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Setting Up Smart Home Together with Your Electrician

Setting Up Smart Home Together with Your Electrician

The experts at Smart Home Swiss set up your Smart Home during commissioning together with your electrician.

In the following article, we explain why Smart Home setup by the experts at Smart Home Swiss is important, what requirements must be met for the setup, what exactly the all-inclusive commissioning package from Smart Home Swiss includes, what the process of setting up the Smart Home and commissioning looks like, and what service you can expect after handover.

THE ESSENTIALS IN BRIEF:

  • Smart Home installations are complex systems. During commissioning, the experts at Smart Home Swiss SA support the executing electrical installer.

 
  • If you want to have your Smart Home set up, the on-site networks and installations must first be completed and ready for operation. In addition, all apartments and technical control rooms must be accessible.


  • The service offering from Smart Home Swiss to support the electrical installer is designed as an all-inclusive package and includes integration, configuration, cloud service setup, and checks of communication, function, quality, and stability.


  • Process of commissioning and Smart Home setup: professional installation of the Smart Home systems by the electrician, connection of the Smart Home components and systems by Smart Home Swiss, setup of the cloud service if used, initial function check, quality check, stability check, restart with renewed function check.

  • Even after the tested and documented overall system is handed over to the client, Smart Home Swiss remains a reliable point of contact for technical support, remote maintenance, service calls, extensions, and more. Smart Home Swiss continues to support the electrician through 2nd-level support.
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Smart Home Commissioning by Smart Home Swiss and the Electrician

With Smart Home installations, we are dealing with complex systems made up of numerous technical components. For the Smart Home system to work reliably in the long run, the individual components must communicate with each other seamlessly.

The executing electrical installer is responsible for the professional installation of the respective components of the Smart Home system. This creates the foundation. The experts at Smart Home Swiss then step in to support this process, connecting the various components and systems into a functioning overall system.

Smart Home gemeinsam mit Ihrem Elektriker einrichten

Requirements for Smooth Smart Home Setup

Before commissioning and setting up the Smart Home can begin, the following requirements in particular must be met:

  • on-site completion and operational readiness of the networks and installations, including cable routing, professional connections, tested and documented RJ45 connections (test protocols), and the agreed placement and equipping of the network rack.
  • Accessibility to all apartments and technical control rooms
  • if systems from external providers also need to be integrated, an expert from the respective external provider should be on site during commissioning

Scope of Smart Home Commissioning

Once the networks and installations are completed and ready for operation, the experts at Smart Home Swiss SA carry out the commissioning together with the executing electrician and will set up the Smart Home.

The service offering from Smart Home Swiss to support the electrical installer is designed as an all-inclusive package and includes the following:

  • Integration of the Amika panel into the LAN and WLAN network
  • Basic configuration of language, users, and access rights
  • Setup of basic functions for lighting, shading, room climate, and basic scenes
  • Integration of the intercom system and testing of call setup (SIP communication), audio, video, and door opening
  • Setup of the cloud service, including configuration of the required accounts, phone numbers, and endpoints, as well as a communication test between the intercom system, cloud, and Amika panel
  • Function check
  • Quality check
  • Stability check

Here you will find documentation on setting up Smart Home Swiss systems.

Process of Smart Home Commissioning

Commissioning includes the setup and testing of the entire Smart Home system. In addition to the function of the individual components, their interaction as well as the quality and stability of the overall system are also tested.

The setup and commissioning of your Smart Home takes place in the following steps:

  • professional installation of the Smart Home systems by the electrician
  • connection of the Smart Home components and systems by the experts at Smart Home Swiss
  • setup of the cloud service (if used in the project)
  • initial function check
  • quality check
  • stability check
  • restart with renewed function check

This results in an all-inclusive package consisting of professional installation by the executing electrical installer and cross-system setup plus testing by the experts at Smart Home Swiss, so that residents can rely on a dependable overall Smart Home system.

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Service After Handover

After commissioning is completed, the client is handed a tested and documented overall system, providing additional security for the executing electrical installer and the building owner. The client also receives an introduction to the system.

Even after handover, your electrician remains your first point of contact. Smart Home Swiss supports them with 2nd-level support, remote maintenance, and extensions to your system. On-site service calls are subject to a fee.

Advice on Smart Home Setup

We at Smart Home Swiss SA are happy to advise you on commissioning and Smart Home setup, so that you can rely on a dependable Smart Home system.
The best way to reach the Smart Home experts at Smart Home Swiss is via the contact form:

We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on "Having Smart Home Set Up"

How long does Smart Home setup take?

Setting up the Smart Home ideally takes 45-60 minutes per apartment. For smaller projects, commissioning also requires about 8 additional hours for the general cloud setup, as well as around 6 hours for network configuration. However, these figures are only guideline values, assuming that all systems are fully installed, configured, and ready for operation.

The actual duration of setup and commissioning depends on the project size, the scope of the system, and the conditions on site.

If additional troubleshooting or problem-solving is required, the effort involved is correspondingly higher.

In the event of a fault with Amika, Energio, Porto, or another Smart Home Swiss device, the executing electrical installer is the first point of contact for residents and property management. If the electrical installer is unable to resolve the fault after an initial analysis, they seek support from the experts at Smart Home Swiss SA as part of second-level support. Smart Home Swiss SA can then help with problem analysis and resolution either remotely or, if necessary, on site.

The Porto IP video intercom can be purchased directly from the manufacturer, Smart Home Swiss SA, as well as through wholesale distributors.

The Energio data collector can be purchased directly from the manufacturer, Smart Home Swiss SA, but also in wholesale.

The Amika Smart Home control panel can be purchased directly from the manufacturer, Smart Home Swiss SA, but also in wholesale.