Comparison of Lutron Product LinesĪlthough we were first introduced to Lutron when we purchased their traditional switches and outlets, Lutron is reknown for their residential and enterprise lighting control systems. So, we swapped out all our switches and smart plugs with the Lutron Caséta lighting control system. 2Ĭlearly, we needed a more unified, scalable, and reliable solution. there are few vendors selling smart light switches in light almond, the color of all the traditional switches and outlets in our home.our solitary iHome iSP100 Outdoor SmartPlug for our LED landscape lighting constantly dropped off the WiFi network, and.our home lighting was split between three systems, only one of which could be voice controlled (e.g.the Belkin Wemo mobile app is prone to frequent crashes, especially on our iOS devices,.even with a dedicated VLAN and wireless network, we found that our Belkin Wemo Smartplugs couldn’t scale and would regularly have discovery issues in the Belkin, Google Home, and Apple Home mobile apps,.after we switched service providers, our old home security accessories–including Zigbee wall switches–no longer could be controlled remotely,.Until recently, we used a combination of a proprietary home security system, Belkin Wemo Smartplugs, and an iHome Outdoor SmartPlug to control our home’s lighting. Updated to reflect Lutron Caseta’s increase from a 50 to 75 device limit.Īfter a whole home WiFi network, a whole home audio system, and a whole home video distribution system, the next smart home category that you should tackle is lighting automation.