OHD Anywhere - Compatibility Guide

OHD

Anywhere

Compatibility Guide


Retrofit Kit Garage Door Compatibility

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Retrofit Kit Garage Door Opener Compatibility

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Smartphone Operating System Compatibility

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Wi
-
Fi Router Compatibility

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Smart Home System Compatibility

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Samsung SmartThings
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Yonomi

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Alarm.com

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Control4
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Brilliant

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URC
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Amazon Alexa Custom Skill

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Amazon A
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Google Assistant Custom Action

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Google Home Smart Home Action

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Retrofit Kit Garage Door
Compatibility

The

OHD

Anywhere

retrofit kit

works only with specific types of garage
doors.


Compatible

Not Compatible

Sectional garage doors

One
-
piece garage doors

Retrofit Kit Garage Door Opener Compatibility

The

OHD

Anywhere

retrofit kit

works only with
most

garage doors

openers
made after January 1, 1993
.


Compatible

Not Compatible

Overhead Door Series II
1

Made before January 1, 1993

Genie Series II
1

Any opener without safety beams

Overhead Door Series III

(needs adapter)
2


Genie Series II
I
(needs adapter)
2


Linear®
–

all models


Marantec®
–

all models


Stanley®
–

all models


Wayne Dalton®
–

all models


Chamberlain® pre
-
Security+ 2.0 models
3

Chamberlain® Security+ 2.0 models
3

LiftMaster® pre
-
Security+ 2.0 models
3

LiftMaster® Security+ 2.0 models
3

Craftsman® pre
-
Assurance+ 2.0 models
3

Craftsman® Assurance+ 2.0 models
3

Notes:

1.

Series II openers are best identified by the wall console button(s) that
are not black. This covers the vast majority of Overhead Door openers,
including all
the
currently sold

models.

2.

Overhead Door Series III openers are best identified by the wall
console
button(s) that are black. If you have one of these units, you will need to
order a special adapter. Contact your local Overhead Door professional
distributor. Please reference Dry Contact Control adapter
-

part # 38013R

3.

Chamberlain
®
or LiftMaster
®

or Craftsman
®

-

If the antenna color is purple
or yellow or is identified as a Security+ 2.0 or Assurance+ 2.0 opener, then OHD Anywhere is NOT compatible.

Smartphone Operating System

Compatibility

The OHD Anywhere app works only with most smartphones and

tablets
.


Compatible

Not Compatible

iOS version 11.4 or newer

iOS version 11.3 or older

Android version
5

or newer

Android version
4

or older

Wi
-
Fi Router

Compatibility

You must have your Wi
-
Fi home network name and password available to
complete setup. The network name or SSID is listed in your smartphone Wi
-
Fi settings. You must know the password. Your Internet Service Provider
(ISP) likely set up the password on your Wi
-
Fi router and provided you with
that information when connected
your home. You may need to contact
your ISP if you do not know your password and cannot find the document
that was provided during installation.

OHD Anywhere products work with almost all routers made since 2010
4
.


Compatible

Not Compatible

802.11
b/g/n

802.11 b or 802.11 b/g

2.4 GHz

5 GHz

WPA, WPA2 encryption

WEP encryption

Signal strength
-
65 dBm (2 bars) in the garage
5


Signal strength <
-
65 dBm (< 2 bars) in the
garage

Notes:

4.

Nearly every router built in the last 10 years is 802.11 b/g/n and uses
WPA, WPA2 encryption. Some newer routers have both a 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz channel.
OHD

Anywhere uses the 2.4 GHz channel.

5.

Connect a smartphone to the home network and then move into
the garage to
check coverage
. If your home Wi
-
Fi signal does not adequately cover your
garage, you can make sure that the Wi
-
Fi router is out in the open, not
behind a flat screen TV or in a cabinet. You can also try moving your Wi
-
Fi
router closer to the

garage. If that does not work, you may need to purchase a Wi
-
Fi extender, which is available at most electronics stores.

Smart Home System

Compatibility

Samsung SmartThings

SmartThings
is a free smart home app and

open platform
that

supports devices
acro
ss 200 brands. 63 million people in more than 200 countries
use

SmartThings
technology daily to create automations and control facets of their smart homes
via the SmartThings App and through a range of Samsung products such as
phones, TVs, and digital appl
iances
.

Yonomi

Yonomi is a free smart home app that allows users to create any number of
customized rules and scenes associated with entering or leaving the garage.
Yonomi integrates popular smart home devices. Users that want to program their
home to tr
igger certain actions based on specific events can use the Yonomi app
to customize their home.

Alarm.com

Alarm.com®

is
the leading smart home platform in the residential security channel

and
is installed and customized by over 8,000 security dealers.

The
platform
capabilities include home automation, access control, and integration with
residential security systems
. Alarm.com enables security dealers to offer a
complete smart home experience to their customers.

Control4

Control4 is a full featured
home automation platform that includes distributed
audio and video, home automation, and access control. Control4 is installed and
customized by thousands of Control4 dealers.

