Build Your Own Smart Home

383 Pages·2003·9.399 MB·English

by  Robert C. Elsenpeter, Toby J. Velte

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About the Authors
RobertC.Elsenpeterisanauthorandaward-winningjournalist.Heisco-author
ofWindowsXPProfessionalNetworkAdministration,E-Business:ABeginner’sGuide,
and Optical Networking: ABeginner’s Guide (all McGraw-Hill/Osborne).
TobyJ.Velte,Ph.D.,MCSE+I,CCNA,CCDA,isatechnologyentrepreneur
in Minneapolis, MN. He has helped launch four companies including Velte
Publishing,anetworkingandinformationsystemspublishingfirm.Dr.Velte
is co-author of the best-selling Cisco: A Beginner's Guide (2001, McGraw-Hill/
Osborne)[email protected].
About the Technical Editor
GlenCarty,CCIE,isadataandtelecommunicationsspecialistinOdessa,FL.He
hasheldpositionswithbothIBMGlobalNetworkandAT&Tandistheauthor
of the book Broadband Networking, and a contributing author to Stephen Bigelow's
Troubleshooting,Maintaining,andRepairingNetworks(bothMcGraw-Hill/Osborne).
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Build Your Own
Smart Home
Robert C. Elsenpeter
Toby J. Velte
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Contents at a Glance
Part I Meet the Smart Home
1 Smart Home Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Smart Home Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 The Cost of a Smart Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4 Designing and Building the Smart Home LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Part II Smart Home Safety Systems
5 Security Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6 Designing and Building a Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7 Programming the Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
8 The Smart Home Garage and Lawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Part III Smart Home Utility Systems
9 Lighting the Smart Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
10 The Smart Home Kitchen and Bathroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
11 Smart Home Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
12 Smart Home Communication Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
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viii Contents at a Glance
Part IV Smart Home Entertainment and Integration
13 Audio/Video Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
14 Audio and Video Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
15 Working and Playing Together: The Smart Home Way . . . . . . . . . 297
16 Smart Home Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Appendix Smart Home Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Part I
Meet the Smart Home
Chapter 1 Smart Home Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Meet Your Smart Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Waking Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
During the Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Welcome Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ARelaxing Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Going to Bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Still of the Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Smart Home Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Home LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exterior Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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