How do I access my house from a remote location and give it commands?

Solution

Related Product(s): All HAL Software

A "remote" phone is any touch-tone phone that's not on the same phone system as HAL.

NOTE: A HAL-compatible modem is recommended for interaction with HAL from remote telephones.

Using any remote touch-tone phone, dial the phone number to which HAL is connected.
When HAL begins playing the main greeting for the voice messaging system, press the attention key on the telephone keypad. (The default attention key is the pound [#] key.)

NOTE: If HAL's answering machine feature is disabled, then HAL will still pick up the phone after the number of rings specified in the Telephone Configuration screen.
HAL will ask for a pass code. Using the keypad on the remote telephone, enter the four (4)-digit pass code for one of the mailboxes.
HAL will say "Yes?" to indicate that it's listening. You can now give HAL commands.

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Article ID:	122
Category:	How Do I...? Voice Interaction
Date added:	2012-12-05 18:39:14
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