The simple way to tie all your smart devices together
Centralized device management
Link all smart apartment devices, including thermostats, smart locks, and sensors, to a single hub—enabling site teams to monitor and manage them all from one platform.
Remote access and control
Allow site teams and residents to adjust and manage devices from one platform, providing control from anywhere, anytime.
Automation and scheduling
Enable site teams to create routines for vacant units, like locking doors and adjusting temperatures overnight.
How to choose a smart home hub
The best smart home hubs coordinate actions between all your devices. Some also provide a user-friendly interface that gives residents individual control and allows staff to manage all devices at once.
Built for multifamily
Management, software, and support
Choose a hub designed specifically for multifamily—like SmartRent’s. Our hub connects to a powerful platform tailored for the rental industry, allowing integration with your existing prop-tech and smart technology, while providing the support your teams and residents need.
Technology type
Z-Wave protocol
Smart devices use a variety of technology types—like WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Matter, and Thread. But we’ve found that Z-Wave is best suited to multifamily applications because of its low energy consumption, high security, and wide-ranging compatibility. Z-wave is also better at traveling through walls and other obstructions, so it stays connected better.
Design
Complementary feel and function
Appealing aesthetics help attract prospective residents, so make sure the hubs you choose look great. It also helps if you keep visible devices to a minimum, so look for combination hubs that also serve as thermostats. That will keep walls clutter-free and clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
A smart home hub helps you control a variety of smart home devices—like smart locks, thermostats, sensors, and lighting—all in one place and with a single smartphone app. It’s kind of like an air traffic controller that ensures all your smart home devices work together.
SmartRent hubs connect to the web in two ways, creating a redundancy that means minimal connectivity issues.
- A WiFi chip connects the hub to the property's managed WiFi network for added consistency, especially for properties that struggle with cellular data signal strength.
- Cellular connects to nearby cellular towers at no additional cost. The cellular connection can also serve as a backup if WiFi is down.
The main differences between SmartRent's hubs lie in their functionality and integration:
- Alloy Hub: Provides essential smart device connectivity for multifamily properties. It’s ideal for basic smart apartment setups, offering reliable control and management of locks, thermostats, and sensors.
- Alloy Hub+: Includes all features of the Alloy Hub, with the addition of an integrated smart thermostat, offering combined device and temperature control.
- Alloy Fusion: A colorful touchscreen hub that allows direct control of devices from the hub itself or through the SmartRent App, making it the most interactive and versatile option for smart device management.
This device provides a seamless and secure home automation connection so site teams and residents can remotely control z-wave enabled smart devices from a single app.
This next-gen smart home device combines a Z-Wave hub and a smart thermostat compatible with most HVAC systems.
This advanced smart home device offers a vibrant touchscreen Z-Wave hub with a built-in smart thermostat, allowing control of all devices directly from the hub or through the SmartRent App.
Alloy SmartHome
Hardware designed for smart communities
Our in-house smart home equipment does it all. Build the perfect smart apartments with Alloy hubs, thermostats, and sensors. Fully integrate them with the proptech you already use, and control everything with a single app.
Solutions powered by Alloy
Access Control
Access control panels, readers and intercoms optimize all facets of guest and visitor entry, from common areas to apartment homes.
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Smart Apartments
Smart locks, hubs, thermostats and leak sensors make it easy for owners to manage their communities while decreasing costs.
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Parking Management
Smart sensors paired with our software database help manage space alignment, streamline enforcement, and monetize guest or premium spaces.
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Self-Guided Tours
Strategically placed smart devices give prospects the freedom to tour a property when it’s convenient for them, effectively expanding leasing hours.
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More compatibility, more integrations
SmartRent has more seamless integrations than any other multifamily technology brand. That means more convenience and features, whether you’re building smart communities from the ground up or retrofitting older technology.
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