Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPS1 Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit

by Hawking Technology

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000PHK40Y
• Item model number: HRPS1
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,637 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description With the award-winning Hawking Technology HomeRemote Pro Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit, you'll have everything you need to set up a HomeRemote Pro Home Control and Remote Monitoring System. With this system, you can control your home appliances and monitor your home from anywhere in the world via a Web browser or cell phone.

The HomeRemote Pro Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit: Includes everything you need to set up a Home Control and Remote Monitoring system for your home. Lets you control home appliances from anywhere using a web browser or cell phone. Allows you to remotely monitor your home using a cell phone or web browser.

Set up a home monitoring and remote control system with ease using this starter kit. View larger.

Recipient of the Product of the Year Award from Electronic House Magazine, and featuring state-of-the-art Z-Wave wireless mesh technology, the HomeRemote Pro requires no hard wiring or special installation, saving you thousands of dollars when compared to traditional home security and monitoring systems.

This starter kit includes the following components: The HomeRemote Pro Internet Gateway; HomeRemote Pro Door Sensor; and HomeRemote Pro Lamp Module.

How the HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System Works
The HomeRemote Monitoring System lets you monitor your home, secure it from intruders, and control its appliances and power usage via a cell phone or an Internet browser while you're

This diagram shows how the HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System works. View larger.

working, at school, or even traveling abroad. You can also use it to monitor your children or pets, or keep tabs on an elderly family member. And business owners can use the system to keep an eye on their premises or employees.

By connecting the included Pro Internet Gateway to your Internet router, you'll effectively create a wireless network that "connects" your home to the Internet. And by adding HomeRemote Pro accessories to your home, such as the included Pro Door Sensor and Pro Lamp Module, or other HomeRemote Pro-enabled products, such as Electrical Appliance modules and Pro Motion Detectors (sold separately), you'll have the option of remotely controlling your heating and cooling system, lighting, blinds, garage door, and virtually any electrical appliance in your home.

If you want to add surveillance features to your property, by installing HomeRemote Pro video cameras, such as the Wireless Video Camera or Video Camera with Night Vision, you can monitor your premises 24/7 in real time from virtually any place in the world.

The comprehensive web interface lets you check on the status of your home and turn on lights, shades, and other appliances. View larger.

Award-Winning Z-Wave Wireless Technology
At the heart of the HomeRemote Pro System is Z-Wave wireless "mesh" technology, an award-winning wireless standard for home automation. Unlike traditional remote technologies that rely on infrared signals, Z-Wave is not affected by walls or other barriers, and it offers two-way communication, giving you confirmation that your commands were received and executed. With Z-Wave, the guesswork and finger-crossing is taken out of the equation.

Because each "module" or HomeRemote Pro accessory acts as a repeater that extends the distance of the Z-Wave signals, with a few easily installed and strategically placed HomeRemote Pro accessories, your entire home can be covered in a matter of minutes without any hard-wiring or special installation.

Easy Set Up: No Special Tools or Wiring Required
Setting up a HomeRemote Pro Monitoring System up couldn't be easier. Once you connect the Pro Internet Gateway to your router, you log into the HomeRemote Pro Web site, where you can customize your HomeRemote Pro System by naming the rooms in your home. (You can also personalize your HomeRemote Pro Web page with photos of yourself and other custom touches.) Then it's just a matter of plugging accessories into outlets throughout your home and adding them to your system.

The "installation" of HomeRemote Pro accessories is as easy as plugging in one of the several HomeRemote Pro modules into available electrical outlets. Once the modules, which are about the size of typical home appliance timers, are connected, you simply plug your lamp or appliance into it. The modules let you control appliances remotely (you can schedule them, or turn them on or off on demand), and they will also act as "repeaters" that effectively extend your home's Z-Wave wireless network.

You're now ready to control your home through a browser from anywhere in the world. And by adding your cell phone number to your account settings, your Internet-enabled cell phone can be used to control your home and even stream video of particular rooms.

Note: HomeRemote Pro has two levels of services, basic and pro. Some features mentioned above require a pro-level service. Click here to see a comparison chart of the differences in features and capabilities between the basic and pro-level services.

Other HomeRemote Pro Features
The HomeRemote Pro System offers several customization and monitoring features that give you the ultimate in control and oversight of your home.

Using your cell phone, you can access your HomeRemote-connected appliances and surveillance equipment from anywhere. View larger.

The system's Scene/Scheduler feature allows you to create a rule that applies to a group of different appliances. For example, instead of turning all your lights off one by one from your cell phone as you're leaving your house, you can set a Scene called "All Lights Off" that turns off all your lights with the press of a button, or turns them off on schedule you've created.

