How POE Technology Improves Smart Home Automation
As more residential homes begin using the power of POE lighting, it’s time to discover exactly what sets this state-of-the-art lighting system apart from the others.
Smart home systems are becoming more popular than ever for new builds. Many home builders interested in convenience and energy efficiency are opting for smart home integrations rather than sticking to the standard options.
One of the tools that allows for more automation opportunities in smart homes is Power over Ethernet lighting or POE lighting. POE lighting systems are able to send electrical pulses over ethernet cables rather than electrical cords. When ethernet cables are used to power lights and other household smart appliances, more complex information can be transmitted from the controller to the individual devices in your home. This means that POE technology doesn’t only apply to lighting, but several other smart home integrations — like security — that would have previously relied on wireless communication. In this article, we are going to explore some of the best benefits of POE technology for smart homes.
LED lights can operate using far less energy than other lighting options.
Starting with the basics, POE lighting has the capability to easily power low-wattage LED lights. LED lights have up to 6x the lifespan of fluorescent lights and use much less energy during daily operation. Because LED lights require such little energy, they can be powered using the relatively low voltage capacity of an ethernet cord.
As we previously mentioned, POE technology has the capability to power and transmit information to lighting systems around your home, giving you more control over your home ambiance than ever. Let’s learn more about how this technology works and why it has improved smart home lighting.
Smart Home Lighting Options
When you opt to install a POE lighting system in your home, you get much more than just energy efficient lighting
There are so many ways you can use POE lighting to customize your smart home.
Beyond simply using less energy, there are several more incentives for smart home builders to go for POE over traditional fluorescent lighting options. When you install a POE system, you now have access to the many advantages of smart home lighting. With smart lighting, you can control your lights remotely from anywhere. That means that if you forgot to turn the lights off before you left the house — there is nothing to worry about! You can use an application on your phone or tablet to turn the light off remotely.
Another great feature of POE is that you can use other smart devices to control your home lighting. For example you can use your smart speaker to adjust the lighting in your home. Just by using a simple voice command, you can turn on, off, dim, or even change the color of the lights in your home.
It is also a great option to pair your POE lights with motion and light sensors. That way, your lights can appropriately adjust based on the time of day and the occupancy of the room. By fully automating your lighting, you aren’t just making your life more convenient, you are also saving energy.
Applications for Your Home Office Space
Use your new lighting options to get into your workflow.
When you use ethernet cords to light your home office, you are putting yourself in control of your workspace lighting. As most office workers know, the quality of lighting can majorly impact your productivity. That’s why so many more people are using POE lighting to easily customize their lighting preferences.
Now that more people than ever are working from home, why settle for inadequate or invasive lighting. Using your smart home integrations, you can adjust the quality, color and brightness of your home office lighting. As we mentioned previously, you can also use sensors so that the lighting will adjust based on the amount of light from outside.
No More Wireless Service Interruptions
You can use ethernet cables to control security lights and security cameras.
Another huge advantage of POE technology over wireless controls is reliability. When it comes to devices sharing information via WiFi, there are sometimes network interruptions. In most cases, these interruptions are little more than annoyances.
However, when it comes to devices like security cameras, these interruptions are unacceptable. By hardwiring your security cameras, you can guarantee that there will be no accidental interruptions due to your network. This feature of POE powered devices gives many smart home owners an additional sense of security.
As POE systems become more popular for new smart home builders, it is expected that POE systems will continue to provide homeowners with unique advantages made possible by using ethernet connections. Because of their lower cost, efficiency, easy automation, easy installation, increased user control, it looks like ethernet cables are shaping up to change the way our homes work for us.
