Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
Whether you’re in college sharing a dorm room, or just have roommates to make rent cheaper, here’s how to set up your smarthome devices so that they play nicely with multiple household members, as well other devices that your roommates might have.
There once was a time where you wouldn’t even have to worry about this, because smarthome wasn’t really a big thing.
But now, smarthome devices are becoming more mainstream, and many homes and apartments are filling with these nifty gadgets.If you live alone or with family, there’s really not much to worry about, but if you have roommates, things get a bit trickier. The good news is that it’s still fairly easy to make it all work.
You Can Share Access to Your Devices
If you’re feeling generous and want to share the smarthome love with your roommates, most (if not all) smarthome devices let you share access with other people.
This gives your roommates the ability to control your smarthome devices, like lights, door locks, and even the thermostat. You can even set different permissions for other users, so that they can control devices, but not necessarily make changes to any backend settings.
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Sharing smarthome devices is usually a good idea from the get go, especially if any common spaces in the dorm, apartment, or house utilize smarthome devices.
Duplicate Devices Can Usually Coexist Just Fine
If you and your roommate happen to have the same smarthome device, like some Philips Hue lights, they can co-exist without issues, and you shouldn’t have to worry about interference.
This means, as long as the devices are on two separate accounts, then they’ll work just fine on their own. So if you set up Hue lights in…
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