I've heard this topic discussed some before but as my Homeseer system grows, how do we intelligently name devices so they're easy to manage and even visually understand what they are when we see them? For instance, I added 1 Schlage lock to my system today and it spawned 6 "devices". Yesterday, I installed an AeoTech Z-Wave repeater. It spawned 6 devices.
So the "rabbits" are multiplying and my device list is getting very long when my other Z-Wave and Wemo devices are added. Not to mention that Alexa pulls them all in and makes a double mess of them when we configure Groups...then we add voice labels to some of the specific devices in Homeseer. Wemo devices alone always seem to spawn 2 devices for each real device. So with a home automation network of almost 100 "real" devices, they actually almost double that number when installed.
So how do we name them? How do we keep "lists" simplified? How do we do things so that Alexa doesn't come up with a confusing mess of devices to decipher and deal with? An then we have to start dealing with so many devices on HSBuddy...so then we're back to keeping things as manageable as possible. Are there any "best practices" for growing networks?
In the current state of my new Homeseer network, I hesitate on trying to "train" my wife on how to do anything other than voice commands via Alexa. If I did, she'd never leave the comfort of manual switches.
Any great ideas out there? Thanks.
So the "rabbits" are multiplying and my device list is getting very long when my other Z-Wave and Wemo devices are added. Not to mention that Alexa pulls them all in and makes a double mess of them when we configure Groups...then we add voice labels to some of the specific devices in Homeseer. Wemo devices alone always seem to spawn 2 devices for each real device. So with a home automation network of almost 100 "real" devices, they actually almost double that number when installed.
So how do we name them? How do we keep "lists" simplified? How do we do things so that Alexa doesn't come up with a confusing mess of devices to decipher and deal with? An then we have to start dealing with so many devices on HSBuddy...so then we're back to keeping things as manageable as possible. Are there any "best practices" for growing networks?
In the current state of my new Homeseer network, I hesitate on trying to "train" my wife on how to do anything other than voice commands via Alexa. If I did, she'd never leave the comfort of manual switches.
Any great ideas out there? Thanks.
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