Hi, We bought a new home 18 months ago that came with some Z-Wave locks and a Z-Wave thermostat. They also set us up with a free one year account to a service other than HomeSeer. I played with it just enough to get things working but when I inquired about how that service prioritizes Home Automation security, they sort of brushed me off so I shut that system down. Now, I'm considering buying a HomeSeer Z-Troller and I have a few very newbie questions.
1. If I buy a HomeTroller Zee S2, can I do all that I need to do from a web interface or do I need a PC??? I work on a mac and even though I run Windows on it through VMWare, it's not a native Windows PC. Do I need such or is it all browser based???
2. With this other system I used, to set up a new door lock you had to install a battery in the "controller" so you could walk it across the room and bring it near the door lock. I've also watched a HomeSeer video that shows a Troller sitting right next to a Door Lock on a table dock, admittedly as a demo. But I won't have that luxury as my door locks are installed and not near my router unless I want to run a very long Ethernet cable which I don't want to do. So would I need such close proximity at setup capability with a Z-Troller??
3. And what is a Smart Stick and a Smart Stick+??? And is that the same as a Z-Stick??? Does the HomeTroller Zee S2 come with one??? And if so, why do I need it??? This other system I used had no such thing and I had no problem communicating with my Z-Wave locks and thermostat. If someone could give me the tutorial on what these Smart Sticks are used for, that would be great. Like I said, newbie questions...
Any help would be much appreciated... thanks... bob
1. If I buy a HomeTroller Zee S2, can I do all that I need to do from a web interface or do I need a PC??? I work on a mac and even though I run Windows on it through VMWare, it's not a native Windows PC. Do I need such or is it all browser based???
2. With this other system I used, to set up a new door lock you had to install a battery in the "controller" so you could walk it across the room and bring it near the door lock. I've also watched a HomeSeer video that shows a Troller sitting right next to a Door Lock on a table dock, admittedly as a demo. But I won't have that luxury as my door locks are installed and not near my router unless I want to run a very long Ethernet cable which I don't want to do. So would I need such close proximity at setup capability with a Z-Troller??
3. And what is a Smart Stick and a Smart Stick+??? And is that the same as a Z-Stick??? Does the HomeTroller Zee S2 come with one??? And if so, why do I need it??? This other system I used had no such thing and I had no problem communicating with my Z-Wave locks and thermostat. If someone could give me the tutorial on what these Smart Sticks are used for, that would be great. Like I said, newbie questions...
Any help would be much appreciated... thanks... bob
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