Why Your Smart Home or AV System Is Only as Good as Its Network
Creating a Fast, Reliable, Secure Home Network
A smart home offers an ease of living that’s hard to imagine until experienced. The lighting, climate, shades, security, and all your entertainment devices are effortlessly managed with one touch or voice command. Scenes, such as dining, entertaining, and relaxing, instantly transform your home, creating the perfect setting. One of the best features is that you can manage your home in the greater Philadelphia, PA, area from anywhere.
The backbone of this remarkable system is your home network. This connectivity enables your home automation platform to communicate with your many smart systems and for these systems to communicate with each other. When the shades rise to let in natural light, the lights automatically dim. When you say “Good Night,” your smart home turns off the lights, locks the doors, and sets the alarm.
As you can imagine, this level of connectivity is far beyond that of a traditional home, and yet, many smart homes are still running on a standard home network. The insufficiency becomes apparent as dropped signals, slow downloads, and video buffering become increasingly evident.
And that’s where Whitaker Technologies and our partner, Araknis Networks, come in. Here, we’ll explore the makings of a home network designed for smart home living.