Using Smart Away with Alarm.com Smart Thermostats

The Smart Away feature automatically pauses your existing Z-Wave thermostat schedule when you Arm Away your security system or when all selected Geo-Devices leave the Geo-Fence. When you disarm the system or re-enter the Geo-Fence, the thermostat schedule resumes. This helps regulate your home or business temperature while saving energy.

How Smart Away Works

Smart Away uses your scheduled Away temperature for the active mode (Heat or Cool):

If the thermostat is in Cool mode and Away is set to 80°F, arming the system will allow A/C to run until 80°F is reached, then stop.
If in Heat mode, it will heat until the Away temperature is reached.

Enable Smart Away from the Customer Website

Log into the Customer Website.
Click Automation → Schedules.
Locate the thermostat schedule and click the edit icon.
Click Smart Away. The Smart Away setup window appears.
Use the toggle switch to enable/disable Smart Away.
Select which triggers will apply:
- System is set to Armed Away – thermostat follows Away temperature when armed.
- All of the Geo-Devices – thermostat follows Away temperature when the last selected device exits the Geo-Fence.
If Geo-Devices are selected, use the dropdown menus to choose which devices and which Geo-Fence apply.
Click Save Schedule.

Set Up Geo-Service Thermostat Override

Geo-Service Thermostat Override works with thermostat schedules to adjust temperature automatically based on your smartphone location. Thermostat schedules resume when you disarm the system or return inside the Geo-Fence.

Create a Geo-Service Thermostat Override Rule

Log into the Customer Website.
Click Settings → Geo-Services.
Under Set up Geo-Features, select Smart Away Thermostat Override.
Use the toggle switch to enable the override rule.
Select which Geo-Devices will trigger the override.
Select the Geo-Fence to apply the rule to.
Click Save Schedule.

Important Notes

If multiple Geo-Devices are selected, the rule waits until the last device enters or exits the Geo-Fence before triggering.
Smart Away only works when thermostat scheduling is enabled.
Partitioned security systems: Smart Away follows the arming status of Partition 1 only.

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