When I converted to HS4 a couple years ago, one of the first things I did was to go through all of my devices and rename them so that the full syntax made sense. Here's what I would recommend:
Start with the syntax Location2 | Location1 | Device Name | Feature Name and consider the components
Outside | Breezeway | Overhead Light | Switch
First Floor | Living Room | Thermostat | Temperature
Second Floor | Bathroom | Door Sensor | Battery
HS4 uses this syntax in various lists so renaming devices like this will help when you create events and do searches.
Start with the syntax Location2 | Location1 | Device Name | Feature Name and consider the components
- Location2 = typically a large area ("First Floor", "Basement", "Outside")
- Location1 = a subset of your Location2 ("Living Room", "Bathroom", "Driveway")
- Device Name = the smart product your HomeSeer system is controlling ("Floodlight Sensor", "Wall Switch") OR the end device that is being controlled by this smart product ("Overhead Light", "Piano Lamp")
- Feature Name = the attribute of your smart product that's doing the work or is changing status ("switch", "dimmer", "status", "operating mode", "LUX", "Battery")
Outside | Breezeway | Overhead Light | Switch
First Floor | Living Room | Thermostat | Temperature
Second Floor | Bathroom | Door Sensor | Battery
HS4 uses this syntax in various lists so renaming devices like this will help when you create events and do searches.
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