alarm monitoring systems
For example, a user may communicate with a device using a computer e. g. , a desktop computer, laptop computer, or tablet or other portable electronic device 166 e. g. , a mobile phone, such as a smart phone. A webpage or application may be configured to receive communications from the user and control the device based on the communications and/or to present information about the device's operation to the user. For example, the user may view a current set point temperature for a device e. g. , a stove and adjust it using a computer. The user may be in the structure during this remote communication or outside the structure. As discussed above, users may control smart devices in the smart home environment 100 using a network connected computer or portable electronic device 166.