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Secure remote access through encryption and compliance with the
European data protection standard
The remote access icon in the status bar of the app shows the user that
secure remote access exists. The server for the Gira device portal is
located in Germany and is subject to European data law. This ensures
that the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is
observed.
Access control and management – users have full control over
access to their Smart Home system
Unlike VPN, the Gira S1 allows users to selectively enable access to
their Smart Home system for maintenance purposes. The Gira S1
detects whether access has been enabled and whether maintenance is
currently being carried out. It can send your customer an email, SMS*
or voice message* as soon as maintenance is started and completed.
This transparency creates trust. Of course, the Gira S1 can also send
other KNX events from your Smart Home.
(* subject to a charge)
With no actions required from the user, operating the app
is a breeze
In the past, to establish a secure connection to a Smart Home while
on the move, you had to activate VPN in the smartphone settings before
you could use the Smart Home App. With the Gira S1 this has finally
come to an end, as all that users have to do is start their Gira Smart Home
App or Gira HomeServer App. The Gira S1 automatically takes over the
task of establishing a secure connection from the smartphone to the
Smart Home.
Operating the Smart Home with confidence while on the move
Switching off the light, checking the camera images, switching on the heating and closing
the blinds remotely – all safe in the knowledge that no unauthorised person has access to
the communication. The Gira S1 lets users securely connect to their Smart Home while on
the move thanks to the use of encrypted communication. Simply start the Gira X1 or the Gira
HomeServer App, and the Gira S1 and Gira device portal will together take care of the rest.
The days of laboriously configuring a VPN or making special settings in the router are gone!
The simplest way to carry out remote maintenance securely
The Gira S1 is the ideal device for carrying out remote maintenance
simply, quickly and securely. A push of a button in the GPA is all that is
needed to connect to the remote system and service the GPA project
or carry out a firmware update. Likewise, HomeServer projects can be
edited remotely via Expert, as can the entire KNX system via ETS. The
Gira S1 also enables secure remote access to web-based visualisation
systems.
Gira HomeServer
Gira DCS-IP
data interface
GDPR-compliant
Gira X1/Gira L1
Gira electrical installation systems
Gira S1
Blinds
Gira KNX button
Magnetic
contact
Motion
detector
System
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Surface-
mounted
home station
Video
Gira device portal
(hosted in Germany)
Gira HomeServer
Secure remote access via
Gira Smart Home app/
Gira HomeServer app
Remote maintenance/programming:
Gira X1/L1, Gira DCS IP data interface,
Gira security system via GPA,
Gira HomeServer via Expert,
KNX via ETS
Gira S1
Gira DCS IP
data interface
Gira
Alarm Connect
security system
Gira X1/L1
or
KNX
Router
Connection via the Gira S1 is encrypted
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Secure and cost-effective remote maintenance of your KNX Smart Home
It has never been so easy, or indeed so secure, to connect remotely with the KNX system,
Gira X1, Gira L1, Gira DCS-IP data interface, or Gira HomeServer. The Gira S1 enables
encrypted remote maintenance of the entire KNX Smart Home. The project engineer
parametrises the KNX project and Gira products in an encrypted environment. Additional
network devices such as routers and switches can also be accessed and configured as
required.
Unable to access your Smart Home via the internet because you
have an IPv6 connection?
Are you unable to access the IP address of your Smart Home connection
externally because an IPv6, LTE or UMTS connection is being used via
Unitymedia, for example? No problem – the remote access solution with
the Gira S1 works in this case too.
How it works
The Gira S1 is connected to the home network via Ethernet. If an
internet connection is available, the Gira S1 automatically connects
to the Gira device portal. Communication between the Gira S1 and
the device portal is encrypted and secured with digital certificates.
Your smartphone/Gira Project Assistant or the Gira HomeServer Expert
software also connects automatically to the Gira portal. Here too,
communication is encrypted. The Gira portal now automatically
establishes a connection between the Gira X1 smartphone app, for
example, and the Gira S1, which in turn is connected to the Gira X1 –
the end user is unaware of all this.
The time required to set up remote access for remote maintenance
and remote control can finally be planned and calculated
The Gira S1’s very simple and intuitive start-up process and its
compatibility with whichever internet provider or router the end
customer uses make it easy to cost and reliably plan the remote
access set-up. Unexpected complications are a thing of the past.
Need help with troubleshooting?
From firmware version 5.0 onwards, the Gira S1 is able to record KNX
telegrams and thus collect important information for troubleshooting.
This information can also be securely accessed remotely.
Voice control of the Gira X1 and use with IFTTT
The Gira S1 ensures a secure connection from the Gira X1 to various
portal services. This means that many functions that have been
parametrised in the Gira X1 are accessible for Amazon Alexa and
Google Assistant and can be triggered by voice command. In
addition, the Gira X1 can be connected to a large number of different
devices and services via the cloud service IFTTT (“if this then that”).
