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    Home automation Start Guide: Read more

    Home automation Start Guide: Read more
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    Guide: Installing Aqara Wall Switch

    If you’re new to home automation, this Aqara video will walk you through the installation of a wired wall switch. How to install Aqara Wall switch
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    Slow system connection

    Happens to me in the night too. Haven’t figured out what happened. I’m assuming it’s due to network congestion at night.
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    Mi home alarm to turn on lights

    We’ll need more information to be able to help. What server is the hub on? Are you connecting the bulbs and the hub to the same server? Check out my home automation and smart home blog. HouseToSmart
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    Check out my smart home blog at housetosmartt.com

    Check out my smart home blog at housetosmartt.com
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    Question on Door Sensor

    No, unfortunately. Xiaomi confirms that this is intended. On Aqara app it will behave as expected.
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    How to turn off the motion sensors at Mi Home

    Do you have automations triggered by those sensors? You can set "Effective Period" (scroll all the way down on the automation sequence page) to only work within your specified times.
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    How to turn off the motion sensors at Mi Home

    Sensors are always active. It's what you do with the sensors' output that triggers events. As dimitarrupanov has said, using time to limit when your motion and door sensor triggers the alarm (i.e. 9am to 10pm), and set another sequence so that the motion sensor only turns the lights on (10pm to...
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    Question on Door Sensor

    I have 2 question regarding the Aqara door sensor. 1) Is anyone else finding that "Door opens" is isn't actually "when door opens", i.e. when there is a state change of the door, but rather it is "door is open", i.e. as long as the door isn't closed? For example, if I set an automation to turn...
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    Gateway hub

    I dont' think you can disable the sensors. Why would you want to do that anyway?