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One of the perks of buying an ADT home security system in Champaign is that you can pair it with home automation. Smart thermostats can make your home more comfortable and eco-conscious. Smart locks empower you to remote control your doors. And you’ll never leave the garage door up again with your automated garage door sensor.

However, as powerful as these devices are by themselves, they can have an even more significant impact when utilized together with your security system. Here are just 5 amazing home automation ideas for Champaign that will make your home much more attuned to your wishes:

Home Automation Idea #1: Put Your Home Down For The Night

Your nighttime habits has become routine: turn off all the lights, lock the doors, change the thermostat, and prepare your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to discover that you neglected to lock the back door or left the living room light on? And after you fail to do one part of your bedtime checklist, it's simple to neglect it another night, as well. Then without realizing it, your forgotten ritual becomes commonplace.

But you can make sure that your house is prepared for bed every night when you automate your nighttime program. Through your Champaign home security system, you can create a template that sets all your gadgets without you going around the house. With a touch of a screen, you can secure the doors, turn off the lights, adjust the thermostat, and arm your security devices. Or don't fret about failing to remember to press a button. Set your automation to activate at a specific time -- like midnight.

Home Automation Idea #2: Go On Alert When You Leave For Work

Along with a before bed schedule, you can designate your automation parameters to activate when your house is not currently occupied. With your ADT Control smartphone app, you can place your living space on defense via a single button tap. Now you can ensure that every door is secured, every light is turned off, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are on duty. You can even batten down the garage door with the app if it’s accidentally left up.

You don't have to keep your home on alert the whole day. Open the doors for returning family or service professionals with the smartphone app. Or place your home on lockdown without even pushing a button. By setting a geofence around your property, your devices turns on each time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms turn off, and your doors unlock when you come up to the house.

Home Automation Idea #3: Create Moods For Watching TV And Everything Else

Exiting the house and going to sleep may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also create scenes for all types of moods. Tweak the lights just a dash while dropping your motorized blinds for the penultimate movie watching experience. Illuminate a dimly lit trail from your bedroom to the fridge for an evening snack.

You can program a "party" scenario that automatically lowers the lights and thermostat to account for the increased body heat. Then when a new visitor knocks at your door, you can ask them to enter via your doorbell camera. You can also set music and smart lights to turn on through your ADT Control app. And if you find you need another cutting-edge piece of smart technology, you can simply add it to your current system.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get Updates To Your Phone

Always be aware of what's going down in your home through automated notifications delivered to your mobile device. Whenever a motion sensor on a security camera picks up unusual movements, you'll know with a text or push notification. Fire and safety alarms will show an alert so that you'll never come home to an undiscovered situation. Or have your smart locks notify you when your kids arrive home from school. Once you get a notification, you can decide how to act.

Communicate with porch visitors via the doorbell cameras to instruct them where to leave a delivery. See through your security cameras to determine if the abnormal movement is worth a call to the authorities. Or remotely trigger lights and music to frighten any suspicious trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Be Safe During A Fire

While your home automation tech can make you feel protected and secure, they will help in a fire or other situations. When your smoke detectors find intense heat, your home can spring into action! Set the furnace fan to automatically turn on and vent dangerous smoke. Then have your home switch on all your smart bulbs to illuminate the way out, and open all the doors for emergency crews.

In fact, you can set automated responses to several emergency circumstances. Switch on all the lights if a glass break detector chimes. Sound your high decibel sirens when the 2-button medical alert is pushed. Or get video snippets sent to your phone when your smart locks activate. Almost all of your tech can be interconnected to operate in tandem in any way you think will help shield your home and family.