Did you know that your mobile phone number has a corresponding email address? You can use it to send an email to a phone number and receive it as a text (SMS) message. With Insteon Director, you can add this email address as a means to receive text messages for alerts.
Requirements:
Insteon Hub with an Account Access subscription
How to configure text message alerts for devices using Insteon Director app:
Navigate to the device for which you would like to enable text alerts
Edit the Device
From the rooms view, tap on the device card to enter the full device view
Tap the gear icon in the upper right
On the Device Details page tap Notifications
Enable Email Notification for the desired alert and then tap Email field
In the Email field, enter your phone's carrier-specific email address
Note: if you are entering multiple emails, separate each with a commaAT&T: 10digitphonenumber@txt.att.net
Verizon: 10digitphonenumber@vtext.com
T-Mobile: 10digitphonenumber@tmomail.net
If your carrier isn’t listed above, contact your mobile phone service provider.
Tap Save
An alert approval message will be sent to the phone number provided as a text.
Check your messages for an text message from Insteon. Tap the confirmation link to connect.insteon.com. You will be taken to your phone's web browser for final confirmation.
Repeat steps 1 through 7 for any additional alerts that you wish to receive via text. Please note that as these messages will be sent via text, your carrier's standard messaging rates may apply.