For over a decade, Control4 has been a leader in smart home automation. If you are a current Control4 customer, you already know how easy it is to manage your smart home devices with their intuitive system. What is Control4’s OS 3? It’s a redesign and rethink of how you interact with your smart home, but underneath, it’s the same rock-solid, reliable Control4 automation system that works with thousands of devices.

As a current customer, it will be a must-have upgrade. If you’re not a Control4 customer, you will still want to learn about this latest home automation system and how it can make your home work better for you. Either way, Sunbelt Technology is your certified Control4 dealer in Atlanta, ready to help you with all your smart home and audio-video technology and installation needs.

Keep reading below to learn more about the exciting new features in Control4 OS 3.

Do you ever think about the lighting inside your home? It’s something we tend to take for granted. We need it, of course, inside and outdoors. Generally, we want to be efficient about the way we use light – not leaving lights on when they don’t need to be.

We also like our lighting to be adjustable and adaptable, bringing the right light to shine on a task. For cooking we may want our island lights on, under-counter lights turned on bright, and the lights over the range on. In the morning, we want lighting that gently wakes us in the bedroom, and the kitchen coffee area well-lit to highlight that ultra-important morning caffeination task.

There is a way to bring smart technology to your lighting with a lighting control installation for your Atlanta-area home. Beyond convenience, it can add style, accent special features, and make your home safer and more energy efficient.

Interested in learning how? Keep reading to learn more.

Even with all our ultra-modern collaboration and messaging software, good old-fashioned voice communication is still, thankfully, a fact of business life. The telephone is just as essential as ever, even if the phone exists as part of a computer, smartphone, or a piece of software on another device.

Voice still needs to be an integral part of the business communication arsenal. In the digital world, surprisingly, the quality of voice conversations has sometimes suffered in some collaboration platforms that have prioritized data and video sharing over audio quality within network connections.

That, however, can be remedied. Two areas contribute heavily to modern voice communications: prioritized networking support and the proper equipment in a space. With the right commercial audio and video setup in your Atlanta conference rooms, your conference calls can be better than in the days when everything was hard-wired.

Keep reading below to learn how to improve your conferencing audio.

It’s an unfortunate reality of the modern world, but we know that we need some type of security for our homes. You want to make sure your property is protected, that your kids are safe when they get home from school before you return from work, and that your pets aren’t getting into any trouble.

Security goes beyond intruders and theft; you'll want to know when there's a water leak because a small drip that goes unnoticed can turn into an expensive repair later.

You might think that with the plethora of DIY home security and automation products at your local Best Buy, Home Depot, or on Amazon, that you can put together your own DIY solution for home security. If your needs are straightforward, the consumer DIY solutions may work for you. But if you have a larger home and property you may want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’re doing all you can to protect what you own and love, then you may want to look beyond the DIY approach.

If you want to full protect your Atlanta home and property and are considering a new security system installation, keep reading below before you hit that “buy now” button on Amazon.