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How To Add and Remove Users to Local Access on Your Z-Box Hub
You decide who gets access to your smart home system, for both local and remote access. Here are the instructions for adding another user to your local access account only. If you're looking to add another user to remote access, check out the remote access article here . Multiple steps are involved in the process to…
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How to Create a Scene Using Standard Variables on Your Z-Box Hub
The variables panel can allow you to create more advanced scenes by adding, changing, and checking the status of global variables that can be used in your scenes. The greatest benefit of the variable is that if you want to reuse complex trigger conditions across multiple scenes, you define the condition as a variabl…
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How to Set-Up Geofencing on Z-Box Hub
Geofencing is like drawing a virtual fence around a real-world area using technology like GPS or RFID. Imagine stretching a border around your house, and every time someone or something crosses that border, it triggers an action or notification. In the digital world, that border is drawn using GPS coordinates to crea…
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How To Enable Remote Access on Z-Box For Support Purposes
Remote Access enables you to remotely connect to and oversee your hub and devices when you are not in the same network as your hub. For this functionality to work, the hub needs to be both connected to the internet and powered on. By default, remote access is enabled. To enable/disable remote access: 1. From the …
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How to Create Sensor-Based Thermostat Scenes on the Z-Box Hub
You can use a sensor placed anywhere in your home to trigger / control some or even all of your thermostats. Check out the examples below to see how to use a sensor to trigger your thermostat as well as add conditions and multiple triggers to create your ideal environment. How to Create a Sensor-Triggered Thermost…
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Z-Box Console: Why it's There
The Z-Box hub Web interface features a console, which is a real-time log of events happening on the hub during various operations: adding or removing a Z-Wave device, changing parameters, configuring the device, setting associations, and more. The console is capable of offering in-depth insights into active operatio…
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How to Add and Manage Door Locks on Z-Box
Whether you're securing your home or managing access for guests, Z-Box makes it easy to add, configure, and manage your smart locks. This guide walks you through the steps to add a door lock, manage PIN codes, and understand system limitations and best practices. Z-Box supports most Z-Wave-enabled locks from brands s…
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Create Smart Sprinklers with Z-Wave Relays on Z-Box Hub Using the Linked Devices Feature
Managing multiple sprinkler zones just got easier. With Z-Box's Linked Devices feature, you can combine several ZEN16 MultiRelays into a single, streamlined device. Each ZEN16 relay supports up to three independently controlled channels—ideal for operating separate sprinkler solenoid valves. By linking these relays t…
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How To Create And Manage Z-Box System Backups
Creating full system backups is the most effective protection against the loss of configuration data in the event of problems or inadvertent changes. You can create the backups on our cloud or locally on the hub. Please be aware that there is a restricted amount of storage capacity available for backups. You can ret…
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How To Use Geofencing In Automations on Z-Box Hub
Geofencing works like setting up a virtual boundary around a real place using GPS or RFID technology. Picture it as establishing an invisible boundary encircling your residence. Each time an individual or object traverses this boundary, it initiates a pre-defined action or alerts you accordingly. In the realm of digi…
