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What is a Smart Home Hub?
At the center of every smart home is a “hub”. A hub is a physical device that communicates with each individual smart-home device in your network. One of the most popular, and my personal favorite smart home hub is Samsung SmartThings hub.
With SmartThings, you can use sensors and buttons (View Z-Wave Devices on Amazon) to trigger actions and automation throughout your smart home. If you’re starting from scratch, you're going to need a SmartThings Hub (Available on Amazon), and you’ll want to get at least 1 or 2 sensors or switches to get started. We've hand picked our favorites to help you buy the best SmartThings accessories:
SmartThings Devices: Push Buttons | Contact & Motion Sensors | Switches & Outlets | Safety & Security
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Get Started with SmartThings
The newly released 3rd generation Samsung SmartThings hub is available on Amazon for less than $100. For those just getting started, you may want to look into a starter pack that includes a few sensors and switches. My favorite SmartThings Starter Bundle is the “Home Monitoring Kit” from the makers of SmartThings - Samsung.
The starter kit includes:
- 1x SmartThings Hub
- 1x SmartThings Wall Outlet Switch
- 1x SmartThings Motion and Temperature Sensor
- 2x SmartThings Window/Door Contact Sensors
Before You Start
In this guide, we’ll walk through the basic setup steps for Samsung SmartThings. There are a few things you’ll need before we get started:
- WiFi Internet in your home
- 1 available ethernet port on your router
- 1 available outlet to plug in SmartThings hub
- 1 iOS or Android mobile phone (we’re using iOS)
- 1 SmartThings Hub
- 20 minutes of free time
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Do you have your hub and are ready to install? We'll guide you through each step to ensure seamless installation.
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