Z-Wave Alliance welcomes first Integrator-Level members
The Z-Wave Alliance, a membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, debuted its first-ever membership level aimed at the integrator community involved in smart home in October at CEDIA EXPO 2015. In February, the Alliance has announced its first integrator-level members.
Ric Johnson of Right@Home Technologies became the very first integrator to join the Alliance. Other new Integrator Members include: AVX Integrated Technologies Inc; Black Cat Control Systems Pty Ltd.; Connex Communications Inc.; Mill-tel, Inc.; Smart Technology Solutions of Cincinnati LLC; Southside Electric, inc.; and 2 Plus Bulgaria AD.
About Integrator-Level Membership
Integrator-level membership benefits include access to Z-Wave Alliance integrator forums and working groups, as well as technical resources for deployment, troubleshooting, design and testing of Z-Wave products. Once installers have completed Z-Wave certification, they have the opportunity to be listed on Z-Wave.com, a soon to be released consumer one stop shopping center for all things smart home. As the new integrator membership unfolds, additional features will be available including access to the installation maintenance application (IMA) tool and discounts from select Alliance manufacturer and service provider members.
Integrators who join at the new membership level will receive access to the brand new Z-Wave Certified Installer Training for their up to five of their employees with the option to purchase additional passes. The training will provide installers with tools, best practices, protocols and rules for successful Z-Wave installations.
“The certified training was created to give installers the edge when it comes to designing, implementing and maintaining Z-Wave smart home solutions” said Z-Wave Alliance Executive Director Mitchell Klein. “We want to help save them time and money and boost customer satisfaction by giving them the best Z-Wave experience possible.”
Completion of the course, which spans two 90 minute tested-courses, will earn installers CEDIA CEU credits and electricians and security professionals can apply for CEUs in their specific state. The course, which will be previewed at length in four sessions at CEDIA EXPO will feature the history of Z-Wave and the Alliance as well as fundamental concepts, foundation and architecture of Z-Wave. It will include how-to guides on adding nodes, configuring the mesh network and working with routers. The second half of the course takes a deeper dive into interoperability, building materials and signal attenuation and other installer-specific issues surrounding designing and implementing a Z-Wave network in a real-life smart home.
