December 8, 2014

Control Your Garage Door From Anywhere in the World Using Your Smartphone!

Monitor and Control Your Garage Door from Your Smartphone

No matter where you are – across the street, across the city, or across the globe – you can raise, lower and monitor your garage door using your smartphone. Sounds impossible? It’s not, when you buy a new garage door opener that uses MyQ® technology by LiftMaster. All you need is a working finger, and your Android, Apple or Blackberry device.

Of course when you think of apps, you typically think of games. But MyQ® is no game, and like any good app, it does more than one thing. Not only can you control your garage door, you can also use it to control your home’s lighting, and even your small appliances!

Be in Control from Anywhere

It’s not an exaggeration – no matter where you are in the world, MyQ® gives you total access to your garage door opener and other devices. The brains at Chamberlain, the manufacturer of LiftMaster door openers, have seen to it.

If you were at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), you may have had an opportunity to see exactly how MyQ® works. Attendees were blown away, and agreed unanimously that the MyQ® app was one of the stars of the show! To say the least, the mundane task of opening and closing garage draws was propelled firmly into the 21st century.

This app is revolutionary, and yet very simple. First, you connect an Internet gateway via your router using the Ethernet cable that’s provided. This offers you considerably more security than wireless. The power adapter, which is also supplied, ensures that the gateway gets the right electrical supply. Once you have the gateway, and you’ve gone online to register it, it’s essentially just a matter of adding your devices.

How the Gateway Works

The gateway "learns" your door opener. Some door openers (specifically, those manufactured after 1998) have this learning technology built in. If you have questions, it’s a simple matter of contacting your LiftMaster professional, who can answer your questions.

Depending on the model of your smartphone – whether it’s Android (Google Play), Apple (IOS), or Blackberry, you’ll need a specific app. Once you have it, all you need to do is make use of the "learn" function so that you can add your garage door opener and other devices. Multiple doors and devices? No problem!

Save Time and Solve Problems with MyQ®!

Have you ever set out for the day, only to have to turn around and drive back home because you couldn’t remember if you’d closed the garage door? Of course you have – we all have! You might even have thought, in a moment of frustration, “I wish I could just phone home and ASK my garage door if it’s open!” Well, now you can.

With just the press of a button on your smartphone, you’ll know instantly what’s up (or down) with your garage door. If it’s open, just close it with the swipe of a finger on your phone. No more turning around, wasting gas, being late and tearing your hair out only to discover that yes, the door was in fact closed. Forgot to turn the lights off when you left? Want them on when you come home in the evening? You can use the MyQ® app to make that happen, too!

You’ll Always Know…

…What’s happening with your garage door. Not only can you open and close it remotely, if you’re concerned about break‑ins, the app can provide you with the security you need. If anyone opens the door, an alert will be activated, and depending on how you’ve configured your alerts, you’ll receive a message on your phone or in your email. You’ll know when the door was opened, and how long it’s been opened, and you can phone home to find out if family members are using the garage. If you know that no one’s home, you can phone the police to report a possible burglary.

No More Missed Deliveries

You can’t always be at home, but unfortunately, delivery services may not work according to your schedule. Of course you worry about important items just being left on your doorstep to get damaged in bad weather or even stolen. Now, all you have to do is ask the delivery service to give you a call when they’re about to drop your package. You can open the garage door for the driver, and then you can close it up if they don’t – all from anywhere in the world!

Perhaps your smartphone isn’t Internet‑ready. If that’s the case, you can still manage your door opener from anywhere, on any device that has an Internet connection. Simply go to the MyQ® web page, and use the online features to control the door opener, your lights, or your small appliances.

Would You Like to Know More?

Watch this video to learn how you can benefit from the MyQ® app. You can also view our other videos for information on specific smartphones and how to configure your alerts.

For more information on MyQ system, contact us now. We serve York, Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg areas.

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