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I can programme and install Lutron so thankfully I only have myself to blame if the person to fix it can't or won't Most of my lights are just switched rather than dimmed, in fact only a single circuit in my home is dimmable, the rest are just switched. I like light and plenty of it and as soon as I go into a dim room, I struggle to see anything. Have you look at Mode Lighting before? It's great kit, much cheaper than Lutron, and lots of integration. Very similar programming and also you can use cat 6 cable for keypads without issues, which is much cheaper.

Yeah, I chose not to use Home Assistant as relying on MQTT server worries me. The contact closure output for me is super reliable, and Lutron is fantastic kit, so virtual keypads or even I/O on some of their drivers is ideal for this. Super right in that the alarm can pick up so much slack anyway. Back when I thought it was cool, I used the alarm to switch on a red light outside to show the alarm was armed. This was before I realised I do not want the world and his wife / husband knowning when my alarm may be armed or not.

I connected my Lutron lighting setup to the Texecom panel for a few purposes; On arm - The outside welcome light is on. On alarm - All lights excluding the bedrooms are on full brightness, inside and out. I never integrate in reverse (Lutron switch to arm / disarm) as even adding obfuscation to the mix (press and hold for 5 seconds, press button 5 times etc...) still doesn't protect against little fingures or accidents. Does anyone else integrate Lutron to Texecom?

I'm not disconnecting cameras. I have 2 LAN connections to the DVR, one of those is being disconnected. No missing feed alarms at all. The ARC also know there is a 30 second delay for cameras to be active, but it takes them just as long to get the feed anyway. There's no single point of failure to the system. Although I will at exploring a mask via a contact closure, I'm fine with the cameras viewed when I want them viewed. Do you worry about privacy in residential situations?

I wanted to come up with a privacy solution for having CCTV in the home and back garden that possibly captures more of me than ARC staff care to see. I wouldn’t mind being seen in any state, during an emergency such as PA triggered or intruder at night, but generally prefer the cameras not to be viewable. My solution was fairly simple and didn’t require any expensive equipment. On arm (day or night) or panic, an output switches a relay. The relay powers a low powered Ethernet switch that provides a connection from the DVR’s second LAN output through to a Ubiquiti router. A firewall rule only allows external traffic to that second LAN port, thus if not powered, not accessible. I can continue to access cameras 24/7 via the VPN to home or internally. The DVR remains powered 24/7, the switch is unmanaged and basic, helping to ensure it is fully operational within 20 seconds approx. I did consider a contactor of sorts, to actually connect all 8 cores of a single cable between the router and the DVR. Cost was a big factor, with a 4-pole contactor costing around £38-£40 and needing 2 of them. Additionally, breaking out the Cat6, shielding, untwisting, wiring into the contactor etc... gave way to interference. I doubt it would have caused issues of a short distance, but the switch solution required no modification and allowed full shielding of RJ45 plugs and sockets. I don’t have many hang-ups but I do value privacy somewhat. I wanted to ensure it wasn’t possible for the ARC to view CCTV without a need, especially since I enjoy the hot tub I built in the garden. The solution also gives me control that if friends visiting the Garden of England to use my hot tub via the side gate, I can be sure of their privacy despite the alarm being armed and cameras usually visible by the ARC. Does anything think I could have done something simpler or has anyone got their own solution they use? NB: I trust the ARC not to view cameras when there is no need, and to log when they are viewed, but this also protects against breaches from skilled actors.

Isn't there some rule about swearing at people on this forum?

Yet if I say that, suddenly I'm locked out the house

Thank you James! Another night owl?

Hi everyone - Longtime lurker, but decided to register and interact. Intruder, Fire, Networking, and Telecoms enthusiast who often considers if I should be on the ground more and in the office less, but ultimately I just allow my enthusiasm for these systems to mannifest in my home life and those of friends and family who indulge my hobbies. I work in the protection of CNI (Critical National Infrastructure) which is fun and interesting. I think in part my work has reflected in my often over-engineering in my home setup / playground. At home I use a Texecom wired alarm, grade 3 install, SP4 signalling via Redcare Ultimate. I did the installation and programming myself, and the hardest part was to get a company to then take it over from me. I accept this was going to be difficult, but I just didn't want someone else to have all the fun of wiring and programming I also intalled a less-fancy C-Tec XFP addressable fire panel (2 heat detectors, 9 smokes, and 7 sounders). I'd love to upgrade this to VESDA / air sampling but I am waiting on getting asbestos textured ceilings dealt with properly before I look at running any samplying pipes. In my work, we focus a lot on layers of security expanding outward and upward from infrastructure, but I've avoided installing radar detection in the garden or digging a moat around my home!!! That being said, I do a lot with pre-alarming and confirmation / verification, but my desire for perimetre detection has proven difficult in a garden environment. I'm extremely lucky in having a better half who lets me get on with my hobbies, although I did most recently get a telling off when a leak detector switched off the water to the entirity of the house whilst I was travelling away from home, after I had tried my hand at copper pipe plumbing. Flowers resolved the telling off and I promised to take some lessons in soldering before fitting a water softener in future. I'm by no means an expert but I enjoy playing around. The home is protected beyond our needs and I accept this sometimes makes life harder for myself, but I love learning so keep at it. If I use the wrong term or seem like I don't know what I'm talking about, it's probably because I don't know what I'm talking about.