You don't need a full control system to get that "one tap and the whole house responds" feeling. You need one iPad that isn't also your phone. Here's why more homeowners are giving their smart home its own dedicated screen — and how IPORT makes that iPad feel like it was built into the house.
Your smart home shouldn't live inside your phone
You've done the work: smart lighting, a great speaker system, maybe a video doorbell. But controlling all of it usually means unlocking your phone, swiping past three notifications, and hunting for the right app between everything else pulling at your attention. It doesn't feel like a smart home. It feels like a chore with extra steps.
That's why more homeowners are choosing a dedicated device for the house instead of their own phone — a screen that's only ever about the home, mounted somewhere everyone in the family already looks, like the kitchen or the entryway.
Lights and music, side by side
The newest iPads make this easier than ever. Instead of switching back and forth between your lighting app and your music app, they can now sit next to each other on the same screen — lights on one side, whatever's playing on the other. Add your cameras or thermostat, and they're one swipe away without ever losing the view of the things you check most.
It doesn't require any special software or a subscription. It's simply what a dedicated iPad, set up the right way, does on its own.
Carry it room to room, without the risk of losing your place
If your home already runs on a Crestron, Savant, or Control4 system, you likely have an app for it — but you've probably also handed your phone to a guest to "just tap the lights" and watched them accidentally open your email instead. A dedicated iPad solves that too: locked to show only your home's app, it becomes a true handheld remote for your system, one that a guest, a babysitter, or a family member can pick up without ever wandering somewhere they shouldn't.
Ask your integrator about setting this up — it takes minutes, uses a feature already built into every iPad, and doesn't change a thing about how your system is programmed. For the step-by-step version, including how the app lock works, read One iPad, Two Ways to Run the House.
An iPad that feels built into your home
Seamless Smart Home Control
Turn iPad into a dedicated hub for lighting, climate, security, and entertainment.
Clean, Elegant Installations
Mounts and chargers with designs that blend into any room — no visible cables, no bulky kiosk look.
Always Ready
Magnetic wireless charging keeps iPad powered and instantly accessible whenever you walk up to it.
Grab and Go
Lift it off the wall or the counter, and it's the same iPad, same view, now with you in the kitchen or out by the pool.
The pieces that make it feel effortless
CONNECT PRO WallStation & BaseStation
A protective case that magnetically mounts to a wall or sits on a counter, charging wirelessly the moment it's set down. Lift it off, and it's ready to walk through the house with you — no cords, no separate remote to misplace.
Ask your integrator about adding IPORT to your home — or see it in action first.
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