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Remember what TV was like before the remote control? The ability to control your TV or even your entire home theater while lying on the couch has become a way of life. Now imagine being able to control every system and appliance in your home in much the same way–not just from your couch but from every room in your house and even remotely. That’s the promise of home automation.

Though it sounds futuristic, home-automation technology has been kicking around for decades. Products based on the X-10 technology–still the most widely used because it is cheap and piggybacks on a home’s existing power lines–first hit shelves at RadioShack and Sears in 1978. For much of that time, however, home automation has been for hobbyists willing to spend hours fiddling with phase couplers and noise filters just to, say, dim a light at a particular time.

That’s now changing. Broadband Internet access, home networks, more sophisticated computer and consumer electronics products, and the digitization of entertainment all are sparking new interest in ways to tie together all of the systems within your home and make life more convenient and enjoyable. Not surprisingly, new technologies with names such as Insteon, Zigbee, and Z-Wave are coming out of the woodwork (literally) and vying to supplant X-10 and break this market open.

Access Control your door locks from your phone or tablet….. anywhere in the world.

Let visitors in and out of your home remotely, without sharing any security codes.

Once your locks have been installed, your dealer will add them to your g! system. After your dealer has added the locks for your home, you need to manage the users and the passcodes. Refer to the User Settings Interface Instructions (a separate document) for managing users and passcodes. You must first create users and assign passcodes before you can effectively use the door lock interface.

Feel the winter chill outside? Now imagine your home warming up just as you step in, or cooling down on a scorching afternoon before you even realize. It’s not just climate control; it’s a warm hug or a cool breeze whenever you wish.