Brilliant

Brilliant is an affordable premium home automation platform. It is
an in
-
wall
control system that unites smart products by simply replacing a light switch. The
system requires no extra hubs, servers, or wires, making any home an easy
-
to
-
use
smart home. The system has Alexa built in and includes automation, and motion
de
tection, all from a single control.
URC

URC is a smart home automation and control
company that has sold
over 100
million remote controls sold in the past 10 years alone.

URC user interfaces
include tabletop controllers, in
-
wall touchscreens, handheld rem
otes, keypads,
and mobile apps
–

plus voice control integration with Amazon Alexa and Google
Assistant. URC systems are custom designed, installed and maintained by a
network of URC trained systems integration professionals
.

Amazon Alexa Custom Skill

There

are two types of integrations that available for Amazon Alexa, a smart
home skill and a custom skill. A custom skill allows the user to user to make voice
commands and inquiries by invoking the custom skill by saying, “Ask OHD
Anywhere...” Custom skills a
re available in Canada.

Alexa, ask OHD Anywhere
®
to...

-

open my

door

-

open (door

name)

-

close my

door

-

close (door

name)

-

open all of my

doors

-

close all of my

doors

-

list my

doors

-

disable/Enable my

PIN

Alexa, ask OHD Anywhere
®
is...

-

my door is

open?

-

my
door is

closed?

-

my door is open or

closed?

-

(door name) is

open?

-

(door name) is

closed?

-

(door name) is open or

closed?

-


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Amazon Alexa Smart Home Skill

Leveraging is overwhelming success and connectivity with thousands of smart
home
products, Amazon created a framework for product grouping based on
room and enabled users to create basic scenes and voice control of multiple
devices simultaneously.

A smart home skill is different than a custom skill that requires the user to ask
Alexa t
o Ask OHD Anywhere to do something. Smart home skills allow the user to
ask Alexa directly, “Alexa, close the garage door.”
OHD Anywhere is the first garage door opener brand to earn the Works with
Alexa certification. Alexa smart home skills are availab
le in the U.S. Amazon
requires all smart home skill users to use a PIN to open the door.

Google Assistant Custom Action

There are two types of integrations that available for Google as well, a smart
home action and a custom action. A custom action allows

the user to user to
make voice commands and inquiries by invoking the custom skill by saying, “Ask
OHD Anywhere...”
While the custom skill is still available, all users
are

encouraged to update to the Smart Home Action in the Google Home app
described bel
ow.

Google Home Smart Home Action

Google also has a framework for organizing products into groups based on
location in the home to allow a sophisticated smart home experience. OHD
Anywhere smart home actions have been certified and now work with the Googl
e
Home app. This integration is different than the integration with Google Assistant
in that it allows users to say, “Hey Google, close my garage door,” without saying,
“Hey Google, ask OHD Anywhere to ...” In addition, the garage door is part of the
Google

Home system, meaning that the garage can be controlled as part of a
group or as a scene using the Google Home app.

A list of verbal commands and responses for the
smart home actions are provided
below.





Use Case

User Verbal Command

Google Audio Respon
se

User wants to open/close a specific
door

Open

Open 100%


Close

Open 0%


I need a PIN to open DoorName


Sure, closing the door

(No PIN required for
closing)



User states correct PIN

One, Two, Three, Four

Sure, opening the door


User states incorrect PIN


Four, Three, Two, One

Sorry, the PIN is incorrect

User wants to open/close a door when
door is already open/closed


Open

Close


DoorName already open


DoorName already closed


User opens/closes a door from App
and when opening/closing asks to
open the same door


Open


Close


The door is currently running, and I
can’t make any changes

User wants to open/close a door when
the garage door opener is offline


Open


Close


Sorry, it looks like is not
available right now

User asks to close door that is
obstructed
–

photo eye is blocked.


Close


DoorName detected an obstruction

User has only one door and asks to
open the door without specifying the
door name


Open door / open


Close door / close


Sure, opening the door


Sure, closing the door


User has more than one door and asks
to open/close the door without
specifying the door name


Open door / open


Close door / close

Sorry I am not sure which device you
had like to control

User tries to open/close a door using
an invalid Door Name

Open


Close


I don’t understand

User wants to open all doors when all

doors are closed.

Open All my doors/ Open all doors

I need the PIN to open DoorName
(One PIN is used for all doors)

User states correct PIN


One, Two, Three, Four

Ok, opening # garage doors

User wants to open all doors when
one or more doors is
open and
one/more closed (Doors in different
states)

Open All my door/ Open all door


I need the PIN to open DoorName
(One PIN is used for all doors)

User states correct PIN

One, Two, Three, Four

Opening # garage doors DoorName
already open

User wan
ts to close all doors when all
doors are open.

Close all my doors/ Close all doors

Ok, closing # garage doors

User wants to close all doors when
one or more doors is closed and one
or more is open (Doors in different
states)

Close all my doors/ Close all

doors


Closing DoorName.

DoorName already closed