security in new home before moving in

Other Devices & Integrations Door Locks & Sensors
#1

i’m going to be moving across the country in a few months, but will be closing on the house a time prior to being able to actually move in fully…as such, i’m going to be setting up an alarm system and a few burglar deterrents for the new home until i get there (and to be used after i get there permanently too, of course).

i get the idea of using scenes on vera to turn lights on / off, etc, to make it appear as if someone is home…can these be done randomly? for example, can i have it set to turn lights on randomly at some time after sunset, and then turn them off at sunrise?

sorry if this has already been asked, i searched a few times and couldn’t find anything…

#2

There is a app called virtual ghost that is designed to do exactly that. There a few other apps as well which can achieve the same and even using scene with timer and randomising the time they run

#3

vacation ghost seems to have pretty bad reviews, though…

#4

The developer was away for a while and did not update the plugin. He is back and new updates are flowing. I have used VG for several months now and it is working well for me at least.