Wired vs Wireless Home Automation

Building a home has never been an easy task. There is a lot of thought processing that one has to invest into making a perfect home. Electric connections form a major part of it and with the introduction of home automation with a bright future, we ought to go smart and apply this in our homes for efficient consumption.

To wire or not to wire? That is the question. Sometimes the answer to the wired or wireless question is a simple matter of whether your home is a new home or a remodel. Wireless technology is less invasive and easier to install than wired technology, for example, making it better suited for a remodel. Whereas wired networks stand more reliable but the ease of operation is comparatively lesser and works good for a new home with freedom of open walls.

SlashBill will go over the pros and cons of each technology to help you figure out if wired or wireless is right for you.

Home Automation is the real deal right now. Nor does it only save you 15-30% of energy consumption but also makes things convenient and smooth. And the costs, ease of installation and previous condition of your home are  factors which are confusing. Home Automation can either be wired or wireless. Both the facilities have their own pros and cons.

Slashbill is here to help you choose the best way to make your home smart.                     

Wireless

  1. Devices can be used for any number of home-control functions
  2.  You are no longer tethered to wires coming out of walls, meaning you have the freedom to network anywhere
  3. Ease of installation
  4. You don't need to brave the crawlspace to run cables from room to room or poke holes in drywall to snake Ethernet cable.
  5. Cost:  Wireless retrofit systems start with 25000 INR per room to 100000 INR per room

*The costs are given for complete room automation and can be lowered by selective automation and hybrid connections

DISADVANTAGES:

  1. Cyber insecurity
  2. Older technology can be easily hacked
  3. Forgetting Password is an issue

Wired

  1.  Very little security risk
  2. Reliability is another plus, as a good Ethernet network doesn't fall prey to interference or range.
  3.  If changes are made to the network and passwords change, your equipment will still work.
  4. All personal data will only be physically accessed.
  5. Cost: 40000 INR per room to 300000 INR per room

*The costs can be lowered for the complete room automation by selective automation and hybrid connections

DISADVANTAGES:

  1. Installing is costly
  2. Always requires a pro to install
  3. Inconvenience of running wire, especially if you are retrofitting your home.

 

 

 

Best of both worlds

We have moved on; it’s 2018 and we no longer have to rely totally on wires for everything. We’re already used to hybrid systems in the home – think laptops, docked home phones and battery-powered alarms – that make use of both wired and wireless infrastructure. The installation is cheaper and the recovery in savings will be within 4-5 years. You keep on saving 20-35% of the energy spendings.

For large properties, a hybrid system is often the most effective solution. A wired backbone, built on smart plugs and switches or a similar platform, can operate as a bus network whereby a central cable links several access points with base stations for wireless devices. This ensures good, consistent signal strength throughout the home and greater flexibility in how the technology sits within the design and aesthetics of the building.

Clearly, an effective hybrid system must result from a comprehensive site survey that highlights any potential physical limitations but the benefits are numerous. Integrators that immediately write off such a network without looking into the possibilities hinder themselves and their clients, as it is a much more flexible solution.

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Abhinav Sharma

Posted by Slashbill on Wednesday, September 5. 2018 at 10:58

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