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One of the benefits of installing an ADT home security system in Tempe is that you can sync it with home automation. Smart thermostats can make your house more comfortable and eco-friendly. Smart locks allow you to remote control your doorways. And you’ll never leave the garage door wide open again with an automated garage door sensor.

However, as convenient as these devices are on their own, they can have an even more significant effect when employed in tandem with your home security system. Here are just 5 incredible home automation ideas for Tempe that will make your house much more attuned to your wishes:

Home Automation Idea #1: Put Your Home Down For Bed

Your bedtime schedule has become routine: shut off the lights, lock the door, adjust the thermostat, and prepare your security system. However, how often have you woken up to find that you failed to lock the front door or left the bathroom light burning? And after you fail to do one part of your evening checklist, it's easy to forget it another night, as well. Then without realizing it, your missed checklist becomes commonplace.

But you can ensure that your living space is prepared for bed every night when you automate your nighttime program. Through your Tempe home security system, you can craft a template that adjusts all your devices without you going around the house. With a touch of a screen, you can lock the doors, shut off the lights, change the thermostat, and arm your alarm. Or don't fret about not remembering to hit a button. Program your automation to trigger at a predetermined time -- like 10pm.

Home Automation Idea #2: Go On Guard When You Go For Work

Along with a before bed procedure, you can designate your automation systems to arm when your house is empty. With your ADT Control smartphone app, you can put your living space on guard with an easy button tap. Now you can guarantee that every entryway is secure, every light is no longer on, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are on watch. You can even close the garage door via the app if you accidentally left it up.

You don't need to keep your living space on alert the entire day. Open the doors for incoming friends or service workers through the mobile app. Or put your home on guard without even looking at your phone. By setting a geofence around your house, your devices turns on each time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #3: Create Moods For Watching TV And Other Activities

Exiting your house and putting your house to bed may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also customize backdrops for all kinds of activities. Tweak the lights just a smidge while dropping your motorized shades for the penultimate movie theatre experience. Light a dimly lit aisle from your living room to the fridge for an evening snack.

You can program a "party" scene that effortlessly changes the lights and temperature to accommodate the additional body heat. Then when someone new comes to your door, you can ask them to come on in through your doorbell camera. You can also select music and decorative lights to turn on via your ADT Control app. And if you decide you want another futuristic piece of smart technology, you can simply sync it to your existing network.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get Updates To Your Mobile Device

Always be aware of what's going down in your house with automated alerts delivered to your phone. Whenever a motion sensor on a security camera detect unwanted movements, you'll hear about it with a text or push notification. Fire and safety alarms will show an alert so that you won’t come home to an unknown situation. Or have your smart locks alert you when your kids come home from school. Once you get a notification, you can decide how to move forward.

Talk with anyone at your front door through the doorbell cameras to direct them where to stash a package. Watch your outdoor cameras to judge if the unusual movement warrants a call to the authorities. Or remotely power lights and music to scare away any unwanted trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Be Safe During A Fire

While your home automation tech helps make you feel protected and secure, they will aid in a fire or other hazardous situations. If your smoke detectors discover a fire, your home automation system can jump into action! Program the furnace fan to automatically power on and vent dangerous smoke. Then have the system turn on all your smart lights to light the way out, and open all the doors for emergency responders.

In fact, you can calibrate automated reactions to several emergency situations. Switch on all the lights when a glass break sensor triggers. Echo your high decibel speakers when the 2-button medical alert is pressed. Or get video clips sent to your phone when your smart locks trigger. Virtually all of your devices can be interconnected to operate together in any manner you think will help shield your home and loved ones.