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The Vera Dashboard, shown above, enables you to control everything from your laptop or tablet from
practically anywhere in the world! Mobile apps let you also control everything from your smartphone.
This article is the first in a series of support documents that Vera provides to help you set up and use
your Vera system. If you experience any difficulties along the way, please do not hesitate to contact
Vera tech support for quick, comprehensive and friendly assistance.
As with all the articles in this series, the idea here is to provide some deeper background and guidance
and help for special circumstances, which is a long way of saying you probably don't really need to read
all these articles to get up and running, though we certainly encourage you to read everything!
Vera provides easy-to-follow Setup Wizards that make installation quick and simple. Follow the
instructions in the Quick Start Guide for fast access to this onscreen step-by-step guide.
Initial Setup of Your Vera
A Vera "system" consists of a Vera Controller, which forms the heart of the system, and one or more
Devices such as light controls, smart door locks, smart thermostats, motion sensors, video cameras,
alarms, door/window sensors, smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and more.
Vera Controllers are available by themselves, and as part of packages, known as Vera Solutions, that
combine several of the most commonly needed Devices with a Vera Controller to focus, for example,
on saving energy, providing home security, or equipping a small business.
Vera Controller and Vera UI7: The Heart of Your Vera System
As you probably know, Vera works with a wide range of "third party" Devices such as Cameras,
Thermostats, Door/Window Sensors, Smoke Detectors and much more. What makes it a Vera System
are two crucial components at the heart of your system -- essentially the central hardware and the
software:
Vera Controller (hardware) - the information processor and communications hub of your system
Vera UI7 (software) - the user interface and control system that determines how everything works
Vera UI7: Fun to Use, Yet P owerful and Easy!
Vera UI7 is convenient and powerful smart home control software that runs your Vera system. Access
and control your system using a computer, or using mobile apps. You will need a computer running a
browser for the initial setup of you Vera system. The Vera Dashboard, which is the main control and
operation panel for your Vera system, will be accessible after completing the initial
setup. (Technically, Vera UI7 is firmware that resides on the controller itself. It is accessible from your
local LAN or WiFi network via a browser, mobile apps, and also from the Internet.)
Depending on your particular Vera Controller, Vera UI7 may come pre-installed, or you may need to upgrade your
controller from an earlier version.
Getting Started Setting Up A New Vera System
To get started you'll need to first unpack your Vera Controller and the Devices that came in the
package (or that you purchased separately.) Identify what each item is, set the Devices aside for the
time being, and take a look at your Vera Controller.
Since there are several models of Vera Controllers available, the best way to identify the specific
connections you'll need is by looking at the Quick Start Guide that came with the Controller and
following the Setup Wizard.
Speaking generically for all the Controller models, however, here are the steps you'll follow:
First, using a computer browser visit www.getvera.com and click on "Control" and then "Remote Access"
as shown below:
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