Alex Brice

Alex Brice is an expert smart home enthusiast who has been using, reviewing and testing home automation products for over 10 years. His articles were referenced by major smart home media like TechCrunch, Cnet, Home Assistant Blog. His approach to testing and product review is to combine deep technical knowledge with consumer angle and practicality of home automation feature. You can engage with Alex by visiting his twitter account where he has a strong opinion and point of view on the smart home news.

How To Configure Your NVR (And 5 Tips How to Set Up and Secure Network Video Recorders)

Do you have your IP cameras?  Check! The NVR? Check! STILL CHOOSING? Check Out Our In-depth Reviews of Best NVRs and Best PoE Cameras The next step involves configuring the setup. This is the exciting, yet frustrating part for most people. Well, you might try to read the manual. Unfortunately, the user manuals that come …

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16 Must-Have Automations I Run On My $2,000 Open Source Smart Home (And You Can As Well)

I am a big fan of smart homes – it might not automate everything boring and cure cancer, but it sure can make our lives quite a bit more comfortable. Creating my smart home system took some time (and money), but I still happy to invest energy and time to stop boring annoyances (like having …

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Should You Only Buy RTSP Camera (And 3 Best Local RTSP CCTV Cameras)

There are many things to consider when buying surveillance cameras. We at SmartHome University tested and reviewed a lot of cameras including  PTZ, Dome and even PoE cameras. The advice across all of those reviews was the same – buy RTSP-enabled CCTV cameras when you have a choice.  There are number of advantages of RTSP Cameras: Flexibility: RTSP …

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