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Old Jul 25, 2016, 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by luxtrvlwrks
Any recommendations for someone who is not interested in DIY? We want to get an outdoor camera or two to keep an eye on our pool, and are interested in expanding that to a larger home automation / alarm system for an existing home.

Our current system consists of three analog light timers - LOL. We could use an upgrade.
You can hire home automation companies to come in and do the setup for you. That said, I'd strongly urge you to make sure they are using one of the standard protocols -- stuff that works with Zwave, Zigbee, etc. -- so that you're not permanently tied to any one company.
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