Best Labeling method w/ Alaram sensors & iOS APP for VeraPlus

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Evening all, few questions as I get going with my new VeraPlus. I have my Vista20p setup w/ EVL4 and about 20 zones/sensors.

  1. How do you all “group” your rooms w/ devices? ie. would the Kitchen Door sensor be grouped into “Kitchen” or do you all make a group called “Sensors” and have each sensor there?
  2. What iOS App do you recommend for VERA?
  3. I noticed the “text” message notification is very slow, maybe because of my T-Mobile carrier throttling I believe. Any other methods you all use to send a text notification of a specific event?

Any other start-up organization tips would be greatly appreciated. Especially any posts/documents outlining the Scene “Luup Code” “Advance Editior” also in the Devices the “Advanced” tabs and descriptions for that info.

Thanks guys!!!

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[quote=“nutshellml, post:1, topic:191798”]Evening all, few questions as I get going with my new VeraPlus. I have my Vista20p setup w/ EVL4 and about 20 zones/sensors.

  1. How do you all “group” your rooms w/ devices? ie. would the Kitchen Door sensor be grouped into “Kitchen” or do you all make a group called “Sensors” and have each sensor there?
  2. What iOS App do you recommend for VERA?
  3. I noticed the “text” message notification is very slow, maybe because of my T-Mobile carrier throttling I believe. Any other methods you all use to send a text notification of a specific event?

Any other start-up organization tips would be greatly appreciated. Especially any posts/documents outlining the Scene “Luup Code” “Advance Editior” also in the Devices the “Advanced” tabs and descriptions for that info.

Thanks guys!!![/quote]

  1. rooms for me, but that’s a personal thing.
  2. Homewave, runner up Imperihome
  3. Vera Alerts and prowl or pushover.
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Does the VeraAlert app work with IOS? I’m asking because the details of the app reads “Vera Home Automation system and delivered to your Android phone”

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I use “rooms” as well but I do keep all my alarm sensors in a section called “Alarm Zones”. I use VeraMate for my iPhone app, pretty happy with it.