The Alerts and Notifications feature send email and text (SMS) message alerts to designated recipients whenever a specific event, such as the opening of a door, occurs within a room. Device Linking allows one module or sensor to trigger other modules to turn on or off. Opening a door, for instance, could trigger all the lights in your home to turn on.

And to help you keep an eye on your property, Activity Logs let you view recent and past events in your home if you suspect suspicious activity, or if you simply want to monitor your home while you're away.

The optional Pro Video Camera (l) and Pro Video Camera with Night Vision (r) lets you monitor your home from anywhere in the world. View larger.

Expanding your HomeRemote Pro System
The HomeRemote Pro System can be customized to grow as your needs grow. New modules and sensors can be added at anytime. You can add additional HomeRemote Pro Wireless Door Sensors, Motion Detectors, Appliance Modules and Lighting Modules, or specialty products, such as window shades, thermostats, garage door openers, keyless door locks, light switches, and outdoor lighting modules from other HomeRemote Pro compatible manufacturers. The HomeRemote Pro System is compatible with all products featuring the award-winning Z-Wave technology logo.

HomeRemote Pro Services
Basic-Level service is included with a purchase of a HomeRemote Pro Gateway or HomeRemote Pro Starter Kit. For a small monthly fee, you can upgrade to Pro-Level Service to utilize all features on the HomeRemote Pro System.

For more information on subscriptions and HomeRemote-compatible products, visit www.homeremote.net.

What's in the Box
HomeRemote Pro Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit includes one Pro Internet Gateway (HRPG1), one HomeRemote Pro Door Sensor (HRDS1), one HomeRemote Pro Lamp Module (HRLM1), one Ethernet cable, one Power Adapter for the Gateway, three AAA batteries, installation guide and user manual.

Product Description

The HomeRemote Pro Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit lets you secure, monitor and control your home remotely via a computer web browser or cellular phone. Using the broadband connection in your home, the HomeRemote Pro Internet Gateway communicates with the HomeRemote Pro servers to allow remote control of your home lighting, appliances, doors, garages, window shades, thermostat and much more. Taking control of your home and ensuring the safety of your loved ones has never been easier. With the HomeRemote Pro System installed, simply log on to the HomeRemote Pro website, enter your login information and begin monitoring your home; or open the HomeRemote Pro application on your cell phone and begin viewing live video of your home or turn the heater on before arriving home. The applications for the HomeRemote Pro System are limitless; begin customizing one for your lifestyle today.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just not reliable enough for ongoing remote use, November 8, 2009

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Paul P. Lavallee "thoughtful techno" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPS1 Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit (Personal Computers)

I've had the system installed for a little over a year now and have given up - it's just too flaky.

Probably OK if you are at home and can unplug it every once in a while to force a reboot and re-association with the Z-wave devices, but just not robust enough if you are away for more than a week or two. What happens after a while is either a) the gateway doesn't respond or b) it no longer sees the devices. It would probably help if one could reboot it remotely via the browser, but that isn't possible.

When it works it works fine, but the web browser interface is too limiting and at any one time there is probably a 40-50% probability that remote control over the web will work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No work-No support, August 20, 2009

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Deeann M. Schunneman "holedig" (texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPS1 Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit (Personal Computers)

I purchased the gateway and three lamp modules-setup is easy and quick. From there on this is a piece of junk. Tech support from these people is non existant. The only way to get it back running is to reset the gateway and detect the modules-a little hard to do from a remote location. They need to change the name from home remote pro to remote control from your computor when you are home. Dont buy it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable for remote control., August 4, 2009

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NJV "njv9999" (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hawking HomeRemote Pro HRPS1 Home Control and Remote Monitoring Starter Kit (Personal Computers)

I bought this kit in January 2009 and it was dead at just under 8 months. RMA process was easy and smooth. When I decided to sign-up for a pro-level, the replacement and the server couldn't talk to each other and am struggling to get it to work with help of tech support and Crayon Interface (the provider). So, if this works for you out of the box (which it's more likely to), then it's a great gadget. If you however run into a trouble, it may be difficult to get it resolved by phone/email.

Update: This thing is NOT reliable enough to be used for remote control. I used this in my observatory and I couldn't count how many time I am unable to control it from the HomeRemote Pro website (it was online and communicating). The button status changed and a log line was added but it didn't actually do anything. This happened about half of the time. However, when it works, it works well. The workaround is to put it on a timer to cycle its power daily.