Essential Install | Network and Wireless Technology
Homeit create
solutions for the
short stay market
Adaptive Routing Technology ensures the network
is always operating at its maximum speed, quickly
identifying and selecting the fastest path for all devices
to connect to the network. Deco M5 also optimises
connections between devices to deliver the very best
in coverage. With Deco, customers have the ability
to control how bandwidth is used, making it easy to
prioritise services and devices for heavy bandwidth
tasks such as HD video streaming, online gaming or
video chats.
TP-Link’s free Deco mobile app, available for Android
and iOS, allows consumers to easily set up whole home
Wi-Fi coverage in minutes. With step by step instructions
and visuals, the app provides information on the entire
setup process.
Another take on the remote access phenomenon
is Homeit, a manufacturer of remote access solutions
suitable for the short stay market. The company produces
a standalone remote access product that integrates
directly with services such as AirBnB, and is now available
in the UK.
The short stay market has had many installers and
manufacturers scratching their heads trying to work
out a way to fully exploit this growing market, which
by definition should be able to benefit from some
sort of automation, particularly in gaining access to
the property when the owner is not there. Currently,
in the UK alone, 45,000 properties are registered with
AirBnB, and that does not take into account all the other
properties and businesses that could still benefit from an
injection of technology.
More brits are holidaying in the UK, with figures
showing a big rise in UK holiday enquiries last year,
and in 2017 too. Also around 200,000 Brits also now
own a holiday home, for which they may require
automated access.
Homeit says its main unique selling points include
that its system integrates directly into platforms like
AirBnB and can also recommend tested service
providers in the area the property is in. That includes
things such as cleaning, laundry and plumbing which
allows the owner to book and grant access from within
the Homeit platform.
The system can handle more than one property per
client, and the maker describes it as easy, fast, reliable
and most importantly, safe.
Homeit is already working with Airbnb, allowing for
easy access control management for each door, specific
to a guest’s booked dates.
Once fitted, hosts can just paste their AirBnB listing
link on the Homeit dashboard and then generate access
codes for the confirmed bookings. They can then send
these codes to their guests (via Homeit) by SMS, email or
through AirBnB’s messaging system. The whole system is
designed to ease the passing of often the most stressful
and unpleasant part of the transaction for the guest and
the host, getting safe access to the property, no need for
key handovers, copied keys or the possibility of losing
them all together. The Homeit system works with every
door, internal and external, whatever the physical lock
and can be controlled whatever the country the property
is in regardless of where the host is. The product can be
fitted to period or new buildings.
Homeit is already installed in 350 short-term rental
properties in Portugal, Barcelona and Paris, having
provided access to over 11,000 guests so far. It’s currently
piloting its own tried and tested Laundry-On-Demand
service, integrated into the app and has plans to add
cleaning and guest booking platforms.
Although the company will sell to the public, the
platform works with its own pro fitters and it looking
to build contacts, fitting requires basic knowledge of
electricity and carpentry.
More Information:
Wiselan +44 (0)870 7872144, wiselan.com
Habitech +44(0)1256 638500, habitech.co.uk
Invision UK +44 (0)1359 270280, invisionuk.com
WyreStorm +44 (0) 1793 230343, sssswyrestorm.com
RGB Communications, 44 (0)1488 73366,
rgbcomms.co.uk, atlona.com
Connected Distribution + 44 (0)1242 511133,
connecteddistribution.com, get-krika.com
TP Link +44 (0)118 3271135, uk.tp-link.com
Homeit +351 930 534169, homeit.io/en
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