How to Use Protection Mode of Tapo Hub to Arm My Home

What is Protection Mode?

You can use different protection modes to arm and disarm your home. Set different sensors as trigger devices in different modes, then your hub will sound the alarm when the set sensors detect events.

Your hub can be in 4 different protection modes and you can switch modes easily with a simple tap on the Tapo app.

• Home Mode: Use this mode when you are at home. Set all outdoor sensors and door/window sensors as trigger devices to arm your home, then you could move freely in your home without triggering your indoor sensors.
• Away Mode: Use this mode when you are at work or on vacation. Set all sensors as trigger devices to secure your home, then your hub will sound the alarm and you will get alerts when events are detected.
• Sleep Mode: Use this mode when you are asleep. Set motion sensors for lighting as trigger devices for your convenience while set door/window sensors and outdoor sensors as trigger devices for security.
• Protection Mode OFF: Use this mode only when you want to disarm. No sensors in your home will trigger the hub alarm.

How to set up Protection Mode

Before you start, make sure you have set up your hub and at least one sensor.

1. Open the Tapo app and tap on a hub from the home page.

2. Tap Protection Mode at the bottom to go to mode settings page.

3. Tap Home Mode to edit the mode perfect for you are at home.

a. Select Trigger Devices: Select sensors to monitor your home when you are at home. Alarm will be triggered when the selected sensors detect events.

b. Select Alarm Sound: Select the sound your hub will alarm when selected sensors detect events.

c. Set Alarm Volume: Set the volume your hub will alarm when selected sensors detect events.

d. Set Alarm Duration: Set how long your hub will alarm when selected sensors detect events.

4. Repeat steps above for Away Mode and Sleep Mode.

5. When all modes are set, go to the hub status page and tap the icon on the top to activate or deactivate the mode. If you don’t activate any mode, the Protection Mode will be off,

With Protection Mode, your home will always be armed and you can easily get in and out of your home without worrying about triggering an alarm.

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