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Control4 Introduces Composer Express for iOS and Android Aimed to Simplify Home Automation Installation

control4-cedia-0914Control4 is shipping its new Composer Express, a mobile configuration tool that enables Control4 dealers to supposedly simplify and accelerate the set-up process for home automation systems. According to Control4, a technician should be able to configure most one-room home theaters quicker, or set up hundreds of devices in the most complex whole-home installations in a few hours. Using a Wi-Fi-enabled tablet or smartphone and simply walking around the building, the technician can install devices with Composer Express auto-integrate them into the Control4 system.

Large smart home automation projects can have hundreds of devices that need to be configured — a process that in the past could take days to complete. Now, with Composer Express a technician can walk through the project with a smartphone or tablet and integrate all the devices within a few hours.

Composer Express uses Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP), Control4’s powerful Internet-Of-Things discovery protocol, to automatically discover all SDDP-enabled devices on the network and lets the technician integrate devices into the system with a single touch. Composer Express also provides easy access to an online library of thousands of devices (including ZigBee devices) such as light switches, dimmers, keypads, and sensors, so that a broad range of devices can be seamlessly connected.

Composer Express enables a Control4 Dealer’s authorized technicians to quickly add new customer accounts, register controllers, update the system OS, easily install Control4 and third-party devices, map the control and audio-video connections among devices and verify the system to ensure that everything is networked correctly. And all this can be done on-site, right from an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone.

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The Control4 Composer Express app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets is available worldwide for immediate download to all authorized Control4 dealers and on the App Store and Amazon Marketplace. Technicians can go through online training for Composer Express certification. For more information, go here.

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