use rs
Cert ain feat ures of the app func tion by acce ssin g yo ur m obil e de vice ’s h ardw are, suc h as the
micr opho ne, or t he i nfor mati on s tore d in you r mo bile dev ice, suc h as its con tact s. W hile usi ng t he a pp, a
dial og m ay b e di spla yed that ask s wh ethe r yo u wa nt t o al low the app to a cce ss y our thes e fe atur es o f
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Using the app
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