Monitor Your Home with Email or Push Notification Alerts

 

You can configure your Insteon devices to send email or push notification alerts when the device is turned on, turned off or both. The steps in this article detail how to configure the "Open" alert for an Open/Close Sensor.

Configure Alerts using iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Step 1

Navigate to Settings by swiping from the right to open the drawer

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Step 2

Tap Devices

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Step 3

Tap the device for which you want to configure alerts

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Step 4

Tap Alerts

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Step 5

Enable the alert.

Most devices support an alert for both the on and off states.

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Step 6

Tap Message & Recipients

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Step 7

Enable or disable push notifications for this alert by tapping the push notification switch.

Enable or disable email notifications for this alert by entering or removing email addresses from the To Email field.

You can also customize the subject and body of your message. Push notifications display only the body message. Email notifications display both the subject and body message.

When ready, tap Done. You can repeat this process to configure the closed/off alert.

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Configure Alerts using Android

Step 1

Navigate to Settings by tapping Settings and then Edit Settings

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Step 2

Tap Devices

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Step 3

Tap the device for which you want to configure alerts

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Step 4

Tap Alerts

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Step 5

Enable the alert.

Most devices support an alert for both the on and off states.

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Step 6

Tap Message & Recipients

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Step 7

Enable or disable push notifications for this alert by tapping the push notification switch.

Enable or disable email notifications for this alert by entering or removing email addresses from the To Email field.

You can also customize the subject and body of your message. Push notifications display only the body message. Email notifications display both the subject and body message.

When ready, tap Done. You can repeat this process to configure the closed/off alert.

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