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wann is a well-known

purveyorof security-

related tech, and

we’ve covered its

camerasin Micro Mart before.

But with its new SwannOne

range, it's dived headfirstinto

the Internet of Things,where

an ensembleof connected

devicescan be used to secure

your home.

These devicescome

individuallyor as a package

like the Smart Home Control

Kit that Swannsent me to

review here.

The critical component

at the heart of the system

is the SwannOneSmart

Hub. Think of this as a

router for the other devices,

which interfaceswith your

broadbandrouter and allows

you to remotelycontrol all

aspectsof your setup. This

DETAILS

• Price:£399(Maplin)


• Manufacturer:Swann


• Website:
  goo.gl/QUvNcT


• Requirements:
  Androidor iOSmobile
  phone, broadband
  internetconnection

box actuallydoublesas a

phone chargingstation– one

of the nice design aspectsof

this equipment.

With the Smart Hub you

also get two KeyFobs,a

motionsensor, two Window/

Door sensors,an indoor

SoundView camera,a smart

power plug and all the

cables and accessoriesto

make it all function.You

even get some window

stickersto alert local burglars

that you’vesomething

worth stealing.

Settingup is just a matter

of poweringup the hub

and then using the MAC

address from the sticker

on the rear to register on

the SwannOnewebsite.

Once you’veestablished

that association,you can

pair the other components

to the Smart Hub and then

control them using any iOS or

Android device using a simple

application.

I did have a little trouble

settingup the KeyFobs,for

whateverreason, but in most

TheInternetofThingsis repackagedbySwannwithvariablesuccess

respects,it is straightforward

to configure and doesn’t

require any specialtools or

skills to install. Well, assuming

that you’re familiarwith

computers,wi-fi, pairing

devicesand generally

masteringtechnology.

And that’s the rub really,

becausethis isn’t something

that everyonewould find a

breeze to deploy, and some

of the terminologyand

methodologymight flummox

the averageiPad user.

Obviously, the Smart Home

Control kit is meant to be

the start of your investment,

and Swannmakes a wider

range of devicesyou can add

once you have the Smart

Hub running.These include

outdoorcamerasand an

external siren, and the system

is also compatiblewith other

IoT equipment,like Kwikset

Includes

• SmartHubx 1


• KeyFobx 2


• Motionsensorx 1


• Windowanddoor
  sensorsx 2


• SoudViewCam-
  Indoorx 1


• Smartplugx 1


• Ethernetcablex 2


• Poweradaptorx 2


• Batteries


• Securitystickers


• Quickstartguide

SwannOne

Smart Home

Control Kit

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Having used thesystem

for a while, it generallyworks

acceptably