Automations act for you when something happens. Alarms make sure somebody notices. Neither replaces approved safety equipment.
What you'll find here
- How to Create an Automation and How to Test an Automation Against Past Activity — building one, and checking it against what already happened.
- Site Modes Explained — Occupied, Away, Night, Holiday and your own.
- How to Create an Alarm Rule, How to Acknowledge an Alarm and Alarm Escalation Explained — raising alarms, answering them, and who is told next.
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